Diary of our stinking Govt.

[boris1gary]

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.

[boris1gary]

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2014/oct/20/australian-special-forces-get-legal-autho...

from Parliament today - this mob of morons are unbelievable.....then there is the leaking of documents from murderson to the daily terrasmear

Speaker Bronwyn Bishop faces questions on 'burqa ban'

So let’s adjust the chain of events again. The Nine crew on the forecourt of parliament house (apparently) got their information from 2UE tips and rumours before passing it to the police who passed it to the presiding officers who then proceeded to ban burqas in public galleries.

Stop. Think. Marvel.

[boris1gary]

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2014/oct/20/australian-special-forces-get-legal-autho...

fear mongering abbott, seems he was telling porky pies again - can any of this mob of Lieberals tell the truth - ever.

While still in the territory of rumours and riddles, riddle me this.

• On September 19 Tony Abbott referred to “chatter” about parliament house. “The chatter involving parliament house was chatter between Australians in Syria and Iraq and their supporters here in Australia. Numbers of AFP in parliament house are ramping up already, the armed element in parliament house will increase and people will notice that security in parliament house is tighter, very quickly.”

How does this fit with the evidence given today that the threat level at parliament house has not changed since 2010? Surely the threat level would increase in such circumstances? What am I missing here?

[boris1gary]

I'd forgotten about kelly, another Lieberal just having a "sense of humour". 

http://wixxyleaks.com/calling-it-quits-the-politics-of-racism-and-jackie-kelly-resigns-from-the-libe...

  Calling It Quits – The politics of racism and Jackie Kelly resigns from the Liberal Party

There is a strange and surreal mood across the country at the moment. A kind of “expect the unexpected” feeling is in the air.

The fear of terrorism is being whipped up on one side and hosed down by those who think its all a beat up for political reasons.

We have massive terrorism raids that involve over 800 police across two states and yet result in only one person charged. We have a sword recovered in those raids and paraded around like it was the sword that was doing all the beheading in Martin Place that never happened. It was a sword that looked just like any sword you used to be able to purchase at the markets or many tobacconists not that long ago, however this one was plastic. Although the fact that it was a plastic sword didn’t get anywhere near the media exposure as when it going to be beheading us infidels for YouTube.

We have the ongoing burqa debate about headwear that is not even a burqa but is in fact a niqab. Something that the Liberal propagandists want us to see as a security threat because of the struggle to identify people with their face partially covered, much like their campaign on banning men with beards wearing hats or sunglasses. Something brilliantly made a mockery of by Sean Micallef on the Mad As Hell programme.

Then we have the debate that raged over the blue singlet/T Shirt that Woolworths claimed to have received in error and then pulled off the shelves promptly when it caused offence.

The singlet pictured below as  T Shirt was defended by the usual brigade of shock-jocks and columnists who can normally be found screaming “Ban The Burqa” from the highest mountain top. These people spoke out passionately about Woolworths right to stock the singlet however weren’t so keen on Woolworths right to pull it from the shelves after receiving complaints

Yes there is nothing illegal about the offending garment and it can be legally stocked by whichever retailer wishes to carry it. However I wonder if there would be the same debate if the garment had a different slogan under it, another slogan that is also legal, one that appeals to the same demographic, and one that any retailer is allowed to stock on the shelves. If the slogan under the flag had said “bleep Off We’re Full” under the Australian flag would the same people be saying it’s not offensive, as bumper stickers these slogans for bogans are often found stuck on the back window of the same ute.

Perhaps in future we should ensure that T Shirts and singlets that bear slogans many consider racist should also have the Halal Certification on them so that the right wingers won’t mind when they are pulled from the shelves.

With all of this going on, another blast from the past re-emerged in the news last week.

Jackie Kelly a former Minister with the Howard government has quit the Liberal Party in apparent disgust.

Apparently what had occurred to the rest of the world years ago only just dawned on Jackie and that is that the Party is being run by lobbyists. Obviously disgruntled at the Liberal Party State Executive in NSW Jackie has seemingly decided to throw in the towel.

However many have questioned whether she plans to run as an independent in the upcoming NSW election considering she failed in her bid last time around to become the State candidate for the Liberal Party.

However to me the news is not that she is quitting the Liberal Party, it is why the Liberals have chosen to keep her on as a member and even consider her for a candidate’s position anywhere.

Most people wouldn’t remember Kelly as she was quite forgettable as a politician, but they may remember what she is most famous for.

The last time Jackie Kelly had something to do with an election was the Federal campaign of 2007 which the Liberals lost after a massively damaging letterbox campaign by their team designed to put racism front and centre of the local debate.

[lightningdance]

loving  my telstra shares, thinking of buying some medicare private too.

[debra9275]

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/army-of-1900-spin-doctors-costs-taxpayers-mi...

The federal government's ''army'' of spin doctors and communications staff has grown to more than 1900, based on data supplied by departments and agencies.

An analysis of answers to questions on notice supplied to a Senate committee shows staffers in government media, communications and marketing operations have increased by several hundred in two years and could be costing taxpayers as much as $190 million a year.

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http://www.smh.com.au/business/medibank-ipo-will-triple-chief-george-savvides8217-pay-20141020-118rf...

The pay packet of Medibank Private boss George Savvides will more than triple overnight on November 25.

The managing director of the government-owned Medibank, Mr Savvides will be catapulted from one of Australia's highest paid public servants, on $1.2 million, to a total pay package of $3.99 million, under a contract which runs until July 2017.

Governance experts said Mr Savvides' pay packet was in line with other top 50 to 100 ASX companies but questioned the payment of a $750,000 bonus, simply for successfully completing the float.

George Savvides will love you for it LD 

[cherry*135]

LD actually loves something. 

[fourandsixpants]

The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed it wanted Australia’s help in tracking corrupt officials as the Abbott government announced an expansion of a visa class that now allows millionaires to get permanent residency here........Operation Fox Hunt 

http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2014/10/china-blowtorches-dodgy-money-in-australia/

"It will be interesting to see if Abbott bends over backwards to satisfy the Chinese demands."....

"Abbott has a lot to answer for, open for business shouldn’t mean it’s all on sale!"...........

"....* FIRB – a rubber stamp with its chief actually canvassing in China for ill gotten money to be invested in Australia.
* Treasury – predicted a non-stop 20 year China boom. Enough said.
* RBA – a stick figure drawing, wholly owned subsidiary of Mega bank
* APRA – a lettuce leaf wielding, Missing In Action figure that is openly mocked at by Mega bank.
* ASIC – For the (FIRE) crooks, of the crooks and by the crooks. Its chief was a founder president of the American Securtization Forum, a lobby group at the heart of the sub-prime crisis."

[debra9275]

Hi Paints

[cherry*135]

Hi Paints