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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@debra9275 wrote:
There is a little bit at the bottom of that article saying "reports" that Gillard asked her front benchers not to speak to editors without clearance.

Even if that were true, she did not ban them and it seems more likely that the whole story is another newscorp fantasy beat up as senator Conroy stated.

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Sorry, I just noticed that it wasn't you who brought the previous govt. into this thread, again.  😄

[raptor_rebooted]

 So why did you post it in this thread about the CURRENT government?

at least it relates to australian  government.

unlike the post about  Dubya. (US politics)

so why no comment from you about that? hmm?

[debra9275]

LOL

[alexander*beetle]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

 So why did you post it in this thread about the CURRENT government?

at least it relates to australian  government.

unlike the post about  Dubya. (US politics)

so why no comment from you about that? hmm?

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Can you direct me to the post about Bush? I can't seem to locate it. 

[debra9275]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

 So why did you post it in this thread about the CURRENT government?

at least it relates to australian  government.

unlike the post about  Dubya. (US politics)

so why no comment from you about that? hmm?

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Was that the post about the similarities between bush and abbott

it was very relevant, as they both made no sense and abbott  is our Current PM

[raptor_rebooted]

its up there on this page -

george bush speech mistakes

[debra9275]

very similiar to abbotts speech mistakes

[gleee58]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

its up there on this page -

george bush speech mistakes

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Up where on this page?

There is no post about Bush on this page that I'm looking at.

**edit** None on the previous page either, unless it's hidden in some other post without Bush being in the title of link.

[alexander*beetle]

I can't find it. Can you give a link.

[debra9275]

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/qa-boycott-barnaby-joyce-warns-of-chaos-if-ton...

Q&A boycott: Barnaby Joyce warns of 'chaos' if Tony Abbott disobeyed

Deputy Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has warned of chaos if frontbenchers disobey Prime Minister Tony Abbott's wishes for his frontbench not to appear on Q&A, in comments that will intensify pressure on Malcolm Turnbull to explain whether he will join a boycott.

Mr Joyce confirmed that Mr Abbott had instructed him not to appear on Monday night's episode of the ABC program as fallout from former terror suspect Zaky Mallah's appearance a fortnight ago continued