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No, this wasn't down to the Labor government at all! Income averaging was being used as far back as the Howard government. The key difference between then and the Robodebt scheme was that such averaging was subject to calculations were subject to human oversight, and that the onus of proof was...

Completely agree with this move. Then, get rid of alcohol ads too.

Remember this next time someone says a cashless society is the way to go! We had this, only worse because it was ALL banking services, after the floods last year - for over a week.

Thanks. The reports I have seen in media indicated that the first communication from the school to the bus company were after the fatal accident.

I have to ask why didn't the school take their concerns to the bus company straight away?

What part of the fact that this person showed their certification do you not comprehend?

I will believe they are serious if and when they put stronger restrictions on where tobacco products can be sold. Our small town (pop 600) has 3 outlets within 50 metres plus 2 more slightly further away, none of which is a tobacconist. If it is good enough to make it harder to buy vapes, which...

There are multiple issues which contribute to this apparent mismatch. 1. The definition of being unemployed means less than one hour of paid employment in a week. Many people these days work somewhere between that and enough hours to pay for the basic necessities of life, so they receive top-up...

It would be extremely interesting to see an actual breakdown of these figures. How much is actually paid out to recipients as against how much is paid to public servants (and consultants) involved in administering the system, including both not-for-profit and for-profit Job Network Providers...

Some people know "the price of everything and the value of nothing". What should matter here is whether people enjoy the food offered, not how much the person who assembled it paid for the ingredients. Personally, it wouldn't occur to me to pay someone to do this as I would do it myself.

No rodents, but have had a tiny frog emerge from a bunch of celery (while on the checkout conveyor belt).

Wouldn't necessarily have to be military service either. We keep hearing about the difficulties involved in our defence force personnel being used to respond to disasters such as fires and floods. National Service could take the form of training similar to RFS and SES and deployment to disaster...

They aren't being given that! The proposal, and note that it is NOT a government proposal, so unlikely to happen, is to allow them to earn that extra amount from part-time work before their benefits are reduced. Just like pensioners were given an extra allowed amount of income last year.

The only circumstance in which they would be getting more than you do on DSP is if there is something reducing your payment, such as income from another source, like perhaps a partner whose income is taken into account.