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In a June 2017 interview with the Courier-Mail, Greens senator Lee Rhiannon expressed support for the AUWU, and revealed she has donated $300 to the association. [11]2GB broadcaster Ben Fordham has publicly criticised the union in a statement to news.com.au, claiming it 'coaches people how to dodge responsibilities when it comes to work for the dole or finding a job'.
Australia's economy is strongly intertwined with the countries of East and Southeast Asia, also known as ASEAN Plus Three (APT), accounting for about 64% of exports in 2016. [46] China in particular is Australia's main export and import partner by a wide margin. [47] Australia is a member of the APEC, G20, OECD and WTO.
Unemployment rate (2021) [1] This is a list of countries by unemployment rate.Methods of calculation and presentation of unemployment rate vary from country to country. Some countries count insured unemployed only, some count those in receipt of welfare benefit only, some count the disabled and other permanently unemployable people, some countries count those who choose (and are financially ...
The unemployment rate fell to 4.1% from 4.2% in November. December marked the most monthly job gains seen since March 2023. Revisions to the unemployment rate in 2024 also showed the labor market ...
On 1 July 1991, the "Newstart Allowance" replaced the Unemployment Benefit (UB) which had been unchanged since 1945. [1] It was part of a government reform called Newstart - the Active Employment Strategy. [2] The ALP government of Paul Keating released the "Restoring Full Employment" and "Working Nation" white papers in 1994. They collectively ...
The S&P 500 down 1.8%, this after we got a March unemployment report that showed a loss of 701,000 jobs and an unemployment rate at 4.4%. This follows yesterday's weekly jobless claims number that ...
Wage growth, an important measure for gauging inflation pressures, rose to 3.8% year over year, up from a 3.6% annual gain in July. On a monthly basis, wages increased 0.4%, higher than the 0.2% ...
Bessant argues that there is no evidence that poor attitudes towards work, disorganisation, or other personal failings are the primary source of youth unemployment, which she instead attributes to globalisation, the offshoring of unskilled labour, and increased application of labour-saving technologies in industry.