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.
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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.
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.
Employers increasingly expect employees to take responsibility for ensuring a healthy work-life balance.
The longer humanitarian migrants stay in Australia, the more likely it is that they will get a job.
The rise of robots and new technology threatens to take over many jobs, but just how many is still up for debate.
Looking past the headline Census figures, we see divergences between rural and urban Indigenous populations, and the young and old.
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.
Employers who cater for their ageing workforce will get better staff productivity and engagement levels
The nature of the entertainment industry has always made some more vulnerable.
It’s the first nationwide strike ballot since tough new legal requirements for industrial action were introduced.
There is a global pilot shortage which could soon affect all airlines.
A survey of young voters reveals a lack of engagement in politics.
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.
Domino’s Pizza and Ford have teamed up to offer pizza delivery via driverless cars in Michigan. Is it the way of the future?
Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable claims there is no evidence that immigration impacts wages. Is he right?
Amid wider reforms to labour law, proposals to reduce subsidised jobs for the unemployed raise concerns.
Indonesia revised a regulation on ride-hailing services to ensure fair competition. But the government has yet to address the job insecurity issues that drivers face.
The costs of casual work are now outweighing the slim benefits in wages (and even those are not as much as they used to be).
The sentiment of business leaders has remained positive and improved over the past 12 months according to our analysis.
Top contributors
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Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Leeds
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Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Professor of Employment Relations & HR Management, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Kent
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
