The 'Build a Life in WA' campaign is being expanded internationally to help attract skilled workers to Western Australia and fill key skill shortages across a range of jobs.

New research by workforce experts at Flinders University and Charles Darwin University shows that efforts by skilled migrants to meet employer demands for Australian qualifications result in only marginal returns for these efforts, at least in the short t

A bold new program has been cooked up to address a shortage of skilled workers in kitchens on the Sunshine Coast and beyond. TAFE Queensland has encouraged people to turn their passion for cooking into a career, with their new Intensive Apprenticeship

The Australian labour market has confidently emerged out of two years of pandemic lockdowns with many employees enthusiastically returning to their workplaces – (including in remote and hybrid working arrangements) – in what some commentators have called

Australia could “miss the boat” in the global race to recruit aged care workers unless the federal government adjusts migration rules, as research shows the labour shortage in the sector has doubled since the depths of the coronavirus pandemic.

Workers can pocket $400 a day for just six hours of work – but Aussies are still turning their backs on this crucial and lucrative job.

Shop windows across the country are plastered with "help wanted" signs, and most of those businesses are finding help pretty hard to find.

As minimum wage earners prepare for a 5.2 per cent lift to their pay packets, small businesses have warned "it's never been this difficult" to trade.

The business community is joining in on calls to release a backlog of more than 140,000 skilled workers waiting on their visa applications to be processed.

People welcome passengers from Singapore at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 21, 2021. Australia's travel bubble with Singapore came into effect on Sunday.Photo: Xinhua

On Thursday, 23 June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released labour force figures for the month of May confirming that Australia’s labour market remains strong. This is good news for jobseekers but remains challenging for employees still strug

Travel agents say COVID is making overseas travel more complicated than ever, but a severe workforce shortage means they cannot help everyone through the process.

State and territory leaders have expressed confidence the federal government will extend health funding boosted during the pandemicin the first meeting of national cabinet since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's election win.

As the grocery delivery business Send liquidated in early May, several migrant workers found themselves not entitled to the wages they were owed.

Australia’s streak of low unemployment is continuing, but analysts say it's too simplistic to conclude a halt to migration is solely responsible.

"It's a juggle with time, it's a juggle with money and the household budget. It gets really stressful."

Resurrecting the nation's reputation in the eyes of overseas parents could help Jane Coole plug holes in her roster sheet. The Esperance restaurant owner battled crippling workforce shortages throughout the pandemic, which forced her to close during peak

The new aged care minister will begin looking at the prospect of using migration to help fill tens of thousands of vacancies across the sector as both unions and providers call for permanent residency for imported staff.

One of the stranger sights during the election campaign was both sides promising to create lots of new jobs even as businesses across a range of industries complained they couldn’t find enough workers.

Women are giving birth in emergency departments and new mothers are prematurely discharging themselves from hospital, as a worsening shortage of midwives hampers access to maternity ward beds.