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.
Yes, boss
Abbott is a bully... no doubt about it.
Malcom Fraser
You know, the Prime Minister has got his back to the wall. He's just survived a near rebellion from his own backbench and he has demonstrated, since then that, you know, he has not changed; he has not learnt; he has behaved in the same bully-boy fashion, which is a reputation that has haunted him since long before he was Prime Minister.
Catharsis thy name is Myops.
Talking about Triggs, the somewhat unapologetic, imaginative de-facto chairman:
"We cannot have the head of an inquiry showing such bias, heckling witnesses and making false and emotive claims from the bench to make the Christmas Island detention centre seem a hellhole.
Nor can we have an inquiry head giving media interviews attacking witnesses and summing up the issues before hearing all the evidence.
We also cannot have an inquiry head refusing to correct explosive claims about suicide attempts in detention when theyโve been debunked."
What I find somewhat interesting is the assertion that Triggs is not playing politics, especially when you consider:
"The Human Rights Commission is statutorily independent of government. Its function is to investigate human rights issues in Australia without fear of or favour towards the government of the day."
However, Triggs has admitted to delaying the timing of the inquiry into children in detention until after the 2013 federal election
Triggs also has given โinconsistent and evasive evidenceโ to the Senate legal and constitutional affairs committee about why she delayed an inquiry into child detention until after the 2013 election.
In that evidence, Professor Triggs initially denied discussing an inquiry with Labor but then admitted to discussions with two Labor ministers, including during the election caretaker period. She later retracted that evidence.
Regardless of the above, the moment Triggs decided to delay the inquiry she became "political, because the HRC should operate outside of domestic political considerations.
