Skills and trade boon: Australia and Indonesia ink pilot mobility deal The expanded agreement will give more opportunities for businesses from both nations to lift their skills and expertise and make stronger intercultural connections.
Government forms three Jobs and Skills Councils to solve Australia’s workforce challenges Three new Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs) have been launched to deal with workforce challenges for the manufacturing, transport and logistics, mining, and automotive sectors.
NSW set to undertake massive overhaul of decades-old work health and safety codes The NSW government has opened public consultation for five codes of practice in what is being touted as the state’s largest review of workplace safety in decades.
Six “urgent” actions the government can take to support women in the 2023 federal budget Special advice prepared by the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce was handed to the government that focuses on six key areas.
Aussie businesses are expanding AI offerings to meet demand: CSIRO In the report written for CSIRO, 60% of respondents reported accelerating and expanding their AI offerings to meet market demand and confirmed that the local demand for AI products and services was growing.
Queensland cracks down on illegal tobacco sales with strict anti-smoking reforms New laws introduced in the Queensland parliament this week will deliver tougher enforcement options for the illegal sale and supply of tobacco.
Major national reforms underway as skills and workforce ministers discuss better funding models Longer-term funding opportunities are on the table for the states and territories as part of a proposed five-year National Skills Agreement (NSA) to be nutted out this year.
Australia’s gender pay gap is back at 2020 levels, as women earn 87 cents for every dollar earned by men A slight improvement in the national gender pay gap to 13.3% has been reported, bringing the current status quo to Australian women pocketing, on average, 87 cents for their work to every dollar earned by a man.
Greenwashing the top priority among a dozen key ASIC focuses for 2023 ASIC says greenwashing, along with predatory lending and misleading insurance pricing, will be a “continuing focus” for the agency in 2023.
Taking on more work than usual? You are not alone A ‘resource recession’ impacting all Australian industries is leading to more workers picking up the slack for projects beyond the requirements of their job description, a new report has found.
“Holding our economy back”: Government hopes to shift gender pay gap with new bill The Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill came before the lower house yesterday.
WA’s $14 million e-waste scheme will see unwanted household appliances banned from landfill From 2024, WA’s unwanted electrical and electronic products, from dinky toasters to broken vacuums, cannot be sent to landfill.
