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The problem with employment services: providers profit more than job seekers

  • Written by Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney
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The federal government has declared its “independent assessments” plan for the National Disability Insurance Scheme “dead”. But it has another plan to save money: get people with disabilities off welfare and into jobs.

It is committing A$3.5 million to building a “dedicated job platform...

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