Australia: Government Sets Start Date For Indigenous Opportunities Policy

Australia: Government Sets Start Date For Indigenous Opportunities Policy Minister for Finance and Deregulation Penny Wong and Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development Mark Arbib today announced that full implementation of the enhanced Indigenous Opportunities Policy (IOP) will begin in July 2011. The enhanced IOP is part of the Government’s commitment to Closing the Gap on Indigenous disadvantage, and halving the gap in Indigenous unemployment within a decade. The policy...

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