The heated Sydney-Melbourne rivalry has played out over many years, with both cities laying claim to having the nation’s best coffee, culture, standards of living… well, the best of just about everything. But how do Australia’s two largest cities – and, more broadly, NSW and Victoria – stack up against one another in terms of […]
Today marks the official opening of an employment hub created by the NSW and Federal Governments to place Western Sydney jobseekers in apprenticeships, traineeships and other construction-related careers. The Northern Road Employment and Training Hub at Penrith will train up local jobseekers to work on infrastructure projects as part of the NSW and Federal Governments’ […]
Unemployment has hit a five-year low in NSW, dropping to 4.6% – more than a full percentage point below the next best state and almost a full percentage point below the national average. The latest figures from the ABS show 21,100 new jobs were added in September, about 2.5 times more than Victoria, the next closest state. […]
NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian has stated on Facebook that she will run for Premier after Mike Baird announced his intentions to resign from the post – and retire from politics – next week. Baird explained his decision at a media conference, earlier today, citing the ‘strong personal cost that comes with public life’ along with the ‘serious health challenge’ currently being faced […]
The NSW Government has made a suite of financial support programs available to SMEs and startups, as well as incubators and accelerators, as part of its long-term plan to accelerate jobs growth. In releasing the Jobs for the Future report on Friday, Premier Mike Baird explained that small, fast growing companies – known as gazelles […]
Modern-bohemian fashion brand Spell and The Gypsy Collective has been named the 2016 Telstra NSW Business of the Year. At the Telstra NSW Business Awards – held at Doltone House in Pyrmont on Thursday, 28 July – the fashion label, created by sisters Elizabeth Abegg and Isabella Pennefather, also took home the 2016 Telstra NSW […]
The FWO has found a Taiwanese company has underpaid dozens of Chinese and Filipino workers it brought to regional NSW $873,000 and housed them in overcrowded accommodation.
WorkCover NSW is asking businesses across the state to take part in the free WorkCover Mentor Program, designed to get medium and large-sized business working with small business to better identify safety issues.
NSW councils are set to work more closely with local small business thanks to a program developed by the Office of the NSW Small Business Commissioner in partnership with the NSW Business Chamber.
A business helping students to learn best-practice studying skills has won the 2014 Telstra New South Wales Business of the Year.
