Non-hybrid jobs struggling to attract talent
Job areas that cannot offer hybrid (work from home and an office) working conditions are struggling to attract the necessary talent.
A new OECD Economic Working Paper
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Humans have low ability to tolerate extreme heat
Humans have been found to have a lower tolerance for extreme heat than previously thought. This is likely to become a major issue as temperatures rise.
A University of
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One in 10 hit with card fraud as scams balloon
More than two million Australians experienced credit card fraud in 2023-24 and nearly a third of those did not fully recover lost funds.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Housing supply struggling to take off
Despite significant government activity to boost housing stocks, approvals for new dwellings remain sluggish.
Trend figures released by the Australian Bureau of
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Mackenzie appointed to oversee flood recovery
Former Quilpie Shire Council Mayor Stuart Mackenzie has been appointed State Recovery Coordinator for the western Queensland floods emergency.
He will be supported by
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Fatigued consumers resetting the way they spend
The cost-of-living crisis has “fundamentally reshaped” our relationship with food, social connection and small pleasures.
In an article released today, RMIT
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Trump is ‘putting the US on a war footing’
By David Smith
US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy is doing little to enhance his country’s standing abroad. But it is helping to reinforce his political
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New online projects funded by Screen Queensland
Screen Queensland has announced $380,000 in online production grants for projects that include murder mysteries, family dramas and children’s entertainment.
It said
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Rental clothing may help curb fashion waste
Rental clothing is being pushed as a possible remedy to the pollution generated by the fashion industry.
Researchers in Sweden are examining business models to try to
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Fair Work targets age care industry wages
Fair Work Ombudsman Anna Booth has announced an investigation of aged care providers to gauge if staff in the industry are being paid correctly.
Mr Booth said in a
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