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]

Pope Francis

[fourandsixpants]

"So the richest nation on earth cannot afford decent social security nor provide jobs for it’s young……
No wonder Gough left."

Are ya proud Abbott?

[boris1gary]

 abbott is probably proud that he has been implementing the wishes of the IPA, described today as the home of ageing young liberals and a hotbed of nepotism.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/22/take-it-from-us-in-india-the-world-needs-renewa...

Take it from us in India: the world needs renewables, not more Australian exported coal

Carmichael’s coal will be exported to India from Queensland. But India’s clean energy industry is already booming – we don’t need your coal

Here are little known facts about coal: its use is responsible for 400,000 premature deaths per year globally, and many more illnesses. In India, coal contributes to between 80,000 to 115,000 premature deaths and 20m new asthma cases annually. It is also responsible for around 40% of the greenhouse gas emissions that are dramatically changing the world’s climate and impoverishing millions of people.

This, however, did not stop Tony Abbott from glossing over these costs when he declared recently that “coal is good for humanity”, nor did it stop environment minister Greg Hunt from saying that coal will lift millions in the developing world out of energy poverty.

But coal is not the solution to energy poverty. Local renewable energy is. India’s people are best served by renewable energy sources like wind, solar and small-scale hydropower. That’s why Indian giant Adani’s proposed Carmichael mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin, one of the world’s largest, is such a backward idea – and why I have joined the fightto stop it.

[cart9961_quqywhzdn]

We should all ask ourselves if we do indeed live in a free society when the likes of Edward Snowden are chased throughout the globe only to find a safe haven in Moscow...all for pointing out the truth and showing how good old Google, Apple, Facebook and the other 5 amigos are passing on our data to the NSA. A disgrace.

[boris1gary]

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@cart9961_quqywhzdn wrote:
We should all ask ourselves if we do indeed live in a free society when the likes of EdwardSnowden are chased throughout the globe only to find a safe haven in Moscow...all for pointing out the truth and showing how good oldGoogle, Apple,Facebook and the other 5 amigos are passing on our data to theNSA. A disgrace.

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It's only "free" for those that can afford to pay.

[fourandsixpants]

"Ever noticed how Joe always says “fundamental” before he lies?

Our Tony does the same.

Basis for a drinking game."

"I’d thought about doing one where you down a shot every time Tone repeats himself, but we’d all die of alcohol poisoning before he shut up...."

"That death may be prettier than Australia’s future though....."

comments following article: RET slashed, jobs go

http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2014/10/ret-slashed-jobs-go/

[fourandsixpants]

Abbott's PPL programme....is just a porkies breakfast.

Canberra Times:

Tony Abbott’s flawed and unpopular paid parental leave (PPL) scheme has hit another major roadblock, with “Treasury officials revealing limited progress is being made in determining how state public service schemes will dovetail with the proposed Commonwealth one, or how much it will eventually cost”.

.....maybe he is pushing on with it because he has 3 daughters....?

...............is it just a breeding programme?

[fourandsixpants]

Can you believe this am3?

“The federal government is seeking to abolish mandatory reporting by telcos of the number of disclosures made to government agencies for Australians’ personal phone, location and web data.”

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/22/telcos-may-no-longer-be-required-to-publish-li...

[cherry*135]

If passed, it will mean telecommunications companies can keep secret the total number of disclosures of Australians’ personal data, leaving only statistics compiled from government agencies which reveal less detail.

Did it pass? I hope not.

[debra9275]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-22/coalition-weapons-may-have-fallen-into-hands-of-is-militants/5...

this is the article I mentioned yesterday about weapons falling into the wrong hands. it's a bit of a worry that

defence Force Chief Mark Binskin has confirmed weapons supplied by the US-led coalition may have fallen into the hands of Islamic State (IS) extremists.