Reality Bytes Desley Casey

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.


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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.


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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).


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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

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

(Approximately 42 minutes)


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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:


Labor's win as the governing major party.
Some of the federal electorial seats, i.e. Lyons in Tasmania and Gilmore in NSW are still too close to call.  (Latest update is that the sitting Labor Member for Lyons, Brian Mitchell, is maintaining a small lead.  In the seat of Gilmore, the Liberal Candidate has the slimest majority of just over 100 votes ahead of Fiona Phillips the 2019 - 2022 Labor MP.
A correction we must make is that to date Peter Dutton (mentioned about 7 minutes into the discussion) has as yet to be elected as the leader for the Liberal Party.  Our understanding is that at present he has put his hand up to lead the Liberal party however to date the election as leader as yet has not happened.
Uluru Statement of the Heart
Anthony Albanese, now Australia's 31st Prime Minister
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

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

(Approximately 57 minutes)




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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.

Join us at:

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Audio Only:  https://anchor.fm/desley-casey

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

(Approximately 48 minutes)

Please Note:  Interview was Pre-Recorded


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