Sunday 30 January 2011

Income Management by Basics Card: NSW North Coast Business Shame File


The following businesses operating on the NSW North Coast participate in the Gillard Government’s paternalistic and punitive income management policy applying to welfare recipients (with a focus on quarantining payments to indigenous recipients and long-term recipients of pensions, benefits and allowances) aka the Basics Card.

The Basics Card providor for the Federal Government is apparently London-based Retail Decisions Pty Ltd.

On the NSW North Coast:

Alstonville

Coles

Ballina

Coles, Woolworths, Caltex, Target, K-Mart

Byron Bay

Caltex, Woolworths

Casino

Woolworths, Bi-Lo, Coles, Target, Caltex

Coffs Harbour

Caltex, Woolworths, Coles, Target

Grafton

Woolworths, Bi-Lo, Coles, Target, Caltex, City Beach

Lismore

Woolworths, Bi-Lo, Coles, Target, Caltex, City Beach, K-Mart

Nambucca Heads

Caltex, Woolworths

Tweed Heads

Woolworths, Bi-Lo, Coles, Target, Caltex, City Beach, K-Mart

Woolgoolga

Coles

Yamba

Coles/Bi-Lo

The full national Merchant’s List can be found here

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