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The Herald welcomes six new trainee journalists
Six new trainee journalists have joined The Sydney Morning Herald newsroom for a 12-month program to hone their reporting skills.
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Opinion
Is it great to connect? The many lies of LinkedIn
Welcome to a world of toxic positivity, where ‘team players’ and ‘thought leaders’ are continually energised and thrilled by their own success but mostly excited to witness your downfall.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Are you being served? Aldi follows Coles, Woolworths into self-service checkouts
Years after the big two introduced self-serve checkouts, Aldi is rolling out the “win-win” technology in hundreds of stores.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
Night-cart men and lion tamers once worked in Melbourne. Find out more about rare jobs from the past
Here are some photos from The Age’s archives of people performing rare and unusual jobs through the decades. Some no longer exist, while others have evolved.
- by Craig Butt
Do You Earn Enough?
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Ten jobs that earn more than you’d expect – and the entrepreneur who switched careers in COVID
Some of the jobs that earn six figures on average are ones you might not expect. Here are 10 of them.
- by Millie Muroi and Craig Butt
Do You Earn Enough?
Census
Do you earn enough quiz: Which of these jobs earns the most?
Which job earns more on average out of a florist and a drycleaner? Test your knowledge of Melbourne’s jobs landscape in our quiz.
- by Craig Butt
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Media & marketing
News Corp cuts 20 journalists, with The Australian and Herald Sun spared
Twenty more journalists will be made redundant at News Corp Australia as part of a wider effort to save as much as $65 million.
- by Calum Jaspan
Do You Earn Enough?
Census
Some jobs are so unusual, they’re not recognised by the ABS. Brianna’s is one of them
If you’ve never heard of aquarists, you’re not alone. They belong to one of Australia’s most unusual worker tribes.
- by Gemma Grant and Craig Butt
Australian real wage growth among worst in OECD
As the government campaigns on the cost of living, the OECD reports Australia’s wage growth lags the UK, Canada and the United States.
- by Rachel Clun
Woodside’s Australian workers hit with job cut news
Woodside workers face an anxious wait to see who has a kept their job from a reorganisation that takes effect next week.
- by Peter Milne
Analysis
Perth
Lawyers in Mount Lawley, geologists in Scarborough: Where Perth’s worker tribes live
Think you know your neighbours? Some suburbs attract obvious types, but others are surprising. Try our interactive to find Perth people by occupation type.
- by Claire Ottaviano and Craig Butt