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Dear Steve, save me the sociology lecture
Thursday, 19 September 2002, 9:51 am | Lindsay Mitchell
Thank you for your response to my letter of August 6 concerning the domestic purposes benefit. You write,"Your claim that 'the two-parent family ...is the natural and economically viable cornerstone of society' fails to take account of the existence ... More >>
Will United Future change its mind?
Friday, 13 September 2002, 10:31 am | Lindsay Mitchell
Petitioner for a Parliamentary review of the DPB, Lindsay Mitchell, reports,"Whilst debating the newly named Social Security (Personal Development and Employment) Amendment Bill in Parliament yesterday, United Future MP, Judy Turner, said, 'The work ethic, ... More >>
Confusion in the House
Wednesday, 11 September 2002, 8:44 am | Lindsay Mitchell
The Social Security Working Towards Employment Bill underwent it's second reading in Parliament yesterday. This Bill removes all work testing of the DPB and the 13 week stand down period which currently applies if a parent voluntarily leaves employment ... More >>