By Leith van Onselen
THE Employment Department has accused baby boomers of “retiring’’ on the dole, as the number of over-50s on Newstart jumped 9 per cent in a year. Unemployment is rising five times faster for Australians in their 50s than for those in their 20s, the latest social-security data reveals, creating a “grey army” of 50,000 long-term jobless.
THE Employment Department has accused baby boomers of “retiring’’ on the dole, as the number of over-50s on Newstart jumped 9 per cent in a year.
Unemployment is rising five times faster for Australians in their 50s than for those in their 20s, the latest social-security data reveals, creating a “grey army” of 50,000 long-term jobless.
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