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Workplace redesign needed for caregiver gender equality

Workplace redesign needed for caregiver gender equality

Jobs need to be redesigned to accommodate shared caregiving to bring Australia closer to achieving gender equality, a coalition of leaders says.

Support package bid a test case for new net-zero laws

Support package bid a test case for new net-zero laws

Support package bid a test case for new net-zero laws

Support package bid a test case for new net-zero laws

Workers at a closing gas-fired power station are using landmark net-zero laws to seek up to $3.3 million in support packages to help transition to new jobs.

Canva rules out AI replacement amid sweeping job cuts

Canva rules out AI replacement amid sweeping job cuts

Canva rules out AI replacement amid sweeping job cuts

Canva rules out AI replacement amid sweeping job cuts

Australian design software firm Canva has announced a major restructure, with one-in-five staff to be affected by job cuts, role changes and relocations.

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Unions and parents groups back work from home changes

Unions and parents groups back work from home changes

Advocates and union representatives expressed support for legislative changes that would introduce a statutory right to work from home.

Businesses tip more job ads to dry up amid AI boom

Businesses tip more job ads to dry up amid AI boom

Artificial intelligence will reduce job vacancies almost everywhere, but its effect has so far been minimal across Australian businesses, data shows.

Backpacker visa cuts spark fears of rotting crops

Backpacker visa cuts spark fears of rotting crops

The federal government says it is working with farmers on changes to backpacker visas, but there has been no modelling on impacts to harvest season.

Unions decry loss of workers' rights amid rise of AI

Unions decry loss of workers' rights amid rise of AI

From truckies to teachers, unions say workers must be prioritised over bots to protect their rights and safety in the rush to embrace artificial intelligence.

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Flower farmers' daughter takes on blooming rubbish

Flower farmers' daughter takes on blooming rubbish

Flower farmers' daughter takes on blooming rubbish

Flower farmers' daughter takes on blooming rubbish

A young woman who grew up watching tulips grow in her parents' hot houses has her own blossoming business diverting tonnes of floristry plastic from landfill.

NAB job cuts spark anxiety for thousands of workers

NAB job cuts spark anxiety for thousands of workers

NAB job cuts spark anxiety for thousands of workers

NAB job cuts spark anxiety for thousands of workers

More than 2000 NAB workers have received emails alerting them of job losses as the major lender pushes ahead with its latest restructure.

Work pregnancy discrimination 'widespread' in Australia

Work pregnancy discrimination 'widespread' in Australia

Work pregnancy discrimination 'widespread' in Australia

Work pregnancy discrimination 'widespread' in Australia

Pregnant women face 'sham' redundancies, diminished duties when returning to work and refusal of flexible work arrangements, the human rights commission found.

Jobless jump turns down heat on RBA, but not completely

Jobless jump turns down heat on RBA, but not completely

Jobless jump turns down heat on RBA, but not completely

Jobless jump turns down heat on RBA, but not completely

Unemployment has hit a five-year high, but inflation data due out later in October will be the deciding factor for the Reserve Bank's next rate decision.

Gender equality moving backwards for female executives

Gender equality moving backwards for female executives

Gender equality moving backwards for female executives

Gender equality moving backwards for female executives

Women are facing growing opposition to gender equality within Australia's largest companies, as the number of female executives declines.

Women continue to face an 'uneven' pathway to the top

Women continue to face an 'uneven' pathway to the top

Women continue to face an 'uneven' pathway to the top

Women continue to face an 'uneven' pathway to the top

A new workplace report reveals a stark executive gender gap, as rising female promotions flatten out before reaching the chief executive level.

'Good flex' work may hold key to gender equality

'Good flex' work may hold key to gender equality

'Good flex' work may hold key to gender equality

'Good flex' work may hold key to gender equality

Giving workers more flexibility over their hours will help employers retain skilled people and could lead to greater gender equality.

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Clash on migration numbers as costings questioned

One Nation claims the cost of rents would be slashed by thousands of dollars a year under its migration proposal, following internal modelling.

'Hamster wheel' of financial stress after leaving abuse

Employers are not being as supportive as they think they are of victim-survivors rebuilding their lives after domestic and family violence, a new report says.

Unemployment nears five-year high ahead of rates call

While a rise in the unemployment rate in August likely won't stop the Reserve Bank hiking rates at its next board meeting, further rate rises are less certain.

Labour pains: jobs market too hot for inflation fight

Australia's labour market is still tight and the unemployment rate likely needs to go up to ease persistent pressure on inflation, Michele Bullock says.

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Labor's visa detention stance compared with Trump's ICE

Rounding up people who have overstayed their visa into detention centres has been blasted as missing the mark and copying harsh immigration tactics in the US.

Businesses scramble for staff as migration cuts loom

Hospitality employers say the government is cutting the sector off at the knees with a migration slowdown just as the peak holiday season approaches.

Whyalla job losses a matter of 'timing', premier says

The closure of the Whyalla blast furnace was inevitable, but the hundreds of job losses it implies were a matter of timing, a premier has claimed.

Drawing a line: disability arts sector fears NDIS cuts

A studio for artists with intellectual disabilities has produced an Archibald finalist but cuts to the NDIS have the arts disability sector worried.

Calls for more skilled migrants to ride innovation boom

Australia is lagging in attracting skilled migrants as the energy transition and AI upheaval strains its STEM workforce.

Work from home laws dead in the water after shock vote

A state parliament won't be recalled to pass landmark work from home laws before the election after the coalition teamed up with minor parties to hit pause.

Skilled migrant women facing barriers in Australia

Migrant and refugee women face many barriers to working in their skilled careers once they relocate to Australia, a new pilot program is trying to address this.

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