Family Responsibilities Commission (FRC) Commissioner Tammy Williams raised concerns about gambling to the commission's board after hearing reports in June last year.
"Gambling was impacting school attendance and some children who did turn up to class were struggling with having had very little sleep," Williams said.
She noted that since the pandemic began, the government increased the money it poured into communities on welfare, which ultimately led to an increased number of gambling activities as well as parties and drinking sprees.
"These issues have been exacerbated by the fact that the community has been locked down and isolated since March, leading to heightened tensions," Williams added. (Related: LA health official slams youths for getting coronavirus tests as an excuse to socialize.)
A working group convened to address the issue but FRC had a limited ability to act due to a "disconnect between gambling and the agency notices received by the commission," according to the report.
The Australian government typically resolves such issues through the program Conditional Income Management (CIM), which controls up to 90 percent of a person's fortnightly welfare checks to prevent funds from being spent on alcohol and gambling.
"CIM remains a flexible tool used by commissioners to improve the welfare of children by encouraging families to ensure basic household needs are met and to encourage consistency in school attendance," the report said.
Local commissioners issued 104 CIM orders in Aurukun from July 2019 to June 2020, while a total of 219 CIM orders were issued across the communities of Coen, Doomadgee, Hope Vale and Mossman Gorge on top of Aurukun during the same period.Deborah Birx hid covid info from Trump, altered CDC guidelines without approval
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