ABC Feeds2d ago

City couple quit careers and take over outback pub
By Coquohalla Connor

Burnt out from city life and careers in Brisbane, Liz Murphy and Norm Matau knew they couldn't keep going. So they left it all behind and started a new life as outback publicans.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-29/couple-swaps-brisbane-for-silverton-hotel-pub-career-change/106439996

#HumanInterest #CommunityandSociety #Work #RegionalCommunities #LifestyleandLeisure #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #TravelandTourism #LabourMarket #RuralandRemoteCommunities #CoquohallaConnor

City couple quit careers and take over outback pub

Burnt out from city life and careers in Brisbane, Liz Murphy and Norm Matau knew they couldn't keep going. So they left it all behind and started a new life as outback publicans. 

ABC Feeds6d ago

Yumbah Aquaculture shutters Kangaroo Island abalone farm
By Brooke Neindorf and Duncan Bailey

Fifteen permanent jobs will be lost on Kangaroo Island with the closure of Yumbah Aquaculture's abalone farm.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-24/yumbah-aquaculture-shutters-kangaroo-island-abalone-farm/106489696

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Yumbah Aquaculture shutters Kangaroo Island abalone farm

Fifteen permanent jobs will be lost on Kangaroo Island with the closure of Yumbah Aquaculture's abalone farm.

eicker.news ᳇ tech newsMar 20
Recent research on #AI’s impact on the #labourmarket, including a study by Anthropic, focuses on theoretical capabilities and work-related uses of AI. However, these studies overlook the significant and harmful impact of AI on the #internet, such as the creation of AI-generated pornography and spam, which are prevalent and #economicallydamaging. https://www.404media.co/ai-job-loss-research-ignores-how-ai-is-utterly-destroying-the-internet/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
AI Job Loss Research Ignores How AI Is Utterly Destroying the Internet

Widely cited AI labor research ignores the most important thing AI is doing: Killing the human internet.

404 Media
Centre for Population ChangeMar 19

📗 NEW CPC-CG Policy Briefing summarises research that shows how improving immigrant pupils’ competence in their host country #languageskills strengthens belonging, reduces bullying and benefits the wider #school environment: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/PB90_Language_proficency_and_immigrant_childrens_integration1.pdf

Proficiency in the host country language shapes #educationalachievement, social integration and, ultimately, participation in the #labourmarket.

#Migration #Integration #LanguageLearning #Inclusion #Education #Wellbeing #HumanCapital #Schools

Show threadDon Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Mar 17
3 Desjardins: At this stage, it’s too early for #centralbankers to conclude any of those conditions are materializing. That’s particularly true in light of the recent deterioration in #labourmarket conditions & very muted #inflation readings. Beneath the surface, the labour market looks even weaker.
Show threadCentre for Population ChangeMar 17
➡️ Following on from The Economist article, see also: #Labourmarket insecurity and #parental co-residence in the UK: heterogeneities by parental class and age' by Ann, with Vincent Ramos: https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf058
News BeepMar 13

Canada lost 84K jobs in February; unemployment rises to 6.7%

Canada’s labour market lost a net 83,900 jobs in February and the unemployment rate increased to 6.7 per…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #BankofCanada #CA #Canada #DouglasPorter #economists #employmentrate #labourmarket #lfs #percentagepoints #StatisticsCanada #unemploymentrate
https://www.newsbeep.com/432992/

CBC EdmontonMar 13
Canada's economy lost 84,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate ticked up to 6.7%
Canada's economy lost 84,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate edged up to 6.7 per cent, Statistics Canada said on Friday, a setback for the labour market and one of the worst monthly job losses seen in years outside of the pandemic.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-labour-force-survey-february-2026-9.7127105?cmp=rss
CBC CanadaMar 13
Canada's economy lost 84,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate ticked up to 6.7%
Canada's economy lost 84,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate edged up to 6.7 per cent, Statistics Canada said on Friday, a setback for the labour market and one of the worst monthly job losses seen in years outside of the pandemic.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-labour-force-survey-february-2026-9.7127105?cmp=rss
CBC WindsorMar 12
'Record levels' of employment in Windsor-Essex, new labour market report finds
The Windsor-Essex region has seen record levels of employment over the last several months, according to Workforce Windsor-Essex.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/employment-windsor-essex-9.7126399?cmp=rss