Exactly! I've been looking for work for over 12months - at 5 months pregnant with twins, I'm STILL looking even though I know my chances are even slimmer now. I worked my ass off all through high school, I even worked illegally when I was a kid picking fruit! I've worked my butt of for this country and so have 7 generations of my family before me, and I had to give up my job to do a uni placement - which was unpaid - and then found there was no place for me as promised once that was over. At one point I had 4 jobs at the same time! I have a bachelors degree with honours, and 5+ years experience in hospitality and retail, but nobody wants me. I challenge Mr Swann to find me a job without changing anything on my resume. If discrimination wasn't so rife I would've had a job ages ago, but due to my age, and gender and marital status, nobody wants to touch me with a 10ft pole.

And the other thing is - I'm not getting anything from Centrelink already! DH makes $3 too much a fortnight GROSS and pays tax at 49% to the $ so we see about $1K/fn of what he gets paid. I'm not even eligible for a case manager to help me find a job.

All its done is made it even more impossible for us to qualify for any help