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Migration plummets from post-pandemic record highs

Political debate continues to rage over migration levels but latest analysis shows the number of arrivals has plunged since borders reopened following COVID.

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Australian economy 'drifting' despite natural gifts

Weak productivity growth and stifling business conditions are preventing Australia from capitalising on its economic strengths, a think tank claims.

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More firms risk failing than during COVID era: report

More Australian businesses are at risk of failure than at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, as ongoing economic pressures continue to weigh on the economy.

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Duplexes could be key to solving housing crisis

Developing just a fraction of single-occupancy homes in Australian cities into duplexes would be enough to eliminate the nation's housing shortfall.

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Remote work saving time and money with benefits for all

Australians who work from home have cut their commutes by about three hours a week, saving more than $5000 a year in doing so, research has found.

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Independent MPs cancel airline VIP memberships – as it happened

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Need for better recognition of migrant qualifications

Australia needs to increase access to English-language training for migrants and better recognise their qualifications for the nation to reap the benefits.

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Working from home under spotlight as flexibility fades

As corporations begin limiting pandemic-era work arrangements, the government is examining whether Australian workers should have a right to work from home.

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Economist tells leaders to rethink green evolution

Australia must think bigger if it's serious about morphing into a renewable energy superpower, economist Ross Garnaut says.

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Federal budget: White Pages listings, payments to tax havens and the weird contracts within

The federal government spends about $650 billion a year. Where some of it goes will surprise you.

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Skilled migrants in high demand, but roadblocks may stymie efforts to retain talent in Australia

Three-and-a-half years ago, Shravan Nagesh relocated to Australia looking for better prospects and opportunities. Instead he found disillusionment and disappointment.

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Blueprint for cracking glass ceiling: CEDA

Women are missing out on top jobs and fathers are reluctant to take parental leave in an Australian labour market still geared for last-century employment.

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Australia’s prisons to cost $7bn a year by 2030 as number of women incarcerated grows faster than men – study

Committee for Economic Development of Australia says bail reform and other measures are needed to reduce prison populations

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Mass exodus: Australia faces loss of 600,000 people and skills recovery will be slow, Ceda says

Thinktank calls on government to streamline visas to address ‘Covid-induced drag’ on migration system

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Fears for wellbeing of older Australians as 65,000 aged care workers leave sector each year

Immediate solutions needed for deteriorating staff crisis in sector struggling to maintain basic standards, report finds

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‘Worst-case scenario’: Aged-care staff shortages double in nine months

Australia’s aged-care industry is hurtling towards a “worst-case scenario” as growing staff shortages threaten to derail efforts to improve care.

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National worker shortage extends from centre of biggest cities to most remote mountains

Workers are in hot demand — even in cold regions — as a nationwide labour shortage bites.

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Plenty of jobs but gender stereotypes and low pay can hold men back from careers in aged care

The aged care sector's low pay stops men from doing the work. But experts say without them there won't be enough staff to take care of our ageing population.

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