Careers

Tony found himself with too much time on his hands at work. What he did next challenges long-held notions of loyalty in the workplace.

Hannah achieved her dream of becoming a doctor — but she says it's come at a great cost due to the traumatic discrimination she's faced.

The Wiradjuri and Muruwari man's unconventional journey to becoming a pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force took a few different turns, but he now flies cargo and people, assists with humanitarian aid and disaster relief, and wants to inspire Indigenous youth to fly.

Darren and Deana Tangey were looking for a career change when they decided to take on the challenge of running two outback pubs.

Vet Michelle Noga moved from Sydney to regional NSW, and says living in a country town brings more than just career benefits.

It may not be enough simply to be physically away from work, particularly in an era when so many of us work from home. We also have to stop thinking about work when we're not there, writes Jane Gifkins.

The $425 million Riverbend Energy Hub proposal in Tailem Bend could turn 200,000 tonnes of landfill into green hydrogen every year.

Increasingly priced out of the locum GP market, Streaky Bay's community-run medical clinic often has no doctor, which leaves nursing staff and volunteer ambulance members facing greater workloads.

Students across the state are waking up after receiving their SACE results on Monday. While some are still on a high after great scores, others with lesser results are trying to figure out what comes next.

Hundreds of Kimberley community members were employed during the Fitzroy River Bridge rebuild after a record flood, and they are hoping for ongoing opportunities.

The Opposition says Labor is breaking an election promise by reducing the opening hours of urgent care clinics that were announced ahead of last year's federal election.

A young autistic pilot's quest to be recognised by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority as capable of obtaining a commercial flying license is one step closer this week.

Tom Carr had only just moved to his 93-hectare property when an accident left him in a wheelchair. It didn't take the mechanical engineer long to improve the equipment he needed, and soon his Magic Carpet idea was taking flight.

As worker shortages worsen across Australia, some farmers are offering enticements such as cash bonuses, housing and food to retain prized employees.

Before he became the legendary Mao's Last Dancer, Li Cunxin was a peasant boy in communist China with a burning desire to work harder than everyone else.

On a tiny red-dirt airstrip surrounded by small aircraft, teen pilot CJ Rankin is taking lessons to join the ranks of Qantas. It's a long way from where she grew up.

As demand for vacation care outweighs the number of places available, families are being turned away from summer holiday programs.

Sue-Belinda Meehan believes education reforms in recent years have done more harm than good, and backs a Senate committee's recommendations to bring back some traditional approaches.

Minyip Primary School in western Victoria was set to have just the one overloaded teacher for next year until the principal — that very same teacher — launched a publicity campaign and landed three new staff.

They provide lifesaving emergency care in remote areas but according to their union, nurses working for the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Queensland are paid less than their public hospital colleagues.

A major upgrade to a southern New South Wales abattoir means the high-tech revamp will reduce the "labour skill component", but management says overall staff numbers will stay the same.

Now a professional wheelchair basketballer, Tom O'Neill-Thorne can draw a direct link between his rise through the game and the night he watched the opening ceremony of the Sydney Paralympics more than 20 years ago.

In her 1999 emerald-green SUV, Ruby Buchanan travels around the New South Wales outback as a contract musterer. Yet musterer isn't her only title — Ruby is also studying to become a lawyer.

TAFE NSW says enrolments have doubled for a course that gives medical receptionists the skills to help doctors and nurses with patients.

Tony "Tubba" Williams decided to strap on his jockey hat and boots for the first time in 44 years but, to qualify, he had to lose a third of his body weight. He made his official comeback this week at the iconic Bong Bong Picnic Races in Bowral.