More Workers than Work

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My new essay in Meanjin Quarterly tries to grapple with something that has perplexed me for years.

It's government policy that about 1/20 Australian workers be unemployed at any one time. How come we never talk about that?

Published in Meanjin, May 14, 2021

Source: https://meanjin.com.au/blog/more-workers-t...

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