7.30 Report
November 20, 2008 07:46:00PM
Fortescue Metals plans to boost indigenous employmentMatt Peacock
Andrew Forrest, founder and Chief Executive of Fortescue Metals is embarking on a tour of the Kimberley in Western Australia, taking Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull with him. Forrest plans to brief the Opposition Leader on his industry plan to boost aboriginal employment by 50,000 jobs.
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Landline
November 16, 2008 02:26:00PM
Labour of LoveMegan Pailthorpe
It seems not everyone involved in the Australian horticultural industry is relying on imported labour to pick this season's crops. In far north Queensland a community based project has been placing local people on farms to pick and pack produce for years. Not only has it helped keep the local industries afloat, it has turned around the lives of long-term unemployed Aboriginal people.
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Landline
November 14, 2008 01:47:00PM
Labour of LoveMegan Pailthorpe
It seems not everyone involved in the Australian horticultural industry is relying on imported labour to pick this season's crops. In far north Queensland a community based project has been placing local people on farms to pick and pack produce for years. Not only has it helped keep the local industries afloat, it has turned around the lives of long-term unemployed Aboriginal people.
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Lateline
November 7, 2008 08:28:00PM
Aboriginal Comissioner slams Wotton jail sentenceMegan Pailthorpe
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Justice Commissioner, Tom Calma, has condemned the jailing of Palm Island rioter Lex Wotton, calling it a sad day for all Indigenous people.
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