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.

[icyfroth]

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@debra9275 wrote:

you actually wouldn't have a clue what I support or don't support

your interpretations of things do no not mean they are fact or real or actual

cuts both ways.

just sayin'

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[debra9275]

yeah but I'm just not interested enough to comment or follow sorry

[Anonymous]

that's right Icy, I don't need to work, thanks to hubby. I'm pretty much free to do whatever I please

wow, you must really love this

forum.  

[debra9275]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-16/medicare-further-changes-gp-copayment-backdown/6020714

GP co-payment could see more changes after Medicare rebate cuts scrapped

Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley suggests there could be further changes to the Government's proposed GP co-payment, a day after dumping a contentious plan to cut Medicare rebates for short doctor visits

hmmm I wonder what plan B is???

[debra9275]

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/09/tide-turning-against-privatisation?CMP=share_bt...

Privatisation isn't working. We were promised a shareholding democracy, competition, falling costs and better services. A generation on, most people's experience has been the opposite. From energy to water, rail to public services, the reality has been private monopolies, perverse subsidies, exorbitant prices, woeful under-investment, profiteering and corporate capture.

this is an interesting article on privatisation that I came across the other day

[aps1080]

Debra

What would your plan B be ?

[aps1080]

Debra

Good article re Privatisation.

I have never been a great supporter of privatisation, only limited supporter.

However I think ONE aspect of it is that Gov't found it hard to cull the bloated public service mentality orgs that existed and

so by privatising them, it was left to someone else.

As a side example, Kennett could not get the local councils to change, the end result was he just wiped them all out,

merged those that needed to be merged, got rid of all the empires and ivory towers that had been built and then set

them free again. Victoria is better for it.

[debra9275]

I'm not the Health minister, why would I need to have a plan B for a failed plan A

[debra9275]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

that's right Icy, I don't need to work, thanks to hubby. I'm pretty much free to do whatever I please

wow, you must really love this

forum.  

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not as much as Icy does  

[icyfroth]

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@am*3 wrote:

Aps wrote: Re the Basikbasik case, I don't know why we are even looking at him coming into the country...

You obviously didn't even read the main points/backgound.   :sigh:

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From Facebook:

"The Guardian has hopped onto the attack Rupert band wagon and are making a case for Triggs recommending a huge pay out for the trash that murdered his wife.

Get this, 9 (1). Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are established by law.

The ICCPR is actually a schedule to the Australian Human Rights Commission Act.

The HRC believe the victims don’t count and those that carry out the crimes should not be punished because they are still alive.

 We need to dump the HRC completely from country, they cost us $27 million a year and are a complete waste of money.

The left don’ t want any independent media they are very much like Germany prior to World War 2.

This push to close down independent media is from the man controlling the whole show, his name is Soros and he only wants what he wants published.

The Guardian is nothing more than a piece of trash but they still put out enough to let everyone know what they represent, everything that is wrong in this world today.

Wife murderers are heroes and the victims don’t count."