Australian workers are facing a major upheaval as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a cheaper alternative to employing humans.

​Australia has been ranked among the top ten countries for life-work balance in a new global index, thanks to short working weeks and the highest minimum wage of any developed economy.

​Fresh figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows job vacancies were up 2.9 per cent in the three months until May.

Coles Group had a problem familar to many large employers - they were caught in a cycle of high turnover and relentless recruitment.

US-based News Corp CEO Robert Thomson has topped the list of the highest-paid chief executives among companies listed on the Australian stock exchange, according to new data.

​The new financial year will see plenty of updates and alterations to several factors of daily life.

The Australian economy lost 2,500 jobs in May, which was below expectations, as the jobless rate held steady at 4.1 per cent.

Clerical workers should be allowed to work from home unless their bosses can demonstrate that doing so would be impractical or bad for business, according to Australia's largest white-collar union.

Women's workforce participation has gone up at both workforce and leadership levels in the past decade, but gender gaps continue to persist across industries and workplace hierarchy, according to a new report.

Australia urgently needs more tradies and getting more females into the field will be "fundamental".