With the number of home workers dramatically growing, home businesses need a policy boost for future expansion, a workplace research shows. The finding is featured in a new book, No Workplace Like Home by Dr Jane Shelton, managing director of the strategy firm Marshall Place Associate. Dr Shelton said the number of people working from […]
28 July, 2008
The Queensland Government is failing to support youth homelessness which is leading to more young people ending up on the streets, a local youth organisation has said. The organisation, Caloundra Youth Focus (CYF), said that despite the number of referrals increasing by 47 per cent over the last three years, the government’s static response to funding […]
28 July, 2008
A new multicultural policy kit is expected to help New South Wales local councils deliver services better tailored to culturally diverse communities. The guideline, Implementing the Principles of Multiculturalism Locally, was jointly developed by the Department of Local Government and the Community Relations Commission (CRC). Launching the kit, NSW Local Government Minister Paul Lynch said the […]
28 July, 2008
The Government of Western Australia is calling for community members, local government and other stakeholders to help refine its planning policy on brothels. Planning Minister Alannah MacTiernan said under the proposal, which is expected to come into effect by the end of this year, any business that provides sexual services would require planning approval from […]
28 July, 2008
The Queensland Government has been turning a deaf ear to the looming shortage of youth crisis accommodation, a local organisation said. The organisation, Caloundra Youth Focus (CYF), said despite the number of referrals has increased by 47% per cent over the last three years, the government’s static response to funding requests is now forcing the […]
28 July, 2008
A multiculturalism policy kit has been launched in a move to deliver fair and consistent services to ethnic communities. The guideline, Implementing the principles of multiculturalism locally, was jointly developed by the NSW Department of Local Government and the Community Relations Commission (CRC). Launching the kit, Local Government Minister Paul Lynch said the framework would […]
28 July, 2008
With the number of home-based workers in Australia growing dramatically, home businesses need policy boost for future expansion, a new research shows. The finding is featured in a new book “No workplace like home” authored by Jane Shelton, managing director of the strategy firm Marshall Place Associate. Dr Shelton said the number of people working from home has […]
28 July, 2008
The Clean Energy Council said emissions trading would boost the economy, unlocking $20 billion in clean energy investment. While the Federal Government is formulating the scheme, recent surveys showed businesses were unprepared for the new policy, which is set to commence in 2010. The council’s policy general manager Rob Jackson said it was “imperative” that the […]
7 July, 2008
The 2008 Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT) Conference, held at the Country Club in Launceston from 18 – 20 June, kicked off with the LGAT General Meeting and AGM. At the meeting representatives from Tasmanian councils discussed a range of important issues currently facing the sector, including the introduction of compulsory voting. Mayor Gaffney […]
27 June, 2008
The Housing Affordability Fund (HAF) is a $512 million fund that aims to lower the cost of building new homes by targeting critical supply side issues including the length of time taken to bring new houses to sale and the impact of infrastructure charges. The fund will be distributed by direct grants, primarily to local […]
11 June, 2008
By Fiona West Australians are working in a “long-hours culture” that is more likely to disadvantage the careers and wellbeing of mothers than fathers, according to new research from the Australian National University (ANU). Social scientist Dr Lyndall Strazdins, an expert in work-life balance issues from the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH) […]
16 May, 2008
Former Victorian Labor senator John Button has died after suffering pancreatic cancer at the age of 74. Born in Ballarat, Mr Button served in the Federal Parliament between 1974 and 1993. He began his career by studying law at Melbourne University specialising in industrial law before standing for the Senate in August 1974. Under Labor […]
8 April, 2008
Local Government in South Australia has referenced an international framework in developing a new handbook designed to help councils plan more effective community engagement. The new handbook incorporates a framework developed by the International Association of Public Participation and was developed by the South Australia Local Government Association (LGA) with assistance from SA Minister for […]
1 April, 2008
Local Government in South Australia has referenced an international framework in developing a new handbook designed to help councils plan more effective community engagement. The new handbook incorporates a framework developed by the International Association of Public Participation and was developed by the South Australia Local Government Association (LGA) with assistance from SA Minister for […]
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