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Owen Emsley

Owen Emsley

Senior Associate in the Disability Program at Grattan Institute, an Australian public policy think tank.

Jul 28, 2026

22:23
Owen, what does the report say about expanding the opportunities for those kinds of roles in open employment?
22:29
You're right, Ben.
22:30
A lot of mainstream employers aren't employing disabled people in great numbers.
22:34
There's barriers to that happening, and one of them is lack of knowledge that employers report.
22:40
They often don't know how to make the workplace adjustments that can really help disabled people thrive, and they think that disabled people can't do the kind of work that they need done.
22:50
So there are supports that are happening now for employers, and we can continue to make employers aware of things like free advice that they can get from JobAccess service about workplace adjustments and inclusive hiring.
23:02
We can make sure they're aware of the funding that's available for workplace adjustments.
27:27
What's the plan to transition away from subminimum wages? How quickly could or should that happen?

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