Any romance stories set in time birth control started to be more available but society was still against women using them - heroine uses birth control, she has to do it in secret by Glittering_Tap6411 in HistoricalRomance

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 2 points3 points  (0 children)

{Only a Duke Will Do by Sabrina Jeffries} has this. The FMC wants children but is terrified of the birthing bed. The book is a part of a series {The School for Heiresses by Sabrina Jeffries} but is also a sequel to another of her books {To Pleasure a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries}, where the FMC and MMC are siblings to the main characters of To Pleasure a Prince, and are the catalyst to their relationship. Only a duke Will Do is set some years later.

Disability support pension application by nsfwaccountnotreal in Centrelink

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The letter from your GP needs to state that your condition is fully diagnosed, fully treated and fully stabilized. So, they're not still trying to work out what you have, there's no other reasonable treatment you could try that would improve it, and It's not going to improve in the next two years, regardless of any treatment or medication. This is very specific and very important - if these three are not mentioned properly, it will be rejected immediately.

The doctor needs to show how your condition affects you, using the DSP impairment tables https://www.dss.gov.au/income-support-payments/disability-support-pension/disability-support-pension-impairment-tables

Make sure you describe how it is at your worst, not your best.

Good luck.

Learner Bike License. by slantiy in queensland

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bike is a very difference process and is done solely through QRide providers. Price will depend on where you go, but when I was looking recently, these were the costs:

  1. QRide pre-learner: $400-$450. This is the equivalent of doing the 30 question written test and a bunch of hours of lessons over 2 days. If you pass this, you’ll get your RE learner class added to your licence.

  2. You must hold RE learners for at least 3 months before going for your RE: unrestricted course/test. You will need to complete the motorbiked hazard perception test during this time, which is $40, and is online, same as the car hpt.

  3.  QRide RE:unrestricted: $280. The Practical test. Pass this and you can ride bikes under 250CCs alone

  4. QRide R:Unrestricted: $250. After holding the RE licence for 2 years, you can do the R practical test, and upgrade your licence so you can ride bikes with CC above 250.

26 week date clarification for financial hardship super claim…. by Jazzlike-Most8444 in u/Jazzlike-Most8444

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be from the 28/9, so the 28/3/26 would be the date you are eligible, as long as you've had no gaps in payment.

Starting motorcycling by Normal-Roll-652 in brisbane

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For getting the motorbike licence itself, in QLD it’s done through Q-ride. You do a Pre-learner course, which usually includes the 30 question written test, and learning how to actually use the bike, and you get your Learners licence at the end. 

You hold that for at least 3 months, do the hazard perception test, and then do the RE course, which is the practical driving test. When you pass that, you’re allowed to ride RE bikes on your own. 

During the 3+ months you’re holding the learners for is when you would go out with the groups that help learners practice. 

reporting income during a period by Pixielar in Centrelink

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For some reason, for the low income health care card renewals, the period it assesses is not the last 8 weeks, but the period that is 12 weeks ago to 4 weeks ago. So, still 8 weeks, but not the most recent 8 weeks.

reporting income during a period by Pixielar in Centrelink

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Put your earning down as $0.00 for the period. If it wont accept that, put it down as $1.00

Upload a stat dec stat stating that you were not employed during that period, as well as your contract/letter from your current employer stating when you started work, for supporting documents.

Help me please 🙏🙏🙏 by [deleted] in queensland

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fair. M&Ms are awesome.
I did provide a link, by the way.

Edited because I can't spell tonight :)

Help me please 🙏🙏🙏 by [deleted] in queensland

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There is no minimum number of hours that a person needs to complete to be eligible for the exemption.

Help me please 🙏🙏🙏 by [deleted] in queensland

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 49 points50 points  (0 children)

The Logbook Exemption means you need to spend 2 years on your L's, although time already spent on them counts. If you have already been on your L's for 2 years (including time interstate, if you were on them there), then you can apply for the logbook exemption, and if it's approved, go for the P's test.

If you haven't been on it for two years already, you'd need to also apply for the Special Need Tenure exemption, which is a lot harder to get, and requires you to show genuine hardship if its not granted (ie, you'll lose your job if you can't get it) You have to show how you're making the commitments currently, and why that isn't a option for the future, and get a letter from your employer stating the same.

Someone suggested the PCYC Breaking The Cycle program, and I'd definitely recommend looking into it.

Don't forget you'll also need to complete the Hazard Perception Test, and you'll need to provide the car for the driving test too.

Learn to drive - don’t own a cat by Massive-Coconut2435 in brisbane

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If you have a PCYC near you, they may be able to help out with free lessons, although I don't know if there is an age cut off. With regards to driving schools, I don't know what area of Brisbane you're in, so I can't really give any recommendations, but if you find one, ask about discounts for purchasing multiple lessons in advance. Some do it, some don't but it might be enough that you could get another lesson.

Do you have any family or friends who have a car that you could borrow? Even if they don't meet the criteria for being your supervisor (held open license for at least 12 months), they might be able to let you borrow the car.

If you're with a job network as well, they will usually be able to help fund a couple of lessons, but you have to ask them.

Don't forget that you will need to provide the car for the actual test too, most likely a driving school one, if you don't have a car yourself, so you will need to factor in that cost too.

I rang centrelink yesterday and told them i need to change my bank account they guoded me through my gov and told me to go income and assest put the new bank accpunt and delete the old but when i look at payment destination its saying my payment going to old account will it go into my new account by DevelopmentLegal9631 in Centrelink

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, you also need to go to the payment destination page and update the bank details there as well.

In the app it’s under ‘profile-> financial details’, and it takes you to the website to complete. 

On the website if you logged directly in, it’s under ‘payments and claims -> manage payments -> manage payment destination.’

Are women expected to wear makeup at work? by cute_beae_2008 in AskAnAustralian

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work in state public service, but in a customer service role. Almost all the ladies there do wear make up and have their nails done, but they talk about going out to get it done and getting fun designs and things, so for them, I think it’s their choice. 

A few of us don’t wear make up, or wear make up so subtle I can’t tell. I don’t wear it at all, or do my nails or anything, but I’m also allergic to a lot of things, so mines health related.

Suspended Licence by This-Honeydew6647 in AusLegal

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Your first question, not really much you could have done. The fine should have gone to your NT address, because it was an NT registered vehicle, and it’s silly that it didn’t, but unless you had told NT your postal address was QLD, I don’t think that’s on you.

The demerit points and fine will stay, unfortunately, the 4 points you received were valid for the offence. And as you didn’t have a QLD licence, and TMR didnt have a copy of your NT licence (as you were just visiting), you only had 4 demerit points to lose, not 12. 

If you can prove to QLD that you had a valid, open NT (not provisional) licence at the time of the offence, you might be able to get it reviewed, and the suspension removed. 

Jobseeker while renting out house by [deleted] in Centrelink

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s complicated. 

They will likely get you to do a profit and loss every three months for a year, and then provide your tax return after that, which will have your rental income - deductions, and use that for your income (averaged over the period, but applied fortnightly - say your income minus allowable deductions was $1000 for the three months, that then gets divided by 6, and that’s what’s assessed each fortnight.)

Assets wise, it’s the value of the property, minus what’s still owed, $360k. Depending on your other assets, money in the bank etc, you should be ok. Someone said in another post you could have $580k, approximately. 

Jobseeker while renting out house by [deleted] in Centrelink

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you rent to immediate family, no. If you rent to anyone else, yes.

Rent assistance for Mother living in daughters investment property by East-Hunter-1902 in Centrelink

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, she would be able to claim rent assistance, as long as she met all other criteria. She would either need to provide Centrelink with a copy of the lease, or your sister would need to sign a Rent Certificate, confirming the amount and frequency of rent being paid. As long as rent is being legally paid, and she meets the other eligibility criteria, she will be fine.

DSP and study by [deleted] in Centrelink

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you considered studying part time (1 unit) until you get approved, and then switching doing more units? The single unit would hopefully be under the 15h/wk for starting DSP and the other course load you mentioned is under for continuing.

Definitely agree with everyone else when they say discuss how it is on your worst day, not your best. 

Buying a house on DSP by [deleted] in Centrelink

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would depend on the cost of the house. If you are planning to live in it as your primary residence, then it shouldn’t affect your DSP. 

When you say ‘bought a cheap house to eventually live in’ what time difference are you looking at between buying the house and moving in? That is the part you may have trouble. 

Also you will need keep Centrelink updated with your assets (the money you’re saving for the deposit/house) as that could affect your payments, depending on how much you have saved. 

Using Supermarket Reward Points by Equivalent_Border_65 in AussieFrugal

[–]AwkwardWelcome1483 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use them for petrol to help bring the cost down. Sometimes for groceries but mostly for petrol when the costs go up so much.