Job Network Stays Mum

THE operator of the privatised Job Network scheme has refused to identify employment agencies that are under investigation for misusing taxpayer-funded grants for fear of jeopardising possible court cases. The secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Peter Boxall, also refused to tell a Senate estimates committee yesterday how much money was involved in total, but under pressure he said $13,000 had been repaid so far. Dr Boxall said "less than five" of the 107 Job ...