by Sarah Harvey | Jul 22, 2020 | News
Young Australians forced out of work by COVID-19 face the prospect of long-term unemployment as the pandemic halts economic growth. The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show youth unemployment (15-24 years) surged from 11.5 per cent in...
by Sarah Harvey | Jun 3, 2020 | News, Sport
The Illawarra District Rugby League’s (IDRL) 2020 season remains uncertain despite the state government announcing junior sport can recommence next month. The announcement made on Tuesday confirmed restrictions on under 18 community sporting competitions would be...
by Sarah Harvey | May 27, 2020 | News, Tech & Research
A new report is calling for an overhaul of Australia’s palliative care system after research revealed $464 million could be saved each year if at-home end-of-life services were better funded. The KPMG report released yesterday found an additional annual investment of...
by Sarah Harvey | May 6, 2020 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
New Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show 58 per cent of businesses in arts and recreation services have reported employees do not meet the eligibility criteria for the Federal Government’s JobKeeper scheme. The sector was one of the first to be impacted by the...
by Sarah Harvey | Apr 22, 2020 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
A local quilting group is calling on the community to support their ongoing efforts to create quilts for people affected by the Black Summer bushfires. Members of the Wollongong Modern Quilt Guild began the ‘bushfireblocks – Quilts for Australia’ campaign in January...
