Queensland government announces pilot program to subsidise apprenticeships, but industry warns more needed
With Queensland facing a looming trades shortage, there is an acknowledgement across the industry that apprentices will be…
Which team came out the most ahead in the AFL draft period and does free agency need fixing?
After a season’s worth of speculation and a frantic last afternoon filled with star-filled moves (and almost-moves), the…
Older Australians struggling to find work before hitting the pension age
Sixty-five-year-old Kerry Forrest wants and needs a job. But during the three years she has been applying for…
Clients of Melbourne builder MJ Harris Group lose life savings as company goes bust
Builder Mike Harris was persuasive. In March last year, he told Tony* and his wife that if they…
Fears trades skills shortage may undermine Victoria’s housing targets
A staffing shortage is triggering alarm bells for tradespeople in regional Victoria, as the state government moves to…