Dire skills shortage looms without new job pathways
Queensland is facing a “dire” shortage of skilled labour over the next 20 years without a radical overhaul of education and training pathways.
The leaders of two
Read more17 April 2024Economy
Inflation shocks torpedo super-low interest rate era
A leading global economist has warned that inflation shocks may become more frequent and the era of “super-low” interest rates is probably over.
HSBC Global
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Farming action needed to avoid major profit decline
The Australian farming industry has been warned that it requires urgent action to avoid a 50 percent decline in profitability over the next 30 years.
The CSIRO’s
Read more16 April 2024
Banks rank highly in advancing employees
Two of Australia’s biggest banks have been named the country’s best employers, based on data analysed by social media platform LinkedIn.
The Commonwealth Bank and
Read more16 April 2024
Workers face bonus drought but remain positive
Australian workers have low expectations of receiving bonuses compared with their Asia Pacific colleagues and most are grappling with regular stress in their
Read more16 April 2024
The case of the missing $9 billion in banknotes
Australians appear to have been a little careless with their cash. Up to $9 billion in banknotes have disappeared.
And plenty more are sitting under the mattress, buried
Read more15 April 2024
Taylor Swift shakes up national business turnover
The Taylor Swift factor boosted Australian business turnover in February as thousands flocked to Sydney and Melbourne performances.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
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Why future workers will need ‘Hollywood’ agents
By Shane Rodgers
For most of the past 200 years the idea of work has revolved around turning up at a factory, worksite or office, putting in the required hours and
Read more14 April 2024
Small sweetener in long black days of budget woes
Restaurants and cafes are bearing the brunt of Australians’ cost-cutting measures, but overall cost-of-living concerns are easing.
New NAB consumer sentiment data
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Inquiry probes impact of AI on workers
The impact of automated decision making and machine learning on workers is the focus of a new Federal Parliamentary inquiry.
In response to the rapid uptake of
Read more11 April 2024