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  • JobWatch: Enough chiefs, more Indians required

    IT jobs lead the February fall of online job advertisements according to the latest Olivier Job Index, released over the weekend.

  • JobWatch: Election, what election?

    Demand for permanent IT staff continues to grow, bucking the expected dip in demand for new staff in the run up to the federal election.

  • Govt visa plan falls short for tech skills shortage

    The government yesterday announced plans to bolster Australia's skilled migration program by providing an additional 6,000 places -- potentially a boon for the skills-starved tech industry -- but some believe the scheme doesn't go far enough.

  • No skills shortage in sight: AIIA

    A five percent increase in salaries for technology professionals over the last 12 months means that predictions of a skills shortage have been inaccurate, according to the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA).

  • Centrelink builds Adelaide IT hub

    Centrelink has chosen Adelaide as the base for its new IT hub, citing difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff in Canberra.

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  • Read the blog post - Sheryle Moon

    No skyrocketing salaries, despite skills squeeze

    ICT salaries are rising, but they are certainly not skyrocketing.

  • Read the blog post - Sheryle Moon

    The Aussie dollar and ICT

    With the Australian Dollar breaking the 92 US cents barrier recently, and predictions it could reach parity with the US Dollar by Christmas, there's good news and bad news for the ICT industry.

  • Read the blog post - Sheryle Moon

    Women in ICT a rare breed

    A quick scan of almost any ICT department, ICT conference or vendor environment confirms that women who embrace technology as a lifelong career remain a rare breed.

  • Read the blog post - Sheryle Moon

    Turning the tide on skilled immigration

    While we continue to talk about Australia's ICT skills shortage, more than 3,000 potential sponsorships are being blocked by impediments to the 457 visa scheme.

  • Read the blog post - Sheryle Moon

    Closing the skills gap

    Until this month, we had no uniform-approach ICT curricula in higher education institutions, and no formal link connecting these institutions with industry.

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Features and Case Studies (45)

  • The ICT labour market: Where agendas collide

    Companies want cheap labour, universities depend on international student dollars, industry needs key skills, and local graduates just want a job. Mark Wheeler investigates the drama playing out over the ICT labour market.

  • IT department headed for extinction?

    As the world's environment changes, scientists are becoming increasingly worried that large numbers of species will become extinct. Could this also happen in the corporate environment?

  • Diversification of the IT industry is beneficial to all

    The IT profession is rare within the larger career landscape, in that virtually anyone can jump in and excel in the field—regardless of race, color, ethnic background, or gender.

  • Pollies fail to grasp key IT issues

    An analysis by representatives of Australia's two largest IT industry groups shows that neither political party in the federal election has come up with a comprehensive policy around technology.

  • Do Australian ICT workers matter?

    Claims that Australia suffers from an ICT skills shortage is simply unfounded but the lack of support from the government and industry associations to counter these assertions has left workers in the lurch.

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