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HEALTH WORKER

20 March 2010

SALARY The Australian government Job Outlook website lists salaries in aged care at about $750 a week, dental assistants also at $750 a week and division 2 nurses at $803 a week... read full story

ARU comes up with the dosh to help Queensland

5 March 2010

The Australian Rugby Union will provide financial assistance to the Queensland Rugby Union, which is under serious threat of being placed in administration... read full story

REPORT CARD

12 December 2009

STUART BAILEY Teacher, electrotechnology, TAFE NSW — New England Institute, Tamworth campus.. read full story

THIS WEEK IN TRAVELLER

12 December 2009

Fergus Shiel makes a secular pilgrimage to Ireland, never suspecting he'll be converted to born-again Belfast. "Two great things about the new-look Belfast are that it hasn't lost its old-school friendliness and the height of local cuisine is no longer sausages, eggs and bacon," he says... read full story

HOT SHOTS

5 December 2009

MARIA BENARDIS Author of My Greek Family Table and founder of Greekalicious cooking school.. read full story

Job security draws school leavers to nursing, teaching

5 December 2009

THE number of university applicants wanting to study nursing or education has risen rapidly with the promise of greater job security... read full story

Major side effect

28 November 2009

No promotion in sight? Consider thinking laterally, suggests Josh Jennings... read full story

DR WORK

24 October 2009

QI'm about to leave year 12 but I just don't know what I really want to do after school. I've read plenty about careers, I've been to career support places and talked with people but I still don't know what to do. I have a few things in mind but nothing locked in. What should I do?.. read full story

Skills shortage opens new doors

24 October 2009

Take stock of your values and motivators and research job options before taking the plunge, writes Tanya Ryan-Segger... read full story