One-in-five Hunter jobs most vulnerable as virus-related lay-offs continue, expert warns

Donna Page
March 28 2020 - 5:30am
DESPERATE: In scenes reminiscent of the Great Depression, thousands of suddenly unemployed Hunter residents queued outside Centrelink offices across the region this week following mass business shutdowns to combat the spread of COVID-19. Picture: Johnathan Carroll
DESPERATE: In scenes reminiscent of the Great Depression, thousands of suddenly unemployed Hunter residents queued outside Centrelink offices across the region this week following mass business shutdowns to combat the spread of COVID-19. Picture: Johnathan Carroll

Closures, followed by mass chaos.

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Donna Page

Donna Page

Investigative journalist at the Newcastle Herald

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