Almost 6000 jobs will be created in the Upper Spencer Gulf, Eyre Peninsula and Moomba under a $218 million green-energy boost from the federal government.

Australia must proactively recruit nurses from overseas to deliver federal election commitments to minimum aged care staffing levels, the peak training body says.

New research from ECI Software Solutions highlights which cities in Australia are being hit the hardest by the manufacturing skills gap, with some cities at risk of struggling to fill half their vacancies.  

La Trobe University has committed to providing more places in the city should an expanded rural medical school be built in Shepparton, but Mr Sharp said it would be a long-term solution to staffing woes.

Maria Zia is a vocational education trainer for international students in Brisbane and says her business, like many across the country, has been crippled by the halt to immigration during the pandemic.

The government of Western Australia is relaxing restrictions across the state starting April 14, according to authorities, while also adopting the National Cabinet's definition of a "close contact."

Abandoning traditional work arrangements and finding new industries could hold the key to reducing unemployment rates in the Queensland seat of Hinkler, a community leader says.

More than half of under-35s say they would quit if their job stops them “enjoying life”, according to a major new survey which suggests the “Great Resignation” shows no signs of slowing.

Foreign workers could be allowed to live permanently in Australia if Labor wins the upcoming election, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has hinted.

Do you feel like the economy is heading towards full employment? Apparently we are, if you believe the forecasts in last week's federal budget.

PM says Covid had a much greater economic impact than the GFC but employment outcomes have been much better post-pandemic. Correct?

Wage theft in Australia is systemic, sustained and shameful and workers are often too scared to speak out in fear of repercussions, according to a scathing Senate inquiry report, which calls for new laws to protect employees.

Shayne Murray has spent $30,000 in the past year trying to attract 12 staff for his taxi company in Broome. So far, he has managed to fill just one vacancy.

Teacher shortages across parts of regional Queensland are reaching crisis point, turning classrooms into little more than child-minding centres, parent advocates say.

A four-year working visa and a path to permanent residency should be offered to international graduates to help solve Australia’s skilled migrant shortage, according to a leading New South Wales think tank.

The Australian Government is supporting Northern Territory businesses to fill critical skill shortages by making important changes to the Northern Territory Designated Area Migration Agreement (NT DAMA) and providing more dedicated migration places for th

Born in Myanmar’s Karenni state, the 31-year-old is one of several refugees who now call an 11-acre urban farm and op-shop in Warrawong, Wollongong, their place of work.

The key issues affecting Australian workplaces bear a strong resemblance with those in the United States. While generalizations suffer from the limitations of being just that, here are five issues HR and workplace leaders in Australia are grappling with i

The unemployment rate keeps falling and some economists think it's heading back to early-1970s' levels.

A Victorian government plan to hire up to 1000 overseas health workers to tackle severe staff shortages in hospitals has so far attracted only about 100 people, heightening concerns the state could soon lack enough qualified people in essential services.