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Commerce graduate Ash Bryan hated multistage interviews for marketing roles – and took up a refrigeration apprenticeship instead.

‘You can earn a decent amount’: Ash has a commerce degree. But now he’s a tradie

Australia is in desperate need of tens of thousands of tradies over the next five years. Fixing the shortage all begins with tackling job snobbery.

  • Jenna Price

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Elon Musk and his DOGE team don’t actually care about whatever work government workers may have done, the implication is that it’s still not enough.

As Trump sacks scientists, let’s hire them. His drain is our brain gain

Donald Trump has handed us a golden opportunity. But we’d better act fast.

  • Danielle Cave
A skills shortage? Many of the skilled workers the nation needs are already living here.

620,000 workers who could solve our skills crisis are hiding in plain sight

Hundreds of thousands of overseas-trained workers living in Australia have the skills we desperately need. We just need to activate them.

  • Melinda Cilento and Violet Roumeliotis
Judy McMahon, the owner of Catalina Restaurant in Rose Bay, relies on foreign hospitality students.

‘Australians don’t want to do the work’: Top restaurants slam migration crackdown

Judy McMahon, owner of Rose Bay harbourside restaurant Catalina, said more than half of her employees were on visas.

  • Daniella White
The building industry faces a chronic shortage of workers in coming years.

Decade-long shortfall of tradies tipped to undermine nation’s housing push

Build Skills Australia warns the government’s ambitious housing target of 1.2 million homes over five years faces major challenges.

  • Olivia Ireland
Simon Bush, CEO of the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA).

The digital divide: Upskilling to meet our growing tech needs

Australians’ zest for lifelong learning will be put to the test as it looks to build the high-tech workforce necessary to underpin a 21st century economy.

  • Adam Turner
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And celebrating the fruits of one’s labour.

Remember the golden rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Ten pieces of career advice that are actually worth listening to

A lot of advice can be worthless, but these tips (plus lessons learnt along the way) have helped me throughout my career, including when I’ve hit a rough spot.

  • Helena Morrissey
Worker wellbeing is a growing concern for organisations with increases in psychosocial risk claims and work absences due to stress and exhaustion.

No more ‘circling back’: How the office changed in 2023

From artificial intelligence to wellness, here’s a look back at the biggest workplace trends of 2023. (And what’s likely to be big in 2024 – like paid job interviews.)

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Apprentices are being offered up to $10,000 to train in the renewables sector.

Nation’s skills not match-fit for net zero, government agency warns

Skills and Training Minister Brendan O’Connor is vowing to overhaul TAFE education as a key government agency warns the nation’s ability to achieve net zero is at risk while the tertiary sector can’t keep pace with demand.

  • Angus Thompson

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