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.
SBS SATIRE
Tony Abbott Bricks Himself Inside The Prime Ministerโs Office
Prime Minister Tony Abbottโs desperation to keep the top job amid leadership tensions has reached its zenith this morning with Coalition staffers arriving in Parliament to discover that Abbott had bricked himself inside his office overnight.
A note attached to the outer face of the brick wall announced that the Prime Minister had been stockpiling provisions for some time and would not be leaving until leadership dramas have all blown over.
โThis is for the good of all Australians,โ the note read. โThe Australian people voted me in and it should be the Australian people who get to vote me out. I mean, look at my polling numbers. They really, really want to vote me out.
โItโs becoming increasingly more apparent that I have no allies in this office therefore, for the good of the nation, I have constructed a wall that will stop anyone from entering this office. Especially you, Malcolm. And you Julie. And you Scott. And - okay, look, no one can come in.โ
According to Parliamentary security footage, Abbott began constructing the wall at approximately 1 a.m. with construction being completed hours before the first staffers arrived the next morning.
โI have always wanted to be known as an infrastructure Prime Minister,โ the note continued. โWhat better way to exemplify that than by being a Prime Minister only staying in office due to the strong, protective infrastructure Iโve built.
โSpill all you like. Three more years and Iโve got squatters rights, suckers.โ
Multiple staffers have reported seeing Chief of Staff Peta Credlin banging on the outside of the wall pleading for Abbott to let her in, demanding he not โleave [her] with these monsters.โ
Initial reports are suggesting that Liberal backbenchers are surprisingly impressed by this bold move as, provided no journalist manages to tunnel through the wall, this may be the longest the Coalition goes without a major gaffe.
