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MINISTER CONFIRMS: GOVERNMENT HAS NO PLAN TO ADDRESS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT

October 17, 2019

Today’s labour force figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics confirm the youth unemployment rate remains more than double the national unemployment rate.

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NEARLY 80,000 MORE AUSTRALIANS LOOKING FOR WORK OR MORE WORK THAN A YEAR AGO

October 17, 2019

Today’s labour force figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) are a sombre reflection of the labour market.

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E&OE TRANSCRIPT DOORSTOP CANBERRA THURSDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2019

October 17, 2019

SUBJECTS: ABS Labour Force Figures; Indonesian FTA.

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LABOR SECURES INNOVATION SYSTEM WIN FOR SMALL BUSINESS

October 16, 2019

Federal Labor welcomes Government and crossbench support for our amendments to the Intellectual Property bill debated by the Senate today.

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REPORT REVEALS 1 JOB FOR EVERY 5 JOBSEEKERS

October 16, 2019

Anglicare Australia’s Jobs Availability Snapshot 2019, released today, highlights the unemployment problems facing many Australians, which are not improving under the Morrison Government.

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LIBERALS’ PATENT REFORMS: A SETBACK FOR SMALL BUSINESS

October 15, 2019

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) wanting patent-protection for their innovations will find it more difficult under proposed Government reforms to be debated this week.

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WE'LL PUT PEOPLE FIRST