Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said a renewable energy industry built on large-scale offshore wind farms would offer a sustainable new future for Newcastle, which was once home to Australia’s first large scale, land-based single wind turbine at Kooragang Islan

For more than a year, Graeme Sloane has been looking for registered nurses to work at the aged care home he manages in regional NSW, to no avail.

A four-day working week is more productive for most staff and companies than the traditional five days, one of the biggest trials of its kind conducted in the UK has reported.

The Australian economy shed more than 11,000 jobs amid surging interest rates, pushing the unemployment rate to 3.7%.Photograph: Julian Smith/AAP

About 100 early childhood experts are meeting in Canberra today for a national summit on children who are five and under.

A new survey has revealed the careers that are seeing Australian university students being paid six figures right after graduating.

Significant labour shortages in key industries such as mining, construction and hospitality have led the Northern Territory government and private sector to begin hunting for workers globally — often competing against fellow states to recruit them.

It’s no secret life’s pretty good Down Under: we’ve just legalised the use of MDMA and magic mushrooms for medical use, the new $5 banknote is set to honour First Nations people and it’s rumoured Beyoncé is bringing her Renaissance world tour to town (we