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Post by Banjo on Sept 10, 2015 7:48:16 GMT 7
Abbott government plan to make young unemployed wait for dole blocked in the SenateA surprise Senate defeat will allow young Australians to continue to claim unemployment within days of losing work, after the Greens, Labor and most crossbenchers united to block a bill that would have lifted the waiting period to five weeks. The government proposed six months in its first budget, wanting the waiting period to apply to all job seekers under the age of 30. After failing to get the change through the Senate it tried again in May, proposing a four-week waiting period on top of the one week already provided for, for job seekers under the age of 25. The bill was brought to a vote quickly and defeated in a division, with Jacqui Lambie, Nick Xenophon, John Madigan, Ricky Muir and Glenn Lazarus voting with Labor and the Greens. The bill was supported by the Coalition and senators David Leyonhjelm and Bob Day. "The change would have entrenched poverty", said Greens senator Rachel Siewert. "The Senate inquiry uncovered no international evidence that holding people off income support helped them gain employment." "Five weeks is long enough for a young person to get into a thousand dollars' worth of debt, as they try to pay their rent, feed themselves and look for jobs." Read more: www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/abbott-government-plan-to-make-young-unemployed-wait-for-dole-blocked-in-the-senate-20150909-gjiv2b.html#ixzz3lIBXWOuoFollow us: @theage on Twitter | theageAustralia on Facebook
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Post by scallywag on Sept 10, 2015 11:43:58 GMT 7
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Post by Banjo on Sept 10, 2015 11:47:02 GMT 7
Bad losers, all of them.
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Post by Denis-NFA on Sept 10, 2015 23:48:47 GMT 7
It has got me beat what they are trying to achieve other than forcing under 25's to learn how to beg from either family/friends or welfare agencies.
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Post by latindancer on Sept 11, 2015 6:31:19 GMT 7
Oh, I can understand the Libs' thinking : It's "tough love". When people are FORCED to do things by circumstances or government policy, it's amazing how the extra effort can produce results.
However some may then be forced into unsuitable jobs which they may then be stuck in or locked into by acquiring debt as life goes on.
At worst, many unable to get work would acquire debt and become locked into a cycle of catching-up. And the reality of this is worse than it appears in the written word.
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Post by Banjo on Sept 11, 2015 7:16:32 GMT 7
It will drive them into underpaid cash in hand work or even crime.
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Post by latindancer on Sept 11, 2015 9:37:00 GMT 7
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