No direct evidence four week dole wait A federal government official has conceded the government has no direct evidence that the Coalition’s plan to make young unemployed people wait four weeks for the dole will help under 25s into work. Under questioning from Greens senator Rachel Siewert at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Department of […]
Has unemployment peaked in Australia? No, says ANZ
Unemployment could remain around 6 per cent for some time, according to ANZ, with the economy’s growth rate not strong enough to bring it down . Unemployment came in at 6 per cent in June, up from May’s 5.9 per cent figure but down slightly from results in earlier months. Below-average output growth suggests that a […]
