The nation's workforce is changing rapidly as Australians study more, some jobs become redundant and an ageing population demands greater care.

There are concerns that casual workers who are not entitled to sick pay will feel pressured to hide symptoms of COVID-19 and continue going to work, now that subsidies for most of them are ending.

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is calling for greater investments in nurse leadership and professional development in response to new data outlining the extent of Australia’s workforce shortages.

The number of occupations suffering skills shortages has nearly doubled in the past year, with authorities now looking at the best ways to address the problem - although updates to visa opportunities won't be "automatic".

Foreign accents are again echoing through the dormitories of regional Queensland hostels, as tourism operators and the agriculture industry celebrate the return of international travellers.  

Differentbusiness groupshave joined forces to urge the federal government to tap into the supply of international graduates to aid the country inovercoming itsemployment shortages. In a media release, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)

A construction site in Rokeby, Tasmania, is a far cry from war-torn Myanmar. That is where bricklayer Paw Nay —who now works for labour-hire businessIntegrate Workforce —was living 15years ago.

The Australian clean energy sector is preparing for a period of extraordinary growth and development as we accelerate towards a fully clean energy power system. Australia is now on a path to becoming a clean energy superpower.

The federal government says that better working conditions and job security await millions of Australians as it prepares new laws to change employment, especially in the gig economy.

As Australia endures its highest inflation in decades, the Bureau of Statistics is doing something different.It has decided to publish inflation data on a monthly basis, rather than every three months.