Despite better employment, Australians continue to face increasing costs, resulting in shortage of funding to cover basic needs such as food, housing, and health expenditures. Vulnerability has not decreased in the past six months.
Australia s lowest-paid workers are expected to get a 6 per cent pay rise - or a weekly boost of $49 - to wages rise in line with inflation. But a former industrial umpire said it would mean job losses.
In Australia, women consistently undertake more unpaid domestic work which includes activities such as grocery shopping, food preparation, laundry, grounds care and gardening, home and vehicle maintenance, caring for children, caring for adults, and paying bills both before and during the pandemic.
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