Unemployment falls 3.4 per cent to lowest point since 1974: ABS

Gerard Cockburn
Updated August 18 2022 - 4:44pm, first published 12:00pm
Minister for Employment Tony Burke. Picture: Keegan Carroll
Minister for Employment Tony Burke. Picture: Keegan Carroll

National labour shortages have sparked a political fight between the government and the opposition despite unemployment sitting at a near 50 year low.

Gerard Cockburn

Gerard Cockburn

Economics Reporter