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As it happened: Jobs and Skills Summit, day one

Women's participation in the workforce is a key theme of the summit.

The Canberra Times

Helping workers upskill a key solution on the table at the National Jobs and Skills Summit

Like many Australian workers, teacher Katie Magriplis is actively looking to completely change careers. Helping workers like her upskill is going to be a key ask at today's job summit.

ABC News

Australia is facing a tradie shortage. Why do nearly half of all apprentices drop out?

Zac says he got an apprenticeship as the best way to learn a skill and land a secure job, but he is one of the 45 per cent of apprentices who have dropped out.

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Alan Kohler: Business is on a hiding to nothing at the jobs summit

Australia’s businesses and their leaders will show up at this week’s Jobs and Skills Summit with one thing in mind – give us more workers.

The New Daily

Unions and businesses unite on TAFE and training ahead of Jobs and Skills Summit

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he is "energised" by unions and business groups uniting to tackle problems in the training sector, despite them being at loggerheads about whether multi-employer bargaining should return.

ABC News

Yes, we know there is a 'skills shortage'. Here are 3 jobs summit ideas to start fixing it right away

This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here.

The Conversation

Homeless Cairns teenagers and baby living in Manunda bush as support service stretched thin

A pile of dirty nappies and the sound of a crying baby led to the discovery of a teenage couple and their one-year-old child living in squalor in the Cairns scrub – and they were not alone.

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Hesitant to tell wife and friends, but dream realised

'I thought it was a pipe dream to get into short films and writing.'

Newcastle Herald

Sources reveal contents of Canterbury apartment where Saudi sisters, Amaal and Asra Alsehli, found dead

The women are believed to have died about a month before their bodies were found in June in a Sydney apartment.

ABC News

Saudi sisters found dead in Sydney had active claims for asylum with Department of Home Affairs

Asra Abdullah Alsehli, 24, and Amaal Abdullah Alsehli, 23, were quiet and ‘would keep to themselves’, former landlord says

The Guardian - AU

Agri research, product training centre opened

TAFE, PJTSAU partner for facility in Telangana

The Hindu

More students from troubled Chisholm TAFE online cohort have qualifications delayed

More online courses from troubled educator Chisholm TAFE have been found to be non-compliant.

ABC News

Government steps in to ensure delivery of qualifications to 200 Chisholm TAFE students left in limbo

Hundreds of students like Selby have had their careers put on hold while Chisholm TAFE fixes compliance issues with its online coursework.

ABC News

'You'll never be ready. Just snag your handbag and get out'

Elaina Byrne is the first person to finish a cadetship at Home In Place.

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Hunter's first TAFE Bachelor of Creative Practice students launch exhibition

"It has been in the planning for quite a number of years."

The New Daily

The Stats Guy: How we can ease the skill shortages plaguing Australia

Wherever I travel these days, business owners tell me crazy stories about the skills shortage. Why it exists and how we can fix it.

Newcastle Herald

350 aged care units slated for former Charlestown TAFE site

The Uniting Church has revealed its concept master plan for the Tiral Street development

The Conversation

Labor's promised universities accord could be a turning point for higher education in Australia

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Newcastle uni eyes greener pastures for expansion

The University of Newcastle will significantly increase its offerings in hospitality and tourism, agricultural science and wine making as part of its plans to expand its presence in the Upper Hunter.

ABC News

Country doctor shortages are taking a toll on people's health. Mallee candidates share their healthcare plans

People in western Victoria are being diagnosed with serious illnesses later, and sometimes too late to save their lives, the Rural Doctors Association says. Here is what Mallee candidates say they will do to improve healthcare in the region.

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How Do The Major Parties Measure Up On Education Policy?

We’re here to help you understand and compare each major party’s education policies and lay it all out without the political spin.

Newcastle Herald

Thousands call on the government to act at Hunter Workers May Day rally | VIDEO

"We are working more for less and less"

Newcastle Herald

Meet the candidates for four Hunter seats

The region's 32 candidates tell us about their background.

The Conversation

Here's what the major parties need to do about higher education this election

In the lead-up to the federal election, neither of the major parties has given higher education much thought or attention.

The Conversation

Hope? Contempt? Reciprocity? How each political party's election ads reveal their key messages

The federal election campaign is underway and political advertising has really started to ramp up. But who is the target audience for each party’s ad, what are their key messages and how effective will they be?

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