On Tuesday, July 23, the PM told his party, "To be mindful of what they took to the election" and "The government is not a blank cheque."

A straight out no to a Newstart raise. but the government was a "blank cheque" when it came to their own recent pay rise. Ten thousand dollars immediately goes into Morrison's pocket alone.

Low to middle income workers etc., have to fight like hell to get any pay rise, but not the pollies.

I remind Scott Morrison, it's not their money, it belongs to the people, the taxpayers, to be used for essential services like hospitals, health, schools, education and infastructure etc.

It's not there for regular pay rises or perks, or to get a free ride on the taxpayes back.

Their pay rises are not accepted by the people. Any objection or complaint falls on deaf ears.

As they say, "You can flog a dead horse all the time, but you can flog the taxpayer all of the time"

The SCR editorial, Newstart allowance simply isn`t enough, makes for interesting reading.

The key quote was in the second last paragraph, We are not arguing for a welfare system that acts as a disincentive to finding work, basically is what your editorial does.

Supported by the SCR front page, the issue of Newstart was front and centre.

The calls for Newstart to be the same as the Disability Support Pension is absurd. The ABC's Sabra Lane is quoted as asking the finance minister Matthias Cormon a pressing question that he would not or could not answer.

The reported increase Newstart recipients from 69 per cent 2014 to 73 per cent for longer than a year is where the answer may be found. Can't work, won't work or chooses not to work is where the answer may be found.

Some will say get a job but when there are limited jobs to be had is where Newstart recipients may struggle.

Nothing good comes from giving welfare to some for a lengthy period of time without examining why the individual is on welfare at all.

You may have to deny some for others to get more and that is the challenge to identify who is to lose.

Sabra Lane proves this point if she would ask every finance minister the same rhetorical question on the equity of Newstart.

It's amazing that Barnaby has changed his stance (usually when it suits the occasion) only when he has two households to support, a situation of his own making. That he is now so "poverty-stricken makes me cry tears of blood. I wish I had $100,000 a year to live on.

Did he ever stop to consider the lives of those on Newstart before this? These people are literally starving, unable to see a doctor or pay for prescriptions. Shame on you, Barnaby - ye who calls himself a Christian.

I am on Newstart and have been for three years after sustaining an injury. Centrelink says that although I have lower limb disablement, I can do 15 hours work, therefore I cannot receive disability pension. It is very difficult to find appropriate employment, therefore once I have paid weekly rent of $270, I am left with $50 which covers minimal food, and bills, just forget it. It's not that I don't want to pay them, there is no money left. Of course Newstart desperately needs to be increased.