To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate in Parliament assembled:

We the undersigned signatories in the event of unemployment, retirement or from the inability to perform work, are aggrieved of being deprived of our inalienable right to a basic liveable income derived from the resources of the Commonwealth to which we are entitled to as human beings and citizens of Australia.

The signatories to this petition ask the Senate to consider the following proposition below and then cast a majority vote in the affirmative for the question to be presented in a referendum to the Australian People in the following form.

DO YOU APPROVE the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled-

"An act to alter the Constitution, so that Australian citizens, regardless of marital status, in the event of unemployment or retirement, have the inalienable right to a nontaxable monetary allowance equivalent to the cost of living measured twice yearly by an independent committee, without government interference on how the individual spends the allowance.”

Why is this important?

Every Citizen in the event of unemployment or retirement has the right to a decent standard of living for themselves and their family, including sufficient food, clothing, and proper housing.

There are not enough jobs for everyone who wants to work, and the situation will worsen in the future, as technology creates new jobs but destroys millions more.

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By the way, in 1946, in a referendum, the Australian people changed the constitution, to entitle themselves access to unemployment benefits, and other social security benefits. Thus, Social Security is an entitlement from the Australian people to themselves and not from the government.
See Australian Constitution s51(xxiiiA)

For now, take a look at these shocking figures:

According to Roy Morgan Research, in August 2020, there were 1,980,000 unemployed Australians with 1,290,000 underemployed Australians looking for extra hours of work. That's a total of 3,270,000 people, 22.8 percent of the workforce!
http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8512-australian-unemployment-estimates-august-2020-202009030534

At the same in August 2020, according to trading economics, there were  approximately 109,103 vacancies. (Vacancies taken from the internet and newspapers)
https://tradingeconomics.com/australia/job-advertisements

For the same period, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics, there were approximately 206,000 vacancies. An estimation based on a job survey.
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/job-vacancies-australia/latest-release

Now, how many job seekers are there per vacancy expressed as an average?

Is it 29 job seekers per vacancy? Or, is it 15 to 18 job seekers per vacancy? These figures were derived using the three methods listed below the next paragraph.

For the record, I am wary of the government's figures on unemployed people and job vacancies, as both are based on surveys from which they derive their estimates. For example, in May 2020 there were 1,680,000 unemployed Australians on jobseeker and youth allowance, and yet the Australian Bureau of Statistics stated that in May, there were 927,000 unemployed people; that is a huge discrepancy.

1. Divide the 3,270,000 unemployed/underemployed people by the number of vacancies for August as stated by trading economics (109,103) and you would have expressed as an average a ratio of 29 people available per job vacancy.
2. Divide the 3,270,000 people by 206,000 vacancies for August as stated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and you would have expressed as an average a ratio of 15 people available per job vacancy.
3. Or simply divide 1,980,000 unemployed people by 109,103 vacancies, as given by trading economics, and you would have an average expressed as a ratio of 18 unemployed people per vacancy.

Anyway you measure it, the news is grim.

On a personal note.

I would like to see the Australian Government give a job guarantee to every Australian who wants a job.

I also note for 25 years, no Australian government increased the rate of Newstart in real terms adjusted for the cost of living; why is that? Why the sudden reversal and give people on unemployment benefits $550 a week? Was this out of the goodness of their collective political hearts? If so, why didn't they do this before and save people experiencing needless hardship and suffering?

WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR THIS?

Governments and banks create money out of thin air all the time when it suits their interests. For example, during the corona virus, the Australian Government had the Reserve Bank of Australia create tens of billions of dollars on a computer from nothing with no ensuing inflation, as there were enough goods and services to meet demand.

The Plan (Very important, please share this petition.)
There are approximately 6,000,000 adult Australians who receive a social security benefit from the Government. If this petition gets 150,000 signatures, I will personally contact senators and ask them for their support.

          Plan B:  We call upon the government of the day to hold a national plebiscite.

·        Plan C:  To conduct a postal survey to ascertain the will of the people on this matter.

         Plan D:  We call on the government to implement the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in relation to articles (9,11) to which it is a signatory.

         Article 9

The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to social security, including social insurance.

         Article 11

1. The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions.

Thank you.

Vito

Below is a list of books and videos that explain how banks and governments create money.

https://www.fabians.org.au/out_of_thin_air_public_debt_the_pandemic_and_beyond​

https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/coronavirus-covid19-how-australia-is-paying-for-welfare/12133292​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=XcGh1Dex4Yo&feature=emb_logo​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-fyOgG2RGo&feature=emb_logo​

https://www.amazon.com.au/Web-Debt-Shocking-Truth-System-ebook/dp/B0057IS4RQ/​

https://www.amazon.com.au/Vile-Acts-Evil-Banking-America-ebook/dp/B003BEEAOE/