Employment
Working holidaymakers contributing strongly to net migration

Several policy changes and a strong labour market have led to a surge in working holidaymakers ...  
IA Writing Competition Most Enthralling Creative Work 2024: Changing the words

This poem by Karen Throssell is the winner of the 2024 Independent Australia Writing Competition ...  
If the cap fits... maybe use it to pull one over on the boss?

Mick and the boys meet a sharp-dressed man with a cunning plan to get out of work.  
Master Builders Association doing Australia no favours on immigration policy

MBA's egregious claims illustrate how astonishingly lost they are on immigration policy.  
Australia’s economic data does not compute

GDP at odds with labour force data sets suggesting easier monetary policy is needed.  
Skilled temporary entrant stocks rising with no place to go

With numbers of skilled temporary entrants on the rise, the Government may be facing a dilemma ...  
Australia's productivity not as bad as you've been told

What if there is no productivity crisis in Australia and all of the concerns about the “disma ...  
Australia's data-driven future will transform economy and workforce

The rise of data-driven technologies is profoundly influencing global economic trends, labour ...  
Opposition plans to scrap worker safeguards

An interview with Senator Jane Hume has revealed the Opposition's plans to scrap legislation that ...  
Colombia enters top five asylum source nations

The Department of Home Affairs is struggling to keep up with a massive rise in visa applications ...  
Chalmers on track to join Keating and Swan as world’s best treasurer

The latest economic news confirms the Albanese Government is responding to uncertain times rema ...  
Student cap hysteria overblown

Dr Abul Rizvi analyses the Government's new student visa caps and whether these will adequately ...  
Sacred Heart's mission: Free of olive branches and watermelons

A Jewish employee has been fired from Sacred Heart Mission, in part for wearing a 'Free Palestine' ...  
June temporary entrant figures point to fall in net migration

While June temporary entrant figures point to a fall in net migration, other factors show that it ...  
POEM: Changing the words

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
Kiwis pour into Australian labour market

An increase of New Zealand citizens arriving in Australia will set further challenges for the ...  
Celebrate superannuation, but beware the untold pitfalls

The compulsory superannuation scheme ultimately benefits working Australians, but there are a few ...  
Labor commits to strengthening regional migration

The Labor Government's recent discussion paper on migration to regional areas of Australia shows ...  
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