The deadline for Victoria's essential workers to receive at least one COVID-19 vaccination to work on site has passed, with employers now required to turn unvaccinated staff away.

Lock down the nation's biggest city for more than a hundred days? "'Tis but a scratch."

Qantas has brought forward the restart of flights from Melbourne and Sydney to destinations including London, Singapore, Bangkok and Johannesburg as Australia’s two biggest states prepare to reopen for international travel.

The ABS has released dire monthly job figures for Victoria, with Melbourne reporting some of the highest unemployment rates in its history.

More than 300,000 workers across Australia’s largest supermarket chains have been warned they will lose their jobs without a valid reason for not getting vaccinated.

Key points: Over 100,000 Australians facing barriers to employment are constantly struggling to find work There are not enough entry-level jobs to help them re-enter the workforce Anglicare Australia says mutual obligations need to be abandoned

International students in Australia can serve as an important role as Australia’s skilled workers. Tourism and Transport Forum CEO Margy Osmond told Sky News that Australia needs to get international students back “as soon as possible” to not only help Au

Wanted: goat farmers, acupuncturists and zookeepers. Pandemic border closures have further exacerbated a serious skills shortage that has, for years, held Australia's economy back.

Key points: A top employment lawyer warns companies could be liable if unvaccinated workers spread COVID-19 to colleagues An abattoir was fined $20,000 in 2015 after an unvaccinated worker became infected with an airborne disease Employers could also f

Seek’s latest job ads data recorded a 10.2% month-on-month increase in jobs posted in October. The figures follow a raft of stimulus measures launched by the NSW and Victorian governments to boost the state’s economic recoveries.