Our son left school at 15 and went straight into employment on around $10 an hour at a fast food joint. He was earning around $250 a week clear. With rent assistance, he could get a similar amount on the dole.

 He wanted to study IT so applied at TAFE. Because he got off his bum and works, we have to pay $100 a day for his course. If he sat on his A$$ on the dole he gets it for free. What encouragement is there for the kids to work when these sorts of anomilies are in the system.????