Over 14 million employed Australians will see a 3.75 per cent increase in their minimum wage by July 1, following a Fair Work Commission announcement. The decision comes after the 2023-2024 annual wage review took into consideration the current cost-of-living crisis, giving many low-income families some financial relief. In a statement the Australian Fair Work Commission Annual Wage Review indicated that the current living pressures of low-income households was a big factor, and that inflation was considerably lower than it was last year. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the average weekly income for a full-time employee is $1,886.50.…
Author: Eleanor Bailey
The rise in the national unemployment rate has resulted in a staggering 30,000 more Australians being without work. In April 2024, the Labour Force survey participation increased by 0.1 per cent, reaching 66.7 per cent. This rise was inclusive of both employed and unemployed Australians from March 31 to Saturday April 13. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Head of Labour Statistics, Bjorn Jarvis said that this year’s statistics are similar to those before COVID-19. “With employment rising by around 38,000 people and the number of unemployed growing by 30,000 people, the unemployment rate rose to 4.1 per cent, and the participation…
University of Wollongong students have felt a financial weight lifted after changes were announced to HECS-Help indexation. Following the 2023 indexation spike of 7.1%, tertiary students were preparing for a 4.7% increase this year when looking at the Consumer Price Index. The Wollongong Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA) has noticed the effect indexation has had on students over the last year. WUSA education officer Ryan Chapman said come tax time the financial stress placed on students already earning over the threshold is particularly strenuous. RadioU UOW · WUSA – HECS financial relief In response to the Universities Accord, Education Minister Jason…
The number of women killed by their partners in Australia jumped by almost a third in 12 months, according to a new report. The Australian Institute of Criminology Homicide in Australia 2022–23 report has revealed a 28 per cent increase in female homicide cases as a result of intimate partners from 2021–22 to 2022–23. The research program has run for the past three decades, with the aim to “identify as precisely as possible the characteristics of individuals that place them at risk of homicide victimisation.” University of Wollongong Chief Integrity Officer and Professor of Law Trish Mundy said prevention strategies…
The Australian Festival Association (AFA) has called on the government to better fund music festivals with two in five events experiencing a major impact due to a lack of funding. The call comes after the Soundcheck Report, commissioned by Creative Australia, revealed 47 per cent of festival organisers believe rising operational costs have had a severe or major impact on their festival. AFA Managing Director Mitch Wilson said ticket sales have decreased since the COVID-19 pandemic and there is a need to increase funding to continue producing Australian music festivals. “Post COVID, ticketing margins have tightened and now organisers are…
Twelve University of Wollongong students are set to defend the university’s Alliance Shield title this year. From tomorrow, teams from the University of Wollongong, Western Sydney University and the University of New South Wales will compete for the title at UNSW in four sports. UOW coach Rae-Leigh Lyons and captain Megan Griffin started training their teams since classes returned in February this year. Both are confident UOW is well-placed to defend its Alliance title. This morning, the University of Newcastle withdrew from the 2024 competition, leaving only three universities in the competition. https://youtu.be/cEnlUxHW6zk
Lynette, 75, was “looking down the barrel of a gun” when she was facing homelessness in December 2018. Now she lives in Shellharbour, where the average rental is $690 per week. Lyn Bailey was 17 when she started working, and until her retirement at age 69, she brought home good money as a midwife. She was married in 1971 and bought her first home when she was 23. Thirty six years later, Lyn divorced. She was left with nothing. Worse than that, Lyn was single, female and had four children: all factors that led to a bank loan being denied…
Answering a phone call or searching for a website is second nature to most of us, but a whole generation is being left behind. However, Good Things Foundation and Living Connected, are working to change that, by improving the region’s digital literacy skills during Get Online Week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvoEEa8_PhU
We discuss the controversies within the Spain Women’s Football team and look into why their World Cup win my not be so positive. Apparently we have all be using Hydralyte wrong. Eleanor explains just how much Hydralyte you need and exactly how you’re supposed to use it. Drew Barrymore was confronted by her stalker during a live interview in New York and we have some thoughts. Reports that Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande have left music manager Scooter Braun may not be true. Hayley breaks it down. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3UYcNaut9gYG20NfLZA1bi?si=2ece4a1549464ba8 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3j2vA3RUGIE4wmn70ZGyzI?si=1305a31a0d6d4817
Russel Brand has addressed addressed his breakup with pop-sensation Katy Perry. But why 12 years later…? Victoria Police are currently investigating the death of three people who are believed to have consumed poisonous mushrooms. The Women’s World Cup is heating up and we are sooo invested!! We discuss our thoughts on Round of 16, the Matildas’ outstanding TV ratings, and the impact the Quarter Final will have on Channel 7 news and the AFL coverage. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ePKdjK9tMRI4dB946veAi?si=d64644de32ad4b5d https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3j2vA3RUGIE4wmn70ZGyzI?si=b7bb7390e6fb4985