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.

[boris1gary]

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@debra9275 wrote:

very short time for Qld voters to make sure they are enrolled, I hope all the young new voters are getting moving on it right away

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yes, how lame - it's an old conservative tactic to try and minimise voter enrollments - they are running scared.

[debra9275]

Well you can keep waiting then,

if someone is going to go through a thread a pick a post and call it misleading or lying without reading the context ( before and after that post) I really can't be bothered ATM, to be honest

[debra9275]

Many of the journos are saying exactly that Boris

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Glee

I will say what i want, when i want to and if you dont like it, tough.

[Anonymous]

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@debra9275 wrote:

I posted a pic, I asked where it was from, no-one answered , so i went looking and found the answer.

and so what??

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you posted a pic to show the

soldiers' faces could be seen.

that was in response to aps saying:

Considering the media cant show faces, thats not surprising.

obviously aps was referring to the 

latest trip visiting members of the

Special Forces.  you posted photo from

afghanistan.  i assume it was by mistake.

makes no difference though because

even on the photo from afghanistan

some soldiers' faces have been blurred out.

do you know why that may be?

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Julia
That photo was Abbott handing over sports equipment at The TK Base.

[debra9275]

What do you think? Do you think I thought the photo was from Iraq?or do you think I thought it was from Afghanistan. Is it a nice day where you are and do we have to discuss this for the rest of the week?

Do you know why abbott would ban the Australian press from a visit to iraq.?

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Deb

Most people who follow the news for the last 12 years would know that was Tarin Kowt base in Afghanistan
because it has been in the media so much.

AND it is so obvious it is a different build to the compound in Bagdad.

Plus of course he is wearing different clothes.

They gave the reasons the medis weren't taken with the PM.

[debra9275]

Oddly enough, I just watched a news report on channel 9 strongly disputing that * safety* or * difficulty in moving people in or out* have anything to do with it

[aps1080]

Here are a whole load more fake images of Abbott in UAE

http://images.defence.gov.au/fotoweb/grid.fwx?ArchiveID=5003&Search=s20150007


If you look at the photos, you will see a female soldier shaking Abbotts hand and smiling LOL

Must have been photoshopped !