It is strange that it was reported in the article that he said "spending a few nights at a motel to gain an *address for Centrelink benefits
Would that mean he wasn't on centrelink payments prior to that period of time he was stopped..... not sure it has any relevance either way...but it's all tidbits of info I like to store to the memory bank.....never know what is or will be important information until more information comes to light...if that makes sense...
one of the reasons he might have needed a static address for Centrelink in Canberra was because he was travelling" between States.". Even though its short distances between NSW and ACT, still, he would be an interstate client of Centrelink at the Canberra point.