Economy leaves young Aussies behind

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By Leith van Onselen

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has released its biennial welfare report card, which finds that younger people are struggling to find work, and are increasingly unmarried and living at home. From The Guardian:

More young people are joining the dole queue, with the youth unemployment rate increasing from 8.8% in 2008 to 13.3% in 2014…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.
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