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Australia small business sales steady as jobs growth lifts

Hiring improved in the September quarter as small business jobs rose 3.9%, though wage growth slowed and sector performance stayed uneven.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Semiconductors

Australia's first semiconductor roadmap calls for growth

Australia could forgo AUD $20 billion in economic value and nearly 12,500 jobs by 2040 unless it backs the sector's new growth plan.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Today

Construction

AI adoption could add AUD $93 billion, report finds

Wider adoption among smaller firms could lift annual output, but only one in four Australian SMEs is using AI and just 5% use it broadly.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Construction

Construction leads Australian small business sales growth

Sales growth for Australian small firms eased to 5.2% in the September quarter, even as construction remained among the strongest sectors.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday

Human Capital Management

Dayforce warns of Australia's rising workforce fragility

A growing skills squeeze is leaving Australian employers more exposed to disruption, with 39% of organisations in Dayforce's high-fragility category.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Manufacturing

Ferrero marks 50 years of manufacturing in Lithgow

The Lithgow plant's environmental upgrades have earned state recognition after AUD $30 million of investment cut gas use and boosted solar power.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Global Stories

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Artificial Intelligence

Baltic Assist says AI cuts junior jobs in Lithuania

Routine back-office work is shrinking in Lithuania as AI lifts output per employee by about 50% and halves junior hiring at Baltic Assist.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Construction

AirTrunk secures AUD $4.25 billion green loan for SYD3

Funding will support more than 10,000 jobs as AirTrunk expands its Western Sydney data centre campus with low-carbon construction by mid-2028.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Enterprise Resource Planning

MongoDB appoints Massimo Merlo to lead UK & Ireland

The database software group is expanding its Irish footprint with about 200 jobs by 2027, as it targets firms modernising systems and building AI apps.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Cybersecurity

ICTC & Cyberr partner to bridge cybersecurity talent

The deal gives new cybersecurity graduates access to mentoring and job leads across Canada and Europe as employers struggle to fill skills gaps.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Artificial Intelligence

Applicants 'ghosted' as AI floods job market

A surge in AI-assisted applications is leaving many jobseekers without feedback as employers struggle to cope with the volume.

By Susan Edmunds • 4 min read • Yesterday

Human Capital Management

Most firms hide AI work in roles, Oyster report finds

Most firms are failing to update pay and titles as AI duties spread, leaving work reshaped by automation but formally unacknowledged.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • Yesterday

Power / Energy

Asia-Pacific employers want more checks on safety workers

More than two-thirds of energy and mining employers in Asia-Pacific say they need extra checks before taking on workers from nearby sectors.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Human Capital Management

Dayforce to buy Ribbon AI for recruiting technology

The deal expands Dayforce's hiring software as employers seek faster screening tools to manage large applicant volumes without adding headcount.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

It's time to embrace our robot overlords

Agentic AI can already handle bookings, bills and reminders for users, but its growing access to personal data raises fresh hacking and privacy fears.

By Donovan Jackson • 8 min read • Last week