Angus Thomson and Bec Pridham tell us the yarn of their joint reporting project: "JobKeeper kept them afloat during lockdown, so what happens now it’s over?".
JobKeeper supported almost a million workers through the pandemic. Since the program stopped, University of Melbourne reporters have been tracking the experiences of a cross-section of Victorians who relied on the payments for ‘Life After Jobkeeper’, co-published with The Age.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/jobkeeper-kept-them-afloat-during-lockdown-so-what-happens-now-it-s-over-20210515-p57s8g.html
Guests - Angus Thomson, Bec Pridham
Host - Fia Walsh
Radio Fodder producer - Mark Yin
Graphic design - Rose Gertsakis
The Yarn is a weekly news and current affairs podcast showcasing the best journalism that University of Melbourne students have to offer. Join host Fia Walsh as she sits down for a yarn with reporters to learn more about their stories – covering topics from Covid to China, sex-work to superheroes, every Monday 2pm on the University of Melbourne student station, Radio Fodder.
