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]

http://www.afr.com/news/politics/nationals-plan-macfarlane-cabinet-return-with-leadership-change-201...

Former industry minister Ian Macfarlane's intended return to cabinet is being planned to coincide with Warren Truss stepping aside as Nationals leader for Barnaby Joyce early in 2016. 

Mr Joyce will then insist Mr Macfarlane be promoted under a new Coalition agreement.

Despite furious Liberals pulling out all stops to stop Mr Macfarlane defecting to the Nationals so he can re-enter cabinet under the Coalition quota system, the former Liberal minister and the Nationals are pushing on unperturbed.

Sources told The Australian Financial Review that Mr Truss, whose retirement from politics has long been expected, will stand down as Nationals leader in March, after the pre-budget expenditure review committee, or razor gang, process is finished.

Mr Joyce has the numbers to replace him and, upon doing so, will need to negotiate a new Coalition agreement with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Mr Joyce will demand the Nationals be given four cabinet positions, one more than the party has now.

He will demand two Nationals be promoted to cabinet – one to replace Mr Truss, who will go to the backbench until the election, and Mr Macfarlane.

strange goings on

[debra9275]

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/09/tony-abbott-you-do-know-you-belong-to-a-church-...

this is a hard hitting article written by Kristina Keneally

[debra9275]

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/bill-shorten-tony-abbott-is-a-very-unusual-man...

Tony Abbott is a "very unusual man" who is presenting a poor image of Australia overseas, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says.

I have to agree with Shorten's comments here

[debra9275]

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/dec/10/qa-does-not-have-leftwing-anti-coalition-bias-leaked-re...

Q&A does not have 'leftwing anti-Coalition bias', leaked report finds

The ABC’s Q&A program does not have a “left wing anti-Coalition bias” and is equally a challenge to both sides of politics, according to a draft report of the long-awaited review of Q&A obtained by Guardian Australia.

The key criticism by former prime minister Tony Abbott that the popular panel program hosted by Tony Jones is a “lefty lynch mob” was effectively dismissed by the report’s authors broadcaster Ray Martin and former managing director of SBS Shaun Brown.

In June after former terror suspect Zaky Mallah asked a question on the program there was an outcry from the Coalition and critics of the ABC and Abbott called for “heads to roll” at the national broadcaster.

The Murdoch newspapers were particularly harsh, depicting the ABC logo as an Isis flag and saying the Mallah appearance was “deliberately manufactured by the ABC to ambush guests”.

But according to the the document seen by Guardian Australia, Martin and Brown studied six months’ worth of programs aired this year and concluded that while Q&A was a “challenge” to the Coalition government in 2015 it was also a challenge to the Labor government in 2012.

[moonflyte]

Well why doesn't that surprise us. The ABC conducting an inquiry into itself by leftists. What a joke and a complete waste of money but that never bothers the ABC.

[debra9275]

just for you

The key criticism by former prime minister Tony Abbott that the popular panel program hosted by Tony Jones is a “lefty lynch mob” was effectively dismissed by the report’s authors broadcaster Ray Martin and former managing director of SBS Shaun Brown.

In June after former terror suspect Zaky Mallah asked a question on the program there was an outcry from the Coalition and critics of the ABC and Abbott called for “heads to roll” at the national broadcaster.

The Murdoch newspapers were particularly harsh, depicting the ABC logo as an Isis flag and saying the Mallah appearance was “deliberately manufactured by the ABC to ambush guests”.

But according to the the document seen by Guardian Australia, Martin and Brown studied six months’ worth of programs aired this year and concluded that while Q&A was a “challenge” to the Coalition government in 2015 it was also a challenge to the Labor government in 2012.

[moonflyte]

It's funny how the Guardian seems to get leaked info. 

[debra9275]

I think it's a good thing 

 they don't get anywhere near the amount of "leaks" as newscorp do, who get their's 'straight from the horse's mouth"  ( so to speak) and i would hate to have to rely on newscorp  for any actual truth or facts  

[moonflyte]

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@debra9275 wrote:

I think it's a good thing 

 they don't get anywhere near the amount of "leaks" as newscorp do, who get their's 'straight from the horse's mouth"  ( so to speak) and i would hate to have to rely on newscorp  for any actual truth or facts  

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I wonder if their underhanded tactics is the cause of their impending demise.

[debra9275]

i think  'planned' leaks are far more underhanded

don't you??