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

Not-for-profit HR vs corporate: leaders on what really differs

A purpose-driven workforce lifts engagement, but leaner budgets and heavier emotional loads change how HR operates, say two sector leaders

Not-for-profit HR vs corporate: leaders on what really differs

David Jones enters administration, leaving thousands of jobs in limbo

Voluntary administrators and receivers take control of the 188-year-old retailer as staff await news on store closures and employee entitlements

David Jones enters administration, leaving thousands of jobs in limbo

Canva job cuts affect 1,271 roles in first redundancy round

Melanie Perkins says the design giant must ‘refound’ itself, as a restructure shifts teams to Sydney and strips out management layers

Canva job cuts affect 1,271 roles in first redundancy round

Fake job interview behind US$6.3bn Binance heist puts hiring on notice

North Korean hackers posed as recruiters to breach the crypto exchange, exposing recruitment fraud risks for HR leaders

Fake job interview behind US$6.3bn Binance heist puts hiring on notice

Leaders see AI success, workers see friction

Leaders see AI working far better than their workforce does, and the divide nearly doubles inside large organisations

Leaders see AI success, workers see friction

AI and human judgement: where HR leaders should draw the line

Compliance-heavy tasks like contracts and award interpretation still need people, say HR experts

AI and human judgement: where HR leaders should draw the line

2027 workforce predictions: AI fatigue and an empty leadership bench

Two experts say HR leaders will demand proof from AI vendors and rethink hiring as entry-level roles vanish

2027 workforce predictions: AI fatigue and an empty leadership bench

Do difficult personalities end up in HR? What the research shows

Organisational psychologist Patrick Dunlop says low honesty-humility, not title, is the warning sign for leaders and people teams

Do difficult personalities end up in HR? What the research shows

HR's expanding remit: why Chobani added comms to people and culture

Chobani Australia's people and culture lead explains why change communications and AI guardrails now sit at the heart of HR

HR's expanding remit: why Chobani added comms to people and culture

North Korean scammers are getting hired, then holding companies to ransom

Asking candidates to call Kim Jong Un a pig is one test, but remote hiring is now a fraud frontline HR must own

North Korean scammers are getting hired, then holding companies to ransom