CareerSpot

Industry News

An Australian expert says the current whooping cough vaccine is less effective than the drug it replaced, and may contribute to rising rates of the illness.

Published on: HealthCareer

M2 Group, the owners of Dodo and Primus, is entering the bidding war with TPG to buy rival telco iiNet.

Published on: ExecutiveCareer

Online coupons service Spreets has been ordered to pay $600,000 for misleading customers.

Published on: ICTCareer

The Queensland Government says it is working on a policy to boost the ethanol industry.

Published on: TradesCareer

Approval has been granted for a new uranium mine in WA.

Published on: TradesCareer

The Hazelwood mine fire inquiry will be re-opened to investigate the chance that smoke from the blaze caused premature deaths.

Published on: TradesCareer

Economic analysts have warned that the Northern Territory has too many eggs in one basket, and is quickly approaching a “construction cliff”.

Published on: TradesCareer

A new report says Australian workers’ wages and living standards are dropping.

Published on: TradesCareer

Construction company John Holland has been fined $110,000 over an injury to one of its workers.

Published on: TradesCareer

Australian engineers have created a full-colour 3D display, which appears to pop off the screen – basically, a hologram.

Published on: EngineeringCareer

The Immigration and Border Protection Department is bringing in a talking computer to help it sift through data.

Published on: ExecutiveCareer

Chinese scientists have modified the genes of a human embryo, but say the technology is not ready yet.

Published on: GreenCareer

The WA Education Minister Peter Collier says the state has 465 education assistants that are surplus to requirements.

Published on: EducationCareer

A new study says nit-picking parents could be driving their kids away from sport.

Published on: EducationCareer

The ACT Government has signed an agreement to boost health and education services for Indigenous Australians.

Published on: EducationCareer

Members of the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group (LIAWG) have publically endorsed the recommendations of group leader John Trowbridge, but not everyone is happy.

Published on: FinanceCareer

University students have voted to increase their own fees in order to boost mental health and wellness services.

Published on: EducationCareer

Lessons could be learned from Australia’s newest superannuation expert – a 10-year-old girl.

Published on: ExecutiveCareer

The University of Western Australia’s latest posting has caused some serious stirrings.

Published on: GreenCareer

The latest State of the Victorian Public Service (VPS) report has been released, detailed a range of interesting facts and stats about state-level bureaucrats.

Published on: GovernmentCareer - State

The RSPCA has called for an end to government funding of greyhound racing, while a WA MP criticises the animal rights group.

Published on: GreenCareer

Feature Story

RSS More »

For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

Even though many of us have been forced indoors, the COVID-19 crisis is eroding our privacy.

Acknowledgement of Country

CareerSpot acknowledges the Boonwurrung people of the Kulin nations as the Traditional Owners of the land on which we operate. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and emerging and recognise the sacred connection to land, water and Country. Sovereignty has never been ceded.

Contact Us

Unit 18, 347 Bay Road
Cheltenham
Victoria 3192
Australia
Office: 1300 54 44 77
Email: advertise@careerspot.com.au