Original article by Andrew Fraser
The Australian – Page: 4 : 7-Jan-15

Queensland’s unemployment rate has fallen from 7.1 per cent in October 2014 to 6.9 per cent, although the jobless rate remains higher than most of the other Australian states. The employment outlook may be a key issue for the 2015 state election, particularly in towns and regions with high jobless rates. Towns that support the mining industry have been hard hit by the downturn in the resources boom, with many "fly-in, fly-out" workers losing their jobs

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