It is very unfortunate what happened, but that is life. Most of us (including me) have lost jobs and are owed money that will never be repaid.
The hardest thing for most of these people to come to terms with is that they had pay and conditions that were far beyond their education , training and experience. It would be interesting to find out how many have been able to achieve matching salaries etc outside of ANsett; not many I dare suggest.
At then end of the day if losing your job is the worst thing to happen to you then you are very lucky. If your "job" was also your identity and image then GET A LIFE!!
The levy should NEVER have been collected in the first place. It is OBSCENE to expect an average wage earner/traveller to cough up money for people who in many instances were earning six figure salaries for an extended period. If the workers were too stupid to put some away for a rainy day; or maintained a lifestyle beyond what they could afford then welcome or to reality-it bites!!
Let go and get on with it
Last edited by alidad; 27th Nov 2004 at 22:30.