Land of the long weekend? Hardly – Australia has fewer public holidays than most other OECD countries
Only six OECD nations lag behind Australia's public holiday count at the national level
New data shows that only one-in-nine jobseekers (11.7%) found long term employment via a job agency in the financial year ending in June 2025. This is despite an increase in public funding through Workforce Australia, a Commonwealth Government service which pays private job agencies to help people who are unemployed find jobs.
What’s a few barbs between allies? They seem to be doing their jobs in Washington DC just fine.