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Hairdressers are on the frontline of Australia's new worker shortage, but a new report from Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) suggests online job advertisements are failing to meet the persistent vacancies in salons across the country.

Hairdressing industry leader Sandy Chong was awarded the title of National Small Business Champion at the 2023 Council of Small Business Organisations summit, in recognition of her long-serving commitment to hair stylists, barbers, and educators nationwide.

This week SmartCompany is speaking to key members of the SME and startup communities to find out what they want to see in next week’s budget.

For many in the Australian hairdressing industry, Dennis Langford was a mentor, trainer, friend and legend.

Dire staff shortages affecting hair and beauty salons have ignited calls from small business groups for the government to change the priority migration skilled occupation list.

Hairdressers are calling on the NSW government to undertake an industry-wide vaccination blitz ahead of any plan to reopen salons to vaccinated customers in low-risk suburbs.

Vocational education has seen a steady decline in the uptake and completion of apprenticeships over the last five years, a new report has found.

Australians are being encouraged to show their local hairdresser some love on November 10 for the inaugural Love your Hairdresser Day.

When thinking about the road to 2021, "acknowledge how far you’ve come" and "take care of your mental health", says COSBOA's Sandy Chong.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has given his first indication of the pathway Australia will need to walk before coronavirus restrictions can be lifted.

Hairdressers are furious with the Morrison government after it balked at demands for a forced shutdown of the industry amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Hairdressers have taken aim at the Morrison government, claiming the government is killing businesses by refusing to order them to shut during the COVID-19 pandemic.