Careers

Malcolm Lowe wanted to be a rock star. So he gave up furniture making and started making guitars. 

Harry Russell didn't have an air-conditioned cockpit and he had to shoo goats from outback runways but that didn't stop him loving a year of delivering the post to remote parts of Australia.

BlueScope Steel hopes the redevelopment of a large parcel of industrial land will bring tens of thousands of workers back to the Port Kembla steelworks.

Kristy-Lee Lucke says realising her eight-year dream to become a firefighter got off to an "intimidating" start when her crew was called to a bushfire emergency.

When 28-year-old Mick Elliott left his office job for the wine industry he picked up a palate for the perfect drop and left behind a sense of dread.

Kristy-Lee Lucke is one of three new firefighters who have joined the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service in Bundaberg, 4.5hours north of Brisbane.

The Sunshine State's peak business group says the median regulatory compliance costs reported by businesses in 2023 was $50,000 — up from $25,000 in 2021.

In search of a hospital placement for his final year of study, Bristol student Xander Van der Poll took a punt and messaged a doctor 16,000km away on the other side of the world.

How a TAFE training program is preparing migrant and refugee women for jobs in the construction industry, and giving them the skills to forge a new life for themselves.

Underwater chainsawing, welding and oxy-arc cutting are not skills on many people's radars. But they can be a gateway to a new career, a commercial diving instructor says. 

Automated interviews using artificial intelligence are becoming more common, as employers search for efficient ways of recruiting staff.

More businesses are recognising the benefits of employing people with disability, but "misconceptions and stereotypes" remain, a support agency says.

Chelsea Taylor thought university was the only option after school. But after three unfinished degrees and $30,000 in student debt, she felt "really, really lost" — until she became a train driver.

Being busy has become the symbol of modern life. And for many, living a fast-paced lifestyle is aspirational. 

Tools driven by artificial intelligence are being used by jobseekers to put together their applications. But recruiters warn misusing them could hinder chances of landing a dream role.

Two Sheds aims to address the entrenched gender gap in the building industry by providing community-based women's and children's woodworking and carpentry skills programs.  

English is the common language of science, but it comes with downsides for scientists and our planet.

It costs $150,000 to become a pilot, but juniors would be "lucky" to earn $35,000 in their first year, according to the Australian and International Pilots Association.

Young culturally diverse Australians continue to face discrimination when trying to find work, according to recent studies. Experts found non-Anglo Australians struggle to get a job interview, despite being well qualified, and some are altering their identities on paper to get a fair go.

With only 18 per cent of graduates choosing to be GPs, and even fewer moving to work in regional Australia, replacing retiring country doctors is only getting harder.

With her newly founded clothing company struggling amid China's economic downturn, 31-year-old Zhang Jiayi decided to join the trend of young Chinese adults becoming "full-time children". 

Riverina high school students have put their vocal chords to the test to auction off sheep as part of a young auctioneers competition to showcase careers in agriculture.

Almost one million Australians now have a second or even third job. It's a worrying trend that experts say could impact an entire generation.

Disability advocate Jane Turnbull says traditional resumes unfairly disadvantage people who struggle with writing, but she has come up with a fairer option for people with disabilities.

Madelyn Long, 19, decided to take a gap year while she figured out what path to pursue. She says research about the changing nature of work in Australia has helped to ease the pressure of making such an important decision.