- Shame, Abbott Shame !
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- Contributed by: Twinkletoes ( 19 articles in 2014 )
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Below indicates 128 actions (thus far) the Abbott government has executed since his PM posting on 7 September 2013. His behaviour portray that of dictator with complete disdain for the people of Australia and humanity. Thanks to Sally from sallymcmanus.net under her Abbott's wreckage page for making this available and visit her site for constant updates and sources.119. Abolishes one third of the jobs in Treasury costing approximately 300 jobs – 21 March 2014
118. Cuts welfare payments to orphans of soldiers – 16 March 2014
117. Moves to deny funding to artists or events that refuse corporate sponsorship for ethical reasons – 15 March 2014
116. Cuts hundreds of more jobs at the CSIRO – 14 March 2014
115. Reopens 457 visa loophole to allow employers to hire an unlimited number of workers without scrutiny – 12 March 2014
114. Overturns a ban on cattle grazing in the Victorian Alpine National Park – 6 March 2014
113. Frustrated and defeated an attempt at the UN to highlight the humanitarian consequences of nuclear war – 5 March 2014
112. Axes funding earmarked to save the Sumatran rhinoceros from extinction – 28 February 2014
111. Introduces legislation to allow people aged between 17-24 years old to work for half the minimum wage and be exempted from all other work rights including health and safety laws and protections should they be injured at work – 26 February 2014
110. Misleads the Australian public about what occurred on Manus Island when asylum seekers were attacked killing one person and injuring seventy-seven. Once the information was known to be untrue, waited five days to correct the record - 25 February 2014
109. Contravenes 113 years of established practice by moving to release the previous Government’s confidential cabinet papers to the Royal Commission into the Pink Batts scheme – 22 February 2014
108. Scraps food grants program for small farmers – 21 February 2014
107. Pressured SPC Ardmona to cut the pay and conditions for workers in return for Government money – 20 February 2014
106. Blames carbon pricing for the close of Alcoa smelters and rolling mills and the loss of nearly 1000 jobs, despite the fact the company states it had no bearing on their decision – 19 February 2014
105. Breaches the privacy and puts in danger around 10, 000 asylum seekers and their families by releasing their personal details on the Department of Immigration website – 19 February 2014
104. Fails to ensure the safety of asylum seekers in our care on Manus Island who were subjected to a vicious attack, which left one person dead and seventy-seven seriously injured – 18 February 2014
103. Reverses the previous government’s decision to care for refugee children who are without an adult family member (ie unaccompanied minors) in the community and sends them to detention centres in Nauru – 17 February 2014
102. Appoints a climate change sceptic to head a review of our renewable energy target – 17 February 2014
101. Pays hundreds of indigenous workers in his Department up to $19 000 less than non-indigenous workers doing the same job and cuts the budget for the representative body the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples causing two-thirds of the staff to lose their jobs – 15 February 2014
100. Breaks a promise to provide fibre-to-the-premises for all Tasmanians for the National Broadband Network – 13 February 2014
99. Unemployment rate jumps to highest in more than 10 years – 13 February 2014
98. Lies to the Australian public about the reasons Toyota gave for their decision to close in order to blame the workers and their union – 12 February 2014
97. Takes down a website providing information to the Australian public on the ingredients and nutritional content of foods. It is later revealed that the person in the Minister’s office who gave this directive is married to a lobbyist from the junk food industry and was still a share holder in their lobbying company – 11 February 2014
96. Destroys the Australian car manufacturing industry by refusing to provide any industry assistance leading to the decision of Toyota to shut costing up to 30 000 jobs – 10 February 2014
95. Launches a Royal Commission into unions – 10 February 2014
94. Reintroduces temporary visas for asylum seekers found to be fleeing persecution preventing them ever settling in Australia and retrospectively applies them to 20 000 people – 7 February 2014
93. Supports a reduction of penalty rates and other Award minimums in a submission to the Fair Work Commission’s review of all Awards – 4 February 2014
92. Lies to the Australian public about the wages and working conditions of factory workers at SPC Ardmona in Shepparton and uses this incorrect information to blame them for their job insecurity – 4 February 2014
91. Launches an “efficiency study” into ABC and the SBS - 30 January 2014
90. Cuts the wages of Australian troops deployed overseas by almost $20 000 per solider – 29 January 2014
89. Intervenes on the side of Toyota to support cutting Australian workers wages and conditions – 28 January 2014
88. Privatises the 104 year old Australian Valuation Office costing nearly 200 jobs – 24 January 2014
87. Seeks to wind back the World Heritage listing of Tasmania’s forests – 23 January 2014
86. Withdraws funding for an early intervention program to help vulnerable young people – 22 January 2014
85. Exempts Western Australia from national environment laws to facilitate shark culling – 21 January 2014
84. Defunds all international environmental programs, the International Labour Organisation and cuts funding to a range of international aid programs run by NGOs such as Save the Children, Oxfam, CARE Australia and Caritas – 18 January 2014
83. Violates Indonesia’s territorial sovereignty while turning back asylum seeker boats – 17 January 2014
82. Politicises the national school curriculum by appointing a former Liberal staffer and a Coalition supporter, both critics of the current curriculum to conduct a review - 10 January 2014.
81. Directs that people already found to be refugees who arrived by boat be given the lowest priority for family reunion - 8 January 2014
80. Fails to contradict or take any action against a member of his government, Senator Cory Bernardi, who makes divisive statements about: abortion, “non-traditional” families and their children, same sex couples, couples who use IVF and calls for parts of WorkChoices to be reintroduced - 6 January 2014
79. Devastates Australia’s contribution to overseas aid by cutting $4.5 billion from the budget, causing vital programs supporting those in extreme poverty in our region to collapse - 1 January 2014
78. Drastically reduces tax breaks for small business and fails to publicise it - 1 January 2014
77. Appoints Tim Wilson, a Liberal Party member and Policy Director of a right-wing think tank to the position of Commissioner at the Human Rights Commission even though this think tank argued for the Commission to be abolished – 23 December 2013
76. Approves private health fund premium increases of an average 6.2% a year – 23 December 2013
75. Breaks his promise to provide the promised customs vessel to monitor whaling operations in the Southern Ocean – 23 December 2013
74. Requests the delisting of World Heritage status for Tasmanian forests – 21 December 2013
73. Dilutes consumer protections and transparency requirements for financial planners, including abolishing the requirement they put their clients interests first - 20 December 2013
72. Breaks a promise to make no cuts to health by cutting $150 million from hospital and health services – 17 December 2013.
71. Scraps the Home Energy Saver Scheme which helps struggling low income households cut their electricity bills - 17 December 2013
70. Defunds the Public Interest Advocacy Centre whose objectives are to work for a fair, just and democratic society by taking up legal cases public interest issues - 17 December 2013
69. Defunds the Environmental Defenders Office which is a network of community legal centres providing free advice on environmental law - 17 December 2013
68. Axes funding for animal welfare - 17 December 2013
67. Breaks his election promise of no cuts to education by cutting funding for trade training centres in schools – 17 December 2013
66. Abolishes the AusAID graduate program costing 38 jobs - 17 December 2013
65. Cuts Indigenous legal services by $13.4 million. This includes $3.5 million from front line domestic violence support services, defunding the National legal service and abolishing all policy and law reform positions across the country - 17 December 2013
64. Abolishes the position of co-ordinator-general for remote indigenous services - 17 December 2013
63. Breaks his promise to unequivocally support the NDIS by changing the name of NDIS “launch sites” to “trial sites” and flags cuts to funding – 17 December 2013
62. Abolishes the National Office for Live Music along with the live music ambassadors - 17 December 2013
61. Cuts $2.5 million from community radio – 17 December 2013
60. Weakens the ministerial code of conduct to let ministers keep shares in companies - 16 December 2013
59. Disbands the independent Immigration Health Advisory Group for asylum seekers – 16 December 2013
58. Dumps the National Occupational Licensing Scheme which was designed to increase productivity by making it easier for skilled workers to work interstate – 14 December 2013
57. Axes $4.5 million from charities and community groups for the Building Multicultural Communities Program – 13 December 2013
56. Starts dismantling Australia’s world leading marine protection system - 13 December 2013
55. Scraps the COAG Standing Council on Environment and Water – 13 December 2013
54. Breaks his NBN election promise of giving all Australians access to 25 megabits per second download speeds by 2016 – 12 December 2013
53. Overturns the “critically endangered” listing of the Murray Darling Basin - 11 December 2013
52. Dares Holden to leave Australia. Holden responds by announcing its closure which costs Australians tens of thousands of jobs – 11 December 2013
51. Approves Clive Palmer’s mega coal mine in the Galilee Basin which opponents say will severely damage Great Barrier Reef - 11 December 2013
50. Demands that the few childcare workers who got pay rises “hand them back” – 10 December 2013
49. Approves the largest coal port in the world in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area – 10 December 2013
48. Removes the community’s right to challenge decisions where the government has ignored expert advice on threatened species impacts – 9 December 2013
47. Downgrades national environment laws by giving approval powers to state premiers – 9 December 2013
46. Undermines Australia’s democracy by signing a free trade agreement with South Korea allowing corporations to sue the Australian Government – 6 December 2013
45. Damages our diplomatic relationship with our nearest neighbour East Timor – 5 December 2013
44. Repeals the pokie reform legislation which was designed to combat problem gambling – 4 December 2013
43. Suspends the Wage Connect program, despite it being proven to deliver good outcomes for unemployed people – 3 December 2013
42. Axes funding to the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia, forcing the 46 year old organisation to close. It is later revealed that a staffer in the Assistant Health Minister’s office had links to the Alcohol Industry - 27 November 2013
41. Breaks his promise to support Gonski and back flips three times – 25 November 2013
40. Shifts Australia’s position at the UN on Israeli settlements - 25 November 2013
39. Damages our diplomatic relationship with the Indonesian Government by refusing to apologise for tapping the phones of their President, his wife and senior Government officials – 23 November 2013
38. Converts crucial Start-Up Scholarships into loans, increasing the debt of 80,000 higher education students by $1.2 billion – 21 November 2013
37. Gifts two navy patrol boats to the Sri Lankan government to stop asylum seekers fleeing the Sri Lankan government - 17 November 2013
36. Introduces a Bill to impose on workers who are elected onto unpaid union committees huge financial penalties and jail terms for breeches of new compliance obligations – 14 November 2013
35. Condones torture by foreign governments by saying “sometimes in difficult circumstances, difficult things happen” – 14 November 2013
34. Hides information from the Parliament and the people about the government’s treatment of asylum seekers – 13 November 2013
33. Separates a refugee mother from her newborn baby – 10 November 2013
32. Cuts 600 jobs at the CSIRO - 8 November 2013
31. Abolishes Insurance Reform Advisory Group which provided a forum for industry and consumer bodies to discuss insurance industry reform - 8 November 2013
30. Abolishes the Maritime Workforce Development Forum which was an industry body working to build a sustainable skills base for the maritime industry - 8 November 2013
29. Abolishes the High Speed Rail Advisory Group whose job it was to advise Governments on the next steps on implementing high speed rail for eastern Australia - 8 November 2013
28. Abolishes the Advisory Panel on the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula which for 21 years ensured companies comply with agreements on the advertising of infant formula - 8 November 2013
27. Abolishes the Antarctic Animal Ethics Committee who ensured research on animals in the Antarctic complies with Australian standards - 8 November 2013
26. Abolished the National Steering Committee on Corporate Wrongdoing that for 21 years worked to make sure the law was effectively enforced on corporate criminals - 8 November 2013
25. Abolishes the National Inter-country Adoption Advisory Council which provided expert advice on overseas adoption - 8 November 2013
24. Abolishes International Legal Services Advisory Council which was responsible for working to improve the international performance of Australia’s legal services - 8 November 2013
23. Abolishes the Commonwealth Firearms Advisory Council a group of experts in gun crime and firearms which was set up after the Port Arthur massacre - 8 November 2013
22. Abolishes Australian Animals Welfare Advisory Committee a diverse group of experts advising the Agriculture Minister on animal welfare issues - 8 November 2013
21. Abolishes the National Housing Supply Council which provided data and expert advice on housing demand, supply and affordability - 8 November 2013
20. Abolishes the Advisory Panel on Positive Ageing, established to help address the challenges the country faces as the number of older Australians grows – 8 November 2013
19. Refuses to offer support to manufacturing in Tasmania, despite requests and warnings. Caterpillar announces the move of 200 jobs from Burnie to Thailand, costing around 1000 local jobs – 5 November 2013
18. Provides $2.2 million legal aid for farmers and miners to fight native title claims - 1 November 2013
17. Abolishes the 40 year old AusAID costing hundreds of jobs - 1 November 2013
16. Launches a successful High Court challenge which strikes down the ACT Marriage Equality laws invalidating the marriages of many people and ensuring discrimination against same-sex couples continues – 23 October 2013
15. Denies there is a link between climate change and more severe bush fires and accuses a senior UN official was “talking through their hat” – 23 October 2013
14. Appoints the head of the Business Council of Australia to a “Commission of Audit” to recommend cuts to public spending – 22 October 2013
13. Cuts compensation to the victims of bushfires - 21 October 2013
12. Instructs public servants and detention centre staff to call asylum seekers “illegals” - 20 October 2013
11. Appoints Howard era Australian Building & Construction Commission (ABCC) Director to help reinstate the ABCC with all its previous oppressive powers over construction workers – 17 October 2013
10. Axes the Major Cities Unit a Government agency with 10 staff which provided expert advice on urban issues in our 18 biggest cities - 24 September 2013
9. Breaks his promise to “stop the boats” – 23 September 2013
8. Scraps the Social Inclusion Board, which had been established to guide policy on the reduction of poverty in Australia - 19 September 2013
7. Abolishes the Climate Commission – 19 September 2013
6. Appoints himself Minister for Women – 16 September 2013
5. Appoints only one woman into his cabinet and blames the women for his decision, saying he appoints “on merit”– 16 September 2013
4. Abolishes key ministerial positions of climate change and science – 16 September 2013
3. Breaks his promise to spend his first week with an Aboriginal community -
14 September 2012
2. Takes away pay rises for childcare workers – 13 September 2013
1. Takes away pay rises from aged care workers – 13 September 2013
The Broken Promise Count
1. Does not spend his first week as Prime Minister with an Aboriginal community – 14 September 2013. This promise was made in front of indigenous elders and participants at the Garma Festival on 10 August 2013, this is a live recording.
2. Fails to “stop the boats” – 23 September 2013. This promise was repeated so many times I can’t count. Here’s Abbott’s 2013 campaign launch speech.
3. Breaks his promise to support Gonski - 25 November 2013. Fails to commit to future funding or to require States to match the Commonwealth funding commitment. See paragraph two from Christopher Pyne on 29 August 2013
4. Breaks its NBN election promise of giving all Australians access to 25 megabits per second download speeds by 2016 – 12 December 2013 This was the Coalition’s policy they took to the election first announced 9 April 2013.
5. Changes name of NDIS “launch sites” to “trial sites” and flags cuts to funding – 17 December 2013. The unequivical promise to deliver the NDIS in full was made 20 August 2013 and is in the policies they took to the election
6. Breaks his election promise of no cuts to education by cutting funding for trade training centres in schools on 17 December 2013. He made this promise at the National Press Club on 2 September 2013 and in writing on 5 September 2013 as part of their policy commitments.
7. Breaks a promise to make no cuts to health. He made this promise at the National Press Club on 2 September 2013 and in writing on 5 September 2013 as part of their policy commitments. This promise was first broken on 27 November 2013 when they cut funding to the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council and again on 17 December 2013 when they cut $150 million from hospitals and health services.
8. Fails to provide the promised customs vessel to monitor whaling operations in the Southern Ocean – 23 December 2013 Promise made by Greg Hunt - 9 April 2013
9. Breaks a promise to provide fibre-to-the-premises for all Tasmanians for the National Broadband Network. This promise was confirmed my Malcolm Turnbull on 17 August 2013 and confirmed as broken by the NBN Co executive chairman Ziggy Switkowski on 13 February 2014.
"...this year alone meant an interest bill of $12 billion or 'about the same as we spend on higher education'."
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/nothing-is-free-joe-hockey-warns-of-budget-pain-with-pensions-in-the-firing-line-20140423-zqyaq.html
And secondly, from Joe Hockey's comments he sounds like he has a simple mind when we clearly need wiser men dealing with such matters. ie. Why do Australians allow such unqualified people controlling our country...our current political system is so inadequate!
This game of the pendulum going back and forward with our parties is so tiring, monotonous and archaic. A better way needs to evolve to implement positive ideas and growth. We need a better and more balanced group of wise elders guiding Australia else we will deteriorate into a cesspit, worse than any third world country. Is this what we want?
What is missing in this country and has been for at least the last thirty years is a thing called INCENTIVE, INCENTIVE, INCENTIVE!
Perhaps Joe and his merry band of sailors can put that in their war pipe with jet fuel and smoke it!
Abbott: But hey, you're getting money for an airstrip in Badger's Ck to land our F-35 flashy jets on and some upgraded roads to get our defense force quickly from defense bases to the airstrip so what are you whinging about people....
People: Ahhh...but who do we need defending from Tony?
Abbott:...ooops.
People: Tony I'm sure you won't have a good answer for that.
Abbott: No...it's terrorism silly, at least that's what the memo from the US told me to keep saying. Ohhh, how could I forget that word they've planted into heads for the last 20yrs. HahHAha
People:But Tony, if all the australian people get sick and die, why do we need to worry about superficial things like the military, airports & roads?
Abbott: Have you been reading my other internal memos on depopulation?
Age pension changes a betrayal of seniors: Macklin
http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2014/s3983286.htm
Dr Abbott poised to butcher health system
Australia’s globally envied public health system is about to be strapped onto the Abbott government’s operating table and endure the razor gang’s knife. It will emerge slimmer and on life support.
Amid the hundreds of pages of Abbott’s first federal budget on May 13 will be the wilful steps to undermine the twin pillars of public health infrastructure, Medicare and Medibank, that three generations of Australians have been blessed to enjoy.
http://www.echo.net.au/2014/04/dr-abbot-poised-butcher-health-system/
The Abbott government is defending its decision to spend more than $12 billion on new fighter jets while preparing to make big cuts to other areas of the federal budget.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/04/23/00/04/australia-to-spend-12-4b-on-fighter-jets
The Macarthur region will receive a share of the $10 billion Badgerys Creek airport infrastructure package announced by Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/macarthur/macarthur-region-to-share-in-the-10-billion-road-and-rail-package-to-link-badgerys-creek-airport/story-fngr8h70-1226888152902
On 17/3 Tony Abbott in response to the march said "My understanding is that the only big rally in Sydney today is the St Patrick's Day rally".
So what, is he telling us he didn't know about the Australia wide marches over the previous w/e, 50,000+, and if so, do we want such an out of touch representative of the people in the top job?
If he did know, why didn't he acknowledge the marches and his people, so to speak?
Is he in denial?
Does he share Herald Sun journo Andrew Bolt's view that people in the marches were Barbarians? (AB blog 16/3)
Or is Abbott (now a ruler, in his own mind) exhibiting contempt, arrogance or Ignorance toward the people of Australia?
Solution: All Tony had to do, and can still do, is acknowledge and take seriously the people who marched, sincerely requesting their concerns be brought to him, via representatives or in writing, where he will earnestly consider such issues.
If not, the revolt against Tony and the archaic and abusive political structure is just warming up.
Unfortunately, with most of our politicians, it's all a bit of a freak show lacking common sense and being out of touch with reality. From the moment they are elected in, they may start with ideals and as an agent of the people, however, the nature of the institution and the trappings of public life feeds the ego, and it all just becomes about money, power and a 'cock n bull' show. A few years later if not re-elected, they leave with their fat n juicy pensions and perks, and live a good life, all for doing what? Did they really make a positive difference?
So people of Australia and anywhere in the world really, politics is a bullshit game full of trickery and with a newer generation of aware and enlightened souls emerging on the planet, it may well be that we don't need this political bureaucracy anymore, with it's tentacles harming people more than it helps. Maybe it's time to say farewell to such draconian and nonsense systems. Perhaps we could all then focus on the real important issues that confront each and every one of us on a daily basis.
Btw. Love the Don't play with Tony Abbott vid.
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