The most in-demand careers in the country have been revealed in a new report – with one state showing a huge increase in advertised roles.

The Australian jobs which underwent the biggest advertised pay increases last year have been revealed.

Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said a renewable energy industry built on large-scale offshore wind farms would offer a sustainable new future for Newcastle, which was once home to Australia’s first large scale, land-based single wind turbine at Kooragang Islan

For more than a year, Graeme Sloane has been looking for registered nurses to work at the aged care home he manages in regional NSW, to no avail.

A four-day working week is more productive for most staff and companies than the traditional five days, one of the biggest trials of its kind conducted in the UK has reported.

The Australian economy shed more than 11,000 jobs amid surging interest rates, pushing the unemployment rate to 3.7%.Photograph: Julian Smith/AAP

About 100 early childhood experts are meeting in Canberra today for a national summit on children who are five and under.

A new survey has revealed the careers that are seeing Australian university students being paid six figures right after graduating.

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.