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Just come across the following statistics Age pension Australians with a spouse are entitled to just over $16000 a year Refrigees with a spouse with hardship entitlement $46,680 a year. Not sure if this is right but know our indigenous folk are entitled to this amount. Hope I have not upset Cindy Glenda

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If it were true it would really be outrageous,. this ones not on Snopes, but I googled it, also check Centrelink.... its another propaganda piece thats been going around for several years.



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As GD (above) says, this is UNTRUE

Quote from http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/current/myths.html

In October 2007, RCOA issued a media release calling on Australians to ignore a hoax e-mail which claimed that refugees receive more money from Centrelink than age pensioners. Recently, a new hoax e-mail, which claims that illegal immigrants and refugees receive higher rates of payment under a number of Centrelink programs, has also been circulated. Both e-mails are blatantly inaccurate and intended to create resentment towards refugees and fuel disharmony.

More information is also available from http://www.newsroom.immi.gov.au/media_releases/269?page=21&

Note... do not confuse these legally recognised refugee immigrants with other illegal immigrants.  Quote from the above media release...

Asylum seekers in Australia who have not yet had their protection claims decided have no access to Centrelink benefits.'



-- Edited by jimricho on Thursday 15th of March 2012 07:35:57 AM

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I am glad it is untrue

Glenda



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Notice they are saying Centrelink. I wonder what the cost is to other Government Departments. If all govt dept spending was added up, then what would it be. That is never published or detailed.

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ChiChi1 wrote:

Notice they are saying Centrelink. I wonder what the cost is to other Government Departments. If all govt dept spending was added up, then what would it be. That is never published or detailed.

 so lets add a bit of the road funding, bit of the health budget, bit of the infrastruture spending or any other bit of money and you can make all costing seem as they would be to best suit your agenda . Life is too short to worry about things outside our direct control.

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Not nice Blaze

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ChiChi1 wrote:

Not nice Blaze

 wasnt trying to say any more than, why worry about things we have no control over. There really isnt a not nice bone in my body, so if you have taken offence at my post, for that I am sorry

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I think your right the costs to centrelink are only the tip of the iceburg, I read somewhere quite recently that detention and transport and even some of the housing for boaties comes from the defence budget ( not a small amount either ) because its using defence assetts they have to maintain and supply infastructure for it.



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What about immigration. I wonder what they hand out. Thats what I was getting at PeterS. Thinking more along the lines of direct help rather than infrastructure costs. If you start thinking about infrastructure the mind boggles.

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I'm closing this down now before we stray into a big political debate.  Thanks everybody.



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