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.

[vicr3000]

Triggs gone, she was too one way and not impartial.
She would have survived if she had been impartial.

[debra9275]

Rubbish!

her report covers both govts.

The 315-page report interviewed children in detention from January 2013 to March 2014 under both the Labor and Coalition governments.

But in her speech on Thursday morning, Professor Triggs said the report was "even handed".

"Both sides of politics are responsible for breaches of our international obligations. Alternatives to indefinite detention, such as community detention, have not been properly considered by government decision makers, and the safety and wellbeing of children has not been a primary consideration," she said.

Professor Triggs said the inquiry did not start in 2013 when the number of children in detention peaked because they were only being held for short periods.

and here is a Labor response

Labor's immigration spokesman Richard Marles thanked Dr Triggs for the findings in the report.

"The best thing we can do for children in detention is to have refugee claims processed quickly so nobody has to languish in detention with no hope of settlement," he said.

"Labor strongly believes where children are in the unavoidable situation of being in Immigration detention proper care must be on hand for their emotional and physical wellbeing."

"Labor thanks Professor Gillian Triggs, president of the Australian Human Rights Commission for her thoroughness and diligence in preparing this report.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/human-rights-commission-should-congratulate-sc...

[vicr3000]

"breaches of our international obligations. "

Well we need to pull out of the UN treaties ASAP and bin them.

No need for us to have them at all.

[debra9275]

lets just have a dictatorship... the captain would love that

[vicr3000]

She needs to go and quickly. She is NOT impartial and by going, she will cost the HRC the ground that it has gained.

All fool her, she would have achieved far more staying than going.

A day after The Forgotten Children report was released a chorus of Coalition backbenchers ratcheted up criticism of ­Professor Triggs, expressing a loss of confidence in her and ­questioning her impartiality.

Senior government figures ­remain deeply dissatisfied with Professor Triggs.

Coalition MP George Christensen, who chairs a committee which is weighing up whether to investigate “systemic bias’’ at the HRC, called for her to step down.

“I have more confidence in getting impartial advice from Green Left Weekly than from ­Gillian Triggs,’’ Mr Christensen told The Australian.

“She has effectively sidelined herself and the HRC from having any credibility with the Abbott government. If she wants to do the right thing by the commission and have their views listened to by the government again, she needs to tender her resignation.’’

[debra9275]

no she doesn't

Coalition MP George Christensen, who chairs a committee which is weighing up whether to investigate “systemic bias’’ at the HRC, called for her to step down.

ugh! he's one of the creepiest of all. he's the anti halal label campaigner as well isn't he... who is he to talk about rights and bias lol

[vicr3000]

Stick her in detention with her beloved Asylum Seekers on Manus island !

That should please her.

[debra9275]

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@vicr3000 wrote:

Stick her in detention with her beloved Asylum Seekers on Manus island !

That should please her.

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I reckon abbott and morrison should do some time there, might give them some insight into the reality of what they're doing..... unlikely that they would get it though... it would be "all labours fault" 

[vicr3000]

They know damn well what is being provided.

It is a damn sight more than most of the AS got before they left.

They are only p eed off because they can't come to Australia,
that's the only reason they are causing so much trouble.

[cherry*135]

How do people survive with only a 2 hr break from posting, overnight.

Joe Hockey was small business minister in the Howard government in 2002, the last time the unemployment rate hit 6 per cent.

Never at any point during Labor's reign or during the global financial crisis did Australia's unemployment rate hit 6 per cent.

It sailed past 6 per cent shortly after Joe Hockey's first budget in June and hasn't been back since. The January figure of 6.4 per cent is the  for 13 years - the worst since 2002 when Tony Abbott was employment minister, Hockey was small business minister and John Howard was yet to be blessed by the mining boom.

In December 2012 Swan dramatically dumped his promise to return the budget to surplus, saying that changed circumstances meant his primary responsibility was to protect jobs. Hockey remembers it well. Bleeding and unwell, he had to drag himself out of hospital after gastric sleeve surgery to condemn the Treasurer.

Swan had to accept that revenue was collapsing and the economy was weak. Abbott and Hockey are going to have to accept it, too.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/unemployment-hits-64-per-cent-will-j...