Published: May 03, 2019
The outlook for the most disadvantaged jobseekers is bleak: only a quarter will find work each year. The privatised system is leaving them behind
When Mark Lanyon applied for the dole four years ago, he was sent to his nearest job centre, at Leongatha, about 40 minutes drive from his home. He lives in public housing in the Victorian town of Foster, population 1,200. Luckily his car was working at the time because there are “only three buses out and four buses in” each day.
“There are no jobs in Gippsland unless you have experience milking a cow or you are under the age of 18,” Lanyon says. “I am 54 years old.”
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