Borrowing costs continue to impact State economies
Queensland’s economy has slipped in the rankings compared to other Australian states.
The Sunshine State has lost its second placing to Victoria in the latest CommSec
Read more28 April 2025Employment
Cowboys ride in to boost women in manufacturing
The North Queensland Cowboys rugby league club has joined a campaign to encourage more women to join the manufacturing industry.
Queensland Manufacturing Minister Dale
Read more24 April 2025
Job hunt ‘minor medals’ can be soul destroying
By Shane Rodgers
One year when I was in high school, I got the second highest mark in every subject.
I got beaten by different people across most of the subjects. And at
Read more22 April 2025
Cost of living crisis spawns rise in job scams
Australians lost more than $4 million in one month this year to job scams, sparking a police warning.
Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commander Graeme Marshall said
Read more22 April 2025
Defence industries add $11.9 billion to national economy
South Australia is driving double-digit annual growth in Australia’s defence industry.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the sector
Read more16 April 2025
90 percent vote ‘Yes’ to split from CFMEU
Australia will soon have a new trade union after members of the CFMEU Manufacturing Division voted overwhelmingly to leave the CFMEU.
National Secretary of the
Read more16 April 2025
Right to choose workplace lifts engagement
Australian workers have some of the lowest levels of workplace location flexibility in the world, leading to declining engagement rates.
The latest ADP Research People
Read more14 April 2025
Workplace music can be a damaging mood killer
Workplace music that fails to match job rhythm is a mood killer and energy zapper that encourages poor employee behaviour, new research has found.
Lead researcher
Read more9 April 2025
Student caps a threat to retail workforce
Australian retailers are cautioning against further cutbacks to international student numbers.
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and National Retail Association
Read more8 April 2025
Same Job Same Pay drives ‘significant’ wage impact
The Federal Government’s Same Job, Same Pay laws have driven significant wage increases, according to new research by the McKell Institute.
A new report, Closing
Read more3 April 2025