Rural health commissioner to be based in Adelaide, creating about 40 jobs
A NEW Adelaide-based independent commissioner will champion the health care needs of rural people as the Turnbull Government continues its push to move bureaucrats out of Canberra and Sydney.
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A NEW Adelaide-based independent commissioner will champion the health care needs of rural people as the Turnbull Government continues its push to move bureaucrats out of Canberra and Sydney.
About 40 jobs will be created through the establishment of the office of the National Rural Health Commissioner and in the federal Education Department.
The commissioner would ensure issues facing the rural health workforce — including nursing, dental and mental health were at the forefront of government decision-making.
In education, work was set to begin on a “unique identifier” to track school students across the country which would expand the existing highly skilled data workforce already in Adelaide.
Adelaide is already home to other education information specialists including the National Centre for Vocational Education Research, the SA-NT Datalink and the National Institute of Labour Studies.
Education Minister Simon Birmingham said the announcement was good news for the state.
“We know the challenges some South Australians face in transitioning into new work and this initiative will pave the way for new employment opportunities,” he said.
“We’re backing South Australians to ultimately take on these roles, while at the same time also providing a boost to the local economy.”
Higher education students already have unique identifiers and the program is set to expand to schools after the Government backed David Gonski’s recommendation in his latest review released last week.
Regional Development Minister John McVeigh said this initiative to created new jobs opportunities and better connects Government services to the regions they serve.
“We will continue to roll out practical and common sense decentralisation initiatives that will boost economic growth and provide more opportunities for secure, high-paying jobs outside Canberra, inner-city Melbourne and Sydney,” he said.
The Government’s decentralisation agenda had drawn criticism when former deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce announced the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority would move to Armidale in his electorate.
But Dr McVeigh said the earlier moves, which also include shifting 100 Human Services staff from Sydney to Parramatta, had already paid dividends for the local communities.
The move complements the $83.3 million rural health strategy announced in the Budget earlier this week.
The money will be used to improve the health of people living outside of the country’s capital cities with a particular focus on building the workforce.
A new Junior Doctor Training program would have a strong focus on supporting training in rural settings.
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