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Call for tougher stand on welfare payments
Sydney :: Australia | almost 2 years ago
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Opposition indigenous affairs spokesman Adam Giles says it is unfair that people in remote Indigenous communities do not have to prove they are looking for work. He says the exemption is encouraging the welfare cycle. "We have built this society in
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Racism claim: 'Little white lie' key to CV
Melbourne :: Australia | almost 2 years ago
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Former refugee Agnok Lueth, 23, who fled war-torn Sudan for Melbourne in 2004, created the resume alias "Daniel McClean" because he believed Australian employers were unwilling to give him a fair go under his real name. Mr Lueth sent out hundreds of
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Livestock exports
Melbourne :: Australia | almost 2 years ago
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Thursday 07 July 2011 Assistance has been made available for businesses and individuals who have been affected by the recent suspension of livestock exports. The Business Assistance Payment provides a one-off, lump sum payment of $5 000 to eligible
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Passing the tests: how to know if you qualify for the age pension
Zurich :: Switzerland | almost 2 years ago
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Story continues below Under the income test, all income is counted, including amounts received from overseas. One advantage of receiving a pension from a superannuation fund is that under the income test, it is decreased by a purchase price. Where an
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The lonely life of woman who a city forgot
Shaft :: Iran | almost 2 years ago
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This is how police saw it on Tuesday when they forced their way in through the front door and found her skeletal remains on that bedroom floor where they had lain for eight years...Laraine South, 62, and her husband lived next door since 1988 and
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More than 1000 meatworks jobs in limbo
Tōkyō :: Japan | almost 2 years ago
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The Transport Workers' Union is concerned after the world's biggest meat processor, JBS, announced it would stop work at its Toowoomba plant, blaming poor conditions in the Japanese export market...It was not known how long the suspension would last.
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One week left for flood payment claims
Sydney :: Canada | almost 2 years ago
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January's devastating floods have seven days to lodge a claim for the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment, the federal government says. Minister for Human Services Tanya Plibersek said Queenslanders have until July 4 to apply for the $
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Rush to close welfare loophole
Sydney :: Canada | almost 2 years ago
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Story continues below The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions appealed against the decision to the High Court, which has reserved its decision. Fearing it will lose the appeal, the government has been advised to legislate retrospectively to
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Woman invented child to defraud Centrelink
Sydney :: Australia | almost 2 years ago
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Fesuiai Tuigamala, 52, pleaded guilty in Campbelltown District Court in Sydney's southwest on Friday to fraudulently claiming Centrelink payments over a seven-year period. The Ingleburn woman was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to repay
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New study finds Centrelink leads the way to stop fraud
Sydney :: Australia | almost 2 years ago
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The report examines the suite of anti-fraud measures used by Centrelink including data analysis, tip offs, investigations and recovery actions. The anti-fraud methods were compared with the strategies employed by other similar nations. The study
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