Workforce Policy: The U.S. Supreme Court expanded presidential power over independent agencies, upholding Trump’s firings of agency heads while letting Fed governor Lisa Cook stay put—an HR and hiring-policy ripple for regulators and civil service. Primary Care Funding: New Zealand’s PSAAP capitation revamp won backing from 86% of voting practices, with reweighting for deprivation, multimorbidity and rurality plus a fees freeze—good news for provider planning, but not a full fix. Hiring & Pay Practices: Australia’s Collins Foods says it will create 1,000 youth jobs at KFC as it extends opening hours, while Victoria’s new right-to-work-from-home rules could push 43% of firms to hire offshore and 47% toward contractors. Early-Career Access: Swindon’s Bus Company is recruiting 18+ trainees with paid training and job security, explicitly avoiding automated screening. Placement Gap: A viral LinkedIn post highlights “sorry, we don’t hire humanities students,” reigniting debate over campus placement and degree value. Teacher Pipeline: Tasmania’s Change2Teaching program will pay Masters of Teaching students while they work part-time in classrooms to tackle burnout-driven shortages. AI Hiring Debate: New reporting argues AI fears are rising, but some AI-heavy firms are still growing headcount—especially in entry-level roles—making the job outlook more complicated than “AI kills jobs.”