[LINK] Is it me or is it this government?

[gr0ve]

I still have not got over the fact that people were so prepared to accept such 
ideologues.  That they lied so readily but got away with it truly upsets me.
The previous government wasn't perfect but certainly my local member did not
deserve the campaign of lies and vitriol thrown at him, so we ended up with 
Fiona Scott Morrison instead.  A seat warmer who is just rubberstamping stupid
policy and crazy extremist nutjobbery.

arhgh must stop ranting....


rachel

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rachel polanskis 
<r.polanskis at uws.edu.au> 
<gr0ve at exemail.com.au>

> On 27 Nov 2013, at 18:36, Richard <rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> 
> Bernard,
> 
> I can see no conclusion but ideological fanaticism. Even Howard had more 
> pragmatism in his make-up.
> 
> I could rant like mad, but it would come down to the simple statement 
> that the mix of politics, religion, and economic ideology is toxic.
> 
> RC
> 
>> On 27/11/13 10:33 AM, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>> Senate Estimates has just had a session reviewing the Department of
>> Health. One of the topics was eHealth and the Personally Controlled
>> eHealth Record. (see link to transcript, below)
>> 
>> The Federal Health Minister, the Hon Peter Dutton, is quoted as saying:
>> 
>> “While the previous Coalition government laid the foundations for
>> ehealth by getting computers into doctors’ practices, Labor
>> comprehensively messed up the next stage and has wasted over a billion
>> dollars in its failed attempt at the second phase - moving to personal
>> electronic health records”
>> 
>> Meanwhile, this is from the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of
>> Australia' web site
>> 
>> "Minister Fiona Nash, the Commonwealth Government’s Assistant Minister
>> for Health has decided not to continue ADCA's funding. This includes
>> core funding, along with all project funding, effective immediately.
>> Minister Nash's decision ignores previous undertakings and commitment
>> provided to ADCA in April 2013 about ongoing funding for ADCA to 2015.
>> ADCA was informed of this late yesterday, and was advised it was part of
>> the government’s budget deficit reduction strategy"
>> 
>> It is reported that the Council has operated since 1966 on an annual
>> budget of $1.6 million provided by the Federal Health Department.
>> 
>> The on going cost to the government of the maintenance of the PCEHR is
>> (according to the senate transcript) roughly "1.5 million a month" This
>> is only a fraction of the cost of the PCEHR, which has delivered not a
>> single health outcome.
>> 
>> What kind of priorities does this government have? At the very worst
>> they could have waited until the PCEHR review reported in December
>> before axing the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council to save a miserable
>> $150,000 per month.
>> 
>> This government has been in office for a very short period of time, but
>> the evidence is already mounting that they don't give a stuff about
>> evidence. They seem to be ideologically driven. They have decided that
>> cloud is the best solution and will be putting pressure on governments
>> to adopt as much of it as possible. Yet another technology driven policy.
>> 
>> The Senate Estimates transcript is here
>> http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=COMMITTEES;id=committees%2Festimate%2Ffdbc4df4-3e21-4c80-a905-44b3e703b991%2F0008;query=Id%3A%22committees%2Festimate%2Ffdbc4df4-3e21-4c80-a905-44b3e703b991%2F0000%22
>> 
>> 
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