Wollongong's jobs dilemma: you can have better conditions, or close to home, but not both

Ben Langford
Updated June 23 2019 - 8:05pm, first published 4:51pm
MANAGING THEM OUT: A talent ceiling still exists in white-collar jobs, sending many professions, and thousands of specialist managers, on the too-slow train to Sydney.
MANAGING THEM OUT: A talent ceiling still exists in white-collar jobs, sending many professions, and thousands of specialist managers, on the too-slow train to Sydney.

Wollongong's employment dilemma is that many of the jobs lost in the past decade are from those sectors with higher pay and more permanent work.

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Ben Langford

Ben Langford

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Senior journalist writing on the environment. Opinion columnist, independent. We rely on your news tips so please, don't be shy to let us know what's going on.

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