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Employment post-JobSeeker remains steady
Employment and hours worked have remained steady, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the scaling back of JobSeeker, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
The survey of more than 3,500 adult Australians, led by the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods (CSRM), found employment stayed at around 60 per cent of the population between January and April 2021.
“However, the real story here is that there hasn’t been a dramatic decline in employment either,” study co-author and CSRM Director Professor Matthew Gray said.
“This is even more impressive, given our findings cover the period immediately following the cessation of the JobKeeper scheme and the JobSeeker supplement.
WORK hours have remained steady despite the federal government’s rolling back of JobSeeker support amid the ongoing pandemic, according to a new report by the Australian National University (ANU).
Surveying more than 3500 adult Australians, the study by the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods (CSRM) found employment had remained stable, with about 60 per cent of the population in work between January and April.
That number is even more impressive given those findings cover the period immediately following the cessation of the JobKeeper scheme and the JobSeeker supplement, says study co-author and CSRM director, Prof Matthew Gray.
Prof Matthew Gray.
by Tyler Durden
China has proclaimed bold goals of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2060.
But if the country is to meet its climate goals, it is going to have to shut down 600 coal fired power plants and replace them with renewable energy, a new article from The Guardian points out.
A company called TransitionZero performed an analysis that the switch to renewables like wind and solar could also save $1.6 trillion over the time period, since renewables are now cheaper than coal.
China s coal consumption has long been in focus of the rest of the world. Despite its proclaimed goals, China has ramped up plans for new coal-fired power stations in an effort to spur economic growth after the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the report notes.