Get that casual Christmas job

Get that casual Christmas job

This advice about Christmas casual work from Grozdana Manalo, the Career Services Manager (Education) at the University of Sydney, is excellent. It appeared in The Conversation. The wisdom of Solomon here. “Getting casual work over summer, or a part-time job that you...
Is going to university worth it?

Is going to university worth it?

Massive university HECS debts, courses and service cuts, more and more lectures going online, fewer and fewer staff. Do some major diligence before committing yourself to a university degree. The research below is from Skye Predavec at The Australia Institute. “35...
Where are the Robodebt prosecutions?

Where are the Robodebt prosecutions?

The Coalition’s Robodebt scheme was illegal, flawed and grossly unfair and led to people committing suicide. So far no one in the former Coalition government or senior members of the APS have been prosecuted for their involvement. The SBS’s three-part docu-drama, The...
International IT graduates struggle to get jobs

International IT graduates struggle to get jobs

Adelaide has little trouble attracting international IT students, but getting a local job on graduation is another matter. They are locked into looking for IT work in Adelaide and there is very little. Many end up driving taxis or working in restaurants. This edited...
Young unemployed need a good job, not ‘any’ job

Young unemployed need a good job, not ‘any’ job

Young people not only need a job, if they’re mature and motivated, they need to be challenged and given responsibility rather than getting the lunches. This story from Brendan Churchill, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at University of Melbourne was in The...