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.
@am*3 wrote:Sorry, just had to share this recent photo.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott at the McGrath Foundation cake competition at the SCG on Thursday. Photo: James Brickwood
well it is actually recent and it is the pm but what they are doing is a mystery.
@boris1gary wrote:
@am*3 wrote:Sorry, just had to share this recent photo.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott at the McGrath Foundation cake competition at the SCG on Thursday. Photo: James Brickwood
well it is actually recent and it is the pm but what they are doing is a mystery.
Cripes look at the jacket on the guy with the mike! It's take big balls to wear that kind of thing
@boris1gary wrote:
@paintsew007 wrote:
What is being done about youth unemployment in Australia ?
well there is the great plan to cut them off benefits for 6 months of the year, every year and the gutting of TAFE by the LyingNP state govts, that should help......nobody.
So what's the ALP's jobs plan?
Hi Paints thought you might like this
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Venezuela-Hands-out-675000-Homes-in-4-Years-20150108-0033.html
Venezuela Hands out 675,000 Homes in 4 Years
Over the last four years, Venezuela has invested greatly in order to meet the housing for the nation.
The government of Venezuela has built and handed out 675,991 homes in the last four years, Minister of Housing and Habitat Ricardo Molina confirmed Wednesday.
At the start of 2015, Venezuela handed over 700 apartments in different states to hundreds of families.
Upon his return following visits to Russia, China and with the member countries of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, President Nicolas Maduro will announce more of the government's strategies to continue the construction of homes as well as other government objectives this year.
The Great Venezuelan Housing Mission (GMVV) began in 2010 under the leadership of former President Hugo Chavez to provide homes for families affected and displaced by landslides from heavy rains. Since its introduction, the program expanded to resolve Venezuela's housing deficit.
A hardline stance won't work for youth unemployment
7 January 2015
When Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced his cabinet reshuffle one move stood out among the rest: the appointment of hardliner Scott Morrison to the social services portfolio. Morrison has his critics -- natural for a portfolio such as immigration -- but by virtue of effectively stopping the boats he became a star performer in an otherwise poor year for the Coalition front bench.
As a result, it was not that surprising that he was gifted the portfolio that gave the Abbott government no end of grief last year. But will Morrison be any more successful than his predecessor?
I’d argue that the Coalition’s failure to create momentum for welfare reform sits squarely at the feet of the policies themselves rather than ministerial ability. In more colloquial terms, you can’t polish a turd.
Let’s consider the problem of youth unemployment. The federal government has framed this as a lifters versus leaners debate: the underlying assumption is that younger Australians who are unemployed are simply lazy. They clearly don’t want to work and are therefore a drain on the economy.
The policies introduced in the May budget reflect this world view. They believe that a bit of tough love will do the trick; that by withholding welfare payments from younger Australians they will encourage them to get off their backsides and find a job.
The simplicity of that world view is almost endearing. Wouldn’t it be nice if the world was that simple?
Unfortunately, the reality indicates that we need a more holistic approach to tackling youth unemployment -- one rooted in facts and figures rather than blind emotion.
Since the May election, youth unemployment has emerged as a massive economic issue. Our economy, weak as it is, has systematically deprived younger Australians of the work experience that is integral to boosting productivity and growth in the decades to come.
The unemployment rate for those between the ages of 15 and 24 sits at 14 per cent -- its highest level in 16 years. But that number understates the weakness in the labour market, with the participation rate sitting near a multi-decade low.
The turning point for youth unemployment was the global financial crisis. Employment statistics for the Australian economy show that this was the moment when employment growth slowed. Younger Australians, who often enjoy little job security, were the ones that inevitably lost out.
More concerning is the fact that the situation never changed. The Australian economy, to this day, still doesn’t produce enough jobs to absorb its population growth. Australia is plagued by a lack of opportunity rather than the more easily fixed lack of motivation.
Youth unemployment is high regardless of whether they are studying full-time or not. It’s elevated for both males and females. It’s high across the board, reflecting the dire need for sensible solutions rather than ideological dogma.
For example, the unemployment rate for 15 to 24-year-olds studying full time climbed to 18 per cent in November, rising almost four percentage points in the past year. The unemployment rate for this cohort is at its highest level in almost 18 years.
I doubt that university students have suddenly decided that they no longer need money. Beer isn’t getting any cheaper. There has to be more to it than young people being lazy.
The proposals outlined by the federal government in the May budget appear inadequate. Its centrepiece was to reintroduce the ‘Work for the Dole’ program, which research shows actually makes it more difficult to find a job.
The second part of its approach is to delay welfare payments for those under the age of 30 years. In theory, this approach could work during times when the economy is creating a high number of jobs.
But at the moment that’s clearly not the case, which highlights what the Coalition’s welfare solution should be: creating incentives for job creation and growth. Their policy as it stands effectively punishes the unemployed for having the audacity to become unemployed during tough times.
The whole situation becomes farcical when you remember that the federal government continues to oversee high levels of immigration -- pushing population well above the level of job creation -- and record numbers of temporary 457 Visas.
It’s a completely illogical strategy and, no matter how effective Scott Morrison is as a minister, is a strategy that is doomed to fail. No 'tough love' approach can work if the opportunities don’t exist and right now the labour market for younger Australians is the weakest it has been in around two decades.
It’s time we got serious on youth unemployment. It is a problem -- far greater than our current budget issues -- and one that has serious long-term consequences. We are actively failing our youth and in doing so we are setting ourselves up for economic failure.
@icyfroth wrote:
@boris1gary wrote:
@paintsew007 wrote:
What is being done about youth unemployment in Australia ?
well there is the great plan to cut them off benefits for 6 months of the year, every year and the gutting of TAFE by the LyingNP state govts, that should help......nobody.
So what's the ALP's jobs plan?
Why not post the whole article? Or does it suggest the problem lies with abbot refusing to release money allocated to Vic unless it is used for roads instead of rail?
