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.
Respect climate science: Anglicans urge Tony Abbott to change tack on climate change policies
"The 23 dioceses of the church said they were gravely concerned that Australiaโs target to cut carbon dioxide emissions - five per cent below 2000 levels by 2020 - was well short of what was needed."
"what was needed" needed for what?, considering our CO2 emissions are insignificant globally, and a % reduction in them even less so!
FACTS
Ex ABC article:
"Both ALP and the Coalition agree on the science of climate change, and have formally backed Australia's emissions reduction target of 5 per cent by 2020. But there are some differences:
- ALP: Committed to 5-25pc reduction on 2000 levels by 2020, based on the ambition of global agreement and 80pc reduction by 2050 which is in line with the UK and Germany. Signatory to second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol for 2020 reduction and intention to ratify.
- Coalition: Committed to the 5-25pc reduction on 2000 levels based on ambition of global agreement. Review in 2015 to consider longer term target in light of international agreement. Coalition has stated "in principle" support for second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol but no position on ratifications announced.
- Greens: Committed to 25-40pc reductions on 1990 levels by 2020, net zero emissions by 2050 and the second period of the Kyoto Protocol."
I do miss TRBAG: 
@debra9275 wrote:http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/tony-abbott-spends-43m-on-spin-doctors-20140705-zsxlh.html
cutting govt. spending???
oh yeah!!
and there aren't even doing a good job of spinning the spin. 
on a more serious note....
We are abrogating our duty to refugees
The Age
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says that while Sri Lanka may not be an ideal society, it is a ''peaceful'' country and ''all of us should be grateful that the horrific civil war is well and truly over''. We are indeed grateful that war has ended, but Mr Abbott's comments betray a fundamental misunderstanding about the principles underlying the UN Refugee Convention.
He implies that because Sri Lanka is no longer at war, Sri Lankans do not need to seek asylum in Australia. But war and peace have no bearing on the validity of claims made by asylum seekers under the convention. Indeed, the convention simply does not apply to people fleeing or displaced by war. It applies to people who fear being persecuted on human rights grounds: on the basis of their race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or because of their political opinion. To that end, whether their home country is at war or not is entirely irrelevant to a person's claim for asylum.
