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Subscriber only A TOWNSVILLE mother-of-five has paid the price for failing to declare her full-time income while receiving over $103,075 from Centrelink in single parenting payments over a five-year period. A court has heard how social worker Bianca Mary Oyston, 45, made false declarations to Centrelink claiming she had received nil income between July 2014 and May 2019. This was despite earning over $243,000 from her role at Life Without Barriers and over $193,000 from House with No Steps - an average of $3,121 per fortnight - in addition to the single parent payments from Centrelink. Hunched over and tearful, Oyston pleaded guilty in the Townsville District Court on Tuesday to one count of obtain financial advantage by deception and one count of obtaining financial advantage for self.