Dear Philip S.,

This is a storm in a teacup.

The lady in question is an Australian citizen.

She was entitled to her benefits.

Her employer stole her money and has now been punished.

End of story.

Foxy - Quote "The lady in question is an Australian citizen.
She was entitled to her benefits. End of story."
Good try but Epic fail to shut this down, you fail to mention something.

At the time she was not an Australian citizen, so she came here on a 487 visa got pregnant and we the taxpayer had to support her to the tune of $11,538, to me that was wrong and is a failure with 487 and other like visas.

So with that in mind are you still happy with this situation?

Aidan Quote "We are a rich country, and it's only right that we look after the people who are in terrible situations."

1st we are not a rich country approx $500 billion in debt does not make a country rich, so like Foxy you are okay with people coming here on work visas getting pregnant and taxpayers having to support them?

Also it is a reason for coming you fail to grasp the fact the people that are coming are from countries with NO social security system.
Foxy Not end of story.

It's been known to police that corruption with Visa's has reigned unabated in several of our Embassies on the African Continent. Technically it's necessary for DEFAT to lodge a complaint with the AFP, before action is initiated. But for some reason DEFAT like to remain very quiet about such matters preferring instead to clean up their own mess.

Unfortunately they simply don't. DEFAT are a very powerful and influential Department with an almost pathological fear of police digging through their affairs, especially those abroad. You have no idea how 'mischievous' many of these embassy Officers are, particularly in matters of sexual 'proceedings'. If ever a full & widely encompassing investigation, on a government department needs to be undertaken, it's DEFAT and their many legions of staff - whether they're permanent, temporary, or part-time. Both in Australia and abroad. A very large and substantial catchment net is what's required?

Dear Philip S.,

You need to look up the lady's work entitlements
under her visa. She was entitled to what she
should have received. Except her boss stole her
money.

I'd be quite happy if 11,000 Dollars was all I ever had stolen.

o sung wu - There was an article today that had references to corrupt officials in an Australia consulate or embassy in Africa and visas, still looking to re-find where it was.

Foxy, please answer the question are you okay with people on 487 and like visas coming here then ending up having the taxpayers support them to the tune on thousands of dollars? A simple yes or no will suffice.

individual - Regrettably that amount would be the tip of the iceberg in the context of rorts of our social security system.