Qantas to raise fares as pilots plan action

QANTAS has announced it will raise airfares again amid growing industrial disquiet over pay levels and job security.

Huge gender gap remains in top jobs, survey finds

A REPORT on the number of women in senior roles in Australian companies has found that the corporate world is making painfully slow progress towards gender equality.

Trial to free divvy vans

POLICE will introduce a tougher approach to investigating crime through a system that will tap into large teams of investigators in Melbourne suburbs.

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Hanson to move to Britain, steal jobs, ruin their way of life

Big ambitions fuelled by will of iron

Daniel MacPherson is not the type to wait for opportunities to come his way, writes Nicole Brady.

Slim pickings for Pacific Islander workers

AUSTRALIA'S seasonal worker scheme, which aimed to bring about 800 Pacific Islanders a year to Australian farms, has attracted 56 workers in its first year.

Graduates All Win Mine Jobs - Program Doubles Intake As First Trainees Prove Such A Success

A SECOND group of Aboriginal trainees is working hard to gain mining qualifications at Coal & Allied's Hunter Valley Operations, following the success of a pilot program last year.

For Better, For Worse

The relationship of Jane Hoiting, 43, a project director, and helicopter pilot Allardes Hoiting, 47, has survived his passion for flying, despite the scarcity of employment and a serious crash.

Staff Object To Nab's Exporting Of Jobs

National Australia Bank appears to be at loggerheads with staff over a pilot program to outsource back-office jobs to India, an increasingly popular alternative for companies seeking to cut costs.

Pilot Scheme To Get Parents Working

A PILOT work-for-the-dole program will help pave the way for moving people on parenting payments into full or part-time work.

Jobs Go Begging

ONCE the nation's industrial heartland, the Hunter has more than 800 trade jobs employers cannot fill because of the critical skills shortage.

Prisoners In Home Jail May Be Able To Keep Jobs

Offenders charged with minor crimes will be able to keep their jobs while they serve home-based detention under a pilot scheme to be considered by State Parliament.