Jack Campbell

Jack Campbell

Human Resources Director Australia

Jack Campbell

APAC Editor

4 years experience391,462 Total views on Human Resources Director Australia in 2025

Jack's specialty topics

Workplace news Employment law Profile pieces

Jack is the APAC editor for HRD and a contributing writer for HRD Australia, HRD New Zealand, and HRD Asia, the region’s leading publications covering workplace legislation and HR strategy.

With a career spanning many areas of trade media, including workplace, mortgages, and the economy, Jack brings extensive experience in features reporting and technical writing. He leans on deep cross-sector knowledge in his stories.

When not crafting stories, Jack spends his time cooking and supporting his NRL team. These interests play into his writing and give some personality in Jack’s pieces.

If you’d like to reach Jack directly, you can email him at [email protected]

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I place a strong focus on connecting with those at the coal face of HR and telling their stories. I believe in order to create powerful content you need to interact with those you are writing for.”

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Featured content from Jack

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Previous experience

  • Key Media — APAC Editor
  • Broker Daily — Editor
  • HR Leader — News Editor

Education

  • Bachelor of Journalism, University of Wollongong

Read the latest stories by Jack

Migrant worker exploitation: Why it persists and how HR can act

A wave of underpayment cases is forcing employers to confront why migrant workers are exploited and what compliance requires

Migrant worker exploitation: Why it persists and how HR can act

AI is quietly turning HR meetings into court evidence

A Dentons employment partner warns AI-generated meeting notes and prompts are increasingly discoverable in unfair dismissal cases

AI is quietly turning HR meetings into court evidence

Hobart named Australia's fastest-growing city for career growth

The Tasmanian capital ranked first nationally for hiring growth and job opportunity

Hobart named Australia's fastest-growing city for career growth

Government moves to lock in 15% pay rise for early educators

New legislation will secure $3.6 billion in ongoing funding for the pay increase, tying future payments to compliance with national child safety standards

Government moves to lock in 15% pay rise for early educators

Victoria pushes work-from-home law start back to July 2027

Premier Ben Carroll pushes Victoria's contested work-from-home reform back to mid-2027 amid sustained pressure from employer groups

Victoria pushes work-from-home law start back to July 2027

School inquiry puts volunteer classification back on HR agenda

A New South Wales inquiry into unpaid teaching staff has surfaced a compliance risk that reaches well beyond one school's boardroom, with implications for how HR and people leaders classify workers everywhere

School inquiry puts volunteer classification back on HR agenda

Sydney Airport near-miss exposes aviation workforce crisis, says TWU

Union says serious understaffing left air traffic control "at breaking point" after a second near-collision in two weeks

Sydney Airport near-miss exposes aviation workforce crisis, says TWU

Psychosocial risk tool axed as employers face jail and $2m fines

With the People at Work survey closing in October, HR leaders now carry personal accountability for psychosocial risk failures

Psychosocial risk tool axed as employers face jail and $2m fines

AI now trusted over managers by 1.5 million Australian workers

New research finds one in seven employees trust AI over colleagues, as ELMO's people chief warns guidance can't keep pace

AI now trusted over managers by 1.5 million Australian workers

Carroll keeps Victoria work-from-home law despite tipped shake-up

New premier Ben Carroll backs away from tipped work-from-home changes, giving business only a minor set-up cost concession

Carroll keeps Victoria work-from-home law despite tipped shake-up