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'Can be frustrating': CSIRO chief wants to speed up staff consultation for any future job cuts
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (747+ words) CSIRO chief executive Doug Hilton is gearing up for a battle with the union over how the national science agency consults with staff over changes, including job cuts. After culling more than 1100 roles in two years and with the potential…...
Contractor rates in Canberra market soars amid staffing redistribution
3+ week, 1+ day ago (72+ words) Bega District News Staffing constraints and shifting workforce priorities are challenging the federal government's efforts to reduce its reliance on contractors, with agency managers forced to pay higher rates for hourly contractors to meet project deadlines. Ray Athwal is a…...
Spider-Man of Yemen dies climbing volcanic crater
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (353+ words) A daredevil adventurer known as the Spider-Man of Yemen has died after falling into a volcano crater while attempting to climb vertical rock faces without safety equipment, authorities say. Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, 30, was climbing the steep walls of the Hardah…...
By the power of nostalgia, He-Man is back and it really works
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (113+ words) Bega District News By the power of nostalgia, He-Man is back and it really works Masters of the Universe (M, 141 minutes) Young men - scratch that, men generally - these days are so fitness-obsessed and in pursuit of a Hemsworth-esque physique that…...
Dragons No.9 on the move after 2026
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (476+ words) Damien Cook's NRL career looks set to end this season after St George Illawarra confirmed the veteran hooker would leave after 2026. The ex-South Sydney No.9 said in the pre-season he had been hopeful of a new deal with the Dragons,…...
Cyber attack exposes student and staff private details
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (372+ words) Personal information of state school students and teachers has been compromised in a massive global data breach affecting millions. The breach has hit thousands of educational institutions, including state schools and universities in Queensland, across Australia and overseas, and more…...
China's DeepSeek AI chatbot suffers major outage
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (182+ words) China's popular DeepSeek artificial intelligence chatbot has suffered its longest outage since the viral rise of its flagship R1 and V3 models. DeepSeek's status website showed the chatbot suffered a "major outage" lasting seven hours and 13 minutes from the early hours of…...
Aussies could miss big payday due to basic AI skills
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (472+ words) Millions of Australians could boost their earning potential by as much as $11,000 a year if they retrain in artificial intelligence technology. But if large sections of the workforce fail to do so, Australia could miss out on a multibillion-dollar productivity…...
Payment giant opens global engineering hub in Sydney
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (353+ words) Multinational payments giant Stripe is stepping up its hiring of software engineers in Sydney, where it recently opened a new Australian headquarters. Stripe's managing director for Australia and New Zealand, Karl Durrance, gave a handful of journalists a brief tour…...
Data centres urged to BYO clean energy, train workers
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (383+ words) Unions and green groups want data centres to meet their enormous power needs by building more renewable energy capacity.Providing mandatory apprentice training to prevent a workforce drain and responsibly using water supplies also feature in the eight-point plan endorsed…...