Qld mother-of-five jailed over $200k fraud

A mother-of-five on Centrelink benefits has been jailed for tax fraud. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A 45-year-old stay-at-home mother who received welfare benefits failed in her attempts to "leech" the government of more than half a million dollars.

But Amanda Jane Burman's "staggering level of dishonesty" lasting more than a decade did enable her to obtain nearly $200,000, a Brisbane court has been told.