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.

[debra9275]

Don't know what is with some people and all their insults.

night Am

[debra9275]

oh before I go

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/feb/15/academics-and-law-bodies-warn-attack-on-gillia...

Group of 50 academics, as well as the bar association and law council have written in support of human rights commission president following attacks on her by Coalition over the report into children in detention

and

http://www.andrewwilkie.org/content/index.php/awmp/home_news_extended/case_against_abbott_government...

[debra9275]

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/abbott-admits-terrible-mistake-in-losing-to...

Government unrest grew on Sunday following a damaging cabinet leak that Mr Abbott and his chief-of-staff Peta Credlin had pushed for a six-month wait for the dole for young Australians against the advice of relevant ministers Kevin Andrews and Eric Abetz.

hmmm I wonder what lies ahead this week

[debra9275]

http://www.smh.com.au/business/media-and-marketing/news-loans-to-foxtel-questioned-20150215-13f3nb.h...

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and Telstra Corporation are lending money to their cashed-up pay TV business Foxtel at 12 per cent, claiming tax deductions on the loan and lending the money back to themselves at an interest rate of zero.

An investigation by Fairfax Media has found this irregular transaction helped the Foxtel Partners reduce their tax in Australia, but the ATO seems to have missed out in taxing the interest income. Both companies have responded by saying they comply with tax laws although neither was prepared to address specific questions on the Foxtel transaction.

The $902 million loan appears even more peculiar in light of its high fixed rate and duration, 15 years, and the fact that Foxtel is highly profitable and does not need to borrow that sort of money. Further, Foxtel has refinanced other loans since the Foxtel Partner's arrangement was struck in 2012 but not this loan. Debt experts told Fairfax Media that Foxtel – a pay TV monopoly acting under government mandate – should be borrowing at less than 4 per cent, one-third of the 12 per cent rate it is paying its parent companies.

News Corp is no stranger to controversy on the tax front. It was awarded a tax rebate of $880 million in 2013 after winning a case against the Australian Tax Office (ATO) in the Federal Court. The large rebate sparked controversy as the Tax Office elected not to appeal the case at a time when the federal election campaign was in full swing, Murdoch's newspapers were backing Tony Abbott for prime minister and Mr Abbott was ahead in the polls.

[idlewhile]

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@am*3 wrote:

Could say the same for any one that C&P's articles & graphs.

As this thread is called Diary--- seems natural to regularly post the current doings of the current Govt here...including c&p's.

Speaking generally, what I find really 'mindless' is when in so called 'opinion posts full of so called 'original thoughts'.. is the lack of any info that supports the wild assumptions and/or gross generalisatons in the posts.

Give me a c&p anyday compared to unverified info being posted as fact.

See you tomoz, with some new c&p's  from Monday's news (after lunch).

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Can barely wait as I'm so inept I can't read the daily newspapers for myself, am so stupid I need a lecture every day to keep me in the loop.

Am so dim witted I need explanations and word definitions explained to me all the time.

Remind you of someone?? someone who c&p'd so much that it even incensed her own supporters. Bet she's not smiling now.

So thanks so much for your assiduous care of the forums, your dedicated teaching, it's ever so appreciated.

[debra9275]

Yes, I get all that.... But can you answer questions?

[icyfroth]

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@debra9275 wrote:
Yes, I get all that.... But can you answer questions?

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or do you have somewhere else you have to be when the questions get too hard?

[debra9275]

No, I'm right here. It's you that does that isn't it?

What,would you like to ask me?

[idlewhile]

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@debra9275 wrote:
Yes, I get all that.... But can you answer questions?

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no, not yours anyway, that leads to a trip to bali because you wouldn't like my answers.

[debra9275]

That's Ok, it's not me that needs an answer 🙂