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Opening Melbourne’s new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic
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Opening Melbourne’s new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic
ANDREW COHEN, CEO, FOR HEALTH: Good morning, everyone. My name is Andrew Cohen. I'm the CEO of For Health and we're lucky to be joined...
‘Love doesn’t pay the rent’: A better future for care workers starts with better wages
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‘Love doesn’t pay the rent’: A better future for care workers starts with better wages
Today marks 100 days since aged care workers received a pay rise. Labor Senator for Victoria Dr Jess Walsh shares the significance of this move,...
National TAFE Day
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National TAFE Day
Tomorrow marks National TAFE Day, and it's an opportunity to celebrate our public TAFE system. Last week I saw firsthand how free TAFE is changing...
Jobs and Skills Australia amendment
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Jobs and Skills Australia amendment
There is nothing more important than good, secure jobs for Australians. For these good, secure jobs, we need to invest in skills and training. It's...
Aged Care Employee Day
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Aged Care Employee Day
Today is Aged Care Employee Day, a day for all of us to say thank you to everyone in the aged-care workforce—personal care workers, allied...
Early Childhood Education
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Early Childhood Education
Last week, early childhood educators made the first ever national application for supported multi-employer bargaining in the Fair Work Commission. In doing that, they made...