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.
also your graph is old, that poll was conducted on Jan 7 2014
what i posted were the current poll numbers as they were last night... both would've increased in number by now
Sorry, not poll numbers, they are current petitions.
An online petition is hardly (NOT) an accurate reflection of community attitudes, and as a "keen" trawler of suitable OS articles you might (?) have ascertained that the UK attitude to immigration has, over the years, been decidely negative and is not likely to suddenly reverse. Do you remember the "Rivers of Blood "speech, or is that dismissed because it was in 2007? (memories of Pauline Hanson !)
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Economist/Ipsos MORI August 2015 Issues Index The highest level of concern about immigration Ipsos MORI has ever recorded
The August Economist Ipsos MORI issues index shows that half (50%) the public mention immigration as among the most important issues facing Britain. For a third (32%) it is the single most important issue facing the country. This measurement of 50% is an increase of 8 percentage points since July, and this represents the highest level of concern we have ever recorded about immigration – surpassing the 46% recorded in December 2007, as the migrant camps in Calais continue to dominate sections of the media. It is also the highest score we have recorded for any issue in over two years, since 51% mentioned the economy in July 2013.
“We have never seen concern about immigration this high, and when one single issue reaches 50% it tends to signify that the public perceive that is something which needs to be addressed urgently. We await to see whether this 50% figure becomes a high water mark, or if consistent media attention specifically focused on Calais pushes concern beyond this level in months to come.”
'No difference' in immigration attitudes, politicians claim
The poll suggested that 64% of people in Scotland wanted immigration reduced or stopped completely. The figure for Britain as a whole was 70%.
We could have a petition right here. (LOL)
ah well, I did say they were petition numbers in the first place 
until after you posted your poll from early 2014 ( prior to the current refugee crisis)
current numbers 418,423 signatures for
62,087 signatures against.
did you have a look at the "on-line poll" in the Age?
