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Almost 10,000 people have secured permanent visas in 2020-21 through the federal government’s migration scheme for highly-skilled technologists. The program aims to attract the best and brightest tech talent from around the world with fast-tracked permanent residency. The program is aimed at future-focused sectors including education; tourism; the circular economy; resources; agri-food and agtech; energy;...

New research has highlighted the vital role accountants and bookkeepers have played throughout COVID-19, with one in five SME owners saying their business would not have survived the pandemic without their support. Accountants also fared well in the Ethics Index and were perceived as the most ethical professionals in the Finance and Banking sector with...

Where does your profession sit in the Ethical Index? Governance Institute of Australia’s Ethics Index surveyed 1000 people around Australia on their ethical perceptions of different sectors and occupations. Find out which professions are at the top – and the bottom – of the list.  

Last month, the WA Government passed the Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 through the Legislative Assembly. Components of the Bill include making Easter Sunday a public holiday, extending coverage of minimum employment conditions to domestic workers employed directly by household employers and increasing protection for vulnerable workers. Media statement