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Carer, student, youth support payments set to grow By Kat Wong More than one million Australians will soon receive a hip-pocket bump as their support payments increase.
From January 1, payments for young people, students, carers and others will be indexed to keep up with inflation.
Jobseekers, students, apprentices and other young Australians who get Youth Allowance will take home between $17.30 to $24.30 more every fortnight.
Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth says the government wants people to have more money in their pockets amid the cost-of-living crisis. Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
Those who support someone with aged care, disability or medical needs will see their carer allowance increase by $5.80 to $159.30 each payment.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students or apprentices are set to have their ABSTUDY payments grow as well, with allowances growing by up to $54 per fortnight for those undertaking masters and doctorates.
Meanwhile, young people living with disabilities will see their payments increase by about $30.
Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth says this will help Australians manage the cost of living.
“We want to reduce disadvantage and maintain Australia’s strong and sustainable social safety net by providing relief to those most in need,” she said.
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Police rescue Duppy the sausage dog from car in 27-degree heat By Catherine Strohfeldt A man has been charged after arriving in the middle of police efforts to free a sausage dog from his vehicle in Coolangatta yesterday.
The miniature dachshund, Duppy, was reportedly left unattended for at least an hour in the backseat of a Volkswagen Jetta yesterday afternoon on Marine Parade.
Around 2.30pm a concerned passerby contacted police, and officers arrived to find the car parked in the sun in 27-degree weather, with “the windows only slightly ajar” and Duppy in the back seat without water.
Police returned Duppy safely to his owner. Credit: Queensland Pollice
Police used the gap in the window to remove the dog and provided him water once freed.
While police attended Duppy a 38-year-old Tweed Heads man, suspected to be the vehicle’s driver, arrived on the scene.
The man was reportedly looking after the sausage dog, but wasn’t Duppy’s owner.
He was charged with failure to take reasonable care an
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