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3–4 Hours of the Day

Sam Wallman
All Hands on Deck symposium

Created as part of a series of graphic recordings of the All Hands on Deck symposium, held at the University of Technology Sydney in July 2023, Sam Wallman’s cartoon gets to the heart of a sobering statistic. For the average Australian, a significant portion of the workday is spent ensuring that they continue to have a roof over their head, with other aspirational goals seemingly out of reach.

A foot caught in a trap, with a quote by Hugo Moline, 'Australians on average work the first 3–4 hours of the day in order to pay their housing debts, be they rental or mortgage.'.