Australia s ten biggest inland cities you should visit (or avoid)
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Outsiders could be forgiven for thinking that Australia s interior is entirely empty. All the big cities cling to the coast like a scared toddler to a blankie. What s more, most of the second tier cities are on the coast, too. Australia has got sizeable settlements outside the capitals, but the likes of Townsville, Newcastle, Wollongong, Geelong and Bunbury are also coastal.
There are a few biggish inland cities, though, and some of them offer plenty for visitors. We ve picked out the largest ten, using the latest estimated resident population stats from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The significant urban area measurement – the closest realistic approximation of what the city is – has been used.
2/18/2021 12:01:35 PM GMT | By Eren Sengezer
AUD/USD is pushing higher after closing lower for two straight days.
Unemployment Rate in Australia declined to 6.4% in January.
US Dollar Index retreats below 90.70 ahead of mid-tier data.
The AUD/USD pair closed the previous two days in the negative territory and reversed its course on Thursday. As of writing, the pair was up 0.41% on a daily basis at 0.7781.
AUD capitalizes on strong labour market report
Earlier in the day, the data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that the Unemployment Rate declined to 6.4% in January from 6.6% in December and came in better than the market expectation of 6.5%. Further details of the publication revealed that the Fulltime Employment in that period increased by 59,000, better than 35,700 registered in December. These upbeat figures helped the AUD gather strength during the Asian session.
Yeppoon cafe trains and employs people with disability, Emily urges others to give it a go
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When many people are hitting snooze on their alarms, Emily Slotosch jumps out of bed to prepare for her shift at the local cafe.
The 27-year-old never thought she would work two hospitality jobs. I am so proud of myself, she said.
Ms Slotosch has a disability, which she describes as ability. It makes me shine, it makes me happy … it makes me proud. I never give up, I always give [things] a go and I just try.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed the unemployment rate for January has dropped to 6.4 per cent from 6.6 per cent in December which was better than the consensus forecast of most economists.
The number of people in employment has risen to 12.93 million people up from 12.1 million in May last year.
Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood said, “it also means Australia is getting … close to where employment was before coronavirus really took hold.”
“In December 2019 there were 13 million Australians who were effectively employed at that time”.