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.
Well this is going to be interesting. Seems Cormann and Frydenberg, have accessed both parental leave schemes. And yet Frdenberg said on Lateline that this was double dipping and an entitlement that had to be stopped! And they wonder why we don't trust them.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-14/budget-2-15-josh-frydenberg-ppl-wife-double-dipped/6469578
Budget 2015: Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg admits wife 'double dipped' on paid parental leave
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has revealed his wife claimed paid parental leave payments from her employer and the Government, as Labor steps up its attacks on the Coalition's plan to stop women benefiting from two schemes.
"We accessed both schemes as my wife was entitled to and there are many people I'm sure on both sides of the House who have done that," Mr Frydenberg told Sky News.
Earlier today Senator Cormann described the Coalition's push to stop women getting two payments as a "fairness measure" and defended the Government calling it "double dipping".
But this afternoon, under questioning from Labor senator Sam Dastyari, Senator Cormann did not deny his wife Hayley, a Perth lawyer, received benefits from her employer, Clayton Utz, and the Government PPL scheme.
"Let me confirm for him that I have indeed had a little child in 2013 and that our family of course worked within a system that was available at the time like any other family and that my family will work within whatever system is in place in the future," Senator Cormann said.
oh dear, here come those double standards again!
The $1.8m cost of entertaining foreign dignitaries in Australia
The total cost of food, entertainment, hotels, flights, flowers, translators and flags for 13 visits by various foreign leaders and ministers between mid-2014 and February 2015 came in at $1.75 million. The costs were revealed in Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet documents released by the Senate on May 12 - the same day the media was busy poring over the Abbott government's second budget.
more 'belt tightening" 
