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.
A3: "If company tax was cut from 30 per cent to 28.5 per cent with a 1.5 per cent levy on big business, franking credits would be based on 28.5 per cent rather than 30 per cent.
Also:-
ACCI’s director of economics and industry policy John Osborn said the government should keep its promise of a 1.5 per cent tax cut to all businesses large and small.
But but they HAVE, The company tax rate will be reduced from its current rate of 30 per cent to 28.5 per cent with effect from income years beginning on or after 1 July 2015 and apply to all companies
Minerals Council of Australia chief executive Brendan Pearson said the application of different tax rate on companies based on their size was not good tax policy.
But but that will not be the case as the tax rate will be the same for ALL companies (28.5%).
The Australian needs to do some homework and proof read................ they are not the only one!
"talking" about homework (research) or lack of it, also from your post A3:
"The Business Council of Australia and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the nation’s corporate tax take was already the second highest in the OECD." second highest ????
OECD Corporate Income Tax Rates
Australia 30%
Japan 37%
Belgium 34%
USA 39.1%
France 34.4%
Portugal 31.5%
Germany 30.1%
If you are interested in real facts (sorry) the weighted average (by GDP) of OECD countries is 32.5%
Australia "second highest in OECD "
A picture might help:
Australia "second highest in OECD.
A little research might help!
"this article from abbotts media support team" ?????????? Perhaps the heading is deliberate irony.
I would hardly label Niki Savva as being an Abbott supporter ? and these would hardly qualify as "support" statements:
"No government today, given the fickleness and impatience of voters, can survive a civil war of the kind we have seen during the past few weeks unless it is brilliant and, despite a few notable exceptions, with some important achievements, the Abbott government falls well short of that."
"Abbott says he was elected to end the chaos; Christopher Pyne says it was to provide serious government with a serious leader. Here’s the problem: Abbott institutionalised chaos, then rendered himself ridiculous."
C&Ps are pretty standard here, many unresearched or it appears unread sometimes, it would be nice to see some original (factually correct) comments accompanying the posts.
I wonder why the murdoch press have turned so quickly on the abbott govt??
It seemed to happen almost immediately Rupert gave the order to abbott to get rid of Peta Credlin
"Sorry, but you seem to have missed the point. The Australian newspaper along with the rest of the murdoch media empire have always been big supporters of Tony abbott, as I said in my previous post"
I missed that comment, wherever it was! Where was it?
However, I did use the term "irony" within my post apropos "this article from abbotts media support team" which might/would possibly indicate that I appreciated the point!
"Sorry, but you seem to have missed the point. The Australian newspaper along with the rest of the murdoch media empire have always been big supporters of Tony abbott, as I said in my previous post"
I missed that comment, wherever it was! Where was it?
most people are already aware of that fact, I wasn't directing my post to anyone in particular, especially anyone who wouldn't already be well aware of it 
so not neccessary to state the obvious 
yes ,IRONIC isn't it??
D9275 you do realise that this picture:
Is from September 1, 2013, and any reference to the days of the Circus have been declared by A3 to be pink-banned (and embarrassing).
