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Yesterday

Ash Magic has almost 10 million followers on TikTok.

How influencers make $10,000 a post (and you could, too)

Many people daydream about a job taking pretty pictures while lying on the beach but the reality of a career path as an influencer is starkly different.

July

AFR, Samantha Santos, who works at Deloitte in Adelaide. Story about Gen Z not wanting to become bosses in organisations. Pic Roy VanDerVegt   11th June 2025 

Why Gen Z is ‘unbossing’ and what CEOs can do about it

Gen Z employees are 1.7 times more likely than older generations to avoid leadership roles, not out of lack of interest but to protect their mental health, research shows.

Former IBM human resource consultant Zoe Ogden.

AI is already taking jobs. And it’s not where you’d think

Australian CEOs aren’t admitting it, but the first to go are in HR, finance – and in the industry that created the technology.

The advice is to not wait for your life’s calling to find you with the perfect job, but to turn whatever job you find into the way you seek that calling.

The secret to finding happiness at work

Your job does not have to represent the most prestigious use of your potential. It just needs to be rewarding.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani triumphed in the recent Democratic primary, defeating his older and more experienced opponent, Andrew Cuomo.

Have Millennials finally figured out how to topple Boomer bosses?

In the workplace battle between wizened experience and fresh-faced enthusiasm, younger generations might be gaining an edge.

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South Australian police commissioner Grant Stevens appeals to officers in the UK to move to Australia.

Where the bloody hell are you? Companies pitch overseas for skills

Australia’s beach-going, carefree lifestyle appeals to candidates living abroad, but moving to the lucky country can come with hurdles.

Cost-of-living pressures mean more workers are looking for more in their pay packets.

Why the second half of 2025 could be quitting season

Employment experts warn a lack of success in mid-year pay reviews may be contributing to high levels of job applications.

June

Emma Shannon, in her home office with her children, quit her job and founded her own recruitment company to better manage her career and caring responsibilities.

How execs slay the horror ‘sandwich’ of work, kids and ageing parents

For executives climbing up the corporate ladder, caring responsibilities on both sides can take a toll, but these workers show it can be done.

After the column ran, Microsoft gave Bing a lobotomy, neutralising the chatbot’s outbursts and installing new guardrails to prevent more unhinged behaviour.

AI changes your brain. Some experts are asking whether it matters

New research from MIT showed a cognitive decline in people who relied solely on the use of a large language model like ChatGPT.

How North Korean deepfakes are duping hiring managers

A quiet plague of organised criminal and state hackers has been using artificial intelligence to pose as remote job applicants.

Forget WFH – what it’s really like to ‘work from anywhere’

Businesses offering work-from-anywhere options as perks are getting the thumbs up from grateful employees.

After a break-up, this lawyer traded Canberra for Geneva

Expat lawyer James Munro moved to Switzerland – where he advises on international trade disputes – and found love.

5 ways to stop AI from making you dumb

How to make sure you’re using the AI, rather than the AI using you.

In the post-pandemic world, the tools of the trade will have to be constantly upgraded.

AI jobs plateau suggests we’re embracing skills

AI continues to drive jobs growth, says a new report. But the global appetite is bigger, leaving Australian companies in the dust.

May

People currently have to show childcare is helping them materially do their work better to make a tax claim.

Lawyers seek ATO support in childcare tax challenge

The law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler is pushing for reforms to make childcare tax-deductible, but family advocates think that is the wrong use of resources.

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AI has broken the system: Companies seek new ways to find talent

The use of artificial intelligence in recruitment is drastically changing the job market – for candidates and hiring managers.

Can you run a company as a perfect free market? Inside Disco Corp

For more than a decade, a $32 billion manufacturer has been conducting a radical experiment. No one has a boss or takes orders. Their decisions are guided by one thing: an internal currency system called Will.

Some universities are cutting back on courses.

Universities cutting courses could cruel financial advice expansion

The demand for financial advice and advisers is rising, but universities are closing the courses that train them. That’s a problem for everyone.

As election losers, what will Dutton and Bandt do next?

Deposed party leaders go from rooster to feather duster pretty quickly, recruiters say, some reappearing on boards, others taking years to restore damage to their reputation.

Alex Breen

Yawning on a Tuesday? It might be a sign you have burnout

Research has found that burnout rates jumped 48 per cent in the first quarter of this year compared with the last quarter of 2024.

It’s time to ditch your mind-numbing, pointless career

The bestselling Dutch historian makes a persuasive case for ambitious people to quit their corporate jobs and make a difference in the world.

April

An empathetic CEO took her firm from $90m to $8b. KKR noticed

A private equity firm’s experiment in employee ownership spurred it to look deeper into why some bosses are better leaders.

Inside the Gen X career meltdown

“It’s the end of work as we knew it”: When they should be at their peak, experienced workers in creative fields find that their skills are all but obsolete.

Robin Barbieri, Craig Wright and Patrick Flanagan.

Can you take an extended career break and not hurt your career?

More employees are seeking time out of the office to travel, upskill – or find out who they are outside work.

March

Dylan Neenan became the head of AI at strategic analytics firm Finity Story two years ago.

The hottest new C-suite position is head of AI

Boards and leadership teams are scrambling to hire someone who speaks the language of artificial intelligence.

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