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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.

There’s a specific kind of AI disappointment that most professionals have experienced at least once. You type something into ChatGPT, get back a response that’s technically fine but somehow completely useless, shrug, close the tab, and go back to doing the thing yourself. You file AI under “overhyped” and move on.

If you’re using AI anywhere in your hiring process – screening, ranking, matching, evaluating, or making decisions about candidates – you’re operating in an environment that is being actively regulated at the state, city, and international level.

Job advertisement volumes are sending mixed signals heading into April. ANZ-Indeed Australian Job Ads fell 3.1% month-on-month in March, reversing most of the 3.2% increase recorded in February.

Australia’s labour market delivered a genuine surprise in February, with employment jumping by 48,900 people – well above what economists had forecast. Full-time employment increased by 9,800 to 10,125,100, while part-time employment rose by 14,200 to 4,596,300.

Artificial intelligence has quietly doubled its footprint in the Australian jobs market, and the hiring data tells a story that is both encouraging and unresolved.

Artificial intelligence has quietly doubled its footprint in the Australian jobs market, and the hiring data tells a story that is both encouraging and unresolved.

As Sydney’s tech market moves into the second quarter, recruiters are reporting a clear shift away from broad, exploratory role postings toward highly specific, narrowly defined briefs.

The platform lets recruiters replace static CVs and job ads with clean, interactive links. A candidate profile becomes a branded, shareable page. A spec CV becomes a trackable beautifully presented float.

Australia has its first AI-specific workplace law. New South Wales passed the Work Health and Safety Amendment (Digital Work Systems) Act 2026 on 12 February, making it the first jurisdiction in the country to impose explicit legal duties

El Jannah, the iconic Sydney-based restaurant chain famed for its charcoal chicken and addictive garlic sauce, is making headlines — not just for its food, but for its approach to hiring

A curated selection from Rebecca’s 2025 Gartner HR Symposium by Rebecca Carr from Smart Recruiters.