Economy

Unemployment hits 4.1 percent - Newsreel

4.5% unemployment rate highest since 2021

Australia’s unemployment rate is at its highest level in almost four years. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the seasonally adjusted
Read more 16 October 2025
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Young AI-fluent workers have “eyes wide open”

Australia’s first AI-fluent work cohort is embracing the technology, despite most believing it will lead to fewer jobs. A new Microsoft Australia survey found Gen Z
Read more 16 October 2025
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Superannuation retreat fixes some, but not all, flaws

By Natalie Peng After months of vociferous pushback from the superannuation industry and wealthy investors, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has softened his proposed super tax
Read more 15 October 2025
Jobs can be really boring - Newsreel

The job question we are not asking enough

By Shane Rodgers There is an old saying that the more things change the more they stay the same. It is a mistake to believe that this is always a good thing. When change
Read more 15 October 2025
Sad child. | Newsreel

757,000 Aussie children live in poverty as rates rise

One in six Australian children now live in poverty, as new data shows the national poverty rate is increasing. An ACOSS and UNSW report, released today (October 13)
Read more 13 October 2025
Woman getting a job. | Newsreel

$5000 boost for women after career break

Queensland women can access $5000 grants when returning to work after a career break. A $20 million  State Government program aims to the reduce the cost of returning
Read more 13 October 2025
Manager and worker on production floor.

Business confidence surges to 10-year high

Queensland business confidence is at its highest levels in more than a decade. Business Chamber Queensland CEO Heidi Cooper said the group’s latest sentiment report
Read more 10 October 2025
Cyclone Alfred. | Newsreel

Australia’s $4.5 billion extreme weather problem

By Johanna Nalau This week’s release of the Insurance Council of Australia’s report puts Australia on the spot: We rank second in the world in extreme
Read more 8 October 2025
Teacher and student. | Newsreel

Australia leads world in fast-tracking teachers

A global study of teachers has found the vast majority are satisfied with their jobs, while Australia is fast-tracking mature-aged teachers at world-leading rates. The
Read more 8 October 2025
Will Hodgman. | Newsreel

Hodgman new Trade and Investment Queensland chair

Invest Gold Coast Chair Will Hodgman will be heading up the M1 to take the reins of the Trade and Investment Queensland Board. Queensland Finance, Trade, Employment and
Read more 7 October 2025