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.

​Australia’s mining workforce has grown by more than 20,000 people in the past year and supported 5000 new apprentices as the nation’s unemployment rate continues to fall, according to the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA).

Australia's jobs market has continued to strengthen, with unemployment falling to an equal record low of 4 per cent.

International students are returning to Australia after almost two years of closed borders.

The ACT Legislative Assembly is considering a four-day work week for its public service. The ACT public service expressed the idea favourably, saying that it would make Canberra “one of the most progressive cities in the world” and help attract talent, in

Truck drivers are seeking greener pastures in the regions as demand for their work lifts wages and offers opportunities to relocate.

The number of Australians up-skilling online has more than doubled in four years, suggesting workers nationwide struggled to attend in-person classes through the pandemic — and flocked to new remote learning courses instead.

Talk to anyone in the woolsheds at Walcha to the cotton fields at Wee Waa and even around the dining table at Wellington and they will all share their experiences with their struggle to find workers.

The Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) has announced it will launch a new employment service on 1 July, 2022.