Underpaid backpackers refunded
Backpackers who complained of being underpaid while working in the Bundaberg area in south-east Queensland have received more than $6,000 in back pay.
View ArticleMP urges jobs shift rethink
The Member for Gympie, David Gibson, is calling on the Queensland Government to scrap plans to shift more than 100 public service jobs from the region to the Sunshine Coast.
View ArticleGovernment unveils Indigenous jobs boost
The State Government has made a commitment to offer 2,800 public sector jobs to Indigenous workers in Queensland.
View ArticleMixed results in jobless figures
Latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show a drop in the jobless rate on the Sunshine Coast but a rise on the Gold Coast.
View ArticleGovt quizzed over Main Roads' jobs
The Member for Gympie, David Gibson, says the Queensland Government must reveal what will happen to local jobs if the region's Main Roads' office is moved to Maroochydore.
View ArticleBrickworks closure 'a bitter blow'
Dozens of people will lose their jobs when the Cooroy brickworks on Queensland's Sunshine Coast closes in July.
View ArticleAgForce calls for more regional incentives
Rural lobby group AgForce says more incentives are needed to attract people to live in regional areas.
View ArticleThink-tank says Qld unemployment 'slow to improve'
Access Economics (AE) says Queensland's unemployment rate will take longer to recover than in other parts of the country.
View Article'Someone's lying' about mining tax impact on jobs
The Qld Opposition remains concerned about the planned super profit tax on resource companies that frames the federal budget.
View ArticleBudget tipped to cost Queensland business
Some Queensland business groups say returning the federal budget to a surplus in three years' time will come at a cost.
View ArticleQld budget will be 'boring' like Swan's
Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser says the federal budget was boring and next month's state budget will be the same. Mr Fraser says the Queensland budget will also adopt to Federal Treasurer Wayne...
View ArticleSwan rejects mining tax will hurt Qld jobs
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has disputed claims by Premier Anna Bligh the super-profits mining tax will adversely affect job creation in Queensland. The Federal Government's 40 per cent tax on miners...
View ArticleQueensland 'the job generator of Australia'
Unemployment in Queensland is up 0.1 per cent to 5.6 per cent, seasonally adjusted. But Treasurer Andrew Fraser says the Government's target to create 100,000 new jobs target is now down to 66,100.
View ArticleCouncil employment grows despite amalgamations
The LGAQ says there is now 2,000 more people working for councils since the 2008 local government amalgamations.
View ArticleBligh defends hiring QR apprentices despite sell-off
Premier Anna Bligh says Queensland Rail (QR) is hiring 120 new apprentices because of increased demand for coal to be moved on the rail network.
View ArticleWaste levy promises green jobs
A councillor on Queensland's Sunshine Coast says the State Government's new waste tax for industry will help create more green jobs.
View ArticleQld workers get extra public holidays over Christmas
Qld Parliament is considering legislation to create extra public holidays on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
View ArticleMain Roads' workers feeling stifled
The Queensland Public Sector Union says workers at the Gympie Main Roads office are not feeling valued by the State Government.
View ArticleUnion says bus conductors may cut assaults
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) has suggested a new bus safety committee consider the reintroduction of conductors to reduce assaults on drivers.
View ArticleCouples in Business
Family farming has been the traditional backbone of Australian agriculture with many 'mum and dad' teams working on the land. Married couple and business coaches Louise Woodbury and William de Ora have...
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