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.
@boris1gary wrote:
Abbott embarrasses Australia abroad — again
PM Tony Abbott is touring the world; meanwhile, Australians cringe, mortified, wondering what international ignominy he will bring upon their nation next. Alan Austin reports from France.
WITH PM TONY ABBOTT on a tour of Indonesia, Europe, Canada and the United States, the embarrassments for both him and Australia are mounting.
Few newsrooms here in France bothered to mention Abbott’s visit yesterday tocommemorate the D-Day landing 70 years agowith other heads of state.
One journal which did, Le Point, wrote scathingly of Abbott’s offensive D-Day speech, which allocated just 30 seconds to the historic military event. Then – enchaîne directement sur les intérêts économiques – linked this directly to his economic self-interest.
The journal hopes that Abbott regrette déjà ses paroles (will now regret his words).
Abbott’s tawdry effort – regurgitating election slogans to boost his failing career – contrasted starkly with U.S. president Barack Obama’s profoundly moving address yesterday at Omaha Beach in Normandy.
That pic looks sooo photoshopped.
As to Obamas "profoundly moving address":
"SOCIAL media users have torn into Barack Obama after the US president was seen chewing gum during solemn ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
People took to Twitter to denounce Obama’s “shameful” and “vulgar” chewing, with one user attacking him as a “lout”.
@monman12 wrote:"By all accounts chewing nicotine tablet, not regular gum."
Show us your "all accounts" A3
ABC (USA)
'The president, a former smoker, is known to chew nicotine gum to curb cravings. In the past year, he has been seen several times chewing gum in public and packets of nicotine gum have been spotted in the Oval Office.'
Examiner
President Barack Obama chomped and chewed on gum while attending a D-Day celebration in France on Friday. The president was working his jaw as Queen Elizabeth II was introduced.
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why bother, soooo tacky to be criticising another country's president to cover the bumbling ineptitude of our very own village idiot, don't you think?
