"Plant trees."
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"No".
It would be great if Abbott fulfilled his role as leader of the opposition TBH.
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It would be better if he wasn't leader of the opposition. I'm not a fan of the Liberals but if someone like Turnbull was their leader I'd feel it's a fair call they take government. Abbott is a conniving, backward idiot who lacks any form of integrity or social conscience.
tbh I've grown a bit more respect for Gillard the past month or so. I know she has her faults and I certainly don't agree with a lot of what Labor do, but to get the amount of legislation through parliament she has whilst in minority government is noteworthy.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political … z2IbuFqld7Some single mothers hit by recent welfare cuts to parenting payments have turned to prostitution and strip clubs in order to keep a roof over their family's head.
The payment cuts came in at the start of 2013 and affect 84,000 single parents, mostly mothers who received parenting payments.
The majority have been shifted onto the Newstart unemployment allowance when their youngest child turns eight.
More than 60,000 single parents now receive between $60 to $100 a week less under entitlement changes.
While the budget will look $728 million better over four years and make the system more sustainable, welfare groups have been concerned families will fall into poverty.
A spokeswoman from a Brisbane brothel told AAP there had been "influx" in applications from single mothers looking for work since the welfare changes came through.
She said there had been about 20 applications.
"They're looking for extra cash to help cope following the cuts and Christmas and back to school," said the spokeswoman, who did not want to be identified.
Its good to see the free market working as intended, and TBH some fresh(ish) faces in the lineup would be nice.
Seems like win-win.
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$100 less a week?! Well, better start whorin'.
What kind of thought process is that?
What kind of thought process is that?
I'm not really sure.
If I want $100 extra a week I just pick up an extra shift at work, or I would get a job in a cafe for a few hours, or teach two people guitar/bass for an hour each. Not sure if sucking cock is the answer.
If I want $100 extra a week I just pick up an extra shift at work, or I would get a job in a cafe for a few hours, or teach two people guitar/bass for an hour each. Not sure if sucking cock is the answer.
I guess its the difference between having food on the table and not, and single parents can't just pick up extra work, childcare being more expensive than low end jobs pay.
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You'd think an 8 year old would be in school. Beggars can't be chooser-... well, I guess they can choose to become a prostitute.
What they need to actually do is to cut centrelink for uni students. There's so many work arounds from your parents financial situation for you to claim independence. in my case I can now collect centrelink because i've been living with my girlfriend for over a year, since now were "de facto." my cousin is getting centrelink due to "breakdown of family" when her older brother is moving back home with his gf and kid, but in reality she's taking a gap year in sydney while my aunt is made 150k+ a year.
Cut Centrelink for uni students?
I'm sure financially crippling the already impoverished future productive members of society is a wonderful idea.
I'm sure financially crippling the already impoverished future productive members of society is a wonderful idea.
They could at least change the means test. There are far too many people who dont need centrelink that are getting payments just because they somehow qualify for it.
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I agree with means testing to weed out those who become unnecessarily dependent on welfare. I don't agree with blanket cuts to groups such as students, single parents and unemployed as a whole.
IMO if you don't have a disability, have other extraneous circumstances that prevent employment or have not genuinely sought work you should get your payment cut. The fact still remains that it is easy to rort the system. Uni students should get more, not less. Textbooks etc. cost a lot of money and is far better to fill your head with knowledge than CoD and bong smoke.
IMO if you don't have a disability, have other extraneous circumstances that prevent employment or have not genuinely sought work you should get your payment cut. The fact still remains that it is easy to rort the system. Uni students should get more, not less. Textbooks etc. cost a lot of money and is far better to fill your head with knowledge than CoD and bong smoke.
Uni students should pay back the $2bn they owe on their HECS.
Actually the Indian guy across the road was boasting how his daughter was going to go to India for a couple of years to shake off her HECS debt.
Actually the Indian guy across the road was boasting how his daughter was going to go to India for a couple of years to shake off her HECS debt.
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Well that's what I meant.KuSTaV wrote:
They could at least change the means test. There are far too many people who dont need centrelink that are getting payments just because they somehow qualify for it.
Most uni students that I know of don't need centrelink and collect it. My mate who's 22 also qualifies, yet he lives at home, has a great family background, family still supports him and are extremely financially well off. yet he qualifies because he's in uni lawl.
jaekus: if textbooks and transport cost a lot, why not just make it a blanket subsidization of those costs for university students instead of passing it down to centrelink.
It's such a minor issue that nobody cares. I'm pretty sure 90% of the students who do take on HECS plan to stay in aussieland for employment during a time of their life.Dilbert_X wrote:
Uni students should pay back the $2bn they owe on their HECS.
Actually the Indian guy across the road was boasting how his daughter was going to go to India for a couple of years to shake off her HECS debt.
I don't believe you should pay Australian tax once you move overseas, but I do believe that you should repay your HECS if you go overseas to work. You owe it to the country that paid for you to become a qualified professional, it's the least you can do.
PS: apparently it's above $6bn in debt that is likely to never be paid.
That would probably work even better.Cybargs wrote:
jaekus: if textbooks and transport cost a lot, why not just make it a blanket subsidization of those costs for university students instead of passing it down to centrelink.
I think centrelink also gives out 500 dollars a semester specifically for textbook. But there is a lot of people that shouldn't qualify and can still collect and there are tons of loopholes.Jaekus wrote:
That would probably work even better.Cybargs wrote:
jaekus: if textbooks and transport cost a lot, why not just make it a blanket subsidization of those costs for university students instead of passing it down to centrelink.
edit: personally I think if you don't have the money saved up for uni, you should work for a few years then go to uni. Lots of people have done so.
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I don't feel like jugling some check out job to pay my way through uni, while someone who has rich parents can coast through. That sets me at a distinct disadvantage and for what?Cybargs wrote:
I think centrelink also gives out 500 dollars a semester specifically for textbook. But there is a lot of people that shouldn't qualify and can still collect and there are tons of loopholes.Jaekus wrote:
That would probably work even better.Cybargs wrote:
jaekus: if textbooks and transport cost a lot, why not just make it a blanket subsidization of those costs for university students instead of passing it down to centrelink.
edit: personally I think if you don't have the money saved up for uni, you should work for a few years then go to uni. Lots of people have done so.
I've got a hecs debt, and am paying it back through my taxes. If I didn't have that support, I doubt I would've made it through uni at all.
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That makes uni more a place for the wealthy rather than talented and intelligent. Someone from a disadvantaged background should be able to receive the same education based on merit.Cybargs wrote:
edit: personally I think if you don't have the money saved up for uni, you should work for a few years then go to uni. Lots of people have done so.
Australia's the last place on earth where people are disadvantaged due to financial background. Uni is fairly cheap compared to the a lot of places in the world, and HECS debt is based off CPI instead of interest rates.Jaekus wrote:
That makes uni more a place for the wealthy rather than talented and intelligent. Someone from a disadvantaged background should be able to receive the same education based on merit.Cybargs wrote:
edit: personally I think if you don't have the money saved up for uni, you should work for a few years then go to uni. Lots of people have done so.
I seriously doubt more than 70% of students are "disadvantaged" and their parents won't front up cash for their uni