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.
Poor Me and the Circus notched up an interesting history with regard to science, between the knife act and the caucus clowns acts:
"she has also alienated a faction because of the government's declining support for manufacturing, science and research in the aftermath of the global financial crisis."
"In the six years of the Rudd/Gillard/Rudd Governments there were six ministers responsible for science, as Labor played pass the parcel with the science portfolio in line with its internal instability and turmoil."
"Interesting that Chevron paid $10 billion in 2013 for access to untold shale gas deposits and coal deposits in the East Ukraine"
"untold" ??:
"Ukraine has natural gas reserves of 1.1 trillion cubic meters and is ranked 26th among countries with proved reserves of natural gas. Its total gas reserves have been estimated at 5.4 trillion cubic meters"
It would be more interesting if the comments were actually correct, because neither Chevron , and also Shell, have paid the sum mentioned, they have in fact agreed to commence exploration with a view to allowing Ukraine to become energy independent from Russia who currently are their main energy supplier.
"The agreements with Shell and Chevron ... will enable us to have full sufficiency in gas by 2020 and, under an optimistic scenario, even enable us to export energy," said President Viktor Yanukovich."
"Earlier government figures set total investments, including extraction after exploratory drilling, at around $10bn."
Facts, the elixir that sustains knowledge.
