I was on it for a year after school. Lived off shopping at discount food stores like NQR (Not Quite Right). It sucks.I had done pretty well out of uni until Covid, and suddenly first time on Centrelink, easily longest stint of unemployment in my life.
sh*t happens, it's pretty rough to judge people (and the dole isn't really enough for people to "bludge" on, despite how much people like to talk it up).