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Reality Bytes Hosts: Desley Casey and Susan Pavlic discuss the pokies reforms for New South Wales (NSW) and Tasmania.  Pokies reforms is a very hot topic in New South Wales at present.  the LNP (Liberal National Party) Premier, Domonic Perrotte has decided if re-elected to govt to introduce a cashless gaming card.  Chris Minns (Labor Opposition Leader), today, Monday 16/1/2023 has now come out with the Labor policy if elected to government and the NSW March elections to be implemented on 1st July 2023.

Tasmania has passed legistation of a mandatory cashless gaming card, and limits that will be implemented in Tasmania from 2024.

Desley and Sue discuss a range of issues in relation to pokies reforms for players in both states.

Duration:  Approximately 37 minutes.

Please Note:  In Australia, slot machines are knows as poker or pokies machines.

Reality Bytes Hosts: Desley Casey and Susan Pavlic wishing viewers and listeners a very happy Christmas and a happy & safe start to the New Year.

May your holidays for full of fun and very safe.

This is a short discussion on how much income a person can earn (pre tax) before the Job Seeker Payment is Affected in Australian.

There is a misnomer that if one earns any $$$ then the Job Seeker payment is affected by a deducted of 60c in the dollar for every dollar earned.  This is actually not entirely correct.   

Join Desley Casey from Reality Bytes as she provides a quick overview discussion on how Centrelink determine how much is deducted from the Job Seeker payment when people earn an income.  Income is based on the pre tax (gross) amount that a person does earn.

(Approximately 7 minutes).

Join Reality Bytes Hosts:  Desley Casey and Susan Pavlic as the discuss some of the results of the Australian Federal Election held on 21st May 2022 - Part 2.

The ALP (Australian Labor Party) won the election, however, to date whether the new government is able to govern in their own right or govern as a minority government is yet to be determined (Thursday 26/5/2022).

Desley and Susan discuss:

*  Some of their ideas re how the ALP could potentially improve Australian's faith in politicians and the politcal system, for example:

*  Modify the legislation on:  I move the member no longer be heard.

*  Federal politicians pay rises

*  Some basic number crunching

*  Federal politicians travel and other allowances.

*  And, so much more.

You can view or listen to the Live/Podcast (which was pre-recorded due to technical issues at the time) on:

Podcast:  https://anchor.fm/desley-casey

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/realitybytespodcasts

YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC37m714-04dCeewRFz2o1Ug

(Approximately 42 minutes)

Join Reality Bytes Hosts:  Desley Casey and Susan Pavlic as the discuss some of the results of the Australian Federal Election held on 21st May 2022.

The ALP (Australian Labor Party) won the election, however, to date whether the new government is able to govern in their own right or govern as a minority government is yet to be determined (Thursday 26/5/2022).

Desley and Susan discuss:

You can view or listen to the Live/Podcast (which was pre-recorded due to technical issues at the time) on:

Podcast:  https://anchor.fm/desley-casey

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/realitybytespodcasts

YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC37m714-04dCeewRFz2o1Ug

(Approximately 57 minutes)

Reality Bytes - Lives/Podcasts

Saturday 7th May 2022 @ 4pm (AEST)

Interview with Brian Mitchell, Labor MP for Lyons, Tasmania.

Join Reality Bytes Hosts:  Desley Casey and Susan Pavlic as they discuss with Brian a broad range of issues impacting the Australian population.  Yes, as normal, Susan and Desley end the interview with a short poem.

Issues include however not limited to:

*  Affordable Housing including private rentals and community housing.

*  Cost of Living pressures.

*  Indue P/L - Cashless Debit Card that has been in trial sites for the past 6 years and how the government want to ented  this to all Centrelink recipients, regardless of location.

*  The 2 C's:  Child Care and Climate Change

*  And, so much more.

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(Approximately 48 minutes)

Please Note:  Interview was Pre-Recorded

Reality Bytes hosts: Desley Casey and Susan Pavlic, interview Michelle a NSW Community Housing Tenant.

Saturday: 23rd April 2022 at 4pm.

As a community housing tenant Michelle has experienced a broad range of dramas to do with her tenancy and attempting to have a broad range of housing maintenance issues addressed by the community housing provider.

For the purposes of anonymity Michelle's name has been changed; where she actually resides has not been disclosed and the name of the community housing provider has also not been given.

This interview was pre-recorded just prior to Easter.

Issues Michelle discusses include however not limited to:

Community Housing Tenants have the same rights and responsibilities as any other tenant, yet many community housing providers (like the one highlighted in this live/podcast) point blank refuse to undertake maintenance and repairs in a timely manner which results in tenants living in sub-standard accommodation and having their tenancy threatened if they dare to riase their voices.

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(Approximately 29 minutes).

ALP 2022 Federal Budget Reply

Live - Saturday 9/4/2022 at 4pm (Aussie EST - NSW timezone)

Join Reality Bytes Hosts: Desley Casey and Susan Pavlic as they discuss ALP Opposition Leader, Anthony Albanese, 2022 Budget Reply Speech

Please note: Neither Desley or Susan are Financial Budget Crunchers or Financial Advisors.

This is simply their take on Albo’s budget reply as ordinary, every day Australians, trying to make ends meet like the majority of the Australian population.

Issues include however not limited to:

* ALP’s signature policy on Aged Care

* Their child care policy

* How LNP are telling furfies when they state they will not increase taxes.

* Medicare and Defence

* And, so much more.

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https://live.flutin.com/event/62136dce69f1c3474dfa283b

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https://anchor.fm/desley-casey

(Approximately 50 minutes.)

#realitybytes #olderwomen #Medicare #australianfederalgovernment #ALP #LNP #2022 Federal Budget

Federal Budget on Tuesday 29th March 2022.

Reality Bytes hosts: Desley Casey and Susan Pavlic watched the Live telecast of the treasurer delivering his Budget Speech and decided to discuss what they heard as ordinary, every day Australians and whether this budget delivers to the Australian People.

Please Note: Desley and Susan are very quick to note:

(a) They are definitely not economists, and

(b) They are definitely not financial advisors, and

(c) They have not read the 2022 budget papers.

Join Desley and Susan as they discuss:

· Cost of Living pressures and strategies the LNP attempt to address.

· Reduction of the Fuel excise for the next 6 months

· Funding for Rural and regional areas as well as all local councils in Australia

· Funding for Defence

· And, so much more.

Desley and Susan also raise the question what will happen after the 6 months is up. As they stated: it is not as if the cost of living pressures are going to decrease in 6 months when the cost of living strategies the government are due to cease the funding.

(Approximately 42 minutes)

Sussex Inlet: The Forgotten NSW Rural South Coast Town – Part 2

The recent floods that hit Eastern States of Qld, Northern NSW and Sydney regions also hit the NSW South Coast area. Sussex Inlet is one such township that was hit by the recent floods. As a coastal region the area's residents have to contend with not only flood disasters but also bushfire disasters.

As such one would think that governments of all levels would be prepared to meet any potential disaster head on, working in conjunction with the local communities in the Shoalhaven local government area. Sadly as you listen to this episode (and also part 2); the state of preparedness is left up to local residents to do as best they can.

Sussex Inlet is one such forgotten township in NSW and is under no illusion that it is the only one, even in the Shoalhaven area.

Join Reality Bytes hosts: Desley Casey and Susan Pavlic as they discuss the issues, challenges and dilemmas the residents of the Sussex Inlet area do face; along with a range of practical strategies to support the residents and local government with 3 Sussex Inlet Residents: Nikki, Raye and Sandra.

Discussion includes, however, not limited to:

And the Reality Bytes Hosts love to end the Lives/Podcasts with a wee Poem.

(Approximately: 45 minutes.)

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