Gender equality improving but gaps remain
Australia has improved its global ranking for gender equality and is now sitting at 24, according to the latest Status of Women Report Card.
The report details Australia
Read more12 March 2025Employment
Accents another barrier for women in workforce
Women with foreign accents, particularly Russian speakers, are perceived as less employable in Australia, according to a new study.
The Australian National University
Read more11 March 2025
Job vacancies jump for first time since 2022
Job vacancies rose for the first time in more than two years in the final quarter of last year.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Head of Labour Statistics Bjorn
Read more11 March 2025
More guidance needed on future medical workforce
A lack of insight into the required make-up of Australia’s future medical workforce has sparked a call for a new national planning body.
The Australian Medical
Read more25 February 2025
United call for labour hire regulator in ag sector
Unions and business have united to urge beefed up oversight of employment practices in Australia’s agriculture sector.
A report commissioned by Woolworths and the
Read more24 February 2025
Women drive January employment numbers
Unemployment ticked up to 4.1 percent in January, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
ABS Head of Labour Statistics Bjorn Jarvis
Read more20 February 2025
Annual wage growth drops to 3.2 percent
Recent wage growth has slowed, with increases returning to 2022 levels.
Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today showed the Wage Price Index
Read more19 February 2025
Don’t accept band-aid solutions in election campaign
By Dr Ashley Craig
Australia heads towards a federal election campaign facing enormous economic challenges and we’re dangerously complacent because of decades of
Read more17 February 2025
Retailers keen on action to cut crime and red tape
A change in the definition of a small business and a concerted effort to address retail crime are among the issues peak retail bodies want the Federal Government to
Read more6 February 2025
New employment laws drive spike in collective bargaining
A report on the impact of new Federal employment laws has shown an increase in collective bargaining and real wages since the legislation was passed, but has been
Read more5 February 2025