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Australia’s hiring market is gradually normalising, but the national figures conceal substantial differences in where positions remain available.
Australia’s softer IT recruitment market highlights a broader workforce challenge: having more applicants does not guarantee businesses can find the capabilities they need.
Treasury’s newly released 2026 Intergenerational Report sets out how Australia’s population, economy and Commonwealth budget could change over the next forty years, providing a more optimistic labour-market outlook than in 2023.
The Australian Defence Force has expanded to its largest size in 25 years after improving both recruitment and retention.
Australia’s right to disconnect has received its first substantive legal test, providing early guidance on how far the new workplace protection extends.
Australia’s push to investigate a third oil refinery reflects how geopolitical instability is changing the economics of fuel security.
Australia’s international student settings are becoming more restrictive, raising questions over what role international students could serve as part of Australia’s economy and labour market.
Australia’s skills system may be undervaluing partial VET participation, with new evidence showing that students who do not complete full qualifications can still record stronger employment, income and participation outcomes.
The new financial year has brought significant change to the conditions underpinning the labour market, with workers gaining higher pay and expanded entitlements while employers face higher labour costs, tighter compliance and cash-flow adjustments
Australia’s artificial intelligence debate is shifting from a narrow technology issue into a broader discussion about jobs, industrial capability and economic sovereignty.
The labour market impact of artificial intelligence may be slower and more uneven than early automation fears suggested, as businesses confront the rising and unpredictable cost of deploying the advanced tech at scale.
Women’s underrepresentation in trades is becoming a major labour market constraint as Australia struggles to expand the construction workforce needed to meet its housing targets.