by frog
In our most recent podcast we talk to Courteney, 19-year-old mum of 8-month-old Summer, and first year law student at Victoria University, about her experiences balancing parenting and study on the DPB, and her thoughts on the Welfare Working Group’s final report. It’s refreshing to hear about the welfare debate directly from someone affected!
We also talk to Green Party Work and Income Spokesperson Catherine Delahunty. Music on this podcast was kindly supplied by the good people at Loop.
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Published in Audioblog | Economy, Work, & Welfare by frog on Thu, March 31st, 2011
Tags: children, parents, tertiary education, Welfare, Welfare working group, women
on the trolls and those who are unable to keep on topic
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There was an excellent op ed by Donna Wynd from Child Poverty Action Group and economist Susan St John on the potential effect of the WWG’s recommendations in yesterday’s Herald.
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With all due respect, couldn’t the fact that the interviewee is a teenage mother ruin your argument about people on the DPB being much older women?
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@john-ston 11:46 AM
It is not an argument, it is a statistic. The fact that the interviewee is from the very small percentage of DPB recipients who are teenage parents doesn’t alter that statistic.
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Of course not Toad, but the perception is maintained.
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