Oct 15, 2026 · 4 min · 8 segments
The Headlines: Unemployment hits a five-year high at 4.7 per cent, Labor pushes to wind back the over-65s private health rebate, calls grow for an independent military abuse watchdog, and the ACCC…
Economists have been surprised by the latest job numbers that show unemployment is at a five-year high.
The Bureau of Statistics has released unemployment data for September, showing the jobless rate has climbed to four-point-seven per cent.
Just over thirty-nine thousand jobs have been lost over the month, all of them part-time.
Four-point-seven per cent has taken economists by surprise, but it's Australians that are going to pay the price.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defended the government's record during question time.
On our watch, one-point-three million jobs have been created.
Hear, hear.
The Reserve Bank is being urged to hold off raising interest rates again when the board meets next month.
Economists have been surprised by the latest job numbers that show unemployment is at a five-year high.
The Bureau of Statistics has released unemployment data for September, showing the jobless rate has climbed to four-point-seven per cent.
Just over thirty-nine thousand jobs have been lost over the month, all of them part-time.
Four-point-seven per cent has taken economists by surprise, but it's Australians that are going to pay the price.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defended the government's record during question time.
On our watch, one-point-three million jobs have been created.
Hear, hear.
The Reserve Bank is being urged to hold off raising interest rates again when the board meets next month.
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