Desley Casey, Reality Bytes Podcast Host discusses the Private Members Bill to be introduced into the Australian Parliament, House of Representatives on Monday 25th October 2021 to scrap the Cashless Debit Card.

Thank you to Justine and Julian for giving generously of their time and their thoughts on the Cashless Debit Card and this bill.

You can watch Julian and Justine speak on this private members bill to be introduced between 10am - 12noon and the subsequent vote to take place on Parl View

https://parlview.aph.gov.au/

Actions you can undertake to support Labor's campaign to scrap the card:

The discussions with both Julian and Justine for the Podcast includes however, not limited to:

Many thanks to Justine and Julian.  

(Approximately 48 minutes)

This is a snapshot of the interview with Justine Elliot MP for Richmond NSW and Julian Hill MP for Richmond VIC on the private members bill to be introduced into parliament on Monday 25th October 2021 to scrap the Cashless Debit Card.

Justine is the Federal LaborMember for Richmond on the NSW North Coast. Elected in 2004, she is the first and only woman elected to the seat in its 120- year history and is a former Minister for Ageing and Parliamentary Secretary for Trade.

As the Chair of Labor’s Protecting Pensioners Task Force, Justine is leading the fight to scrap the Liberals and Nationals’ unfair cashless debit card.  Justine lives and has raised her two children near Tweed Heads with her husband Craig.

Julian was elected as the Member for Bruce in the Australian Parliament in July 2016, and is the Deputy Chair of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit.

He was elected as a Councillor at Port Phillip Council at the age of 25, and became the youngest ever Mayor of the City, before holding a number of senior positions within the Victorian Public Service.

This snapshot includes however not limited to:

What is the private members bill being introduced by Julian and to be seconded by Justine into the Parliament?

What people can do to support their efforts

Julian's experience of attempting to be voluntarily placed onto the cashless debit card

The Centrepay system run by Centrelink.

(Approximately 7 minutes)

Stay tuned as the full interview becomes available.

Desley Casey, Reality Bytes podcast host interviews Bianca.  Bianca is 32 years old and was forced onto the cashless debit card twice and taken off the card twice. Bianca is a mum of 5 children.

The discussion includes however not limited to:

(Approximately 1 hour, 7 minutes)

Snapshot of a personal lived experience that Bianca, mother of 5 experienced with Indue Pty Ltd and the Cashless Debit Card

The bra situation.

Domestic Violence

Financial Abuse

Australian Federal Government

Cashless Debit Card.

(Approximately 7 minutes)

Reality Bytes podcast host Desley Casey, interviews Kerryn, who has been forced onto the Cashless Debit Card what life is like living on the card.

Kerryn is a 34 year old single mum of 5 running her own small business and fighting tooth and nail to get off the card.

Issues discussed:

Time:  Approximately 1 hour, 2 minutes.

You can check out Kerryn's small business on FB at https://www.facebook.com/ObsceneMe

Please Note: There is some swearing however this has been kept at a minimum.

Well worth the wait!  Desley Casey, Reality Bytes Podcast host continues the discussion with Amanda Smith from Say No 7 Resources and No Cashless Debit Card Australia.  

Amanda is a DSP recipient and mum of a disabled child living in Victoria; she is the policy and legislation analyst for the NCDCA and founder of the Say No Seven community. Amanda has spoken in senate, and has been producing videos and anti-propaganda articles and CDC  information threads for the last six years.

Parts A and B of Amanda's interview dealt with the Impacts of the Cashless Debit Card on card holders, businesses and Australian society; human rights and more.

So Join Amanda and Desley as the discussion continues on:

A quick update:  Since the time of this interview being undertaken 3 women have now successfully been taken off the cashless debit card primarily due to the advocacy efforts of Amanda, Kathryn and the No Cashless Debit Card community.

Congratulations to Mahialia, Alicia and Bianca.  Congratulations to the No Cashless Debit Card community and Say No 7 resources who raised the absolute distress Services Australia and Indue Ltd were putting these women through.  If you wanted to know whether Amanda and all are making a difference then look no further.  

PS:  Approximately 1 hour 8 minutes in length.

To access the resources go to:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/SN7Resources

https://www.facebook.com/notowelfarecard

Desley Casey, Reality Bytes podcast host continues the interview discussion with Amanda Smith, Say No 7 and No Cashless Debit Card Australia on the Australian Cashless Debit Card Legislation.

Amanda is a DSP recipient and mum of a disabled child living in Victoria; she is the policy and legislation analyst for the NCDCA and founder of the Say No Seven community. Amanda has spoken in senate, and has been producing videos and anti-propaganda articles and CDC  information threads for the last six years.

Join Amanda and Desley as they discuss in Part B of this 3 part series:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/SN7Resources

https://www.facebook.com/notowelfarecard

Listen time:  Approximately 1 hour 9 minutes

Desley Casey, Reality Bytes podcast host interviews Amanda Smith from Say No 7 (SN7) Resources and No Cashless Debit Card Australia.

Amanda is a DSP (Disability Support Pension) recipient and mum of a disabled child living in Victoria; she is the policy and legislation analyst for the NCDCA  (No Cashless Debit Card Australia) and founder of the Say No Seven community. Amanda has spoken in senate, and has been producing videos and anti-propaganda articles and CDC (Cashless Debit Card) information threads for the last six years.

This podcast is part A of a 3 part interview series with Amanda.  Discussion centers around the Australian government legislation for the forced income management, CDC and includes however is not limited to:

For further information check out the following resource links:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/SN7Resources

No Cashless Debit Card Australia

Part A:  Approximately 1 hour 8 minutes.

Remember to come back to listen to Amanda further discuss a range of issues re the legislation in Parts B and C.

Reality Bytes podcast host interviews Associate Professor Ruth Phillips from University of Sydney on the Cashless Debit Card.

Ruth has been teaching and researching at the University of Sydney for the past 19.5 years. Although Ruth is a political scientist, her special field of teaching and research is social policy and the non-government (or community) sector. Ruth’s research and teaching are also informed by feminism. Ruth mainly teaches in the social work program at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Ruth has had a long association with activism as a feminist and an environmentalist but her overarching commitment is to social justice.

Discussion takes place on a range of topics but not limited to:

(Time: Approximately 38 minutes)

Join Tanya as she discusses with Reality Bytes podcast host, Desley Casey on the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Tanya was born in the early 70s.  Whilst growing up she sort of  new she had a few problems since she was born in 74, including  having died twice within the first 3 months of life. However, she  didn’t realise until many years later, after getting married &  having kids what she had to cope with during that time.

It was only in past 15 years, when in her early 30's Tanya found  out she was medically labelled with Mental Retardation not  long after she was born.   This label then changed to what  is well-known today as living with an Intellectual disability.

Tanya also has had to deal with a lot of things from her past.  It  took her 5 attempts to access the NDIS to receive assistance for  the multiple disabilities she lives with. Since then, the new NDIS  system has not been an easy road for her for her to navigate.

Tanya discusses:

(Length:  Approximately 52 minutes)