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".

​Despite being managers and professionals in their home countries, refugees are struggling to find similar work in Australia in the long term. One expert says: "We're all losing out."

​A trend that started after the Covid pandemic is continuing, with a huge number of Australians taking on multiple roles to deal with the cost of living.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with a case involving a worker who claimed she was dismissed after experiencing mental health difficulties during her first week at a new workplace.

The decision impacts roughly three million workers on award wages, including cleaners, retail workers and childcare workers.