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.

[gleee58]

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@monman12 wrote:

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Oh look, the same photo again for the 947th time.

and same smarmy attitude to others with it.

[cherry*135]

Spam 

[gleee58]

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@am*3 wrote:

Spam 

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yeah, an opened, half empty tin of stale spam.
 

[monman12]

Lets view the real world (outside of The Sandpit):    the  de-facto "parliament"  the ASX with its bi-partisan "all-ords" and BHP progress over the period of the current malodorous Govt.

[gleee58]

More spam.  

And no, the ASX is not the defacto parliament.  

What happened to the thread you said you would start?  Too chicken?

[cherry*135]

Who would have guessed a graph would appear next?

mm12 - who/where does it say that a link isn't required when quoting an 'Act' in a post in a discussion forum?

[monman12]

At this rate I might be awarded a "tick" by the Tag-Teamsters  because I thoroughly  agree with A3:

"We could be males, 18 yo, 50 yo... 90 yo for all you know.......................... it shouldn't matter when engaging on threads on forums what gender the posters are."

Now all you have to do A3 is prove that to G58, because a few times I have explained that I have no absolute idea as to the gender of posters herein.

[gleee58]

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@monman12 wrote:

At this rate I might be awarded a "tick" by the Tag-Teamsters  because I thoroughly  agree with A3:

"We could be males, 18 yo, 50 yo... 90 yo for all you know.......................... it shouldn't matter when engaging on threads on forums what gender the posters are."

Now all you have to do A3 is prove that to G58, because a few times I have explained that I have no absolute idea as to the gender of posters herein.

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But that is a lie.  You do know some of the poster's gender and those you know to be female are the targets of your dirision while those you know to be male never are.

[cherry*135]

POLLS

Even with the Government's preferred opinion poll, Newspoll, showing a more favourable result for the Coalition, Government MPs would understandably be frustrated with the incremental nature of the improvement. PM Abbott has thrown everything but the kitchen sink at voters, ditching a wagonload of unpopular policies while hitching himself to populist causes such as food labelling and curbs against foreign ownership.

Unfortunately for the Government, the wholesale abandonment of tough budget measures may have been counterproductive. According to the Ipsos poll, 58 per cent of respondents said they want the budget deficit addressed as a high priority, but only 41 per cent saw the Coalition as better economic managers. That's not to say Labor was considered any better: only 32 per cent of respondents saw the party of the former Rudd and Gillard governments as more superior in managing the economy.

Agitators within the Government could seize on the Ipsos results to rekindle leadership speculation. According to the poll, Treasurer Joe Hockey's approval rating has dropped to 33 per cent, with 58 per cent disapproving of his performance. This is an almost complete reversal of the Treasurer's standing in March last year, just weeks before he delivered one of the most unpopular budgets ever.

Now the advocates for change might promote a 2-for-1 offer, suggesting the only way to offload the deadweight Treasurer is to dispense with the Prime Minister. A similar line has been used in the past about the PM's chief of staff Peta Credlin.

[cherry*135]

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@monman12 wrote:

At this rate I might be awarded a "tick" by the Tag-Teamsters  because I thoroughly  agree with A3:

"We could be males, 18 yo, 50 yo... 90 yo for all you know.......................... it shouldn't matter when engaging on threads on forums what gender the posters are."

Now all you have to do A3 is prove that to G58, because a few times I have explained that I have no absolute idea as to the gender of posters herein.

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What's with all the boring pink myopics and matriarch's  stuff repeated ad nauseam then? Who is that intended for?

Current PM is a blue tie wearing male.