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NewsColony Women have been the hardest hit by Australia’s coronavirus job losses Racheal Wellman was enjoying the adventure of a lifetime in Japan when the coronavirus pandemic hit. The 23 year old made the tough decision to leave her hospitality job on short notice and return to Melbourne, where she struggled to find a place to live until she found a new job as a barista.  Three weeks later, the coronavirus restrictions forced the cafe’s doors to close, and Ms Wellman found herself unemployed again.  Racheal Wellman, pictured left, working in Niseko, Japan before the coronavirus cut her plans short. Supplied “In those three weeks, I found a place to live, but now there’s bond that needs to be paid and there are bills around the corner,” she told SBS News. “I had to take some money out of my super, and they say $1,000 now is $10,000 down the track, so it is frustrating knowing I’m having to impact my future like that.”  Ms Wellman described the cafe she was wor...