[LINK] Fwd: Govt cautioned against sole parent benefit changes

[Adam Todd]

>Subject: Govt cautioned against sole parent benefit changes
>Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 22:10:47 +1100
>
>http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2005/s1316141.htm
>
>ABC - The World Today
>4 March 2005
>
>ELEANOR HALL: The Prime Minister has called it the Barbecue Stopper - the
>dilemma of how to balance work and family.
>
>And with Australia now running short on workers, according to John Howard,
>as well as facing the problem of a declining birth rate, the Federal
>Government is gearing up to make some major changes in both welfare and the
>workplace.

My wife and I aren't working and earning an income.  She's a Three Degree 
Holding person with High School Teaching Accreditation in Maths, Science, 
Music and Computing - all areas that the Department of Education cries 
desperate for, but she can't get a job?

Me?  I'm a school flunkie who has so many skills I can do anything from 
invent to implement.  But no one wants to pay me because there is always 
someone cheaper out there who's a mate and will spend 200 times the real 
cost and stuff up the process anyway.

I also know about 300 other people looking for full paid work, but no one 
seems to be interested.

Actually on 17 December 2004, (for Christmas being a peak period) I applied 
for Pizza Delivery Driver jobs at three of the local chains.  They all 
promised to call me back for an interview (??) in a few days.

I'm still waiting for the calls and the signs for staff are still 
up.  Might try the two local Hungry Jacks this month - casual work is good 
for me :)