The Australian: Welfare changes 'won't save money' [November 24, 2005]

As one of those people the Government has done nothing to help, and is planning on doing nothing to help, I fully agree with the following quote.

"'Despite the Howard Government complaining for years about the 'problem' of having 700,000 people stuck on the disability support pension, it has admitted that its plans do nothing to help them into work,' said Labor family and community services spokesman Chris Evans. 'These 700,000 Australians have been abandoned by the Government, with officials today confirming that the Government's package provides no new assistance to help those who want to work.'"

What would really help is providing incentives (bribes) to employers to employ people like me, and providing structural incentives to promote part-time work, especially in Gobernment Positions. Hats off to DEWR who have done this in thier recent advertisements.

I hope when they actually make decisions that they WILL employ some disabled people who can only work part time.