Unemployment

Anger over slashed government budgets, poor quality of life, career stagnation and rampant official corruption is motivating many Indonesians to fantasise about "running away" from the country.

As Australia's unemployment rate rises, finding a job is getting more challenging. Some jobseekers and recruiters describe the process of applying for work like online dating, where applicants are ignored or ghosted by recruiters. 

The world's most-awkward acronym, NAIRU, can predict where interest rates are heading and the signs are not good for borrowers.

Australia's unemployment rate falls to 3.9pc in November, down from 4.1pc in October.

In a town where unemployment is almost five times the national average, women in Halls Creek are finding much-needed solace and support as they chase their dream job.

EY Chief Economist Cherelle Murphy says while it was expected the unemployment rate would stay at 4.1%, the strength of the jobs market has been surprising in light of high interest rates, cost-of-living pressures, and slow economic growth

Australia's unemployment rate remained at 4.1pc in October, as 15,900 more people found employment.

Combined with the sluggish Chinese economy and persistent unemployment, pervasive age discrimination known as the "curse of 35" has led to a widespread feeling of economic insecurity among millennials.

Adrian Taylor will be out of a job by 2030 after the closure of the coal industry in his town. He's in the process of finding out what's next.

Queensland Labor needs to convince regional voters it deserves a fourth term in government, but it has a tough battle on its hands from the LNP.

The demise of Quasar Constructions has left an estimated $60 million debt and disrupted critical projects including the Western Sydney International Airport, with subcontractors calling on the federal government to protect the struggling construction industry. 

Second Chance Kitchen is a program bringing top chefs into youth detention centres to teach young people employable hospitality skills. The organisers invited Tony Armstrong to teach a dish and connect with the students.

With three SA tomato businesses, including a major supplier, forced into quarantine because of the outbreak of a crop virus, workers like Sharon Tarisesei have lost their jobs, and are apprehensive about securing future employment.

Central banks, including the RBA, subscribe to an old economics theory that unemployment must rise in order for inflation to fall. It's one they should consign to the dustbin.

Australia's unemployment rate remained at 4.2 per cent in August, as employment grew by 47,500 people.

King Island, off the north-west of Tasmania, is a resilient, tight-knit community. But the impending closure of the community's largest employer means many are being forced to reconsider their future.

Many unemployed people want to work. But as Kenny and Lackie found out, landing a job is a struggle when you have no place to call home.

A job, a return to school, and a veggie garden are some of the things this family is looking forward to now that they have a place to call home.

For a community as small as that on King Island, the looming shutdown of a dairy factory will "affect everything", with locals still processing the news a business with 120 years of history is soon to shut down for good — unless a saviour can be found.

Why has King Island Island Dairy, a brand with over 120 years of history, failed? Was it, as one local cheesemaker says, due to "a downward trajectory based on a flawed model"? Is a multi-national to blame? One thing is for sure: the local community just want to know what is next.