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Australia’s patchwork approach to labour hire licensing is tightening, state by state, and the direction of travel is unmistakably toward a single national framework that will capture almost every agency placing workers with third parties.

The era of the all-powerful candidate is winding down. After several years in which job seekers held most of the cards, Australia’s labour market is quietly but unmistakably tilting back toward employers, and the recruiters who understand what that means stand to do well from it.