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.
PM Tony Abbott arrived early to deliver a condolence motion to the House on the Martin Place siege 
no sorry Julia here's the photo I used with it.s accompanying acrticle
Prime Minister Tony Abbott leadership spill: Live coverage of Liberal Party vote
no sorry Julia here's the photo I used with it.s accompanying acrticle
that's ok, no need to apologise 
the photos were taken at the same
time.
from your link:
Prime Minister Tony Abbott in the House of Representatives today after the spill motion was defeated and before delivering his condolence motion on the Sydney siege.
from my link:
PM Tony Abbott arrived early to deliver a condolence motion to the House on the Martin Place siege
To whom?
Survivors of the Sydney siege have attended Federal Parliament in Canberra today, along with family members of the two victims who lost their lives.
And the funny of the day award goes to
John Alexander with Tony Abbott. Photograph: Alan Porritt/AAP
Tuesday 17 February 201514.59 AESTLast modified on Tuesday 17 February 201516.29 AEST
The restoration of knights and dames in Australia was one of Tony Abbott’s “captain’s calls”. Now one of his mates has found a way to take some of the stuffiness out of the system – by suggesting the introduction of “matehoods”.
The Liberal MP for Bennelong, John Alexander, made something of a “backbencher’s call” when he expressed a preference for addressing recipients of the nation’s top honour with “g’day, mate”.
“It came about when the new honours were announced last year and I said to a couple of my colleagues ‘our highest honour should be a matehood and you should honour people by officially calling them ‘mate’ and the official greeting should be ‘g’day mate’,” he said.
@*julia*2010 wrote:no sorry Julia here's the photo I used with it.s accompanying acrticle
that's ok, no need to apologise
the photos were taken at the same
time.
from your link:
Prime Minister Tony Abbott in the House of Representatives today after the spill motion was defeated and before delivering his condolence motion on the Sydney siege.
from my link:
PM Tony Abbott arrived early to deliver a condolence motion to the House on the Martin Place siege
To whom?
Survivors of the Sydney siege have attended Federal Parliament in Canberra today, along with family members of the two victims who lost their lives.
If they were taken "at the SAME time" one wouldn't have his head up and the other one looking downwards!
