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iPods, podcasts and Pod People: Progress shapes our life, and the lexicon
New forms of work demand new words. And when jobs become obsolete or rare, their descriptions fall out of the lexicon.
- by Jim Bright
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The lowdown
Collaborate, or compete? The hidden agenda of returning to the office
While bosses say the return to the office is all about working together, in some cases it may well be about engendering rivalry and competition.
- by Andrew Wait and Vladimir Smirnov
Why Labor’s $1 billion gig work, labour-hire reforms have been shelved
When the government introduced its Closing Loopholes Bill to parliament on Monday, it had detractors. By Thursday, the draft laws had been put on ice.
- by Jessica Yun
Fast-moving consumer goods offer fast-moving careers
Yoghurt, flour, pet food and cleaning products may not appear to have much in common, but those who work for the companies producing them know differently.
- by Sue White
More than one in three office desks sit empty all week long
Remote work is forcing companies to rethink their workplaces, after years of cramming as many employees as they could into open-plan cubicle farms.
- by Matthew Boyle
Opinion
Work therapy
I can’t find a job. Have I been replaced by AI?
Is ChatGPT just a fad, or is it time to accept that artificial intelligence has taken my job and skill up to deal with it?
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Gender equality
It’s time for women to quit housework (again)
Many women feel they only have three socially sanctioned roles: employee, wife and mother. Only one of them is paid work.
- by Sarah Green Carmichael
Opinion
Jobs
Almost 3 million Australians started a new job last year. Here’s why.
Why do people leave jobs? The latest ABS jobs mobility data sheds some light on what’s happening in the careers world.
- by Jim Bright
Refugee jobseekers: Offering skills and experience for a door to the future
Permanent jobs that go beyond work placements are helping refugees build their new lives in this Australia.
- by Sue White
Opinion
Workplace culture
What the Barbie movie tells us about workplace culture
Oscar Wilde’s assumption that life imitates art might need a rethink. Right now, it looks like the other way around. When it comes to work, popular culture is reflecting back what life is like.
- by Julia Hobsbawm
Back in the office? Fine. But not from 9 to 5
While many employers are now asking people to come in a certain number of days a week, hardly any are tracking exactly how long they stay.
- by Abha Bhattarai