Big changes to Centrelink mutual obligations

Big changes to Centrelink mutual obligations

Life for the 792,000 people on Centrelink payments and those on JobSeeker living on $48 per day – which is below the poverty line – is about to get much more difficult, as one punitive system is replaced by another. On 4 July, Jobactive —the Australian...
Another Adelaide Republic Resumes client gets a job

Another Adelaide Republic Resumes client gets a job

At Republic Resumes, we randomly pick a number of clients who we ‘follow’ to see how they go with the job hunt. We check in by email nine or 18 months after we’ve written their resume and cover letter. I liked Akshay’s get up and go immediately. He was a recent Master...
Thought about jobs in regional Queensland?

Thought about jobs in regional Queensland?

Ballooning job vacancies in regional Australia reveal the optimism that is driving growth outside capital cities. The latest data from the Regional Australia Institute shows that there were 84,600 regional job vacancies in April 2022 – up nearly a quarter (24.8%)...
Law to help workers get unpaid wages back

Law to help workers get unpaid wages back

Workers underpaid by employers will have a better chance of getting money owed to them after a “ground breaking” court decision. This is good news for casual workers in the accommodation and hospitality industry, where under paying wages has become a...
Testimonials flow for Adelaide’s Republic Resumes

Testimonials flow for Adelaide’s Republic Resumes

What’s the point of helping people gets jobs if they don’t get a job, supply feedback or testimonials? When I started Republic Resumes, I wanted to use my professional writing and editing skills to get people in Adelaide short-listed for work and to land jobs. Here...
Retailers brace for tougher times as spending dries up

Retailers brace for tougher times as spending dries up

There’s still time to find a job in retail in Adelaide but beware, the retail sector is preparing for a tough period ahead as rising inflation and weak consumer confidence threaten to send spending plummeting. Last week market analysts cautioned their clients that the...