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.

[aps1080]

debra

You didn't continue with the discussions on submarines !

The Jap subs are not that good and for a start, it is not all Jap technology either

so we would have to deal with the Swedes and the French anyway.

[debra9275]

I don't have to, my opinion reflects the general Australian population's opinion anyway

as shown by the poll figures

[boris1gary]

Debra, or just following the advice from the other thread - no food today

[aps1080]

So you prefer building stuff here, whatever it is even if it costs 5 - 10 times more than off the shelf stuff ?

And we have a big track record of failure in regards to building stuff ourselves.

[debra9275]

check the poll figures again, and don't blame me for them 

[debra9275]

hey Boris, a lot of things were * done* just before Christmas, kind of sneaky imo

[boris1gary]

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@debra9275 wrote:

hey Boris, a lot of things were * done* just before Christmas, kind of sneaky imo

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sneaky and low - it's in their DNA

[debra9275]

[debra9275]

http://themurdochtimes.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/a-tweet-appears-on-boxing-day-about_27.html

here's one example of how murdoch papers make up fake stories, there are a few others around too

[debra9275]

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/australian-pm-tony-abbott-faces-tough-summer-1.2048902#.VJ5HOW3...

Sometimes a phrase just sticks with a government. Historians will have two great contenders when looking to sum up how last year went for Australian prime minister Tony Abbott: “barnacle-clearing” and “shirtfront”.

The former is what Abbott said he was going to do in the dying days of the year in an attempt to turn around the fortunes of his Liberal-National coalition government. The latter is what he said he was going to do to Vladimir Putin prior to their meeting at the G20 summit in Brisbane.

abbott even makes it into the Irish Papers