Dear Julia can you instruct us on how to live on $40 a day?

On the 25th of May, there will be a rally outside of Julia Banks office. The pensioners and unemployed will be asking her to instruct them on how to live on $40 a day. They will also bring their budget papers with them to show her. Do you think she will have a look at them? These are her contact details if you do not want to come to the rally, but feel that you would like to call her or drop a line or two. Ask Ms. Banks directly on how she plans to live on $40 per day. Her contact details are julia.banks.mp@aph.gov.au / (03) 9808 3188 I also want to add I take no pleasure in any of this. However, as a member of the ruling party whose policies have condemned millions of Australians to unnecessary poverty her remark could not go unchallenged. Details for the rally are as follows. Thanks for reading. Vito Lupis Liberal Party MP Julia Banks thinks she can live on Newstart - a payment that is $350 per fortnight below the poverty line. Ms Banks, whose base salary is $199,040 and owns 5 properties, has not yet provided any details of how she can live on $40 a day. The AUWU is going to go to Ms. Banks' office this Friday 25th of May to find out. At the rally, AUWU members will be presenting Ms. Banks their Newstart budgets in the hope that she can give them a few tips on surviving on $40 per day. Come along and support them! We also have a great array of speakers including: - Father Bob (Father Bob Foundation) - Joe Toscano (Public Interest Before Private Interest) - Owen Bennett (Australian Unemployed Workers' Union) - A number of unemployed workers telling us about their experiences. If you cannot make it on the day, you can support us in four important ways: 1. Contact Ms. Banks directly and ask her how she plans to live on $40 per day! Her contact details are julia.banks.mp@aph.gov.au / (03) 980 8 3188 2. Fill out Bring Banks Your Budget survey here: http://unemployedworkersunion.com/time-raise-newstart/?source=email& 3. Sign AUWU member Vito's petition asking Ms Banks to either agree to live on Newstart or retract her statement. His petition can be found here: https://www.change.org/p/a-victory-to-thrill-humanity/u/22757366.?source=email& We will be presenting this petition on the day. 4. Join our Newstart action group here: http://unemployedworkersunion.com/time-raise-newstart/?source=email& If you need assistance getting to the Ms Banks office, please contact us on contact@unemployedworkersunion.com Can you join me? Click here for details and to RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/bring-banks-your-budget?source=email&