Disability News: Vol 1 No 1 - Wednesday, 11 May 2005
Enhancing post secondary education, training and employment opportunities for people with a disability RDLO & DCOs National Website http://www.adcet.edu.au/rdco/	Compiled by Timothy Hart DCO for Northern, Central and Southern Sydney

To return to the DCO Disability Newsletter archive page go to http://www.cdds.med.usyd.edu.au/dco/newsletter or click here

BUDGET SPEECH 2005-06
http://www.budget.gov.au/2005-06/speech/html/speech.htm

Portfolio Budget Statements
http://www.budget.gov.au/2005-06/pbs/html/index.htm

Education, Science and Training
http://www.dest.gov.au/portfolio_department/dest_information/publications_resources/resources/budget_information/

Budget fact sheets
http://www.dest.gov.au/portfolio_department/dest_information/publications_resources/resources/budget_information/budget_2005_2006/facts.htm

Employment and Workplace Relations
http://www.dewr.gov.au/publications/budget/

Fact Sheets
http://www.dewr.gov.au/publications/budget/2005/factSheets/factsheets.asp

AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATS PRESS RELEASES
Senator Lyn Allison
Dated: 10 May 2005
Parliamentary Leader and Democrats Senator for Victoria
Australian Democrats spokesperson for Treasury
Tax cut carrots for high income earners, Sticks for single parents & disabled The carrots have all been given to high income earners, while the sticks are being used to beat the disabled and single parents, the Australian Democrats said of the 2005-2006 Federal Budget.
For the rest of this press release go to
http://www.democrats.org.au/news/index.htm?press_id=4555&display=1

Australia Labor Party
Wayne Swan
Media Statement - 10th May 2005
An Opportunity Irresponsibly Squandered
For this Media Statement go to
http://www.alp.org.au/media/0505/mstre100.php

Labor Budget Attachments
http://www.alp.org.au/download/now/budget_statement___shadow_treasurer.pdf

News articles:
Focus on training
By Adam Morton
May 10, 2005 - 7:48PM
In an effort to fix Australia's chronic skills shortage the Government will create 4500 pre-vocational training places for trades and 7000 school-based apprenticeships.
The focus on training follows a pre-election promise to establish 24 Australian Technical Colleges for 7,200 year 11 and 12 students costing of $351 million.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Budget-2005/Focus-on-training/2005/05/10/1115584958645.html

Budget provides more apprenticeships, training
By Julie Doyle, ABC News Online
Young people interested in pursuing a traditional trade will have access to more training places and apprenticeships under measures announced in this Budget.
The major funding includes $120 million to extend the Youth Allowance, Austudy and Abstudy to new apprentices to help ease their financial burden when they start training.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1362994.htm

Govt to introduce vocational legislation
May 10, 2005 - 2:54PM
The government will introduce legislation into parliament on Wednesday to establish its controversial Australian Technical Colleges.
The network of 24 Australian Technical Colleges will be set up to train a maximum of 7,200 year 11 and 12 students in a variety of trades.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Govt-to-introduce-vocational-legislations/2005/05/10/1115584949226.html

Budget ignores our needs: students
The National Union of Students (NUS) says young people have been ignored in the 2005/06 Budget with few new initiatives and no consideration of the impact of the Federal Government's student unionism rules.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1364564.htm

The unemployed, students earn more without losing out
Michael Bachelard
May 11, 2005
DOLE recipients and students will be able to earn more before they start losing their benefits as part of a plan to encourage people back into the labour market.
The policy is designed to reduce the high effective marginal tax rates that people on Newstart, and a host of other allowances, face as they take on part-time work.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,15247310%255E12332,00.html

Disabled Australians 'worse off' under Budget
The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations says the federal Budget fails to address the need for a national strategy to improve access to employment for people with a disability.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1364574.htm

Life with disability could go from bad to worse
Patricia Karvelas
May 11, 2005
UNTIL recently, the Barker family could not imagine life could get any worse.
After injuring his back while working as a boilermaker, Ian Barker has struggled on the Disability Support Pension for 13 years.>
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,15247308%255E2702,00.html

Welfare groups slam budget measures
May 10, 2005
Welfare groups say many of Australia's most disadvantaged will suffer from the federal budget while the wealthy reap rewards.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Welfare-groups-slam-budget-measuress/2005/05/10/1115584967564.html

Benefit cuts prod pensioners to jobs
May 11, 2005
Welfare recipients will be led to the employment market, write Adele Horin and Stephanie Peatling.
Welfare measures worth $3.6 billion over five years are the basis of the Government's attempt to compel sole parents with school-aged children, people with disabilities, older people and the long-term unemployed into the workforce.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Budget-2005/Benefit-cuts-prod-pensioners-to-jobs/2005/05/10/1115584966592.html

Popularity ahead of responsibility
By Ross Gittins
May 11, 2005
This budget will go down well enough - but that's because budgets that put popularity ahead of responsibility always do. Until the wheels fall off. Then it's all tears and recrimination.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Ross-Gittins/Popularity-ahead-of-responsibility/2005/05/10/1115584966222.html

Pushing 190,000 people into work
By SUE DUNLEVY
May 11, 2005
SINGLE mums, the disabled and the unemployed will have to look for work or lose their welfare payments.
For the rest of the article go to
http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1258&storyid=3102668

To return to the DCO Disability Newsletter archive page go to http://www.cdds.med.usyd.edu.au/dco/newsletter or click here