Struggling finance giant Macquarie Bank, property developer Lend Lease, mining contractor Boart Longyear and law firm Blake Dawson are shedding staff as the economic slump deepens.

• 数百人的工作将被削减各行各业，从知识产权的法律，增加的担忧，澳大利亚是步入衰退和长时间的工作不安全感，失业率上升。