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.
it's such a good article I'm reposting it, so it doesn't get missed 
@debra9275 wrote:
it's such a good article I'm reposting it, so it doesn't get missed
it's such a good and true picture I'm reposting it, so it doesn't get missed 🙂
Where were you debra?
D9275: "Scott Morrison's performance as immigration minister will be assessed differently, depending on where you stand. For those who think boat people are criminals who should be locked up, his time in the immigration portfolio has been hailed a success. For those who understand the truth of the matter, Morrison's time as immigration minister is a terrible stain on our history."
Thus spake (allegedly) a QC with a very biased bee in his bonnet apropos immigration, one who did not even appreciate the legal meaning of the term piracy.
I would suggest that Morrison's reducing the boat arrivals to "zero" would be classed as a success, as opposed to Rudd's/ALP dumping the Pacific Solution resulting in a plethora of boat arrivals, and attempted ones. The "terrible stain" resulting from that was the "blood in the water" from those who perished whilst attempting to reach our shores.
