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Australian Bureau of Statistics report on Covid deaths misrepresented by rightwing media

Analysis: Commentators and news websites have spread incorrect information on Covid deaths in Australia, feeding conspiracy theories

The Guardian - AU

Australia is failing marginalised people, and it shows in COVID death rates

Newly released Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data show people living in poverty or disadvantage are three times more likely to die from COVID than the wealthy.

The Conversation

Help wanted: Job ads hit record levels as labour market shrugs off Omicron

Despite a COVID-19 testing crisis and shrinking support for firms as Omicron ravaged the economy, the unemployment rate was unchanged in January.

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Covid death rate three times higher among migrants than those born in Australia

People from the Middle East suffer highest death rate as experts blame government failure to engage communities and reliance on migrants for essential, insecure jobs

The Guardian - AU

Minister asked why refugees still stuck in Park hotel if not security risks – as it happened

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Victoria’s ‘code brown’ to end; WA records second Covid death – as it happened

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Angus Taylor says the carbon tax destroyed one in eight manufacturing jobs. Is he correct?

Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor says Labor's carbon tax was responsible for destroying one in eight manufacturing jobs. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Retail sales plunge in December, while ASX jumps on 'patient' RBA

Australian retail sales have plunged 4.4 per cent in December, according to the Retail Trade figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

ABC News

‘Slightly elevated’: New data shows Australia’s Great Resignation is a myth – at least so far

The latest ABS data suggests the great resignation is actually a big fizzer in Australia, with the number of workers leaving their jobs only up slightly.

The New Daily

Inflation surges as housing and fuel lift consumer price index

The official measure of consumer price increases surges, with steep rises in the cost of fuel and new homes driving the increase.

ABC News

U.S. safety firm withdraws certification for two oil tankers over Iran sanctions

Two tankers have had their environmental and safety classification withdrawn by a U.S. company that provides such certification, after accusations by a U.S. advocacy group that they had shipped cargoes of Iranian oil, documents seen by Reuters show.

Reuters

Australia’s unemployment rate drops to lowest point in more than 13 years

Economy adds 64,800 jobs in December, but ABS survey period did not include economic disruption caused by Omicron wave

The Guardian - AU

Payroll jobs peaked in early December: ABS

Growth in payroll jobs peaked in early December, before the Omicron outbreak which has led to further disruptions in the economy.

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