Category: Jobs

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...

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...

It’s also upgrading assisted study (giving personnel finance assistance or time off for educational pursuits) and expanding its health program to cover extra services, and Marles was upfront in saying Australia will look to recruit non-citizens from neighbouring countries (the Pacific Islands appear the most likely to be targeted). Meanwhile, the Coalition is talking about...

In short: Tasmanian factory workers earn between 15 and 21 per cent less than their colleagues on the mainland, unions say. Maintenance workers at a major cheese factory in the state’s north-west have gone on strike, calling for equal pay. What’s next? More action is expected from workers who say they are “over being the poor cousins” of...

A manufacturing boss says it has become almost impossible to hire Gen Z workers because they “don’t want to get their hands dirty”. It comes as the Albanese government revealed their plans for the future of Australian manufacturing this month, with a $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund designed to create jobs and diversify the economy....

Aussie rich lister Sarina Russo has attracted attention online after posting a motivational video urging Australians to “get a job”. Ms Russo, who owns an extensive property empire across NSW, Queensland and Victoria, ranked 59th on Australia’s 2024 Rich Women list with an estimated net worth of $271 million. She purchased her first property for...

For Sienna Mallon, it was a no-brainer for her to ditch her so-so job and chilly home in Victoria for higher-paid work in the mining industry in central Queensland two years ago.  After graduating with a degree in agriculture science, the 27-year-old was working in the agricultural resource industry in Geelong when she was offered...