Last week I submitted my response to the Australian Government's Shaping the Future of Employment Services discussion paper. I'm not going to lie, it was nerve-racking. Not because I wasn't confident in the recommendations, but because I genuinely care about this sector and the people who work in it. When you put your ideas forward on something that matters to you, there's always a degree of vulnerability. Also, I chose to submit it under my own name because I wanted

Yesterday I went to Canberra to hear more about the upcoming reforms to Australia’s mainstream employment services system. My original plan was simple: Listen to Amanda Rishworth, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, take notes, go back, and write an article explaining what the reforms are and what they could mean for the sector. But the article did not go to plan.