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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.

Corporate deals and coral reefs: Law here is ‘never boring’

Expat lawyer Amira Ward can complete her commute to work in the time it takes you to read this post.

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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.

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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.

Thomas Radon, a student who is on the earn-and-learn degree model at RMIT University.

How this engineering student will graduate debt-free from RMIT

Thomas Radon, 18, is one of more than 1000 students on a new model that lets him get paid while he’s studying.

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Joel Cahill works part time and is primary carer to his two children.

Meet the stay-at-home dads whose wives are killing it at work

Outside parental leave, few men become the primary carer for school-age children. But these fathers have, allowing their partners to continue their careers.

To get a toehold on the housing ladder in apex cities around the world, it greatly helps to inherit money.

Baby boomers are adding to the ‘inheritocracy’. And that’s a problem

Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working. That is dangerous for capitalism and society.

February

Some ex-Credit Suisse UK employees are still able to take up to three months of paid sabbatical leave.

Who’s afraid of the big, bad sabbatical?

This leave policy is a deeply misunderstood corporate benefit. Once largely confined to academia, it is still a luxury in many countries, yet also more prevalent than imagined.

Sydney accountant Resha Patel.

Life is chaotic – thank god for my spreadsheet

Overseas holidays, household chores, beer consumption – these finance professionals have their entire lives accounted for. 

If younger employees are questioning traditional management roles, companies will have to rethink the appearance of leadership pipelines.

Why Gen Z doesn’t want to be the boss

Middle management is losing its appeal, especially with the youngest cohort of employees, who see it as a thankless slog.

A strong graduate program offers university graduates immersion in an organisation, company or government department.

About to graduate? Here’s how to put your best foot forward

What do experts suggest for students coming to the end of their studies and in the hunt for a coveted graduate position?

Laura-Anne Bull, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Education, Experience and Employability at Swinburne University of Technology

Universities focus outside the classroom to create job-ready graduates

Employers seek ‘employability’ and not simply a stellar grade point average in their pursuit of talent.

 The number of grad roles has eased to pre-pandemic levels, as employers and job hunters turn to AI.

Graduate market stumbles, retreats from recent highs

The number of grad roles has eased to pre-pandemic levels, as employers and job hunters turn to AI.

January

UNSW student Alireza Ghaffarian said he swapped economics for accounting after being advised the change would be good for his career.

Why students are shunning economics, ‘the dismal science’

Alireza Ghaffarian enrolled in economics because he thought it would get him a good finance job. But he dropped out of the subject because it’s increasingly not considered the best preparation for work.

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