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Were it not for JobKeeper, unemployment would be 11.7%, up from 5.2% in one month. Here's how the numbers pan out

  • Written by: Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne
Were it not for JobKeeper, unemployment would be 11.7%, up from 5.2% in one month. Here's how the numbers pan outABS

After all the forecasts and speculation, now we know the worst.

Today’s numbers from the Australian Bureau of Statistics lay out the catastrophic impact of COVID-19 on the Australian labour market.

Total hours worked fell 9.2% – in just one month, between March and April.

Percentage fall in hours worked

Were it not for JobKeeper, unemployment would be 11.7%, up from 5.2% in one month. Here's how the numbers pan outMonths from start of recession.Au...

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We know racism and recessions go together. Australia must prepare to stop a racism spike here.

  • Written by: Susan Carland, Director, Bachelor of Global Studies, Monash University
We know racism and recessions go together. Australia must prepare to stop a racism spike here.originalDarren England/ AAP

Generally in Australia, we all get along pretty well and feel good about our society.

Studies show we have a strong “social cohesion index,” which has remained relatively stable for the past seven years.

But we cannot take this for granted, especially if the coronavirus pandemic also leads to a recession.

In...

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Is isolation a feeling?

  • Written by: Carly Osborn, Visiting Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
Is isolation a feeling?Sam Marx/Unsplash

I am feeling isolated. Is this a state, or an emotion? Rather than getting into the semantics of language, I will ask another question: what does isolation feel like?

Isolation feels like being stuck on the couch despite having time for a walk. Isolation feels like comfort eating nachos and box wine.

Our bodies are tired. Our...

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  2. We need to plan for life after JobKeeper now. We need to make it portable
  3. Pandemic dents Australians' views of both China and the United States
  4. Young people were already struggling before the pandemic. Here are 7 ways to help them navigate a changed world
  5. Why coronavirus must not stop Australia creating denser cities
  6. even in a pandemic, mixed emotions are more common than negative ones
  7. Miss hugs? Touch forms bonds and boosts immune systems. Here’s how to cope without it during coronavirus
  8. How to tweak JobKeeper, if we must
  9. Google and Facebook pay way less tax in New Zealand than in Australia – and we're paying the price
  10. How to stay calm and manage those family tensions during the coronavirus lockdown
  11. one tip on video conferencing good enough for Matthew McConaughey
  12. If we want workers to stay home when sick, we need paid leave for casuals
  13. Literary magazines are often the first place new authors are published. We can't lose them
  14. What is public interest journalism? Providing reliable information to those who need it most
  15. In some places 40% of us may have downloaded COVIDSafe. Here's why the government should share what it knows
  16. As restrictions ease, here are 5 crucial ways for Australia to stay safely on top of COVID-19
  17. As coronavirus forces us to keep our distance, city density matters less than internal density
  18. what caused major climate change in the past?
  19. I measure whales with drones to find out if they're fat enough to breed
  20. the Alan Jones radio era comes to an end
  21. Paul Kelly on the risk of a COVID-19 second-wave
  22. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg tested for COVID-19
  23. Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson mixes real stories with romance
  24. Are you wearing gloves or a mask to the shops? You might be doing it wrong
  25. expert review rejects NSW plan to let seawater flow into the Murray River
  26. So coronavirus will change cities – will that include slums?
  27. moving New Zealand from critical care to long-term recovery
  28. Contact tracing apps are vital tools in the fight against coronavirus. But who decides how they work?
  29. how much free speech should our public servants have?
  30. coronavirus will hit Australia's research capacity harder than the GFC
  31. Getting an abortion just got harder, thanks to the coronavirus. Here's what we can do better
  32. Which Florence Nightingale will we remember today? The 'Lady with the Lamp' or the influential writer and activist?
  33. Coronavirus lays bare 5 big housing system flaws to be fixed
  34. Australia listened to the science on coronavirus. Imagine if we did the same for coal mining
  35. The ghosts of budgets past haunt New Zealand's shot at economic recovery
  36. US-China relations were already heated. Then coronavirus threw fuel on the flames
  37. The healing power of data: Florence Nightingale's true legacy
  38. Not all twins are identical and that's been an evolutionary puzzle, until now
  39. First stage of 'road back' will boost monthly GDP by $3.1 billion and jobs by 252,500: Frydenberg
  40. how the Cold War shaped Little Richard
  41. China might well refuse to take our barley, and there would be little we could do
  42. This rainforest was once a grassland savanna maintained by Aboriginal people – until colonisation
  43. Our cities owe much of their surviving heritage to Jack Mundey
  44. As sport resumes after lockdown, it's time to level the playing field for women and girls
  45. It's hard to know when to come out from under the doona. It'll be soon, but not yet
  46. Should we re-open pubs next week? The benefits seem to exceed the costs
  47. Inside an innovative program helping sex offenders reintegrate into society – and why it works
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