Yep the poor, unemployed and underemployed get screw every way possible.
The ability to live of the new start is almost impossible but they refuse to lift it to close to the pension which is a lot more.
Worse is that they have to deal with jobsearch providers that are paid $14,000 a year per unemployed person to " help" you find a job. So for 15 mins every fortnight of absolutely bugger all help they get more than $500, almost what the dole is for every two weeks.
A absolute rort and all the time the rich bastards complain they can't find workers so must import them and pay them bugger all.
Trying to compete for a job has become a race to the bottom.
And the government unemployment figures changed under Howard to mean 1 hour a week means you are employed. This artificially reduces the real unemployment rate, ie people searching for work.
"The rich get richer and the poor get the picture" Midnight Oil.