Universal basic income mitigates tunneling, meaning that people are more able to think beyond just one focus. The need to earn survival income tends to function like blinders that block out everything else but your focus on basic needs. Until they're obtained, we can't think beyond.
Decoding Australian:
NewStart = Unemployment benefit, name changed to JobSeeker at start of Covid19 pandemic.
ATSI = Indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
40 Job Apps a month was one of several requirements to got NewStart (currently at 20/mth).
