As it's more than 100 days now, it has been suggested that a new thread was needed. The current govt has been breaking promises and telling lies at a rate so fast it's hard to keep up.
This below is worrying, "independent" pffft, as if your own doctor is somehow what? biased, it's ridiculous. So far there is talk of only including people under a certain age 30-35, for now. Remember that if your injured in a car, injured at work or get ill, you too might need to go on the DSP. They have done a similar think in the UK with devastating consequences.
and this is the 2nd time recently where the Govt has referred to work as welfare???? So when you go to work tomorrow (or tuesday), just remember that's welfare.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-20/disability-pensioners-may-be-reassessed-kevin-andrews/5400598
Independent doctors could be called in to reassess disability pensioners, Federal Government says
The Federal Government is considering using independent doctors to examine disability pensioners and assess whether they should continue to receive payments.
Currently family doctors provide reports supporting claims for the Disability Support Pension (DSP).
But Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews is considering a measure that would see independent doctors reassess eligibility.
"We are concerned that where people can work, the best form of welfare is work," Mr Andrews said at a press conference.
"actually lakeland I am starting to feel a little envious of the wonderful ability to live in before last election land, it would be kind of pleasant."
I see from this post B1G that you have now decided to dabble in pre election times, C&P of course ! :
"Donor asked for Barry O'Farrell's home address to deliver $3000 bottle of wine: ICAC
A series of emails between Mr Sinodinos in his capacity as AWH chairman and Mr O'Farrell's chief of staff Peter McConnell show that Mr O'Farrell's office was eager in 2010 to do whatever they could to support AWH's dreams of getting a billion-dollar private-public partnership with the state government."
I will give this C&P stuff a go.
"ALP scrambles to unwind $200,000 donation to Rudd’s campaign"
THE Labor Party is taking urgent action to unwind a secret $200,000 donation, from a Taiwanese-born businessman, which it believes was arranged in breach of electoral laws for Kevin Rudd to conduct campaign polling on the eve of the election.
The massive donation from developer and former banker Kung Chin Yuan was paid into the then prime minister’s Griffith electorate branch bank account on September 3, allegedly without the knowledge of state Labor officials who are legally responsible for campaign contributions.
It is also alleged that the money - believed to be one of the biggest single donations in the federal campaign - was moved out of the ALP branch account within hours of it being paid from Mr Kung’s bank account in Taiwan.
The money was then handed over to Labor’s pollsters, UMR Research, to pay for polling privately commissioned by Mr Rudd and his political advisers, including Bruce Hawker. UMR polling, presented to Labor insiders in early August last year, canvassed voters about former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie running for a federal seat in Queensland.
Mr Rudd, who lost the prime ministership to Tony Abbott just days after the donation was made, has denied any wrongdoing, saying all campaign disclosures were the responsibility of the party. It is understood Mr Rudd was aware of the donation but denies having any role in arranging it.
ALP officials discovered the donation earlier this month during an audit that was ordered after the Griffith Federal Electoral Council failed to file its twice-yearly financial report to head office in late January.
Legal advice, commissioned by the Queensland ALP, found the donation was in breach of the Queensland Electoral Act, which bans political campaign funding from “foreign property”.
That was so easy, just C&P others work as long as it is a pleasing colour, no research, don't bother to read it, no additional personal comments. Gosh.
yes Boris.
Slower. Less reliable. Less productive. This is what Turnbull's NBN looks like
Abbott, Hockey and Cormann threaten permanent damage
Even the pro-Coalition media are now alert to blunders and broken promises by Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey — but are they alert enough, asks Alan Austin.
MOST OF THE HURT the Abbott government is threatening – to the poor, the disabled, the sick, refugees and aid recipients – can be reversed should the electorate reject it at the next election. The victims will certainly have suffered. That suffering can then be ended.
But what if damaging changes are made to Australia’s society which cannot be reversed?
Such is the risk with cuts to the minimum wage proposed by the audit commission.
