By Rolf Howard, Managing Partner, Owen Hodge Lawyers Losing your job is a miserable experience, whether you were expecting it or not. While finances are a top of mind concern, losing your job may … [Read more...]

Across almost every sector, the most obvious route for career progression is a move from entry-level work into management. Whether you work in medicine, engineering, or more creative fields, upward … [Read more...]

Everything has to be perfect. Demanding the highest quality of everything you do is an honourable approach in a working environment. It’s fair to say that you want your customers and your managers … [Read more...]

At this time of the year, you may feel on wind down mode as you start to look forward to your holidays and relaxing. But in fact, now presents the perfect opportunity to refresh your career goals and … [Read more...]

Pictures are worth a thousand words but to tell something they have to be presented in the right way. Just like being a fan of online slots, it is difficult to become a food photographer if you are … [Read more...]

There is a job boom in Australia. Even more, there is a boom in jobs for women. More than two-thirds of jobs (332,000) have appeared for them over the past 12 months. Yet, this topic is quite … [Read more...]

Are you sick of trailing behind the other people in your workplace? When you see other people overtaking you and getting promoted before you get a chance, it can be incredibly frustrating. That’s why … [Read more...]

Long gone are the days where people mock the choice to delve into a creative career, where once there were jokes about starving artists, now there are masses of people trying to land a significant … [Read more...]

By Rolf Howard, Managing Partner, Owen Hodge Lawyers Rebel Wilson recently won a $4.6 million defamation claim against publishers Bauer Media. Woman’s Day and Australian Woman’s Weekly had claimed … [Read more...]

Harassment is defined by the Australian Human Rights Commission as unlawfully treating a person less favourably on the basis of particular protected attributes such as a person’s sex, race, disability … [Read more...]

An Australian-first initiative that will empower over 3,000 young rural and remote women is launching at Parliament House today. Country to Canberra is driving over 15,000km from May to August … [Read more...]

These days, plenty of people have been talking about the robot "invasion" taking over industries around the world. From automated and self-serve checkout counters to manufacturing and certain jobs in … [Read more...]

Rachael Turner trained as a classical pianist and operated a music school for 10 years before realising her true passion for construction. Bringing a derelict home back to life through restoration … [Read more...]

In the early 1800s, gender equality was something about which no one had ever heard. A woman’s place was quite emphatically at home caring for her husband and children, and the concept of her heading … [Read more...]

There is always a crossroads in life when it comes to choosing the career that you want to see you through to retirement. Do you go the academic route and get a degree in law or medicine, or … [Read more...]

To help address a shortage of homegrown talent in Australia, digital marketing agency, Indago Digital, in partnership with other major players in the industry, are organising a free digital marketing … [Read more...]

Businesses are missing out on top talent because they are alienating candidates with poor communication and long hiring practices, new research commissioned by specialist recruiter Robert Half, has … [Read more...]

Each year job searches surge in January and February, and with approximately 50% of Australian workers considering a new job each year, there’s no doubt that careers are top-of-mind for many employees … [Read more...]

The Tax Institute, Australia’s leading professional association and educator in tax, a new website supporting the career progression of women in the tax, accounting and legal professions. The … [Read more...]

Thankfully, the days of females only being fit for kitchens are well past us. But, more men than you might expect still fail to take women seriously in business roles. In fact, if a woman wants to get … [Read more...]