‘If JobSeeker was cut, the unemployed would be picking fruit’? Why that’s not true
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels This narrative is jarring when there are 19 people unemployed or underemployed for every vacancy and only 3% of employers report that they are recruiting but can’t find enough applicants. Read this article from The Conversation...
Two-thirds of voters would prefer Coalition support renewables rather than new gas plants
Image from pexels.comAustralians are sceptical that bringing forward tax cuts in the October budget will stimulate the economy, while two-thirds of voters would prefer the Morrison government to support renewables rather than new gas plants Read this article from The...
Hundreds of thousands of migratory birds have been found dead in New Mexico
Image from CNN Biologists at New Mexico State University are trying to find out why hundreds of thousands of migratory birds have been found dead across the state. Read this article from CNN here.
Devastating map shows the Great Australian Dream being shredded in Melbourne
Image from pexels.comMelbourne is home to seven of Australia's ten worst suburbs for mortgage stress, new analysis has revealed. In Pascoe Vale and Narre Warren, 97 per cent of borrowers can't pay bills and there are fears it will get worse Read this article from the...
Coronavirus ‘long-haulers’ who tested negative demand answers
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels The plight of COVID ‘Long-Haulers’ is becoming more apparent. Months after initially falling ill with coronavirus, there are thousands of people who are still experiencing debilitating symptoms, such as extreme fatigue,...
‘This is killing us’: Andrews’ road map sparks dismay in country Victoria
Image from Kerry Gouldthorpe "It’s just crazy," said David Strange, owner and operator of the large Metung Hotel in East Gippsland. "In the whole 20,000 square kilometres of East Gippsland, there’s been one case of COVID-19 in six months. Read this article from The...
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