Jobs

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Sciences & Technology

When it comes to jobs, AI does not like parents

New research finds that AI doesn’t just discriminate against women in the workforce – but also has a problem with parents

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Business & Economics

A sustainable solution to Australia’s engineering skills shortage

To solve the skills shortage for good, we need to inspire a stronger connection with engineering

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Business & Economics

The rise and rise of job insecurity

Blue collar workers were the winners in a COVID-19 job market that saw the biggest rise in job insecurity in two decades, finds the annual HILDA survey

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Politics & Society

Reimagining age equality at work

There’s an ambivalence in age discrimination law. Now, age equality needs a voice to ensure a more equal future in the workplace

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Education

Crafting your work to increase job satisfaction

By enabling staff to take greater control over their work while meeting company goals, job crafting helps drive greater employee engagement, wellbeing and retention

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Sciences & Technology

How working away is changing home

New research shows how Australian households cope when one partner works away from home for days or weeks at a time, revealing how people’s lives change and the effects on wellbeing

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Business & Economics

JobSeeker and JobKeeper in post-COVID policies

What will happen to Australians receiving JobKeeper and JobSeeker? Now is the time to look at fine-tuning these programs to help people, and the economy, bounce back

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Health & Medicine

Does disability policy really offer choice and control?

While government policy for Australians with disabilities aims to offer choice and control, there are very real barriers that need to be addressed to turn that into a reality

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Business & Economics

Breaking the family chain of joblessness

New research finds children of parents who are both jobless can experience long-term disadvantage, but targeted policy can break the cycle

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Health & Medicine

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Podcast

My brilliant career

The advancement of women in medical research remains a challenge, but momentum is pushing through new frontiers for women in science

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