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Vanessa delivers pizza after work to pay rent. Many Australians are ‘scrambling’ as cracks appear in the economy

Vanessa delivers pizza after work to pay rent. Many Australians are ‘scrambling’ as cracks appear in the economy

In brief

Australians are more worried about the economy than they have been since 2022 as interest rate hikes, price rises and job cuts fuel financial stressGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVanessa Freitas is not feeling optimistic about her one-year-old daughter’s future in Australia.Now an Australian citizen with a white-collar job in Sydney’s CBD, the 37-year-old worked as a nanny and house…

This is a summary provided by The Guardian — Australia. Read the complete story on the publisher’s website.

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