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Australia politics live: Bill Shorten defends $600,000 speechwriter fee; $5m top-up for food and emergency relief



NDIS minister says Julianne Stewart does a ‘very good job’ but he did not negotiate deal. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWe reported yesterday that more than one-third of employment providers, who are tasked with helping unemployed Australians find work, are failing to meet the government’s own performance measures.Last night, the Department of Employment Workplace Relations was asked how many low ratings a provider has to receive before they lose contracts. The department said it has developed a ‘licence review process’, but has not implemented it yet. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-06-03 23:28:14

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