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.

[aps1080]

Something Kevin Rudd was accused of as well, probably even more so !

[debra9275]

but he's not our current PM Aps.

the Libs had a perfect opportunity to show us that they'd changed but they haven't

[debra9275]

some of the year's top stories

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/the-year-in-australian-politics-as-told-by-our...

one of my favourites is that one of a young Joe Hockey demonstrating against a $250 admin charge for uni students

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/joe-hockey-video-from-1987-shows-treasurer-pro...

[aps1080]

I think Sarah Ferguson really jumped to the top of the pile while she filled in the role.

I was thinking the other day, Australia has had some superb female interviewers over the last 20+ years.

Jana Wendt being another one but plenty of others.

I thought the INSIGHT episode on Muslims / Terrorism and that 19 year old who walked out - and was arrested

last week in a raid - provided people with a real eye opener.

[debra9275]

it took me a little while to get used to her, but I could see she was good, she didn't accept any nonsense answers.

[aps1080]

R U talking about Sarah Ferguson ?

Yes, I think that is often the case when someone takes over from someone else who is / was good.


Do you like the lady on INSIGHT ? (Jenny Brockie)

[debra9275]

yes Sarah Ferguson

Insiders I haven't watched for ages, so can't really comment

[cherry*135]

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@aps1080 wrote:

Something Kevin Rudd was accused of as well, probably even more so !

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... look what happened to Rudd... Abbott is heading down the same path, which will equal the same result... time to recognise that.

[boris1gary]

Rudd is an intelligent person who had some very good plans for the future, the abbott is a buffoon who rules only for the 1% - no comparison really

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http://theaimn.com/remind-got-rid-carbon-pricing/

Remind me why we got rid of carbon pricing?

We all know that the Coalition’s dire predictions about the introduction of the carbon tax proved false – Whyalla was not wiped off the map and lamb roasts did not cost $100.

We now know that Greg Hunt was wrong in saying that the carbon tax would do nothing to reduce emissions.  Carbon emissions declined across Australia by 1.4 per cent in the second year, compared with a decline of 0.8 per cent in the first year.

Matthias Cormann jumped to attribute the drop in emissions to lower growth.

“Over the past two years the economy has grown below trend, and below trend growth means that emissions will be lower than they otherwise would have been.”

There may be some truth in that but I thought getting rid of the carbon tax was supposed to “help small business and restore confidence to the economy.”

And the Coalition has been governing for 75% of those last two years.

In December, the NAB changed its forecast after much weaker than expected gross domestic product figures for the September quarter and a larger than anticipated slump in Australia’s terms of trade, which compares the prices received for exports with those paid for imports.

I thought removing the carbon tax was supposed to make our exports more competitive and hence improve our terms of trade.

[icyfroth]