21 December 2011
There are fears that the US's overreach in Iraq and Afghanistan, in combination with its tenuous financial state, may spell the end of its global hegemony. But the superpower's downfall is just as likely to be caused by the cost of MRI scans as it is by d... read full story
21 December 2011
Employment opportunities in the mining sector in Western Australia are growing steadily. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown that total mining employment has hit 100,000 in the state and is likely to rise. Damian Callachor the director of the We... read full story
16 December 2011
The mining and resources industry has strongly defended its activities in Queensland, saying its footprint is very small compared to its contribution. The sector's tallied up its 2010-11 financial year statistics and says, despite the big floods in some k... read full story
16 December 2011
Contractor John Holland will effectively build a $370 million town from scratch in one of the first big projects of Chevron's Wheatstone LNG project. The Leighton Holdings subsidiary has won the job with lead contractor Bechtel Australia to design and con... read full story
16 December 2011
One in five workers suffer from a mental illness such as depression or anxiety and these conditions increasingly affect productivity in the workplace as many struggle to cope, a report by the OECD said on Monday. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation... read full story
16 December 2011
To entice young workers into aged care, you first have to understand them, reports Natasha Egan. A recurring topic at the ACAA congress in November was on surviving the intergenerational workforce. Beyond the Baby Boomer, Gen X and Y stereotypes of who ha... read full story
16 December 2011
The latest annual snapshot of the New South Wales mining industry re-affirms the Hunter Valley's status as the state's engine room. The New Wales Minerals Council's Key Industry Statistics for 2011 show 3,500 jobs were created, boosting employment within ... read full story
16 December 2011
Changes to industrial relations, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), workforce demographics, as well as the growth of mobility and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) technologies will soon ‘casualise’ the workforce. A panel of industry experts, including Fros... read full story
16 December 2011
Infrastructure projects, mining developments and South Australia's ageing workforce will help create 160,000 jobs over the next five years. The state's training and skills commission says 69,000 will be new jobs and 94,000 replacement positions as older w... read full story
16 December 2011
Just a few weeks out from Christmas, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has given the aged care sector a gift that keeps on giving - the promotion of the ageing portfolio to cabinet. Yesterday Gillard announced the results for her ministerial reshuffle, which i... read full story