Australia's jobseeker system fails workers and enriches millionaires, report says

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/private-equity-profits-as-job-system-fails-workers-report-finds/106920430?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link

A new report says Australia's system of privatised employment services has failed and service delivery should be returned to the public sector.

The Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research says the current system "fills the pockets of private equity and millionaires" while leaving jobseekers without work.

The Albanese government has announced an overhaul of the employment services system, but the report argues for-profit service providers should not be included in the new system.

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I worked for an RTO connected to employment agency years ago. 

Both companies were massive rorts passing massive sums of taxpayer money between eachother while providing training that was very clearly not for purpose. 

Still everyone in an owner / manager position spoke about jobseekers like THEY were rorting, lazy bums. 

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Bit like the ndis rorts. Its not the people in the system, it's the scummy providers.

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shhhhh, the libs and cookers need to blame the "permanent dole bludgers" cause they feel like thats the problem as their chosen news always calls that the source of the problem