Federal government’s 1,000 Jobs Package delivers fewer than 350 jobs

A generous federal government payment worth tens of thousands of dollars has only created a third of the jobs promised in remote parts of Australia. 

The 1,000 Jobs Package offers employers wage subsidies of up to $57,000 to hire participants in the government’s controversial work for the dole program in full-time jobs in places like the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

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