I don't see Dave or Ants posts but pretty sure I can predict content.
in any case I think Newstart is too high for anyone under 50. There is ample work if you really want it in Ag sector, where presently we have islanders and backpackers, while we pay able bodied, but weak-willled citizens to wait around and apply for jobs in useless tasks or jobs that don't exist except on TV.
In great depression people had to move around looking for work, and travel is much easier and more affordable today.
No excuses. If you want to be a zoologist, start your own zoo.
Welfare bill will consume us while mental health and substance-abuse issues thrive in idle people.
Mandatory random drug testing is a given. If you want to work in the mining sector or drive a vehicle, you must submit, so not a big imposition. If you want to avoid it, don't go on dole.
