澳洲：Eligibility for Newstart Allowance

You may be eligible for Newstart Allowance if you are:

aged 21 years or over, and
under Age Pension age, and
looking for paid work, and
prepared to enter into an Employment Pathway Plan and meet activity test requirements, and
not involved in industrial action.

Age Pension age

Age Pension age for males is 65 years and over.

Age Pension age for females depends on when you were born. For example:

if you were born on or after 1 January 1949, Age Pension age is 65 years, or
if you were born on or between 1 July 1947 and 31 December 1948, Age Pension age is 64.5 years.

Employment Pathway Plan

You need to enter into and sign an Employment Pathway Plan when you start to receive Newstart Allowance. This outlines activities you agree to undertake while you are looking for work to give you the best chance of getting a job.
Activity Test requirements

To keep getting Newstart Allowance, you need to participate in activities designed to increase your chances of finding work. This is called meeting ‘activity test’ requirements. They could mean applying for jobs, doing a course, or working part-time. You may be able to receive a short-term exemption from the Activity Test in special circumstances.

Note: If you are aged 55 years or older, the activity test requirements are more flexible.

http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/payments/newstart_eligible.htm

Residence requirements

To claim and qualify for Newstart Allowance, you must be an Australian resident and in Australia on the day that you lodge your claim.

To qualify as an Australian resident, you must be living in Australia as:

an Australian citizen, or
the holder of a permanent resident visa, or
a New Zealand citizen who was in Australia on 26 February 2001, or for 12 months in the 2 years immediately before that date, or was assessed as "protected" before 26 February 2004.*

You also need to meet a 104-week newly arrived resident’s waiting period or be exempt from this requirement, for example if you are a refugee or the partner of an Australian citizen.

*If you arrived in Australia on a New Zealand passport after 26 February 2001 and have lived here continuously for at least 10 years since 26 February 2001, you may qualify for payment of NSA, YA or SA for up to 6 months. If you qualify for payment under this exemption you will not need to serve the 104-week newly arrived resident's waiting period.

http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/payments/newstart_residence.htm