Editorial | Cancel culture has no place in sport

The attack on mining and agriculture magnate Gina Rinehart is particularly egregious given her dedication to lifting passionate sports people through actions that are generous but inconsequential for her in terms other than the support they offer. Netball Australia finds itself in a difficult position regarding player objections to Mrs Rinehart’s money, but the starting point must be to ensure that everybody knows what they are talking about. Mrs Rinehart’s contribution to sport deserves the highest credit. Swimming legend Dawn Fraser said Mrs Rinehart was one of the secret weapons behind Australia’s success at the Tokyo Games, where the country’s athletes won the most gold medals in history.

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Statement from Kevin Hasemann, Swimming QLD CEO

Swimming Queensland is proud of its long-standing partnership with Mrs Gina Rinehart and Hancock Prospecting and finds the negative characterisation in some quarters of Mrs Rinehart’s new sponsorship of another sport regrettable. Mrs Rinehart’s sponsorship of swimming spans more than three decades, ranging from swimming clinics for indigenous children in remote communities through to helping our high performance swimmers pursue their sporting dreams.

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Employers open their eyes to older workers

Older Australians are the answer for many employers grappling with the ongoing impacts of labour shortages. Companies are tapping into the mature-age workforce to help plug the gaps across many industries including retail, health, hospitality and administration sectors. Many of those jobs could be filled by older Australians, said Ian Henschke, National Seniors Australia chief advocate. “The government must act quickly, clearly, and decisively to send a signal to pensioners and veterans they’re needed, valued and free to keep working, re-enter the workforce or work more,” he said.

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Swimming WA’s Nights of Nights…a night to celebrate!!

West Australian swimmers, swimmer’s family members, volunteers, coaches, and the wider WA swimming family came together at the Ritz Carlton for their annual awards to celebrate Swimming W A and our states’ dedicated swimmers. This year, the award was given to Alex Saffy for his Bronze at the S10 100M Butterfly at the World Para Championships and Silver at the Commonwealth Games. As a dedicated sponsor of swimming in West Australia for over thirty years, Hancock Prospecting and Patron Mrs Gina Rinehart wish all involved with our state’s outstanding swimmers well, and huge thanks to the many parents, family members and volunteers who contribute to West Australian Swimming.

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New report shows ‘alarming’ care sector vacancies

Yet another report has highlighted the worrying extent of job vacancies within Australia’s aged care and disability care sector, with the newly released National Skills Commission 2022 Skills Priority List revealing a 12% annual increase in jobs shortages.National Seniors Australia Chief Advocate, Ian Henschke described the findings as alarming.

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National Seniors Australia Calls for Change to Pension Rules

Almost 12 months ago, National Seniors Australia (NSA) released its ‘Let Pensioners Work Policy’ which found that fewer than 76,000 pensioners (3 per cent) currently work, but many would work, or work more if they didn’t lose 50 cents in the dollar when they worked more than one day a week. The policy argued that exempting work income from the Age Pension income test could benefit two million pensioners with limited wealth, addressing our high rates of pension poverty.

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