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.

[cherry*135]

History that relates to current articles that indicateTony Abbott is a 'grog monster' Will be posting more if I come across them as well.

Tony Abbott is also the CURRENT Prime Minister.

[debra9275]

you bet are, you bet I am    

[cherry*135]

I will have to get a new rofl emoticon for when I see that.

For now, this one will have to do

[boris1gary]

Its worrying that the abbott could be an alcoholic - would explain a lot.

[cherry*135]

It does actually... his lack of oratory skills, his awkward repetitiveness while searching for the right words and his strange penguin walk.

[fourandsixpants]

      Monthly unemployment figures due out this week girls and boys.

N.B. .....a person who has given up on the job search, or feels so disheartened by the process that they looked at jobs on a notice board but did not make contact with any employer, are not considered to be unemployed and therefore are missing from unemployment figures.

[aps1080]

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@boris1gary wrote:

Its worrying that the abbott could be an alcoholic - would explain a lot.

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Follow on from the the lead of Labor PM's then

[fourandsixpants]

Figures in August 2014, for example, showed there were approximately 147,200 job vacancies though unemployment totalled 735,500 people.

Clearly unemployment can not be “solved” by unemployed people taking non-existent jobs and it is unreasonable to blame unemployed individuals for unemployment when there is no paid work.

If our politico-economic system needs unemployment, the active labour market vitriol poured upon the unemployed is unjust as well as ineffective.

[fourandsixpants]

This LNP sledger Govt have been in for 16 months now.

WHAT have they done about both unemployment and Underemployment?

[aps1080]

As asked by Paint above

"WHAT have they done about both unemployment and Underemployment?"

On the ABC web site

"But private data out this lunchtime is painting a more positive picture, with job advertisements UP 1.8 per cent in December.

Joining us now with the details, is business editor Peter Ryan.

So Peter, what do these figures tell us about the strength or otherwise of the Australian economy?

PETER RYAN: Well Eleanor, this is the latest reading from the ANZ job advertisements series and it says job ads rose by 1.8 per cent in December and that makes the 7th consecutive monthly RISE.

Now, according to this data, job ads have trended higher for the past 14 months, up more than 11 per cent in the year to December. Newspaper job ads were strong, particularly in New South Wales and Victoria,"