‘Build a Life in WA’ campaign extends global reach to construction and manufacturing workers
The Western Australian government is expanding its “Build a Life in WA” initiative globally to help attract skilled workers to WA and address workforce...
Tasmania eyes diversifying workforce in mining, minerals processing sector
The Tasmanian government has launched the Inclusion and Diversity Blueprint and Roadmap, which aims to attract more women and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to the mining and minerals processing sector.
Australian Workers’ Union urges gov’t to safeguard workers from fatal silica dust exposure
The Australian Workers’ Union, in a meeting in Canberra today, is urging federal, state, and territory ministers to shield workers from deadly silica dust exposure.
Report urges Australia to skill-up transport workforce in digitalisation, automation
Australia must upskill its workforce for digitalisation and automation in the transport sector to create new job opportunities and stay competitive among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, according to a new report.
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...
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...
San Francisco’s Zendesk expands office in Melbourne — 100 new jobs on the horizon
One hundred jobs are expected to be generated with the expansion of San Francisco-based Zendesk in Melbourne.
The company has relocated in a new building...
Vic maintains lowest unemployment rate in Australia— ABS
Victoria has achieved new record low unemployment rates, according to a new report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
With a 3.1 per cent figure,...
Move to More: Regional Australia Institute kickstarts nation’s biggest recruitment drive
The Regional Australia Institute is launching the biggest recruitment drive ever in Australia’s history, with 91,000 well-paying job offers for workers in regional Australia.
New Apprenticeships Taskforce created in Victoria to boost safety, fairness
The Victorian government has established a new taskforce that would boost fairness and safety for apprentices across the state’s industry.