Older volunteers helping young jobseekers find work in Launceston's tough job...
Young job seekers in Launceston are looking to their elders for a helping hand into the job market. Older volunteers at Ravenswood Neighbourhood House are drawing on their own employment experience to...
View ArticleCountry towns: death or deliverance
Economic modelling says inland Australian towns are finished, destined to empty out into the cities.After losing a third of its jobs in the last decade, the Tasmanian town of Scottsdale is certainly in...
View ArticleWelfare changes: Kevin Andrews talks up plans at TasCOSS conference
Federal Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews has told Tasmanian welfare organisations there is widespread support in the sector for the Government's proposed changes to the system.
View ArticleGovernment considers final two years of Gonski funding for schools as...
Malcolm Turnbull fuels speculation that his Government could fund the final two years of the Gonski education model, despite warning of a tough budgetary environment.
View ArticleAdvance Australia where? Perspectives on our history and hopes for our future
Julian Burnside, Kerry O'Brien and Bob Brown join Phillip Adams at the Tamar Valley Writers Festival for a wide-ranging discussion on Australia's past and future.
View ArticleTasmania's youth suicide rate highest in the country, prompting calls for...
Tasmania's youth suicide rate has become the highest in the country, with youth workers blaming improperly targeted services and poor social indicators.
View ArticleNDIS delays 'hastened' death of disabled son, Tasmanian family says
A Tasmanian family call for an inquiry into the National Disability Scheme after their son dies waiting for a specialist bed to help with his extreme pain.
View ArticleFoodbank funding cuts risk more than $8m worth of food for needy families
The Social Services Minister has indicated a short-term lifeline may be thrown to a charity that provides 67 million meals for hungry Australians each year after Government moves to split food charity...
View ArticleScott Morrison backflips on Foodbank funding cuts amid community backlash
The Prime Minister says the Government will maintain Foodbank's funding following community anger over plans to slash its budget in half.
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