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The Australian Productivity Commission's report says the apprenticeship pathway "can be time consuming and act as a major barrier", taking up to four years to complete.

It evaporated overnight: Sydney tourism operators face another 12 months of hardship We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement When international borders closed, dive shop operator Richard Nicholls saw a large part of his business dry up almost overnight. Mr Nicholls, who owns the Dive Centre Manly, said before the coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March, half his business was made up of international tourists. Dive Centr...

For new graduates like Ms Price, the early career opportunity to work in a rural or remote area can unexpectedly turn into an enjoyable lifestyle choice. "Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would move to a rural area. I always thought Id be living in Sydney or overseas," she said. "Moving to Wagga Wagga to teach here [at Holy Trinity Primary School in Ashmont] was the best decision I ever made, seeing the difference I can make in so many childrens lives." Loading Origin Energy said the pr...

The Morrison government is under pressure from within to increase the caps on the number of Australians allowed back into the country after Emirates abruptly suspended flights and cut off a major option for stranded travellers trying to get home.

Advertisement Australias tertiary education industry faces a devastating economic hit this year as international students from key markets switch their applications to countries with more open borders including Canada and COVID-ravaged Britain. University vice-chancellors and international education agents have reported students in India, Nepal and China, who were originally bound for Australia, this month have started making other arrangements because they want to study on a real campus instea...

Employment lawyers say staff generally have no legal right to insist on working from home instead of a COVID-safe office, but many bosses are not exercising their right to force the return of staff following the recent outbreaks in northern beaches and inner west.

Smaller charities take the biggest hit during pandemic We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Smaller Australian charities have been economically damaged the most by the pandemic as the sector prepares for resources to be further stretched from March when the federal governments JobKeeper payments end. While the full impact of COVID-19 on charities in 2020 will not be clear until they lodge their annual returns later ...

Health detectives search for Avalon links to western Sydney mystery cases Normal text size Advertisement Virus detectives are searching for the source of a concerning COVID-19 cluster in Sydney’s west as northern beaches residents wait to hear what relief from restrictions Premier Gladys Berejiklian will grant them on Saturday. Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said the results of genomic sequencing for three new western Sydney cases expected on Sunday will reveal whether they are linked to...

Church leaders set for online Christmas services as COVID returns Church leaders set for online Christmas services as COVID returns Save Normal text size Advertisement After a brief return to normality in church services, NSW Christian leaders are now preparing a return to online broadcasting to send out messages of hope on Christmas Day after a year of devastation for many. The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Glenn Davies, who will address parishioners online at 10.30am on Thursday, said people...

Flynn had been hoping for mostly band sixes, and the odd band five. “There was probably one exam I wasn’t too confident about but everything else should be all right,” he said. His restless thoughts were put at ease at 6am on Friday, when about 76,000 students received their Higher School Certificate marks online or through text message. Within seconds, a range of emotions spread across his face. The nervousness which had kept him awake most of the night quickly changed to hesita...