Skilled migrants will be allowed to return to Australia as a priority group but the federal government has not yet set a date for their return, triggering concern from businesses worried about skills shortages and eager for certainty.

With Australia’s borders closures preventing the arrival of technical and skilled workers from overseas into the country, businesses are now having to battle for available resources and things are about to get tougher for small businesses. Roslyn Newbound

Civil engineers plan, design, organise and oversee the construction and operation of dams, bridges, pipelines, gas and water supply schemes, sewerage systems, airports and other civil engineering projects. Civil engineers may work in offices or on site.

The Victorian Government will spend $2.5 million to recruit up to 1000 healthcare workers from overseas to help to ease the pressure on buckling hospital systems dealing with COVID-19. The group will largely be made up of returning Australians who want t

The deadline for Victoria's essential workers to receive at least one COVID-19 vaccination to work on site has passed, with employers now required to turn unvaccinated staff away.

Lock down the nation's biggest city for more than a hundred days? "'Tis but a scratch."

Qantas has brought forward the restart of flights from Melbourne and Sydney to destinations including London, Singapore, Bangkok and Johannesburg as Australia’s two biggest states prepare to reopen for international travel.

The ABS has released dire monthly job figures for Victoria, with Melbourne reporting some of the highest unemployment rates in its history.

More than 300,000 workers across Australia’s largest supermarket chains have been warned they will lose their jobs without a valid reason for not getting vaccinated.

Key points: Over 100,000 Australians facing barriers to employment are constantly struggling to find work There are not enough entry-level jobs to help them re-enter the workforce Anglicare Australia says mutual obligations need to be abandoned