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Every job application is a battle between AI models so getting rejected from your dream job isn’t always because you’re not good enough. This week, we're also looking at how AI is removing the entry-level roles banks and consulting firms used to hand juniors, and why all your nice managers just get walked over.

The Aussie Corporate, +1

Jul 20, 2026

Do you have to have lunch with your team?

In this week's edition, we get into why saying no to the team lunch is a career decision, and why consumer confidence has sunk to a level Australians haven't felt in half a century. We've also announced the three workplaces taking home a free onsite school holiday program with KidsCo.

The Aussie Corporate, +1

Jul 13, 2026

Kids in the office, yay or nay?

When you deduct your annual leave balance from your kid’s school holidays, you get an 8-week gap that parents get stuck in. That's how you end up with a 9-year-old doing violin practice in a meeting booth and a floor full of people who feel bad about being annoyed.

The Aussie Corporate, +1

Jul 06, 2026

Bunking with a colleague

Plenty of employers still expect you to share a hotel room with a colleague at work conferences, usually sold as bonding when it's really just the cheapest line in the travel budget to cut.

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Jun 29, 2026

POV: You're getting pushed out

The three-week PIP has become a way to show someone the door. Performance plans were never built for you to pass, so you’re better off taking the payout than treating it as a second chance.

The Aussie Corporate, +1

Jun 22, 2026

What a career pivot actually costs.

This week we're getting into the real price of switching careers, the reason holidays are first on the chopping block when rates climb, and a reminder to submit your data into our biggest Salary Survey yet.

The Aussie Corporate, +1

Jun 15, 2026

What if you're not a flight risk?

In this week's edition, we’re looking into how your AI tools at work are about to get rationed and how KPMG secretly accessed a whistleblower's computer, and the average office worker is now getting interrupted every two minutes.

The Aussie Corporate, +1

Jun 08, 2026

Getting denied a payrise.

In this week's edition, we're unpacking why "no budget" is a cop out excuse when negotiating pay.

The Aussie Corporate, +1

Jun 01, 2026

Both sides of the pay gap

We asked women if they'd ever been paid less than a man for the exact same job. Hundreds responded within hours.

The Aussie Corporate, +1

May 25, 2026

Should I stay or should I go?

We're asking whether you should stay at one company or keep moving, how AI adoption is racing ahead of governance across Australian banks and insurers, and which job ad red flags the AusCorp community says you should never ignore.

The Aussie Corporate, +1

May 18, 2026

Firms are posting roles but not rewarding people for filling them

In this week's edition, we cover EY’s decision to claw back parental leave payments, what the budget actually means now that the numbers are out, and why firms are posting roles but not rewarding people for filling them.

The Aussie Corporate, +1

May 11, 2026