Yes they are and it's also the pathetic red tape of issues, the government either want to know when you went to the toilet last and if you got paid for doing that...

Not allowed to get ahead in this coutry. My father was a wise man, he never received a payment from Centrelink ever, he just always accepted any sort of employment before he would every have to go to Centrelink, Department of Social security and any other psuedonym they were known under...