News & Views

Two years ago the Australian property sector was booming. Whether it was in commercial, residential, funds management or development, big bucks were being made and times were good.

Like other industries, the legal profession has been significantly affected by the global financial crisis.

When it comes to careers in digital media, there are exciting jobs that simply didn’t exist two decades – or even two years – ago.

Australian schools are being adopted by an unlikely parent. Not by Madonna or Brangelina, but by the Transport and Logistics industry.

Nicki Bloom, playwright and Artistic Director of production company nowyesnow, is the 2008 recipient of the prestigious Patrick White Playwrights’ Award.

With youth unemployment rising, federal and state governments have joined forces to guarantee a place in study or training for every unemployed person under 25.

The building and construction industry is undergoing a green makeover which is simultaneously creating jobs and fighting climate change.

The banking and finance industries have been amongst the hardest hit during the current global financial crisis.

The news has just hit that Australia’s unemployment rate has reached 5.7 per cent. This figure is expected to climb further, to an expected peak of 9 per cent.

The global financial crisis has affected nearly every industry, but few areas have been hit as hard as the banking and financial sectors.

Mortgage stress, rent increases, fuel costs and rising food prices mean Australia is experiencing a moonlighting boom as we sign on to more than one gig to supplement our income.

It’s not often that a single person can transform an entire industry and alter history.

All workers retrenched during the economic downturn will now be eligible for government-subsidised training, under an agreement that will be announced at today’s Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting in Darwin.

If you are fascinated by all things gastronomic, then you can’t miss this weekend’s Good Food & Wine Show at Sydney’s Convention & Exhibition Centre.

More than one quarter of young workers either cannot find work or can’t work enough hours, according to newly released Bureau of Statistics figures.