The Prime Minister has promised a regional jobs boom, but a record number of positions are going begging across the country and employers are resorting to desperate measures to lure staff.

Almost 6000 jobs will be created in the Upper Spencer Gulf, Eyre Peninsula and Moomba under a $218 million green-energy boost from the federal government.

Australia must proactively recruit nurses from overseas to deliver federal election commitments to minimum aged care staffing levels, the peak training body says.

New research from ECI Software Solutions highlights which cities in Australia are being hit the hardest by the manufacturing skills gap, with some cities at risk of struggling to fill half their vacancies.  

La Trobe University has committed to providing more places in the city should an expanded rural medical school be built in Shepparton, but Mr Sharp said it would be a long-term solution to staffing woes.

Maria Zia is a vocational education trainer for international students in Brisbane and says her business, like many across the country, has been crippled by the halt to immigration during the pandemic.

The government of Western Australia is relaxing restrictions across the state starting April 14, according to authorities, while also adopting the National Cabinet's definition of a "close contact."

Abandoning traditional work arrangements and finding new industries could hold the key to reducing unemployment rates in the Queensland seat of Hinkler, a community leader says.

More than half of under-35s say they would quit if their job stops them “enjoying life”, according to a major new survey which suggests the “Great Resignation” shows no signs of slowing.

Foreign workers could be allowed to live permanently in Australia if Labor wins the upcoming election, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has hinted.