Significant labour shortages in key industries such as mining, construction and hospitality have led the Northern Territory government and private sector to begin hunting for workers globally — often competing against fellow states to recruit them.

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Australia needs a critical lift in labour capacity to keep the economy afloat and to overcome a long list of workforce challenges identified in a recently released Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) whitepaper.

The shortage of labour in agriculture applies equally to both skilled and unskilled positions. It has been reported that in recent years, there are six jobs for every agricultural graduate completing their degree.

Belinda* describes the day she was made redundant, along with around half of Twitter's team in Sydney, as a "surreal" moment.

Australian companies will continue to suffer at the hands of the skill shortage crisis in 2023, with 70% of employers stating the lack of talent will cost them.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and her Health Minister Yvette D'Ath called a news conference yesterday to spruik "exciting news" – the recruitment of more than 800 new intern doctors and 200 ambulance officers for the health sector.

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