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.
Back to the bottom of the C&P barrel and the self styled Independent AIMN, complete with some pink copy from a "citizen journalist/blogger"
"And finally, the average taxpayer is working for a million years in order to pay for the jets we intend to buy. Sorry, I forgot the money for this had been set aside, so itโs really no cost at all."
+Somewhat overlooked??:
"I want to stress that this is money that has been put aside by government over the past decade or so to ensure that this purchase (JSF) can responsibly be made."
The last decade (Circus in town?), when perhaps Poor Me and Rudd during their long knife throwing act did not notice the annual defence estimates, or the ever increasing budget deficit.
Whoops: "Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has backed the purchase of extra aircraft."
This blogger of your's BIG and as averse to research as some are here, because a check of this comment: "The average taxpayer is working for 402 years to pay for the PMโs grant to Manly to build a new grandstand." reveals that:
Daily Telegraph Dec 2013
"It also gives Sea Eagles fans renewed hope that a $15 million funding shortfall for a new 5000 seat grandstand at Brookvale Oval can be erased. The outdated venue sits in the heart of Abbott's Warringah electorate, and, thanks to a pre-election pledge from the previous Labor Government, the Prime Minister is committed to stumping-up $10 million."
Whoops.
Back to Independent Blogging school, no, Independent Primary School.
As for tax paid and welfare utilised, these figures from the ABS are still relevant, but always "overlooked"!
Whoops
A three "whoops" post, gosh!.
blahblahblah......
oh dear i do wonder why some of the cons fear IA and AIM and any others from the "not the conservatives" so much but who really cares, the days of relying on private for profit "news" is well and truly over, never mind maybe abbott and co will come with some brilliantly devised plan on shutting up everyone but the likes of bolt, jones and the oh so great murdoch press - you know - for the betterment of the nation and secure borders....
"oh dear i do wonder why some of the cons fear IA and AIM"
Fear????: citizen journalists and bloggers bereft (like some here) of the ability to research, and thus reduced to writing in self proclaimed "Independent" on line rags for a somewhat minimal Cycloptic audience all wearing pink lensed monocles. No, I doubt "fear" is appropriate. Amused is a polite description of the many C&P posts presented (copied), obviously unchecked, but of the right color (left colour actually!) e.g. from earlier post:
"The average taxpayer is working for 402 years to pay for the PMโs grant to Manly to build a new grandstand."
When the facts were: "and, thanks to a pre-election pledge from the previous Labor Government, the Prime Minister is committed to stumping-up $10 million."
Whoops.
By your C&P,s will you be known......as "whoops"!
similar articles can be found by Reuters, a very credible international news source. are you saying because that's from the Guardian that it isn't true 
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/07/us-sri-lanka-australia-idUSKBN0FC00N20140707
I never thought I'd see the day our own country would be breaking International law, very disapointing to see
The High Court has granted a temporary injunction......
....but, where are these 153 people - including 30 children?
But the injunction may already be too late; the Tamil Refugee Council fears the Australian Navy might have already handed the asylum seekers over.
