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.
@debra9275 wrote:
Haven't seen those yet, but the more I look at those last pics, the more fake they look. were the real free press allowed to go to theRAAF photo shoot?
the abbott has said that "no media are allowed outside the international zone in Baghdad"
yet there are plenty of journo's reporting from all over Iraq, has he forgotten the internety thingy
@am*3 wrote:Should world leaders walk about with their hands in their pockets whilst on official business?
probably not, but they do
(even worse when posing for a pic)
Left to right; Commanding Officer of Aerospace Operations Support Group, Group Captain Reg Carruthers. The Prime Minister, the Honourable Kevin Rudd MP and the Commanding Officer of Combat Support Unit, Wing Commander Rod
with pres of afghanistan Hamid Karzai
@boris1gary wrote:
@gleee58 wrote:
@boris1gary wrote:Glee, it's a war on medicare, the LyingNP loathe public anything unless it's public money funding their rorts and lifestyles.
It's a bit strange that they think they'll get the medics onside in their war on medicare by declaring war on them first. Although it is typical bully behaviour. But, Fer Farks Ache, they are not in the school yard anymore and they should have grown out of the childish bullying behaviour years ago.
They are doing it the only way possible as they couldn't bully the co payment through the senate, I reckon the abbott knew before he lied his way in that he wouldn't last long so they are trying to wreck everything as fast as possible.
It's called abuse of power, the way they are bypassing the senate on important issues.
so apt
@debra9275 wrote:
Haven't seen those yet, but the more I look at those last pics, the more fake they look. were the real free press allowed to go to theRAAF photo shoot?
you're probably suffering from eyestrain.
give your eyes a break.
soon things will look normal again 
