The number of job advertisements declined markedly in Australia in April, with the Information and Technology sector hit by a 6.4% drop in jobs advertised nationally, according to a new report from Australia's largest jobs board.

Australia is losing the global race in artificial intelligence and will miss out on future jobs without major new investment to secure its position as a leading destination for AI research and development, according to analysis by the University of Adelaide’s Australian Institute for Machine Learning.

Food delivery service Deliveroo supports the generation of $452 million in revenue in the Australian economy, of which $313 million is extra revenue within the restaurant sector, according to a newly published report.