Federal politics live: Pentagon denies Marles and Hegseth meeting, says it was a ‘happenstance encounter’
26m agoWed 27 Aug 2025 at 11:20pm US treating Australia with ‘contempt’, Shoebridge says David Shoebridge says Richard…
Net zero transition at risk of stalling amid shortfall of 42,000 workers
The nationwide transition to net zero emissions risks being undermined by “overlooked” skills shortages, with a predicted shortfall…
Is Job Hugging Replacing Job Hopping?
During the 2008 financial crisis, many Americans felt the economy was going to collapse, and job uncertainty was…
Federal politics: Government won’t reach build target of 1.2 million homes, Housing Council says — as it happened
44m agoMon 25 Aug 2025 at 7:36am That’s the end of our live coverage That’s the end of…
Europe’s economy can’t grow without migrants, Lagarde warns – POLITICO
Lagarde singled out Germany and Spain as examples. Germany’s GDP would be about 6 percent lower today without…
Greece needs two million workers by 2035
Greece will need more than two million workers by 2035, according to a European study that highlights the…
US job openings fell to 7.4 million last month as job market continues to cool
WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers posted 7.4 million job vacancies last month, a sign that the American job market…
Labor’s roundtable has started a long overdue debate on prickly topics
Thumping election victories can have perverse consequences. One of them is how they create the conditions for hubris…
Federal politics live: Penny Wong joins statement condemning West Bank settlement expansion
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US applications for jobless benefits rise last week, but layoffs remain historically low
WASHINGTON — More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but U.S. layoffs remain in the same historically…
As it happened — Treasurer Jim Chalmers speaks, as productivity summit comes to an end
7m agoThu 21 Aug 2025 at 8:15am That’s the end of our live coverage With that, the government’s…
Tourism-related jobs are down in Maine as average earnings rise
The unemployment rate in Maine dropped to 3.2 percent in July, but that only tells part of the…