Our daughter has had to defer her tertiary education for the past two years. We have no choice. This will be the second Christmas which we haven't had. When things break or wear out you can't afford to fix or replace them. One of the things you learn to do on Workers Compensation Benefits is to economise.
All luxuries go.
The faceless bureaucrats and politicians continue to enjoy their Melboume Cup lunches, while the injured Firefighter's Superannuation is suspended along with other benefits. Sounds like fun doesn't it. Well I can assure you that the stress factor alone creates tremendous burdens on top of the physical pain and the difficulties involved in trying to adapt to life with a permanent disability. The Department views it's injured workers simply as an operational problem, which they must resolve quickly. I was told by the BMO, about seven months after my accident, that he was under pressure to retire me medically.