Employment stories

Microsoft commits AUD $25 billion to expand Australian AI and cloud capacity, as it teams with Canberra on cyber defence and skills training.

Quanton managing director Garry Green says agentic AI will soon hollow out corporate middle ranks, with firms running leaner teams overseeing far more software.

Business NSW says soaring fuel, freight and supplier costs are forcing 47% of surveyed firms to review staffing, with regional employers hardest hit.

FinTech Australia has named Xero policy chief Grace Gown to its board as the industry body steps up its push for fintech-friendly regulation.

Australia robotics investment could add AUD $201 billion to GDP by 2040, with ACIL Allen modelling pointing to higher wages and 128,900 jobs a year.

Revolut posts record 2025 results as Australian users shift from travel spending to everyday banking, driving surging local profits.

Late payments leave Australian small firms fearing missed Payday Super, as Xero finds cash flow gaps and AUD $15,257 losses on average.

Firms are freezing hiring on the promise of AI gains, despite scant proof of returns and patchy training in how to use the technology.

Irish tech exports to Australia and New Zealand have surged nearly 60% in five years, with Enterprise Ireland backing rapid sector growth.

Australian startups face cash squeeze as AI hype drives costly pivots, shorter runway and delayed IPO plans, Carta research finds.

Australia's fintech sector could add AUD $37 billion to GDP and hit AUD $71 billion in revenue by 2035, if capital and policy align.

Lyten buys Northvolt's Swedish battery assets in a USD $5bn deal, planning a Skellefteå hub fusing cell plants with vast AI data centres.

Construction and manufacturing fuel a second straight quarter of growth for Australian SMEs, narrowing the gap with the wider economy.

Nine Australian businesses spanning travel, retail, construction and tech have been named 2025 Deloitte Private Best Managed winners.

Crypto enters 2026 swinging as regulation, stablecoins, Bitcoin and DeFi trade blows in a defining bout for digital finance's future.

Empathix launches EMMY, a voice-led AI job search assistant for New Zealand and Australia that swaps job boards for conversational hiring.

Asia-Pacific recruiters ramp up AI hiring tools as applications surge, talent stays scarce and employers push for faster, fairer decisions.

OpenAI unveils an Australia-wide AI push, pairing a Sydney supercomputer campus with skills training and new startup support schemes.

Sam Altman says AI co-workers will reshape software jobs, cut team sizes and force firms to compete on ideas, attention and resilience.

Australian Spatial Analytics has created over 230 data careers for young neurodivergent adults while delivering AUD $18 million in projects.