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]

Senator Brandis is the third Abbott government minister to be censured. 

Former defence minister David Johnston was censured in November after saying he wouldn't trust the government's shipbuilder ASC to "build a canoe", while Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash was censured in March 2014 for misleading the Senate and refusing to produce documentation about her employment of a junk food industry lobbyist in her office.

There have only been five cabinet minsters censured in the past decade.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/attorneygeneral-george-brandis-censu...

[cherry*135]

Treasury under new management

How much does the Treasury's view of the world change when a prime minister comes to power, sacks the head of Treasury (and his heir apparent) and replaces him with his own hand-picked man from outside the public service?

That's what the economic cognoscenti were asking last week when our first political appointment as Treasury secretary, John Fraser, made his first public appearances at a Senate estimates hearing and as a speaker at a conference of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.

Dr Martin Parkinson and Dr Blair Comley seem to have been sacked for their lack of scepticism about climate change, so we can presume Fraser doesn't share that failing. I may be wrong, but I don't see him as someone who wastes much time worrying about "wellbeing frameworks".

...So, is true austerity about to come to Oz under the advice of the new Treasury boss? You might think so. Fraser says "we need to start now" and repairing the fiscal (budgetary) position is "an immediate priority".

While much of what Fraser has said so far is what you'd expect of an Abbott appointee, some of it isn't. His summary of how the budget got into its present state doesn't put all the blame on Labor, but acknowledges the role of excessive tax cuts and spending by the Howard government.

And while noting that government spending has grown at an average real rate of more than 4 per cent a year since 2007-08 (mainly under Labor), he also noted that it grew by about 3.5 per cent a year over the four years to 2007-08 under the sainted Howard government.

Read more

Ross Gittins

Economics editor

http://www.rossgittins.com/2015/03/treasury-under-new-management.html

[monman12]

D9275:

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OH NO,  HOW AWFUL, and worthy of a chucke!

At least we are back to

Gosh a Senate  (not the house of Representatives, peoples house) that has such weirdoes as Pup, Greens. Lambie etc. and it means what?, surprise surprise, nothing.

Back to the Senate Sandpit, the moment that Triggs decided to withhold  the  commencement of  the investigation (which she acknowledges)  until AFTER the 2013 election,  it became political.

Which is exactly what it is now and here, but I suspect not researched other than a C&P, sans thoughts/comments.

[debra9275]

What on earth are you talking about? Do you think people don't know it was the senate? 😄
and yes it is awful , first Attorney General ever isn't it?

There are some unresearched Andrew bolt CP's you might like to comment on in the 'support Tony Abbott thread". Your comments may be appreciated there 🙂

[cherry*135]

[debra9275]

unresearched, because I watched Parliament live today 

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/the-pulse-live/politics-live-march-2-2015-20150302-13sa2t.htm...

it's interesting though

[cherry*135]

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@debra9275 wrote:

unresearched, because I watched Parliament live today 

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/the-pulse-live/politics-live-march-2-2015-20150302-13sa2t.htm...

it's interesting though

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It is interesting, debra.

[debra9275]

yes and it's fact even though I didn't research it first 

am the public comments on the right hand side are worth reading too, it's interesting to see what the public think

[cherry*135]

Don't forget the 'sans comment'  admonishment.... can guarantee that will appear.. at least once a day. Chuckle.

am the public comments on the right hand side are worth reading too, it's interesting to see what the public think

Thanks, will take a look.  I didn't get to read much of that today.

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[gleee58]

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@monman12 wrote:

Back to the Senate Sandpit, the moment that Triggs decided to withhold  the  commencement of  the investigation (which she acknowledges)  until AFTER the 2013 election,  it became political.

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When did she acknowledge that she withheld the commencement of the investigation until after the election and how did she acknowledge that?

She repeated her evidence over and over, that it was not policital and was not withheld until after the election.

Just as she repeated over and over, that she did not approach the minister or the secretary about a job possibility.