Latest figures show Australia’s unemployment rate at 4.1% — but it’s not a burden that falls evenly across society. Marginalised groups often have more trouble getting jobs and building careers. But one social enterprise in the trans and gender diverse community is showing the potential for communities to build their own networks of social and economic support.
The Wire’s Aspen Beilharz reports on this new initative
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Read Mark Wooden’s research with Taylor Ey and Roger Wilkins in the Journal of Economic Review
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Produced By: Aspen Beilharz
Featured In Story: Mark Wooden, Emeritus Professor, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Business and Economics
First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 18 March 2026