Diary of our stinking Govt.

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.Woman Happy

 

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.

 

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http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/george-brandis-obscene-1100-dinner-funded-by-t...

 

Attorney-General George Brandis racked up a $1100 dinner bill on taxpayers during a visit to London this year, just a month before his government called on the poor to accept budget cuts and new taxes to help pay off the deficit.



 

"On this occasion the Attorney-General and Minister for Arts hosted key UK senior arts representatives."

 

Fairfax Media asked Senator Brandis's office how many people attended the dinner but staff declined to say. Labor's Waste Watch spokesman Pat Conroy said the dinner bill was for Senator Brandis and three guests, which was obscene.

 

"To spend over $400 of taxpayers' money on wine is unpardonable, especially at the same time as the government is making people pay more at the doctors and petrol pump," he said.

 

Just two months earlier, Senator Brandis had been forced to defend spending more than $15,000 of taxpayers' money to fund a second custom-built bookshelf for his personal library. That followed revelations in late 2013 that Senator Brandis had spent nearly $13,000 over four years stocking his library.

 

"Maybe George can put the empty bottle of vintage Italian dessert wine that cost $124 on the $15,000 bookshelves also paid for by taxpayers," Mr Conroy said.



 
more belt tightening
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why would he be having lunch with Pell??

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I don't think anyone was supposed to even know about that boat Deb.  Operational matters and all that.  Bolt did a little piece on Sarah Hansen Young "helping" people smugglers when she was assisting on a rescue boat to save asylum seekers at sea, but has he commented on the claims that people smugglers have actually been paid cash by border force to turn around the boats and have done nothing to help the asylum seekers but turn them away?

 

Out of sight, out of mind and if they die at least it wasn't in our waters.  Shameful really, and all to keep the only promise that our stinking govt have made that they kept.

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but have they kept that "promise" or have there been more secret boats??

 

I can't help wondering

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You have a point there Deb.  I'll bet there have, directed straight to the Manus hell hole.

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The ruling Fairfax pay 15 per cent of Joe Hockey's legal costs applies to his bill relating to action against all 3 masthead

 

 

so not exactly a big win for Joe, his legal fees must over $1 mil

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Does he have to pay any of the Fairfax costs to cover all the points he lost on?

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No Gleee, Fairfax have to pay their own costs.
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