Friday, February 6, 2026

STEM Returners, BAE to offer new options in defence industry

STEM Returners Australia and BAE Systems are teaming up once more to assist STEM educated people in resuming their professional careers.

Qld invests $5m in advanced manufacturing, cyber security training

The Queensland government has unveiled over $5 million in investments to boost jobs in the state’s cyber security and advanced manufacturing sectors. 

Engineers Australia welcomes 2023 federal budget’s commitment to upskilling workforce

Engineers Australia CEO Romilly Madew has welcomed the Australian Government’s 2023 budget for its measures supporting the upskilling of the engineering workforce targeting positive outcomes in AUKUS, manufacturing, sovereign capability, and national energy transition. 

New EV laboratory opens in Victoria to boost address job shortage

A new purpose-built electric vehicle laboratory (EV) opened in Victoria today to address the shortage of specially trained technicians in Australia. 

Schweppes expansion to create new jobs in Melbourne

Minister for Manufacturing David Hodgett has announced a $17.4 million expansion of Schweppes’ Tullamarine plant that will boost productivity and create 20 new highly-skilled...

Indian tech giant expands in Melbourne

Leading Indian tech company Wipro Limited will establish a new facility in Melbourne as part of a project backed by the Victorian Government. Wiprow, which...

Thiess’ $330m contract by Samsung C&T to generate 1000 jobs at Roy Hill in...

Samsung C&T has awarded a $330 million contract to Thiess — Australia’s leading and most trusted construction, mining and services contractor, and a wholly...

Australian shipbuilder ASC cuts 101 blue collar jobs

101 blue collar contract worker jobs have been lost at Australian naval shipbuilder ASC due to the gradual winding down of the Air Warfare...

South Australia unemployment rate hits 15-year high

Australia’s unemployment rate has spiralled to 8.2%, the highest recorded level since February 2000. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force figures, South...

Retrenched Alcoa workers in Geelong groomed for new prison jobs

The Napthine Coalition Government's prison expansion program — which will deliver hundreds of new jobs across Victoria — may prove to be the answer...
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