Man died of bowel cancer while waiting for disability support pension approval

The man, known as John to protect his privacy, was left to survive on Newstart as he battled stage 3 bowel cancer and had earlier attempted suicide after learning of a two-month wait on his pension claim, according to Katrina Newman, who took up his case in February.

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Topics:
Centrelink, Health

Author:
Luke Henriques-Gomes

Source:
The guardian

Date published:
Wed 8th May, 2019