Job ads outstrip pre-pandemic levels. Here’s who is getting hired and which industries are bouncing back
Advertised job vacancies are now exceeding pre-pandemic levels after businesses embarked on a major festive recruitment drive.
Demand for regional properties soars as office workers move away from Australia’s cities
Real estate agents are reporting soaring demand for regional properties as office workers ride the working-from-home wave to calmer shores.
RBA slashes interest rate to a new record low to boost jobs
The RBA has slashed the official interest rate to a record low of 0.1% and eased other monetary policy to boost the national economy.
The budget might promise “jobs, jobs, jobs”, but it overlooks workers in the gig economy
While the budget allocates billions to getting Australians back into traditional employment, it does little for gig economy workers.
Budget 2020: $1.2 billion wage subsidy program for apprentices and trainees
The federal government says it wants to help Australian businesses hire 100,000 new apprentices and trainees.
As Australia Post embarks on a hiring blitz, experts say it’s failed to adequately respond to the e-commerce boom
Australia Post has packaged its pre-Christmas hiring blitz as good news, but critics say it's been too slow to respond to pandemic demand.
Most of the 111,000 net new jobs created in August were in the gig economy: Is this a sign of what’s to come?
Nationally, the jobs market is proving resilient, largely thanks to JobKeeper and JobSeeker, and the gig economy.
Governments should use their purchasing power to foster manufacturing in regional Australia, says Anthony Albanese
Albanese is calling for investment in a number of areas including infrastructure, renewable energy sources, and heavy manufacturing.
Real people, not robots: The pandemic is an opportunity to bring back old-fashioned jobs with a new narrative
The reset caused by the pandemic has provided us with a unique opportunity to reconsider the type of jobs we value.
Freelancing Gems launches to help women get jobs in the gig economy
Last week, Australia’s first online jobs platform dedicated to female freelancers launched, and it's already had more than 1,000 women sign up.
‘You’re looking in the wrong places, at the wrong faces’: A recap of the government’s Women’s Job Creation Forum
Kristine Scheul reflects on the virtual Women’s Job Creation Forum hosted by Minister for Women Marise Payne.
Planning for disruption: Why every employee, manager and student should learn to code
We are all living and working in a digital economy, yet most people don't know about the basic building blocks of this software-rich world.
