Ahead of the upcoming election, Labor has promised a rigorous review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), focused on spending and administration, should it win office.

The relaxation of student visa working hours in Australia drew mixed reactions from many. Source: William West/AFP

Changes to the requirements for travel into and out of Australia came into effect on 18 April 2022. So what does that mean for your overseas trip?

The sudden speed of the shift to clean power is forcing Australia, a global champion of coal and gas, to confront one of the energy industry's biggest challenges — how to transition millions of fossil fuel workers to new roles in wind and solar.

The Prime Minister has promised a regional jobs boom, but a record number of positions are going begging across the country and employers are resorting to desperate measures to lure staff.

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.