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.

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@debra9275 wrote:

this is an ABC fact check on what some of us have been discussing on here

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Bill Shorten on WA education cuts: Doesn't check out -

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-04/bill-shorten-wa-education-cuts-claim-doesnt-check-out/5356650

The claim:

Bill Shorten says Tony Abbott and Christopher Pyne are to blame for WA's Barnett Government cutting $183 million from education and culling 360 teachers and 350 teachers' aides and support staff.

•The verdict:

The WA education budget increased by $300 million this year. WA hasn't signed any agreement that would allow the Federal Government to stop it cutting its own education budgets, so Mr Abbott and Mr Pyne have no control over the Barnett Government's education funding decisions

It is incorrect to blame Mr Pyne and Mr Abbott, and the education budget is still growing.

Mr Shorten's claim doesn't check out.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-04/bill-shorten-wa-education-cuts-claim-doesnt-check-out/5356650

[boris1gary]

Petrol prices to go up as government increases fuel excise despite rise being blocked by Parliament

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/petrol-prices-to-go-up-as-government-increases...

best headline of today and from an abbott fan

Pardon, Mr Abbott, your hypocrisy is showing

The man who coined such high-rotation gems in the political lexicon as "python squeeze" and "wrecking ball" and "hammer blow" in relation to the carbon tax is hardly well placed to expect meek co-operation now that he's in office himself.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/pardon-mr-abbott-your-hypocrisy-is-showing-...

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@boris1gary wrote:

Petrol prices to go up as government increases fuel excise despite rise being blocked by Parliament

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/petrol-prices-to-go-up-as-government-increases...

So B1G I take it  you cant afford an extra 40 cents a week?   A 40 cent rise a week to help pay off the massive debt of labor and to pay for all the socialist welfare programs that you want and support... 

"For a typical household, which consumes 50 litres of fuel per week the estimated price impact of this fuel excise indexation will be about 40 cents per week," he said in a statement.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/petrol-prices-to-go-up-as-government-increases...

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[cherry*135]

Why quote a post specfically about Govt funding & Ebola catasrophe and follow it with a post about education cuts in Australia?

The fact the Govt had promised $18m to help contain the Ebola virus and assist in treatnent of its victims but so far has only actually given $10m (about which the Health Minister has mislead the public over) doesn't change just because you made a post about education cuts in Australia.

[cherry*135]

"The government broke its pre-election promise not to introduce new taxes in the May budget, when it unveiled plans to increase taxes on the rich and the fuel excise. "


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/petrol-prices-to-go-up-as-government-increases...

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@am*3 wrote:

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So you want all these socialist welfare programs that Labor has stuck us with (and the massive debt) yet you dont want to pay for them.... HHMMMMM the money tree in your back yard must be doing well then.

[cherry*135]

Tariff on fuel

nw " .... A 40 cent rise a week..........

Canberra Times : Prices will go up on 10 November this year and again on 1 February and 1 August next year.

[cherry*135]

You may believe those cartoon slogans, don't expect that others do.

"Labor did it" is a joke now.

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Already posted here, worth repeating. Peter Dutton again.

Health spending quite sustainable

Oh dear, what an embarrassment. Thank heavens so few journalists noticed. Last month, one of the federal government's official bean-counters, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, issued its report on total spending on health in 2012-13. It didn't exactly fit with what the government has been telling us.

As you recall, Health Minister Peter Dutton got an early start this year, warning that health spending was growing "unsustainably".

Actually, the real fall in federal spending seems to be largely the product of savings measures taken by the previous government, particularly its tightening of rules for the private health insurance rebate - which the Coalition fought so hard to stop happening.

Even so, when you look at the trend of spending in recent years revealed by the institute's figures, it does suggest that health spending may not grow as strongly in coming years as we've long been told to expect.

So, all very embarrassing for the three-word-slogan brigade. Or would have been had the government's spin doctors not had the media off chasing foreign will-o-the-wisps at the time. Easily diverted, the media.

Ross Gittins
Economic Editor