Most industry awards come down to who bought a table or sponsored the event. This one didn't...

The team at Xref just picked up the 2026 Human Resources Director Australia Readers' Choice Award, and it means a lot because it was voted on directly by the HR community. The actual recruiters and HR managers using our platform every day.

When we started Xref, the whole point was to kill off tedious manual admin, deliver real ROI fast, and make life easier for talent teams on the ground. Knowing that the people relying on our tools took the time out of their day to vote for us is the best feedback we could ask for.

A huge thank you to every customer and peer across the community who backed us, and to our incredible team for working hard every single day to make it happen.

The Xref team is on the road over the next couple of months to talk hiring, retention, and real turnover:

• ATC (Melbourne) | 12-13 Oct
• HR Tech (Las Vegas) | 20-22 Oct
• UNLEASH (Paris) | 20-22 Oct
• Gartner HR Symposium (Sydney) | 17-18 Nov