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.
In the interest of those who will declare that I have 'falsified' 'am wrong' or whatever other title that can be bestowed on me I have copied the whole article and the link.
Whatever happened to open and transparent government? Seems extremely childish and somewhat irrational to prevent government ministers be unavailable in what is pretty much the only forum available to the public to ask relevant questions.
Q&A fallout: Tony Abbott orders frontbench ministers to boycott ABC show
Deputy Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has withdrawn from a scheduled appearance on the ABC's Q&A, citing a decree from Prime Minister Tony Abbott that his frontbenchers are to boycott the program.
Barnaby was told this tonight and apologised to Q&A that he would not be able to appear
Only hours before withdrawing, Mr Joyce told the ABC's Insiders he would appear on Q&A on Monday and praised the broadcaser for "dealing properly now" with the fallout from former terror suspect Zaky Mallah's appearance a fortnight ago.
A spokesman for Mr Joyce confirmed on Sunday night that Mr Joyce would now not be appearing on the program.
"The Prime Minister has communicated that he does not want any frontbencher to appear on Q&A," the spokesman said.
"Barnaby was told this tonight and apologised to Q&A that he would not be able to appear."
Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull - who has said he opposes a boycott of the program - is scheduled to appear on next week's episode of Q&A. The Prime Minister's stance leaves Mr Turnbull with a difficult decision: to defy his leader or to act contrary to his previously-stated position.
Mr Abbott's parliamentary secretary Alan Tudge withdrew from last week's episode ofQ&A, saying it was inappropriate for him to appear while a government inquiry into Mr Mallah's appearance was underway. The Department of Communications inquiry has been finalised and a summary of its investigation was released on Friday.
Fairfax Media understands the ABC will not seek to replace Mr Joyce with another government frontbencher. Host Tony Jones is expected to address the issue on air on Monday night.
Earlier on Sunday, Mr Joyce said he expected his appearance on Q&A to be "interesting".
While it was an "absurdity" to have Mr Mallah on the program, he said: "I think the ABC is dealing properly now with the issue."
Mr Joyce would have used the appearance to sell the benefits of the government's long-awaited agriculture white paper.
Mr Abbott called for "heads to roll" at the ABC for the decision to allow Mr Mallah to ask a question live on air and the subsequent rebroadcast of the program.
Mr Abbott described Q&A as a "leftie lynch mob" and said: "I think the ABC does have to have a long, hard look at itself and to answer a question which I have posed before — whose side are you on?"
In the days following Mr Mallah's appearance on Q&A, Mr Turnbull said he would continue to appear on the program even though it had made an error of judgment.
"Most of the leading figures in this building have been on the show plenty of times and from my point of view I think we are in the business of getting the message of the government across," he said.
"And so we need to take advantage of every platform that's available. So I'll continue to appear on ABC programs, including Q&A, if I'm invited to be there."
Gosh what has been admitted as an “error in judgment” is being milked for all what it is perceived as being worth. One perhaps might judge the "noise" as being an indication of how the ABC is viewed by some myops, through a pink eyeglass?
"'Whatever happened to open and transparent government? Seems extremely childish and somewhat irrational to prevent government ministers be unavailable in what is pretty much the only forum available to the public to ask relevant questions."
Really?, the Circus when under Poor Me managed to gag when it suited
2012 (sorry about the forbidden history period)
"THE entire Labor cabinet has been banned from talking to editors of the nation's major newspapers as Prime Minister Julia Gillard moves to stamp out leadership speculation."
"Sources said Ms Gillard issued the gagging order at a cabinet meeting last week."
Perhaps Poor Me mistook the big top for: the big stop !
it does put MT in a difficult position AB- I wonder if he will start collecting backbenchers votes.
abbotts decision will have little effect on QandA, some people are actually celebrating 
there is some talk that the Nationals are not happy about the attack on the ABC as country people need it. BJ would've been wanting to showcase his "whitepaper" on QandA
on tonights show they have abbotts best mate Greg Sherriden
my opinion of abbotts decision is "scared little man"
he has also dropped in the polls, as both leaders have
@icyfroth wrote:
@j*oono wrote:
@debra9275 wrote:
@crosbystills wrote:I wonder how many of those who complained to the ABC didn't even watch the show.
How many staff work for newscorp ? 😀
All of the political journalists from Newscorp would have been watching the show. It would be part of their brief.
I brought youse a souvenir from Cleesthorpe, UK. It was after King's Lyn and before Whitby.
"monman12 I had a little look on the net to find the source of your little 'snippett' of information and the ONLY ARTICLE I could find was this one from The Daily Telegraph (again)"
"ONLY ARTICLE"? It must be a naughty iPad thing, does it have a pink cover?
I noticed the ABC, sort of, covered the "Gillard gag" back then: Do the two "biases" cancel out?
ABC
News Limited is reporting Prime Minister Julia Gillard banned ministers from taking notes in Cabinet in October, after a leak to a newspaper apparently quoted discussions almost word-for-word
It follows other reports that the Prime Minister has told her frontbench colleagues not to talk to newspaper editors without clearance, and that the seating plan in Cabinet has had to be changed to ensure rival ministers are not seated too closely.
Even News Com
"She has basically told everyone that they can't talk to newspaper editors without her permission." February 10, 2012 12:00AM
"..........the seating plan in Cabinet has had to be changed........"
That I would guess, back then, was to accommodate the musical chairs being played by Poor Me and Rudd with the Caucus Clowns as fill-ins
"ONLY ARTICLE " sounds a little like "no photographs", WRONG.
