The Pencil Guy: Hourann's illogical blog

How not to run a federal agency

Tuesday 17 January 2006 at 7:45 pm

A few years back, when I started receiving Youth Allowance, it was all well and good that it was paid into my parents’ bank account.

Now, according to a letter I received from Murwillumbah in NSW, it’s apparently a violation of social security law for this situation to continue, and I’ll be drawn and quartered if I don’t fill in this here form within 28 days.

Way to go, kids. Quality bureaucracy that you’re running there.

Oh, and to add to my post from yesterday: how intriguing that today the Environment Minister has also decided to step down into the back-bench. And how curious to hear so many leaders applauding Gallop for his “bravery” in admitting to depression without mentioning the state of mental health services around the country. John Howard, in particular, nicely ignored that while Gallop took a break to deal with mental illness, his ‘welfare-to-work’ changes force people to do the opposite.

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