Unemployment
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Politics & Society
Buying and selling the poor
Australia’s unique welfare-to-work system is extensively privatised but is failing the most disadvantaged
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Business & Economics
What’s the impact of self-control on our lives?
Greater self-control is associated with improved life outcomes including health and satisfaction
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Health & Medicine
Young people are making their way through COVID
2020 looked bleak, but Australia’s young people are working hard at getting work – volunteering and connecting to their communities. With the right support, their outlook is bright
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Business & Economics
Are you OK Australia?
Australians report high levels of life satisfaction but there are gaps – Indigenous Australians, immigrants and the unemployed fare worse. And a warning on COVID-19 fallout, social ties are important
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Politics & Society
Youth, waiting and action during Covid-19
COVID-19 has pitched many young people into limbo. But waiting can be the seedbed for new social action, and young people are responding actively and creatively to bewildering change
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Environment
People in share housing are struggling to cope in COVID-19
A new survey finds that many people living in share housing in Victoria are facing a precarious future as a result of COVID-19, with reports of job losses and financial stress
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Business & Economics
JobSeeker and JobKeeper in post-COVID policies
What will happen to Australians receiving JobKeeper and JobSeeker? Now is the time to look at fine-tuning these programs to help people, and the economy, bounce back
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Health & Medicine
The young Australians hit hard during COVID-19
For governments and policy makers, COVID-19 is a chance to address the existing problems for younger Australian workers as youth unemployment looks set to peak
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Health & Medicine
Will COVID-19 change what it means to be unemployed?
As thousands of Australians face unemployment due to COVID-19, it is a good time to revisit the image of the ‘dole bludger’ and support everyone to seek work with respect
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Business & Economics
The do’s and don’ts of bolstering your financial resilience
There are some key steps all Australians can take to bolster their financial resilience as COVID-19 continues to impact on our economy