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.

[fourandsixpants]

why the dickens would you agree with :

82 ....Abolishing The Human Rights Commission???????

[fourandsixpants]

ref  abbotts speech you won't find on any station ATM. It's not on till 12.30, LOL

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what little schemes will he reveal today?....as a distraction

[vicr3000]

Because it and the UN one SELECTIVELY Stick their noses in places, dictate to people / Gov'ts

but have no accountability themselves.

They only stick their nose in where it isn't going to get bitten off.

Here is an example where even though a refugee has had his case / appeal heard by the Refugee Review Tribunal,

protestors still disrupted the departure of an aircraft.

A Qantas flight from Melbourne to Darwin was disrupted when passengers refused to buckle their seatbelts in protest to the attempted deportation of a Tamil asylum seeker by immigration authorities.

Qantas confirmed a "number of passengers" on QF838 became disruptive when they refused sit down and follow cabin crew instructions on Monday morning's flight.

The 25-year-old Tamil man, Puvaneethan, was being deported to Sri Lanka after the Refugee Review Tribunal found him not to be a refugee. He has been living in Australia since 2012.

"After boarding QF838 in Melbourne a number of passengers became disruptive. The passengers refused to follow cabin crew instruction so were offloaded and met by the AFP," a Qantas spokeswoman told Fairfax Media.

"The issue has since been resolved with the flight departing approximately 50 minutes later."

Passenger and protester Jasmine Pilbrow, who visits detention centres in Melbourne, said she encouraged two other people to stand up on the plane. 

[fourandsixpants]

ref Deb ment'd TA and Murdoch backed IPA aiming to lift restrictions on the dumping of rubbish

I/paints commented:

cannot imagine the damage this would do to both Australia and all living things on it if they started dumping mine tailings, nuclear waste......

Maybe this govt is already dumping toxic matter.......a few clicks from Pine Gap facility for starters is one place this is going on.....and they have major plans to dump a whole lot more by the sounds

[fourandsixpants]

so.....because a couple of people stood up for a short time in a parked plane .....you suggest it is a great idea to get rid of the Human Rights Commission???

You are one very sick dude imo.

[debra9275]

So far... The speech is pathetic

[vicr3000]

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@paintsew007 wrote:

so.....because a couple of people stood up for a short time in a parked plane .....you suggest it is a great idea to get rid of the Human Rights Commission???

You are one very sick dude imo.

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I didn't say that.

I said that it doesn't matter how many appeals, they will still protest even though the legal side has been covered.

Which is why I agree with the Gov't taking away the never ending Gov't funding of the Asylum appeals process because

it was being abused and cost no one but the Gov't.

The Human right Comm like the UN should be abolished, yes, or stick to the really important things instead

of just giving western Gov't a hard time because they are an easy target.

[gleee58]

collegial is one of his favourite words. The shame is he doesn't understand what it means.

[cherry*135]

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@debra9275 wrote:

So far... The speech is pathetic

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Doesn't surprise me.  Don't have a TV in the lounge,  can connect the laptop to the TV aerial and watch live TV but will watch it online later.

[cherry*135]

Human Rights Commissions should not be abolished. Those who think they should, should experience living in a country which doesn't have one, one with an atrocious human rights record.