TECH
Unions secure AI agreement with Microsoft Australia
15 January 2026
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has signed a landmark framework agreement with Microsoft Australia to ...
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BUSINESS
LGBTI Australians have lower workforce participation rates
15 January 2026
Significant employment disparities were found between heterosexual or cisgender Australians and LGBTI Australians, with ...
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LAW
Machine operator claims unfair dismissal after phone call sacking
14 January 2026
Late last year, Fair Work commissioner Scott Connolly upheld a decision to dismiss a repair machine operator on Victoria ...
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LAW
UNSW ‘systemic’ failures, $213,120 penalty: ‘Fundamentally a governance issue’
14 January 2026
Only a month after being penalised $211,200, UNSW was issued a corrected penalty for payroll record-keeping failures – a ...
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LAW
Head chef awarded compensation after being made redundant
13 January 2026
Late last year, Fair Work Commission deputy president Benjamin Redford ruled the redundancy of a head chef unfair, ...
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BUSINESS
Filling roles in 2026 requires ‘careful planning and adaptability’
13 January 2026
With nearly nine in 10 (88 per cent) employers having a candidate decline a job offer in the past year, hiring managers ...
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WELLBEING
Leading mental health discourse around suicide by ‘lifting the base’
13 January 2026
After nearly 30 years working at big Australian banks, one ambassador for men’s mental health spoke about the ...
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