Fewer government welfare recipients due to higher than expected employment growth provides a slightly stronger budget outlook for the Turnbull government as they head into 2018.
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The improvements in the government’s debt position are entirely because of revisions in economic assumptions, not fantastic fiscal management.
House Speaker Paul Ryan talks about the GOP tax plan.
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Unlike other age groups, 16- to 24-year-olds haven’t recovered the job losses they suffered during the Great Recession. Spurring investment and growth are key to getting them back to work.
Demand is growing for aged care workers in regional areas and so policymakers should be focused on this rather than manufacturing jobs.
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Growth in high-skilled jobs is highest in Australian cities and for the country its low-skilled jobs.
Governments face disruption by the private sector and social unrest unless they embrace new technology. Here, Prime Minster Justin Trudeau meets a robot in Edmonton last May as others look on.
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Government is about to be disrupted by technology in the same manner as major industries. It’s about time.
Women shipfitters working on board the USS Nereus at the U.S. Navy Yard in Mare Island, circa 1943.
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Thousands of American women moved west to take advantage of wartime employment opportunities during WWII. For some, this version of the California dream was temporary; for others, it lasted a lifetime.
Jobs have been a constant theme of the Labor government’s campaign for a second term in Queensland.
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Queensland Labor claimed it has ‘created 122,500 jobs – more than four times the number of jobs created under the Newman-Nicholls government’. Is that right? We asked the experts.
High level interpersonal and problem solving skills are what will make you employable in a digital world.
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Despite the hype about STEM skills, research shows interpersonal, problem-solving and entrepreneurial skills will make you more employable in the 21st century.
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It is easy to forget that the James Bond franchise is firmly set in the world of work. Bond’s evolution reflects changing attitudes to the workplace.
In the balance.
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Employers increasingly expect employees to take responsibility for ensuring a healthy work-life balance.
Humanitarian migrants entering Australia encounter particular challenges in finding employment, but their prospects improve over time.
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The longer humanitarian migrants stay in Australia, the more likely it is that they will get a job.
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The rise of robots and new technology threatens to take over many jobs, but just how many is still up for debate.
Census figures show remote Indigenous communities are falling behind.
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Looking past the headline Census figures, we see divergences between rural and urban Indigenous populations, and the young and old.
Healthcare is becoming increasingly important in a services-led economy.
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Australia is increasingly a services-led economy. The health sector is not only a big employer, but health care is an important factor in worker productivity.
BMW recently opened a factory for aging workers in southern Germany.
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Employers who cater for their ageing workforce will get better staff productivity and engagement levels
Harvey Weinstein (third from left) faces allegations, but it’s not just a problem in showbiz.
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The nature of the entertainment industry has always made some more vulnerable.
Getting organised.
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It’s the first nationwide strike ballot since tough new legal requirements for industrial action were introduced.
Pilots are in high demand.
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There is a global pilot shortage which could soon affect all airlines.
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A survey of young voters reveals a lack of engagement in politics.
Approximately 15% of employed people whose main job is in arts or recreation services industries have more than one job.
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We can expect to see a rise in part-time employed people using second jobs as a solution to insufficient hours in their main job.
Ford and Dominos have teamed up to deliver pizza by driverless cars in a public test in Michigan.
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Domino’s Pizza and Ford have teamed up to offer pizza delivery via driverless cars in Michigan. Is it the way of the future?