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Rubbish people: The former media adviser to employment minister Michaelia Cash has taken a job with the Australian Hotels Association (AHA). David De Garis resigned from Cash's office in October after admitting he tipped off media outlets about police raids on union offices. /2
/2 De Garis has now resurfaced as the media & communications officer for the AHA in Perth. In August, while De Garis was working as the employment minister's chief media strategist, Cash announced a deal to create up to 10,000 internships with the AHA. /3
/3 AHA (WA) CEO Bradley Woods, who gave De Garis his new job at the AHA, said at the time: “By providing incentives & support to both the job seeker & employer, this program can help Australia overcome some of the skills shortages we are experiencing, /4
/4 including chef & waiter occupations.” Under the $750 million youth employment scheme Youth Jobs PaTH, businesses receive an upfront $1,000 payment from the government for taking on an intern, who works for a minimum of 30 hours & maximum of 50 hours per fortnight. /5
/5 Young people earn $200 a fortnight, or $4 an hour, on top of their current welfare payments for the length of their 4-12 week internship. Businesses do not pay the interns. (Taxpayers do - nearly one billion dollars' worth). buzzfeed.com/aliceworkman/c…
