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Australian vegetable industry welcomes National Labour Hire Registration Scheme
First 5000 | March 9, 2019Australia’s peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers, AUSVEG, has welcomed the Federal Government decision to finalise a model for a National Labour Hire Registration Scheme.
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Redefining the Aussie Expat Woman in 2019
Brett Evans | March 8, 2019As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, Atlas Wealth Management takes a look at who an Australian expat woman is, where they live, and their motivations for moving overseas.
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ANMF celebrates International Women’s Day 2019
First 5000 | March 8, 2019Today, the country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is marking International Women’s Day (IWD) 2019, celebrating the crucial role women play in Australia’s health and aged care systems.
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Women are at least 12 years from financial equality
First 5000 | March 8, 2019Economic equality is unlikely to be achieved until at least 2031 despite women making record progress in the March quarter, according to the latest Financy Women’s Index.
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Talent Programs launched to challenge gender diversity
First 5000 | March 7, 2019Sport Australia CEO Kate Palmer and AIS CEO Peter Conde have challenged 33 women embarking on ground-breaking leadership programs to use the experience to help drive greater diversity in Australian sport.
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Women in leadership can add $55,000 to your super
First 5000 | March 7, 2019Superannuation funds with higher female representation on their boards and in their leadership teams achieve greater returns for their members.
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Finance sector union campaign to end gender pay gap
First 5000 | March 7, 2019The Finance Sector Union of Australia (FSU) has written to employers in the financial services industry calling upon them to remove pay confidentiality clauses in Enterprise Agreements as part of the union’s campaign to end the gender pay gap.
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Nobody should work full-time and live in poverty: ACTU
First 5000 | March 6, 2019The peak body for working people, the ACTU has re-stated its call for a living wage in Australia.
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February car sales down 9.3%
First 5000 | March 6, 2019The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has reported sales of 87,102 new vehicles during the month of February 2019. This represents a decrease of 9.3 per cent on the same period last year.
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Major parties must recommit to growth following worse than expected GDP figures
First 5000 | March 6, 2019Both major parties need to re-commit to policy agendas for economic growth following the worse than expected performance by the Australian economy in the closing months of last year, according to Master Builders Australia.
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ATO benchmarks help small businesses ‘swim between the flags’
First 5000 | March 5, 2019The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released updated benchmark data to help small businesses across the country compare their performance with their competitors and ‘swim between the flags’.
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Australia and Indonesia sign landmark Trade Agreement
First 5000 | March 5, 2019Australia and Indonesia have signed the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), starting a new chapter of cooperation and deeper economic management in one of our most important relationships.
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Health Minister blunders in decision affecting natural medicine
First 5000 | March 5, 2019Despite new evidence and an intense public backlash, Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt, remains silent on a decision to axe Government Private Health Insurance subsidies for natural therapies.
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How hiring more women can improve business
Julie Harker | March 4, 2019An increasing number of industries are beginning to realise the value of a balanced number of men and women within the workplace.
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Australian businesses share in $5.4m of grants
First 5000 | March 4, 2019The Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews MP, recently announced that 12 Australian businesses have been offered Accelerating Commercialisation grants under the Entrepreneurs’ Programme.