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.
@icyfroth wrote:
@debra9275 wrote:
& don't forget very short lived too Nova 🙂I don't think anyone else but the rusted-on lefty's could keep up the level of mean-spiritness required to keep a thread like this going.
I'm outta here anyway, going back to bed to read for a while.
never mind icyfroth, I'm sure you will get plenty of chances with your own special "mean-spiritness" - plenty of asylum seekers, Muslims, disabled, umeployed and pensioners to attack in the new year and you are so very good at that.
@debra9275 wrote:did anyone see this
why does she look so sad??
if you play the video, you will see that
was when she and the pm were reflecting
on the events of the past couple of weeks
ie those who died in martin place siege 
@boris1gary wrote:
@icyfroth wrote:
@debra9275 wrote:
& don't forget very short lived too Nova 🙂I don't think anyone else but the rusted-on lefty's could keep up the level of mean-spiritness required to keep a thread like this going.
I'm outta here anyway, going back to bed to read for a while.
"Back to bed" didn't last very long. 
@debra9275 wrote:
No, her saddest face is before they even started speaking
Read any good books lately Julia?
no, it is not.
this is her face at the beginning of the
speech.
@polksaladallie wrote:
"Back to bed" didn't last very long.
surfaced for a cuppa and a slice of pav lol. Back to bed now.
