Brendan Darcy
Brendan Darcy was a senior ministerial adviser to Kevin Andrews, the former Employment and Workplace Relations Minister for the Howard Government, with specific responsibilities for the Welfare to Work reforms and reforms to Indigenous employment programs. Currently a consultant on workforce participation matters, he has worked for Jobfind Centres, Australia’s largest private provider of employment services and as a general manager to an Indigenous employment provider.
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The Greens plan for Australia: A big Tasmania
The Australian Greens is a political party that comes to wreck and to not build. Their grand plan is to…... Read more
Sad exit of the man who took on building industry yobbos
John Lloyd, the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner, is paid $400,000 a year. Could a public servant ever be worth…... Read more
Abbott’s dole plan can work, here’s how
There is a lot of merit to Tony Abbot’s proposal to tighten the compliance rules on Youth Allowance and Newstart…... Read more
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The woman with her head down trying to save Labor
The fate of the Labor Government rests in significant part on the performance of one woman, and yesterday…
Eurovision, the only game worth watching this weekend
At about 8pm each Sunday night, having digested my fill of weekend sport, I sit down and pen a Monday…
Some sensible thoughts to stop us losing to boozing
How old were you when you first had a few drinks? There’s a good chance that by the time you turned…
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From: They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
Michael S says:
"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
Change Up! says:
I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
A private school girl’s family is sueing her elite, extremely expensive private school for not… Read more
