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From: Bill.Higgins@p17.f122.n249.z1.fidonet.org (Bill Higgins)
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Subject: Re: Inquiry
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Date: 9 Oct 90 19:20:08 GMT
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Hi Stephen,

 SW> If you don't have a job and are a ciziten of Australia, you can get
 SW> an Invalid Pension, which is $300 per fortnight, as well as many
 SW> fringe benefits. They are phasing that out though - by saying that all
 SW> Invalid Pensioners have to enter into Rehabilitation programs.
 SW>

    And what do they think the ones who can't  work will do?  I think the
    government there needs to wake up to the reality that there are disabled
    people that can't even feed themselves! I'd like to see how they'll be
    managed, or are they being put away?

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