Thursday, March 8th, 2012
Lender plans to send 119 technology jobs overseas; majority of positions to come from Sydney-based sites. 6 Mar 2012 1:03 PM
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Monday, February 27th, 2012
We have suggested several times on our research blog that, as a nation, Australia needs to see more geographic diversity in the labour market. A wider geographic distribution of full time employment opportunities would imply a lessening in demand pressures in capital city housing markets and an improvement in regional ...
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Saturday, April 23rd, 2011
Acting Prime Minister Wayne Swan says the extension of wage subsidies for businesses affected by Cyclone Yasi will help keep workers in jobs.
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Thursday, April 14th, 2011
Ford Australia is cutting around 240 jobs at its Geelong and Broadmeadows plants in Victoria.
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Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Oil refiner Shell Australia says competition from new mega-refineries in Asia has forced it to consider shutting down one of its of two local refineries.
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Thursday, April 7th, 2011
New figures show March was a surprisingly good month for the labour market, with an unexpectedly high 38,000 new positions created.
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011
More than 100 people are expected to lose their jobs as a further 12 Angus and Robertson book stores close.
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Friday, March 25th, 2011
Electronics manufacturer Bosch is to cut 380 jobs at its manufacturing plant at Clayton, in Melbourne's south-east.
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Thursday, March 10th, 2011
More than 10,000 jobs were lost in February, but full-time work increased and the unemployment rate remained at 5 per cent.
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Saturday, February 26th, 2011
The coal industry says mines will close and jobs will be lost if it does not get appropriate government assistance under a carbon tax.
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