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Newstart recipients detail daily hardship to Senate inquiry

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Rita Sacchetta Source: SBS

A diabetic South Australian woman has told a Senate inquiry she has to ration her use of insulin due to the financial difficulties of living on unemployment payments.


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A diabetic South Australian woman has told a Senate inquiry she has to ration her use of insulin due to the financial difficulties of living on unemployment payments.



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