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News file: unemployment
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TitleNews file: unemploymentSummaryNews file footage and reports on unemployment.ContentsFootage of people lining up for job interviews -- News report of Prime Minister talking about his task force and his expectations to find solutions to employment crisis with promise of work for six months for people unemployed for more than twelve months and a tax levy that will raise two billion dollars is being discussed. In parliament the opposition argued to find a way to create jobs without the levy. Comments from Con Sciacca of the right also opposed the levy but former Minister Michael Duffy supports the levy -- News reports that the Prime Minister will table a report tomorrow and the government’s response will address the issues in next year’s May budget -- News report on the loss of 400 jobs from the Ford factory in Sydney being a trend with twenty six thousand full-time jobs disappearing and but twice as part time jobs replacing them, making employment opportunities better and unemployment fell to 10.6% down 0.1%, with the states we have Victoria 11.8, Tasmania 11.7, South Australia 11.4, New South Wales 10.3, Queensland 10.1 and Western Australia 9.0 with New South Wales showing the biggest improvement, with employment up there is more income tax coming in -- Stock footage of a university campus -- Footage of a lecture hall and a news report on James Cook University who offer courses in Cairns since 1987 -- Stock footage of a newspaper then under water with lots of marine animals, divers -- Footage of James Cook University and students -- Stock footage of a university campusCorporate AuthorNetwork TenVideo File Name4024731CreditsReporters: Paul Bongiorno, Paul SmithOriginal Format 1/2 inch video tape Beta camCollation1 video file (MP4) (16 minutes) : digital ; 571MBDaten.d.ImprintTownsville : Network Ten, 199X
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News file: unemployment (n.d.). Townsville City Council, accessed 25/03/2025, https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/22902
