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I’ve had this feeling before. It’s called contentment. Will it last?

I’m booked and busy, and can happily say that I’m not aspiring to anything more.

  • Brodie Lancaster

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Bold Charters’ Harri Joyce with mentor Nigel Matthews.

Perth man supports teen with autism to launch game-changing business

The heart-warming local story of a friendship that allowed a young man realise a dream – and go on to help many more people in turn.

Searching for a job day and night is one thing. Being answerable to a robot is another thing entirely.

I knew finding a job wouldn’t be easy, but I didn’t expect to come up against so many robots

After a few painful months of job hunting, I understood why Sarah Connor wanted to destroy all AI in Terminator 2.

  • Samantha Allemann
When we’re talking about super and long-term pain, there’s one group of Australians that we need to bring back into the fold, and fast.

If we want to all retire happy, one group of workers needs our help

When we’re talking about super and long-term pain, there’s one group of Australians that we need to bring back into the fold, and fast.

  • Victoria Devine
For as long as I can recall, I’ve squirmed when I’ve heard the comparison of work being someone’s “baby”.

Work is a way to make money. Please, stop calling it your ‘baby’

For as long as I can recall, I’ve squirmed when women call their careers or businesses “my baby”. As a business owner about to become a parent, I now know why.

  • Michelle Battersby
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From Avon ladies to nutrition clubs: How much do you really earn in multi-level marketing?

Australia has seen a surge in people seduced by multi-level marketing companies as experts warn against side-hustle schemes.

  • Amber Schultz
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Yuko Nakao delivers traditional Japanese knives to Ludmilla Ivanovic from Iggy’s Bread, who have bought from her growing business.

Women’s micro-businesses offer a way out of the pandemic’s economic slump

An organisation supporting women to set up businesses says thousands have sought help after losing work during the pandemic lockdowns.

  • Katina Curtis
Fiona Fagan runs her own business so she can juggle work around caring for her four children.

Self-employment entrenches traditional gender roles for parents

Research reveals the reality for so-called "mumpreneurs" trying to find better work-family balance through self-employment.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Gig economy.

High cost of loneliness in the gig economy

We must understand the potential toll on self-employed, home-based workers.

  • Tony Featherstone
A report prepared for the royal commission into aged care says increasing support for informal carers is a key area for improvement.

Austria, Japan outstrip Australia on support for carers

Austrians get up to three months of paid leave a year to care for elderly relatives, while Australians get 10 days a year.

  • Judith Ireland