that were available to all job seekers, a much fairer system. All these agencies are just a waste of space, living off Government dollars. Do what you need to do to get your Newstart, start thinking about what you REALLY want to do, there are many choices out there, use Government dollars to get what you want, get career guidance maybe & be SERIOUS to get what you want. As you have cert II you should qualify to get Cert III (I.T. at Tafe maybe?) free of cost, study it in chunks, slowly does it & it will happen. If you need money NOW, as I'm sure you do, the only way you'll get it is through personal contacts, or using your initiative, mow lawns/eBay seller/deliver papers/taxi driver (i did that too & i enjoyed it) just to get you by while you get your Cert III. Forget the job agencies, when the rare job pops up, they have their friends/family etc lined up. Now, write down your short,medium & long term goals & the steps you are going to take to get there. Be positive in your thinking & believe in yourself. The only way I shook depression off for good was to stop drinking, stop going to doctors and stopped tablets, and I'm so much better. When you feel low, just thank God you're not in Afghanistan with a leg blown off hobbling around on crutches, missing your best friend who was shot dead in the street outside