Category: Jobs

Amazon Australia hiring 1400 seasonal workers to help pick, pack and ship packages at its warehouses across the country ahead of the mid-year sales season. The e-commerce giant announced plans on Monday to on-board workers in its fulfilment centres and logistics sites ahead of its Prime Day shopping event, widely expected to be held in...

E-commerce giant Amazon will launch a hiring spree of 1400 jobs across Australia ahead of its mid-year sales season. The temporary roles will be based at fulfilment centres and logistics sites in Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland. The roles will involve helping pick, pack and ship orders to customers around the country...

Australian manufacturing was once guarded by protectionist tariffs that ensured imported goods were so expensive that locally produced goods could easily compete on price. In 1970, more than 25 per cent of all Australian jobs were in manufacturing. As tariff barriers were rolled back, more international competition entered the nation. By 1984 only 16.7 per...

Crimsafe Security Systems is proud to be associated with ‘Australian Made Week’, a campaign that recognises and celebrates Australian Made products. Now in its 4th year, Australian Made Week is an initiative by the Australian Made Campaign that celebrates and supports local manufacturers and businesses across the country. Throughout the week-long campaign (20-26 May 2024),...

The Albanese Government is investing $500 million in next-generation air missile defence as part of an unwavering commitment to strengthen national security and provide the Australian Defence Force with the capabilities it needs to make Australians safer. The contract with Lockheed Martin Australia to deliver the next phase of the Joint Air Battle Management System...

ANZ Economist, Madeline Dunk said: “The pace of declines in ANZ-Indeed Job Ads has eased. In fact, there was no change in the average number of Job Ads in Q1 2024 compared to Q4 2023. Similarly, the average unemployment rate in the first two months of Q1 is currently unchanged from Q4’s 3.9% result. While...

Around 700 Australian manufacturing jobs are likely to be destroyed, as petrochemical company Qenos prepares to shut up shop after being placed in administration on April 17. The company produces ethylene and polyethylene at two plants in Australia: Altona in Melbourne and Botany in Sydney. A section of the Qenos plant in Altona, Australia [Photo:...

The Hon. Tim Pallas, Treasurer of Victoria, Media Release, 25 April 2024 Regional Victoria continues to create new jobs under the Allan Labor Government, with several thousand created last month. The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) regional labour force data, released yesterday, shows that another 6,700 people in regional Victoria found jobs in the past...

A major fast-food chain has replaced drive-through workers with artificial intelligence software and a video of a customer’s encounter with the new tech has gone viral. In the eerie TikTok, a woman films herself approaching the menu of a Wendy’s restaurant in the US and ordering a dessert from an AI, which successfully completes the...

Yeh! Nah!Say it in an Aussie accent and it will all make sense! The Yeh! Nah! Horror Film Festival is an Australian based festival of International and Local Horror, Thriller and Genre films, made by exclusively, up and coming, emerging and independent filmmakers. The festival screenings will take place in Canberra, Australia in the lead...

Dias alleged that Indian authorities “intimidated” and “pressured” the ABC crew in Punjab while they were covering the story. She also said that the Border Security Force “blocked” the crew from filming a public event near the Wagah border. The foreign journalist stated that she had received a phone call from the MEA on 27...