In a significant move towards improving the skills in the disability workforce in Tasmania, key stakeholders have come together today to sign the Industry Skills Compact.

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown that workers in the mining industry, and males in particular, remain the highest paid in Australia on average, with full-time employees earning about $3,015 a week.

In recent years, Queensland's construction workers have enjoyed high demand for skilled labour, driven by a significant labour shortage.

Australia's cyber security skills gap continues to be a pressing issue that has led to a spate of data breaches, increasing the risk of future cyber security incidents, a study has found.

In an unprecedented development, more Australians are pursuing vocational qualifications in the built environment than ever before, according to the latest data from BuildSkills Australia.

Depending on your experience, qualifications and contacts, you can be earning a lot of money.

It's been more than four years since the COVID-19 pandemic first disrupted the way we work, sending millions of employees home to do their jobs remotely.

A total of $217,806 has been recovered by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) for 209 food outlet employees who were underpaid by their employers in Cairns, Queensland.

The Workplace Justice Pilot will run for two years and aims to support temporary migrants who allege they have been exploited by their employers.

A solid job market and construction activity has seen South Australia top the economic performance leaderboard in the latest CommSec State of the States report for the third quarter in a row, just ahead of second-placed Western Australia.