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Listed below are the new pages and items of interest that have been added to our website recently:

Added 3 July 2009

• Training Supplement
  A Training Supplement can now be paid to eligible Newstart Allowance and Parenting Payment jobseekers who have not attained Year 12 certificate or equivalent qualifications. For more information, refer to the Training Supplement page in the Payments section of this website.

• Social Security Agreement between Australia and Finland - Updated Publication
  You can view the Social Security Agreement between Australia and Finland factsheet in the Publications section of this website. This factsheet provides information about the Social Security Agreement between Australia and Finland.

• Social Security Agreement between Australia and Finland - Updated Multilingual Publication
  You can view the translated Social Security Agreement between Australia and Finland factsheets in the We Speak Your Language section of this website. The factsheet provides information about the Social Security Agreement between Australia and Finland.

• NAIDOC Week - 5 - 12 July 2009
  NAIDOC Week, from 5-12 July 2009 provides Australians with the opportunity to celebrate the rich and unique Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. It also provides a forum for raising awareness of Indigenous issues and recognising the contributions Indigenous people have made to Australian society. For more information, view NAIDOC Week 2009 in the Indigenous section of this website.

Added 2 July 2009

• Changes to Carer Payment - caring for a child under 16 years Factsheet - New Publication
  You can view the Changes to Carer Payment - caring for a child under 16 years factsheet in the Publications section of this website. This factsheet provides detailed information about the improved changes to Carer Payment (caring for a child under 16 years) from 1 July 2009.

• Family Tax Benefit Supplements - Updated Information
  Family Tax Benefit Part A and Family Tax Benefit Part B both include a supplement payment. For more information refer to the Family Tax Benefit Supplements page.

• Private Trusts - Special Concession for Primary Producers Factsheet - Updated Publication
  You can view the Private Trusts - Special Concession for Primary Producers factsheet in the Publications section of this website. This factsheet provides information about how private trusts and companies are treated if you are a primary producer.

Added 1 July 2009

• New payment rates for payments from Centrelink
  New Payment rates and information about payments from Centrelink are now available on the website and are effective from 1 July 2009. To view the new rates, refer to your payment, allowance or benefit in the Payments section of this website.

• Changes to the definition of income could affect your payment - New Information
  From 1 July 2009 there are changes to the definition of income that could affect your payment. For more information refer to Changes to the definition of income that could affect your payment.

• Changes to the definition of income could affect your payment - New Publication
  You can view the Changes to the definition of income could affect your payment factsheet in the Publications section of this website. This factsheet provides information about changes to the definition of income that could affect your payment.

• Changes to the definition of income - information for staff - New Publication
  You can view the Changes to the definition of income - information for staff factsheet in the Publications section of this website. This factsheet provides information about changes to the definition of income - for staff and third party organisations only.

• Centrelink Terms and Definitions Booklet - New Publication
  You can view the Centrelink Terms and Definitions booklet in the Publications section of this website. This booklet provides information about the terms and definitions used by Centrelink.

• Changes to Carer Payment (caring for a child under 16 years) from 1 July 2009
  From 1 July 2009, changes have been introduced to Carer Payment (caring for a child under 16 years), which will allow more carers to access Carer Payment and will improve support for existing customers. To learn more about these payment changes, refer to Changes to Carer Payment (caring for a child under 16 years).

• Centrelink Job Vacancies
  There are new Centrelink Job Vacancies advertised today in the Careers section of this website.