Australia’s shortage of skilled workers hasn’t gone away, but weakness in NSW and Victoria over the next 12 months could give the two resource-rich states a boost.

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Slash public service to reach surplus, ex-Treasury boss tells Chalmers

World News

2w ago

Slash public service to reach surplus, ex-Treasury boss tells Chalmers

Former treasury secretary John Fraser has called for sweeping cuts across the public service and the $56 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme.

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Rates pain puts mince on the menu, and Anthropic’s big moment

Technology

2w ago

Rates pain puts mince on the menu, and Anthropic’s big moment

James and Anthony discuss why a mega-float will be the ultimate market referendum on AI and explain what bad news on inflation means for your mortgage.

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Queensland energy plan assumes zero data centre demand

Technology

2w ago

Queensland energy plan assumes zero data centre demand

The state’s long-term energy road map has not factored in the data centre boom, leaving what one expert says is a three-gigawatt shortfall.

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KPMG chiefs left with millions despite being docked $1.2m over scandal

National (Nepal)

2w ago

KPMG chiefs left with millions despite being docked $1.2m over scandal

The CEO collected $6.7 million, while the former chairman took home $1.8 million, despite both resigning early over the firm’s handling of a data misuse scandal.

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Labor unnerved by Albanese-Chalmers tensions as rate rise looms

Australia & Pacific

2w ago

Labor unnerved by Albanese-Chalmers tensions as rate rise looms

Tensions between the prime minister and the treasurer have been exacerbated by the government’s inability to land the budget and the worsening inflation outlook.

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Uneasy bedfellows Albanese and Chalmers need a budget fix

Australia & Pacific

2w ago

Uneasy bedfellows Albanese and Chalmers need a budget fix

The December budget update will test Labor’s appetite to confront its spending addiction and the PM’s willingness to give Chalmers the political backing to do so

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The power cable that could make or break Victoria

Australia & Pacific

2w ago

The power cable that could make or break Victoria

A bitter fight over the future of a 475-kilometre power cable in northern Victoria has turned the state’s election into a referendum on the green transition.

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How a defiant Australian founder plans to win in the AI storm

Technology

2w ago

How a defiant Australian founder plans to win in the AI storm

From underwriting insurance claims to agentic customer service, Luke Anear says the business he founded back in 2004 is geared up for the world of AI.

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