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.

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More of Abbotts and the LNP's rich mates parking their super yatchs in Sydney harbour for the NYE's fireworks !

[cherry*135]

Ap's post refers to the following article.

John's idea - which is an idea of a nutter (and a racist).


Former Labor Minister Gary Johns suggests linking the dole to contraception

NO contraception, no dole – that’s the view of an ex-Labor Minister who believes welfare should be linked to compulsory contraception.

Gary Johns, writing in The Australian, suggests there should be “no taxpayer inducement to have children”.

The former MP who served in the Keating government admits such a measure will “undoubtedly affect strugglers, [and] … Aboriginal and Islander people in great proportions”.

“But the idea that someone can have the taxpayer, as of right, fund the choice to have a child is repugnant.”

According to Mr Johns larger families of past generations “were the result of the combination of absent contraception and the need to have many children, in order that some survive to care for parents in old age”.

But he says such conditions now don’t apply.

“Infant mortality is minuscule in all sectors of society, and the taxpayer picks up the tab for aged care.
“Potential parents of poor means, poor skills or bad character will choose to have children. So be it.
“But no one should enter parenthood while on a benefit.”

The ex-Minister claims “it is better to avoid having children until such time as parents can afford them”.
“No amount of ‘intervention’ after the fact can make up for the strife that many parents bring down on their ­children.”
Mr Johns goes on to cite two recent examples over Christmas.

“Both happened to be indigenous, but of course, many non-indigenous cases abound,” he says.

“The first, in Cairns, involved a single mother with nine children from five fathers.

“Better this woman had fewer children. Better men on benefits also could be prevented from having children.”
Many social media users have taken to Twitter to express their views after reading Johns’s piece.

http://www.news.com.au/national/former-labor-minister-gary-johns-suggests-linking-the-dole-to-contra...

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"“The first, in Cairns, involved a single mother with nine children from five fathers."

Take out the indigenous aspect, do you think that the above person should be able to have

kids like above, totally paid for by welfare ?

Do you think that is her "right" ?

Just remember, we all have to pay for them.

[fourandsixpants]

Register of Member's Interests for Abbott, The Hon Tony, Member for Warringah.

(as of 21st October 2010.....when declared by TA, of course)

.....top of page 2. 

"1. Shareholdings in public and private companies (including holding companies) indicating the name of the company or companies.......

Name of Co. .........

Self (being Tony Abbott)  - HANBORD COMMUNITY BANK"

Does anyone know if this bank actually exists?

[polksaladallie]

I found this.

And have posted it for no particular reason.

[raptor_rebooted]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

I found this.

And have posted it for no particular reason.

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she worked in marketing there

i think

[raptor_rebooted]

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@paintsew007 wrote:

Register of Member's Interests for Abbott, The Hon Tony, Member for Warringah.

(as of 21st October 2010.....when declared by TA, of course)

.....top of page 2. 

"1. Shareholdings in public and private companies (including holding companies) indicating the name of the company or companies.......

Name of Co. .........

Self (being Tony Abbott)  - HANBORD COMMUNITY BANK"

Does anyone know if this bank actually exists?

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i dont think so.

HARBORD COMMUNITY BANK - does.

[icyfroth]

Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach him to fish,  he eats for a lifetime. Promise him someone else's fish, he votes Labor.

I posted that for no specific reason

[polksaladallie]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

I can't quite see Mrs A sitting or lying on the floor with the babies, because director or not, that's what you have to do.

Unless she is a "look but don't touch" director.  She is part-time, I believe, so maybe doesn't get involved.

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[debra9275]

http://themurdochtimes.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/the-truth-about-dole-bludgers-ripping.html

Australia's prime minister Tony Abbott and Social Services minister Scott Morrison are planning to kick plenty of heads next year, as the Murdoch media rhetoric on "dole bludgers" heats up. Mudoch's Sydney Daily Telegraph has already laid some foundations for the 2015 War On The Poor.\

just a blog, but a good one