by Hailee Pickering | Jun 5, 2024 | News
An increase in construction across Wollongong has opened up more job opportunities improving the city’s unemployment rate. Wollongong’s population has risen by an average of 0.91% since 2010, motivating WCC to develop the city into a place where its...
by Minh Thieu | May 23, 2024 | Govt & Politics, News
Australian employee households need a raise in the minimum wage to overcome the cost-of-living crisis by at least 1.7 per cent, according to the latest data published by Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The Federal Budget 2024 has revealed the $7.8bn...
by Dylan Kearins | May 22, 2024 | News
Young Australians have been delaying and even avoiding trips to their local general practitioner (GP) due to the rising cost of living, according to latest figures, Seven per cent of patients in 2023 said the cost was the deciding factor stopping them from seeing...
by Kiara Martin | May 8, 2024 | Feature, News
People who have a tertiary qualification aren’t using it in their current job, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Latest figures show that 21 per cent of people have jobs that don’t require their current university or TAFE qualifications,...
by Eleanor Bailey | May 1, 2024 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Govt & Politics, News
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...
