ABS figures show job vacancies fell for a second straight quarter to 325,000 in the three months to August, with white-collar openings in retreat while retail and the public sector moved the other way.

Balderton Capital leads the round as Spott says Australia has become one of its fastest-growing markets, with more than 50 local agencies now on the platform.

Hudson continues to trade under its own brand as part of the ASX-listed technology recruiter, closing out a five-month administration saga that began in April.

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Pete Watson says the October event at Port Melbourne’s Timberyard will combine BD and LinkedIn training with comedy and music, with profits going to child hunger charity Eat Up Australia.

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Premier Ben Carroll has pushed the start date for Victoria’s statutory right to work from home from September 2026 to July 2027, following weeks of lobbying from business groups

n a decision handed down on 10 August 2026, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia found a small bathroom renovation company had breached the Fair Work Act in five separate ways, and held the company’s sole director personally liable for each of them