Australia’s unemployment rate drops 0.1% in March
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) announced yesterday that the country’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March 2015 was 6.1%, down 0.1 percentage points...
Retrenched Alcoa workers in Geelong groomed for new prison jobs
The Napthine Coalition Government's prison expansion program — which will deliver hundreds of new jobs across Victoria — may prove to be the answer...
The Community Learning initiative offers hope to over 1700 disadvantaged people
Minister for Education, Training and Employment John-Paul Langbroek has announced that over 1700 disadvantaged job-seekers will be trained for real jobs under the latest round...
Manufacturing sector ready to absorb new hirings, according to survey
The latest Manpower Employment Outlook survey has found that there are positive hiring intentions in the manufacturing sector, with employers in Finance, Insurance and...
Half of Australia’s workforce may consider changing jobs next year, survey has found
Roy Morgan Research, the largest independent Australian research company, has released the results of its comprehensive survey on the country’s workforce disposition, which showed...
Two Melbourne-based companies secure LIFT grants to expand their businesses and create new jobs
Minister for Industry and Employment Ben Carroll has announced Local Industry Fund for Transition (LIFT) grants for two businesses in Melbourne’s south-east.
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7,000 new jobs in Melbourne thanks to the $580m Chadstone expansion
A major expansion of the Chadstone Shopping Centre is set to generate about seven thousand jobs in south-east Melbourne, and creating new business opportunities in the retail, service...
Australian pay growth hits 12-year low, according to survey
This year’s average salary movement in Australia is +3.4%, 0.2 percentage points lower than last year and the lowest since 2003 - a survey...
AMWU slams Government for the decision to privatise the Royal Australian Mint
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has expressed its outrage at the Government’s budget decision to sell the Royal Australian Mint, putting the jobs...
Alstom, Bombardier agree jobs transfer to keep skilled manufacturing jobs in Ballarat
Australian manufacturers Alstom and Bombardier have worked together with the Victorian State Government and two unions to secure a jobs transfer between them and...