Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen said Australian wages growth is at record lows. Is that true?
Western Australia’s government hopes its workers will look away from the mining sector towards industries like tourism and health.
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Mining will continue to be a dominant force in Western Australia’s future but the health sector is the more likely to deliver jobs and growth than tourism or agriculture, new research shows.
Academic Roz Ward was temporarily suspended from La Trobe University for her comments about the Australian flag on Facebook.
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A new clause being embedded in a number of university contracts attempts to restrict academics from speaking freely in public debate about issues that are outside their area of research.
Machines are set to take over all of our jobs in the near future, author Tim Dunlop predicts.
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The claim: Robotics will lead to mass unemployment. The reality: Productivity will grow, but not idle or leisure time.
Some auto manufacturing workers, like those from Ford’s plant in Geelong, want to find work in manufacturing after the closure of the industry, a survey has found.
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Many young South Africans struggle to get a job due to the high levels of unemployment. But access to information, which is influenced by race and class, increases the chances of getting employed.
Employment growth remains flat, despite hopes for improvement.
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Working life is becoming more fluid, if not precarious. We need to look at how our education systems are preparing young people for a changing workplace.
There are more Australian young people not in education, employment or training now than during the global financial crisis.
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Historical data for Australia shows young people have fared better than their global counterparts in terms of economic opportunity but this masks a growing disparity among youth.