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Tasmania's farmers say economic activity, including jobs, had been lost to the mainland as the number of abattoirs on the island consolidates.
THE number of federal public servants in Tasmania continues to decline and more jobs are risk as the government automates visa applications, Labor says.
I strongly believe there is a place in Tasmania for more targeted engagement with industry to create employment opportunities for long term unemployed ...
IT is an exciting time for Tasmania. Our economy is growing, visitors are coming to the state in record numbers, more of our young people are participating in ...
Online job ads in Australia have now fallen for seven consecutive months. In the past, falling ads have usually led to an increase in unemployment.
Tasmania's biggest salad leaf grower has doubled in size, creating new jobs as it continues to expand in domestic and foreign markets.
With seven of their 30 players based in Tasmania, the North Melbourne Kangaroos AFLW team don't get to train together too often, but they are making it work.
The Tasmanian chamber and Commerce Industry say the 2018 Tasmania Report suggests Tasmania's economy is, in most respects, performing better than at ...
Tasmania has secured long-term funding certainty for the National Disability Insurance Scheme after signing a five-year deal with the federal government.
CAPPING building heights in Hobart CBD could worsen the city's housing affordability crisis, real estate and building interests have warned. The Tasmanian ...
I am staggered at the over-generous employment rights those in the Tasmanian health and education sectors are seeking through industrial action. While the cla ...
In your Letters to the Editor today: Motown hotel proposal, fruit-picking jobs risks and Hobart accommodation.
TASMANIAS building and construction sector is continuing to boom with a record number of cranes now visible on Hobarts skyline.
Transgender activists will brief members of Tasmania's upper house on Thursday in a push to remove gender from birth certificates in the state. Landmark trans...
Formal job sharing for public sector senior executives does happen. Just not very often. The structure it can takes, and how permanent it can be is evolving ...
Jobs in hospitality and retail are among the occupations in Tasmania most vulnerable to automation, according to a new report into the future of jobs in regional ...
The Tasmanian Government have appointed Rear Admiral (Rtd) Steve Gilmore as the state's first full-time Defence Advocate and Strategic Adviser for Maritime ...
TASMANIAN job ad growth is outperforming mainland Australia, with a 26.8 per cent annual increase in job listings on SEEK. This is three times the ad growth of ...
Tasmania was a better place to live than ever before, Treasurer Peter Gutwein said following figures showing the economy was growing at its fastest pace in a ...
Tasmania is poised to become to first state to make it optional to include gender on birth certificates, but the prime minister has slammed the push as "ridic...
Tasmania is poised to become to first state to make it optional to include gender on birth certificates, but the prime minister has slammed the push as "ridiculous".
Road workers in Tasmania have been slammed as the definition of lazy after they couldnt be bothered to move a dead wallaby off the road and instead painted ...
Tasmanians remain among the least likely Australians to be in jail, but prisoner numbers are increasing. Tasmania had a daily average of 632 people in full-time ...
Devonport abattoir workers say they are devastated by news that more than 100 jobs could be lost after the abattoir announced plans to close by mid-November.
ABOUT one in every 10 Commonwealth public sector jobs based in Tasmania has disappeared over the past four years. Public sector jobs figures reveal nearly ...
The two attended each other's UTAS graduation ceremonies at the weekend.
In a state with high levels of illiteracy one Tasmanian program is helping people like Dylan Wagner turn that around - so much so, he is now running his own ...
Dozens of Cadbury workers will be made redundant by February as part of an overhaul of the company's chocolate wrapping plant in Claremont, northwest of ...
Jobs-rich pumped hydro takes another step forward.
The Tasmanian Liberal party is promoting gaming industry estimates that 'around 5000 jobs' would be at risk if poker machines were removed from pubs and ...
A deal is struck for Tasmanian Quality Meats to take over pork processing at the Devonport abattoir in the state's north-west, but just 18 people out of the facility's ...
Tasmanian job vacancies are up by 7.2 per cent in a year, in a positive sign for further jobs growth. Vacancies increased by 0.8 per cent in May alone, according ...
Thousands of Tasmanian job seekers may have had their personal information compromised in a massive data breach reported by HR company PageUp.
Chocolate-maker Cadbury's decision to shed 40 jobs from its Tasmanian factory, replacing workers with machines, is met with anger, disappointment and ...
The Coalition Government is increasing support for older Australians to upskill or transition into new careers through the Skills Checkpoint for Older Workers ...
Tasmanian Treasurer Peter Gutwein says that Labor's policy of removing poker machines from pubs and clubs would cost thousands of jobs. RMIT ABC Fact ...
A union warns more than 100 Tasmanian jobs are at risk under a plan to automate short-term, simple visa applications, as part of a move to privatise the visa ...
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull spoke of Tasmania's strong jobs growth on Thursday just as new figures showed the North-West and West had lost 1400 jobs in ...
THIRTY five jobs will be lost when the betting exchange Betfair closes its Technopark operations at Glenorchy.
SEVEN jobs will be lost at WIN News Tasmania as the network prepares to end locally produced bulletins on Friday. The Mercury understands WIN News ...
WIN News's Tasmanian staff have been told nine jobs will be slashed as part of a move to present the regional news bulletin from New South Wales, the ABC ...
There are fears plans to move local weather forecasting to Melbourne and Brisbane will result in a "sausage factory" delivering Tasmanian weather from the ...
Up to 100 jobs are set to go at Vodafone's Hobart call centre after what the company calls a dramatic reduction in call volumes and complaints.
Scott Morrison announces new Commonwealth Integrity Commission in response to calls for a federal Icac.
Government recruitment in the state of Tasmania has resumed nine days after a suspected data breach with provider PageUp led to the suspension of activity.
This month one group of paramedics spent 10 hours of their shift waiting with patients at the Royal Hobart Hospital. They say it's symptomatic of a system ready ...
A change to prioritise student accommodation in Hobart for first year students and those from “geographical disparate areas” is not affecting Launceston students ...
Forward Mining has received approval to develop the Rogetta iron ore mine in north-western Tasmania. The project, around 30km south of Burnie, has secured ...
Kaleb Morgan has been looking for a job for a couple of years and he's not alone — almost 22 per cent of young people in Tasmania's south-east region can't ...
Twelve jobs are expected to go from Nyrstar's Hobart smelter, the union representing workers says, after the news 100 jobs will be slashed from the company's ...
The Avebury nickel mine near Zeehan is expected to restart as early as January next year, with hopes it will create more than 200 jobs on Tasmania's west ...
NEARLY 80 Momentum Energy call centre jobs will be relocated from Melbourne to Tasmania if the Liberal State Government is re-elected, premier Will ...
North-West struggles as Launceston, Hobart jobs soar.
Premier Will Hodgman unveils his new Cabinet, in which he has given the job of fixing Hobart's housing crisis to the northern MP Roger Jaensch.
When the ABC election roadshow visits Burnie to see what issues are on the minds of the locals, unemployment looms large.
All you need to know about the past and future challenges of TasTAFE.
The limitations of corporate handouts have been highlighted by Vodafones decision to axe 100 Tasmanian call centre jobs, despite receiving millions in ...
TASMANIAS nightly WIN News bulletin will be soon be presented from the networks Wollongong studio in New South Wales, in a move that will likely result in ...
Industry experts remain upbeat about the future of call centres as major employers in Tasmania despite the loss of up to 100 jobs at Vodafone in Hobart.
Hospitality worker Kim Parker is just one of the Tasmanians who has a job but not enough hours to make ends meet.
British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta has unveiled an ambitious plan for a "grand scale steel plant" in Whyalla, capable of annual exports of 10 million tonnes.
TECH workers and engineers are snapping up Australias top pay packets, beating miners in the salary stakes in many parts of the country.
Welcome to live coverage of Day 1 of the ALPs national conference from Adelaide, at which Bill Shorten has unveiled two key new promises on affordable ...
Tasmanian unions are worried urgent positions will not be filled fast enough because the Government has shut down its recruitment website in response to the ...
There are concerns over the future of Nyrstar's Hobart zinc works as the company moves to reduce its workforce amid a plummeting share price.
UPDATED: PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has guaranteed that no jobs will be lost at the Bureau of Meteorology in Tasmania as the result of a restructure.
One in seven university students regularly go without food and other necessities because of affordability reasons, according to the Universities Australia Student ...
The lawyer representing a woman allegedly sacked over a series of tweets criticising the Tasmanian Government and abortion rights in the state says she ...
LOOKING for a new job? Good news — because nearly 3000 brand new positions are now up for grabs, just in time for Christmas. Australia Post has revealed it ...
Big Circular Head wind farm developments remain in the pipeline despite political upheaval and energy policy uncertainty in Canberra. WIND PLANS: The ...
The union representing Tasmania's salmon workers will receive a "comprehensive briefing" on Thursday about whether a major announcement from Tassal and ...
TASMANIA is struggling to cope with a surge in building activity with employers forced to bring in tradespeople from interstate to fill jobs.
With record revenue, Tasmania's economy is heading into a golden age, the Treasurer says, with money budgeted for health and education but no new funds to ...
More than 100 Chinese visa holders working as plasterers have stopped work at the Royal Hobart Hospital construction site after questions were raised about ...
Strong jobs growth, women thrive, as men, full-timers struggle.
Liberal Senator Eric Abetz has been accused of failing to stand up for Tasmanian jobs, as the Federal Government moves to outsource visa processing services.
Chocolate-maker Cadbury announces 40 jobs will go from its Hobart factory over the next four months.
PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull has driven home the Governments jobs and business credentials while launching Braddon candidate Brett Whiteleys ...
A HISTORIC Tasmanian hide and skin manufacturer says it will have to close its doors if the Devonport Abattoir ceases operation next month.
THE need for nurses in the aged sector has driven up healthcare job vacancies in the past 12 months, as the total number of job advertisements nationally ...
Aussie house prices just keep falling. Property experts CoreLogic now say Sydney's price decline is bigger than the fall in the 1989-91 at over 10 per cent.
Wilderness track worker Rob Boyes spent nearly three decades working in a highly unique workplace — the rooftop of Tasmania. As he retires he looks back on ...
KINGBOROUGH could lose up to 300 jobs and another major employer from the community if the Federal Government moves the Australian Antarctic Division to ...
The plan to make Tasmania the battery of Australia is well underway, with 14 sites identified for possible pumped hydro processing.
A nine-year North-West minerals recovery operation is expected to create 55 direct jobs, with potential for a longer lifespan and even new mining operations.
Tasmania's senators have put animosity to the side in a show of tripartite support for the state's WIN Network staff, who are facing an uncertain future in light of ...
While Tasmania is currently experiencing its highest rate of population growth since the global financial crisis, this won't necessarily lead to an automatic ...
Tasmanian Labor leader Rebecca White faces a test of her mainstream credentials, with party conference votes expected on a string of hard-left demands, ...
Agriculture, construction and manufacturing hold key to Northern Tasmania's economy.
The seafood industry has a new website to help the recruitment process.
Engineers Australia released its latest Engineering Vacancies Report last week, which showed that in the first six months of 2017, Tasmania has seen an ...
The Northern Tasmania Development Corporation warns Launceston faces a rapidly ageing population and skills shortages unless it attracts more young ...
AUSTRALIAS oldest shipbuilding company has thrown a lifeline to South Australian tradies while they wait for Adelaides future frigate work to kick in.
Two Northern schools have decided to remain open after first expecting to be closed.
Lured by the state government and buoyed by Hobart's burgeoning reputation, an influx of mainland buyers and renters is making prices soar.
Labor party election pledge would 'destroy' the pokies industry in Tasmania, says head of local hospitality association. Australian Associated Press. Fri 15 Dec ...
THE bankrupt Norwegian company that operates the Boyer paper mill has been saved by an independent investment firm. Norske Skog, which employs 280 ...
The state has missed out on a new round of public *service* jobs being offered across the country.
There are *fresh* questions about the mass deaths of salmon in Macquarie Harbour after major fish farmer Petuna sacks 22 staff.
MMG to take over all Rosebery Mine development work.