on 20-04-2014 10:21 PM
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.
on 24-05-2015 10:35 AM
on 25-05-2015 07:49 AM
Is there going to be an early election?
If the answer to the next question is yes, then the answer to the above question will be yes.
Will the government be talking up terrorism and rattling the sabre in the near future?
on 25-05-2015 08:14 AM
hmmm well the press say yes, but abbott says no Polks
though
Canberra's billion dollar-plus fightback against the increasing risk of home-grown terrorism will take a major step forward from Monday when Prime Minister Tony Abbott names the former distinguished diplomat, Greg Moriarty, as the country's first National Counter-Terrorism Coordinator.
on 25-05-2015 01:09 PM
If there is a real desire to dig up ACTUAL miscreant parliamentarians (State & Fed) they are easy to find, but one might notice that where criminal convictions and jail time are concerned the ALP are clear winners
I think the captain better take over for a while and reiterate the rule apropos acceptable political history period herein, because the gang are revolting, and again regurgitating ancient political political history (student scrapping), which has been covered a few times here in the past, with exactly the same MYOPIC bias.
I think ancient political history might be awarded a , however do remember the "10yr clause" defence!
on 25-05-2015 02:33 PM
on 25-05-2015 02:35 PM
Bella
on 25-05-2015 02:37 PM
Scott Morrison tells retirees they must spend their superannuation
Social Services Minister Scott Morrison has told retirees hit by tougher pension rules that they must run down their superannuation savings to maintain their incomes and can't expect to pass on to their children large sums of cash accumulated with the help of generous tax concessions.
He firmly rejected arguments that the current mix of tax and welfare payments provide a perverse incentive not to save – and instead rely on the pension – on the basis that investment earnings will generate less income than the pension.
Financial planners argue that the proposed tightening of the pension assets test mean a retiree with $750,000 of assets - excluding the family home - would receive around half the total income of a person with $325,000 of assets but who qualifies for the age pension.
on 25-05-2015 05:31 PM
on 25-05-2015 08:09 PM
on 25-05-2015 08:23 PM
Tony clearly sees himself as a comedian. His problem (among many) is that, if he leaves politics for a career as a standup, audiences don't really want to hear the same joke three times in a row.
Bronwyn Bishop is a disgrace. She wouldn't know "fair" if it bit her on the bottom.