Source-linked country record
Layoffs in Australia
This page lists every layoff entry we hold for Australia that still links to its original source. It is a record of what we have verified, not a complete count of layoffs in this country.
49 recorded entries
46,021 jobs across 39 employers
9 entries the employer attributed to AI in its own words
Covering 2015 to 2028
Counted by where the jobs were located. The tracker's own results list additionally matches on employer headquarters, so it returns a slightly higher count for the same country. Rollup records and the per-site notices they absorb are counted once. Open this filter in the full tracker.
Definitions differ by jurisdiction: see what qualifies as a record for Australia before comparing this page’s totals with another country’s.
Industries affected here
- Finance & Insurance 23,209 jobs
- Telecom 9,788 jobs
- Technology 4,020 jobs
- Government & Nonprofit 2,962 jobs
- Retail & E-commerce 1,480 jobs
- Media & Entertainment 1,461 jobs
- Energy 1,085 jobs
- Manufacturing 778 jobs
- Airlines & Travel 610 jobs
- Education 490 jobs
Employers with more than one recorded round here
- Commonwealth Bank 4 recorded rounds
- Telstra 3 recorded rounds
- National Australia Bank 2 recorded rounds
- NAB 2 recorded rounds
- Atlassian 2 recorded rounds
- Optus 2 recorded rounds
- University of Wollongong 2 recorded rounds
Recorded entries
SunRice · 78 jobs
- ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- No archive snapshot yet. We re-check weekly; next check by 2026-08-25.
- Full entry on this site
Zoos Victoria · 70 jobs
Maryvale paper mill · 84 jobs
Opal Australian Paper · 84 jobs
Nine · 30 jobs
The employer attributed this to AI.
“‘extreme’ AI disruption”
Culture Amp · 70 jobs
Southern Cross Media · 200 jobs
- smh.com.au
- Not in the Internet Archive yet. We keep checking weekly; next check by 2026-08-25.
- Full entry on this site
Brotherhood of St Laurence · 45 jobs
- smh.com.au
- Not in the Internet Archive yet. We keep checking weekly; next check by 2026-08-25.
- Full entry on this site
CSIRO · 92 jobs
Government of Tasmania · 1,700 jobs
Commonwealth Bank · 119 jobs
- smh.com.au
- Not in the Internet Archive yet. We keep checking weekly; next check by 2026-08-25.
- Full entry on this site
Atlassian · 1,600 jobs
The employer attributed this to AI.
“attributing them to AI”
Envato · 200 jobs
The employer attributed this to AI.
“reduce operational costs to ensure we can invest further in product, marketing and AI (SmartCompany)”
WiseTech Global · 2,000 jobs
Telstra · 650 jobs
The employer attributed this to AI.
“Telstra announced about 650 job cuts in early 2026 with AI-driven restructuring cited in the announcement coverage (ACS Information Age)”
Commonwealth Bank · 300 jobs
The employer attributed this to AI.
“it won’t hire more people unless the job cannot be done by artificial intelligence”
- theage.com.au
- smh.com.au
- smh.com.au
- Not in the Internet Archive yet. We keep checking weekly; next check by 2026-08-25.
- Full entry on this site
Victorian Public Service · 1,000 jobs
Western Sydney University · 191 jobs
Anglo American · 200 jobs
QCOAL · 85 jobs
NAB · 400 jobs
ANZ · 3,500 jobs
Atlassian · 150 jobs
The employer attributed this to AI.
“replacing them with AI technology”
Bank of Queensland · 200 jobs
Commonwealth Bank · 45 jobs
The employer attributed this to AI.
“describing its decision to axe 45 roles due to artificial intelligence”
Telstra · 500 jobs
Australian National University · 59 jobs
GFG Alliance · 350 jobs
University of Wollongong · 90 jobs
Commonwealth Bank · 45 jobs
The employer attributed this to AI.
“it won’t hire more people unless the job cannot be done by artificial intelligence”
- smh.com.au
- Not in the Internet Archive yet. We keep checking weekly; next check by 2026-08-25.
- Full entry on this site
Rex Airlines · 610 jobs
Nine Entertainment · 200 jobs
Royal Children’s Hospital · 15 jobs
Crown Casino · 1,000 jobs
Optus · 198 jobs
League of Geeks · 31 jobs
Woolworths · 1,350 jobs
- theguardian.com
- Not in the Internet Archive yet. We keep checking weekly; next check by 2026-08-25.
University of Wollongong · 150 jobs
National Australia Bank · 6,000 jobs
- smh.com.au
- Not in the Internet Archive yet. We keep checking weekly; next check by 2026-08-25.
- Full entry on this site
Cadbury · 40 jobs
Optus · 440 jobs
Telstra · 8,000 jobs
Department of Home Affairs · 100 jobs
The employer attributed this to AI.
“Plans to automate simple visa applications threaten Tasmanian jobs”
NAB · 6,000 jobs
National Australia Bank · 6,600 jobs
Marcs, David Lawrence · 130 jobs
Peabody Energy Corp · 300 jobs
EnergyAustralia · 500 jobs
Alcoa Corp · 220 jobs
Other countries
- United States 43,461 entries
- United Kingdom 2,819 entries
- France 2,323 entries
- Germany 2,272 entries
- Canada 1,373 entries
- Sweden 985 entries
- Spain 977 entries
- Poland 962 entries
- Italy 907 entries
- Netherlands 903 entries
- Belgium 732 entries
- Finland 731 entries
- Czechia 495 entries
- Ireland 483 entries
- Denmark 456 entries
- Austria 429 entries
- Romania 404 entries
- Hungary 371 entries
- Norway 313 entries
- Slovenia 310 entries
- Portugal 295 entries
- Slovakia 248 entries
- Lithuania 201 entries
- Greece 178 entries
- Estonia 134 entries
- Croatia 81 entries
- India 71 entries
- Bulgaria 69 entries
- Latvia 58 entries
- Luxembourg 51 entries
- Cyprus 28 entries
- Malta 23 entries
- Brazil 21 entries
- Israel 13 entries
- China 11 entries
- Singapore 11 entries
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Layoffs in Australia. AI Layoff Tracker, AskTheRecruiter.com. Accessed Aug 22, 2026. https://asktherecruiter.com/blog/country-layoffs/australia/ Licensed CC BY 4.0; every entry links to the filing, notice or report behind it.Email digest
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