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 wrote:
Didn't you read the article? The number of flags goes up with the important of the announcement, Abbott is working his way up to something important - a double dissolution announcement would be good
didn't you? 
from the article:
Some people* have hypothesised that the number of flags in a political announcement can be directly correlated with the importance of the announcement, bringing into being a new political rating system: flagginess.
*Yes, ok, by some people I mean me**.
**No, I don’t really believe you can measure the importance of political announcements by the number of flags.
@am*3 wrote:Today
Stuart Coward shows former Prime Minister John Howard a Facebook page claiming to be Mr Howard's page.
Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
@debra9275 wrote:
Didn't you read the article? The number of flags goes up with the important of the announcement, Abbott is working his way up to something important - a double dissolution announcement would be good
I'm rather disappointed he went back on his word on that one
Ten flags maybe for a DD?
Tony Abbott Has Full Support Of Australia's Flags.... there he has some actual support, even if it is a flag or 8.
