Large consultancies now say “exceptional can come from anywhere”.

To get a corporate job,you soon might not need a degree

Major corporations are shying away from candidates with prestigious degrees,opting instead for skills-based hiring.

  • Sarah Kessler

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David Warner.

Why CA supports Warner missing ODIs for UAE Twenty20 league

David Warner’s dizzying January 2024 will be the harbinger of an era of club versus country for cricket,as Cricket Australia’s chiefs admitted not all series can be prioritised equally.

  • Daniel Brettig
Qantas has launched a program for big companies to offset their air carbon emissions through investing in sustainable aviation fuel.

Australia Post,Woodside Energy to offset carbon footprint through sustainable aviation fuel investment

A new Qantas partnership with five of Australia’s biggest companies will begin offsetting their air carbon footprint by investing in sustainable aviation fuel.

  • Amelia McGuire
Premier Dominic Perrottet and Transport Minister David Elliott tour one of the metro rail tunnels under Central Station in February.

‘King’s ransom’ paid for secret review of Sydney’s mega rail projects

External consultants were paid almost $1.1 million for eight weeks’ work on a review of Sydney Metro,internal documents reveal.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Stephanie White,an associate at consulting firm BCG,works at home when it suits her daily tasks.

Workers think they’re productive at home,but burnout risk looms

Surveys of 170,000 workers show almost all think they are just as productive at home but many struggle to stop work bleeding into their time off.

  • Nick Bonyhady
Attorney-General Christian Porter is finalising draft laws to overhaul Australia's industrial relations system.

Slow,technical and locked in conflict:report chides dysfunctional EBA system

A study of the enterprise bargaining system underscores the challenge for the government as it tries to revive it to aid economic recovery.

  • Nick Bonyhady
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The Department of Home Affairs is determining the successful bidder for a project to build and manage a new online system to process and provide visas.

Visa outsourcing plan thrown into doubt by Home Affairs advice

A $1 billion plan to outsource Australia’s visa processing system could be derailed by crossbench senators after warnings the changes likely need legislation.

  • Anthony Galloway
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$1 billion visa tender decision delayed amid political conflicts of interest

A decision on outsourcing Australia's visa processing will not be made until the new year,with the process dogged by a web of conflicts within government.

  • Rob Harris andAnthony Galloway