"painting rocks" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-painting rocks.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=painting rocks}} painting rocks (uncountable)
  1. (Australia, idiomatic) pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level. Tags: Australia, idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-painting_rocks-en-noun-nYsQQpYq Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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