
The women in this story are known to Mamamia but all names have been changed for privacy reasons. The feature image used is a stock photo.
If someone else has broken both their legs, it doesn’t mean your broken arm doesn’t hurt.
This is the sentence that sums up the conversations Mamamia has had this week with those struggling financially thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Everyone’s story is unique, and exists on a spectrum.
More than 1.3 million Australians are receiving unemployment benefits across the country, many for the first time.
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But there are so many potholes, missteps and people falling through the cracks, which is expected of course, when the situation is so dire. But it’s the scale of hardships that’s so hard to comprehend, while some are panicking about their next meal, others are simply grieving for the house deposit they no longer have.
There are just so many stories.
From travel, to hospitality, to the arts – there are so many industries that’ve been decimated. Younger Australians and women have been hit the hardest because they are more likely to be employed in occupations and industries most affected by the response to COVID-19.