Data shows ‘collapse’ in full-time roles – as it happened

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says interest rates and global uncertainty combining to ‘slow our economy’. Photograph: Jono Searle/AAP

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What we learned: Thursday 18 January 2024

And with that, we are going to put the blog to bed. Before we go, let’s recap the big headlines:

• Atlassian survey points to more working from home

• Two teens charged over alleged murder of doctor Ash Gordon

• Penny Wong calls for ‘pathway to Palestinian state’

• Steven Miles on supermarket price gouging: ‘it looks that way to me’

• Coral bleaching predicted over southern oceans as heat stress builds

• Man charged after fatal car crash in Echuca at weekend

• Drowning at far north coast beach brings NSW summer drowning tally to 11

• Reform or repeal stage-three tax cuts: Acoss

• Greens urge PM to support South African genocide case against Israel

• Unemployment steady at 3.9% for December as employers shed jobs

• Full-time jobs ‘collapse’ the most since height of the Covid pandemic

• Mediation fails in unfair dismissal case between Lattouf and the ABC

We will be back tomorrow to do it all again, until then – stay safe.

Updated at 6.43am GMT

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We brought you some news earlier of the Greens writing to Anthony Albanese asking him to pledge Australia’s support to the International Court of Justice case against Israel.

The party has now shared a media statement on the subject claiming support from Australia for the genocide case would “act as an important counterbalance, sending the clear message that Australia will hold all nations accountable to breaches of international law”.

“Australia must publicly support South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice,” said acting Greens leader Mehreen Faruqi.

“The world is watching and Australians are demanding that Anthony Albanese put politics aside, show some guts and be remembered on the right side of history.

“There should be no argument that the Australian government has a responsibility to act decisively to stop the crime of genocide and support punishment for genocide wherever it occurs.

“Ignoring the atrocities being committed by Israel is not going to stop them – it is time the prime minister showed the courage to call out Israel’s war crimes and demand justice for Palestinians.”

Greens foreign affairs spokesperson, Jordon Steele-John, went on to call for Australia to “stop all military and security trade and cooperation with Israel, to push for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, and to work to end occupation and apartheid”.

Updated at 6.41am GMT