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2025-12-02

Dicky Bill farm workers scrambling for jobs after sudden shutdown
By Madeleine Stuchbery and Jack Colantuono

Backpackers and PALM workers in Victoria and Queensland are looking for new jobs following the shock shutdown of Dicky Bill Australia.

abc.net.au/news/2025-12-03/dic

#HorticultureIndustry #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #EmploymentServices #MadeleineStuchbery #JackColantuono

2025-12-02

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2025-11-23

'It's been really disheartening': The reality of trying to find a new job
By Fiona Blackwood

Australians are finding it harder to change jobs. It comes at a time when artificial intelligence is poised to further disrupt the workforce.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-24/aus

#Careers #AI #EmploymentServices #CareerPlanning #FionaBlackwood

2025-11-17

Bedford workers relief for 'steady future' as buyer announced
By Jordanna Schriever

Workers at disability employment provider Bedford reveal their joy at learning their jobs are secure with the announcement of a preferred buyer, following months of uncertainty.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-18/bed

#DisabilityAccess #EmploymentServices #PeopleWithDisability #Work #FederalStateIssues #StateandTerritoryGovernment #JordannaSchriever

2025-11-17

Preferred buyer for Bedford says it will 'protect what matters the most'
By Josephine Lim

The federal health minister says the jobs of "hundreds and hundreds of South Australians who live with a disability" have been secured, as The Disability Trust is named as the preferred buyer to take over Bedford's supported employment and learning and experience programs.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-17/new

#DisabilityAccess #EmploymentServices #PeopleWithDisability #Work #FederalStateIssues #StateandTerritoryGovernment #JosephineLim

2025-11-14

Breaking: SA Premier will prioritise saving Bedford over COP negotiations in Brazil

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas says he will "definitely not" go to Brazil for COP negotiations, and instead will prioritise saving disability employment provider Bedford.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-14/sa-

#PeopleWithDisability #EmploymentServices #Work

2025-11-12

Millions of borrowers face anxious wait ahead of crucial official data
By David Taylor

The October unemployment rate is crucial because it will either cement the RBA's decision to keep interest rates on hold, or cause more confusion about monetary policy. Early evidence points to a weakening jobs market.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-12/dat

#EmploymentStatistics #EmploymentServices #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #DavidTaylor

2025-11-02

Calls for road map for disability employment providers to meet growing push to transform
By Emma Masters

Some in the disability employment sector say they are operating in an increasingly complex and changing environment, and that there is a need for a clear way forward for organisations supporting people with complex needs.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-02/adv

#EmploymentServices #PeopleWithDisability #DisabilityAccess #Work #EmmaMasters

2025-10-27

Remote councils threaten to disrupt $2.6b federal remote jobs program
By Roxanne Fitzgerald

Three Aboriginal Northern Territory councils say they will cancel leases critical to the rollout of the federal government's new jobs program after they claim they were overlooked for funding because they were "not Aboriginal enough".

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-28/abo

#EmploymentServices #RoxanneFitzgerald

2025-10-03

More funds announced to keep Bedford afloat as hunt for buyer continues

Australia's second-largest disability employment provider Bedford will be kept afloat by a $4.4 million federal government funding injection as it seeks a buyer for the embattled business.

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-03/bed

#EmploymentServices #Disabilities #PeopleWithDisability #Work #FederalGovernment

2025-09-23

Multiple sclerosis organisation says it is facing $2.5m debt
By Olivia Mason

Non-profit organisation MS Society SA & NT, says it has debts of about $2.5 million and has been facing losses for three years.

abc.net.au/news/2025-09-23/ms-

#MultipleSclerosis #PeopleWithDisability #SupportServices #EmploymentServices #OliviaMason

2025-09-22

Flinders University jobs under threat as news of proposed restructure spreads
By Peta Doherty

Six internationally recognised marine scientists who are researching South Australia's toxic algal bloom are set to lose their jobs at Flinders University, the ABC understands.

abc.net.au/news/2025-09-23/sa-

#Universities #Science #EmploymentServices #PetaDoherty

2025-09-22

Non-profit multiple sclerosis support agency in voluntary administration

Non-profit organisation MS Society SA & NT, which supports almost 3,000 clients living with multiple sclerosis, has gone into voluntary administration.

abc.net.au/news/2025-09-22/ms-

#MultipleSclerosis #PeopleWithDisability #SupportServices #EmploymentServices

2025-09-18

Disability provider's 'dire' finances lead to job losses fear
By Sophie Holder

The federal disability minister says his concerns about Australia's second-largest disability employment provider, Bedford, have grown.

abc.net.au/news/2025-09-18/dis

#EmploymentServices #Disabilities #SophieHolder

2025-08-20

People living with disability seek more variety in job opportunities
By Viki Ntafillis

People living with disability in regional South Australia say it is hard to navigate new career paths as they do not have enough employment opportunities in their towns.

abc.net.au/news/2025-08-21/peo

#PeopleWithDisability #DisabilityAccess #EmploymentServices #Work #RuralandRemoteCommunities #VikiNtafillis

2025-08-07

Vital 40yo disability job service closes doors amid 'non-viable' reform

Disability employment support service Forrest Personnel is shutting down after four decades, saying new contracts offered by the federal government makes the program unviable.

abc.net.au/news/2025-08-07/dis

#DisabilityAccess #Work #FederalGovernment #EmploymentServices

2025-08-03

In Japan, you can hire a grandma to cook for you and provide life advice
By Neryssa Azlan and Seena Katayama

In Japan, you can rent a grandmother to help cook for you and give you support. What do services like this mean for Japan’s aging population, especially for women?

abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/jap

#FamilyandRelationships #EmploymentServices #GenderDiscrimination #Women #Work #NeryssaAzlan #SeenaKatayama

2025-07-27

'Weight falls off' families as lifeline thrown to disability service

Employees of disability employment provider Bedford are relieved the organisation has avoided entering administration, after the state government stepped in with a $15 million loan.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-28/bed

#PeopleWithDisability #EmploymentServices #Work

2025-07-26

Workers and families 'shocked' by risk of Bedford collapsing

Families are holding out hope that disability employment provider Bedford Group can be saved in order to protect the jobs and livelihoods of more than 1,000 South Australian workers who rely on its service.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-26/bed

#EmploymentServices #PeopleWithDisability #Work

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