General
Disability royal commission hears about barriers to finding employment faced by people like Yuri
Yuri Sianski has spent the last 25 years trying to find a job — and his father has told the disability royal commission the situation is a “shameful cul-de-sac of neglect”.
Key points:
- The disability royal commission will hear from more than 20 witnesses this week on the barriers people with disability face finding and maintaining employment
- Edward Sianski said his son Yuri, who lives with schizophrenia, has been “exploited” in the past
- The royal commission heard earlier this week that Australians with disability are more likely to be over-educated for their jobs, have lower earnings and poor job satisfaction
Yuri, 47, from Hobart, lives with schizophrenia and has trained as a bartender and a cleaner but has only ever managed to find…
Continue Reading
-
Noosa News17 hours agoThe Latest Trailer for ‘Squid Game’ Season Three Is Here — and “No Matter How You Look at It, Life Is Just Unfair”
-
Noosa News18 hours agoComing Soon: The Malibu Barbie Cafe Is Popping Up in Australia for the First Time, Complete with a Cocktail-Slinging Ken-Themed Bar
-
General8 hours agoWA government rolls out suite of housing assistance ahead of state budget
-
Noosa News17 hours agoMinimum temperatures to return to average for much of Queensland after wintry week