Business
Workplace
'Picking winners' will not solve skills shortages: academics
Studying any course and tertiary level and higher wages for nurses and teachers would help address skills shortages, academics say.
- by Anna Patty
Latest
Opinion
MyCareer
The wisdom of flexible plans
It's time to be more flexible, and not more rigid, about career planning.
- by Jim Bright
Exclusive
MyCareer Education
Young women to pay half a billion dollars more for uni courses
Young women will pay an extra $498 million each year towards their education as a result of changes to university fees, according to new analysis.
- by Anna Patty
Opinion
Work therapy
Educate yourself about your biases
What can I do to make a difference at work when it comes to racism?
- by Jonathan Rivett
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Centrelink contractors living in coronavirus hotspots stood down
The Commonwealth agency has directed a labour hire firm to stand down contract staff living in six Victorian local council areas linked to COVID-19 outbreaks, overstepping expert medical advice.
- by Bianca Hall
Opinion
MyCareer Education
A most unexpected role after a decade in the theatre
From professional actor, director and writer to teacher and principal.
- by Barbara Fitzgerald
Gig economy
Restrictions on gig economy could hurt stood-down workers: Airtasker founder
Victoria wants to give more formal protections to gig economy workers, but Airtasker warns that could hinder those who've lost jobs earning from a side hustle.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Editorial
Heydon controversy
High Court and Dyson Heydon have failed women
The #MeToo incidents involving former High Court judge Dyson Heydon are shocking because of his special role.
- The Herald's View
Life after Lockdown
How Sydney is returning to work, step by sterilised, staggered step
More of us would be keen to return to the office if it didn't involve public transport, an ABS survey has shown.
- by Anna Patty
Opinion
Careers
Change can be a slow process – and that's the way it should be
When we feel powerless to make changes or want them quickly, we can be susceptible to the lure of simple formulas.
- by Jim Bright
Vocational training
Unis and VET join forces to build aerotropolis and jobs of the future
The VET sector took an $80 million step towards a new collaboration with universities to deliver the skills needed to build and run the new Western Sydney Aerotropolis.
- by Anna Patty