Grants now open for $707 million remote-jobs program
THE first round of grants for a new federal government remote-jobs program worth $707 million and designed to create 3,000 jobs are open.
The Remote Jobs and Economic Development (RJED) program aims to create much needed jobs in remote areas with real pay and decent conditions, including superannuation and leave entitlements.
Minister for Indigenous Australians Senator Malarndirri McCarthy said that creating jobs and economic opportunity in remote communities was a powerful…