Act against cuts to the Disability Pension

To the Honourable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives in Parliament assembled.To the Honourable President and Members of the Senate in Parliament assembled.Petition re: Changes to the... continue reading »

1,000 signatures Goal: 1,000
All Signatures (1,000 total)
851.
Chandra S 2 August 2003

"I just got back on to DSP after attempting to work full time, and after been working for 6 years, for a Commonwealth Government. The employer failed to provide support, I experienced bullying because of disability. I was told not to talk about disability."

852.
Angela G 30 July 2003

"help us...... we are going under........."

853.
Shannon K 30 July 2003

"Disability pensions are designed to be minorly more lucrative than unemployment payments to acknowledge the additional costs and challenges that people with disabilities have to face. Any cut to these entitlements, which remain below the poverty line, are"

854.
Anthony L 30 July 2003

"Maybe if we stop paying so much to politicians who only know how to bitch about problems, rather than solving problems, we may be able to use that xtra revenue for those who need it more."

855.
Louise R 29 July 2003
856.
Cory J 27 July 2003

"I question whether it is responsible to disadvantage those that are most disadvantaged"

857.
Trevor A 12 July 2003

"I am a C5/6 quadriplegic and have been for the last 35 years. I think it is grossly unfair that people with disabilities have to go through this new procedure, whereas anybody on or applying for a blind pension do not have the same restrictions, and can e"

858.
Raelene C 6 July 2003
859.
Debbie G 1 July 2003
860.
Sally H 30 June 2003
861.
Elspeth M 26 June 2003
862.
Isabella A 25 June 2003

""Walk, be carried, be wheeled, a mile in my shoes" People do not choose to have a disability, my children did not have a choice this is how they were born. Its seems that the people making these decisions have not and will never know what it is like to li"

863.
R Re 18 June 2003
864.
Malcolm M 17 June 2003
865.
Ann T 10 June 2003
866.
Richard M 8 June 2003
867.
Penelope O 31 May 2003
868.
Fiona H 23 May 2003
869.
Dr Jonw 18 May 2003
870.
Wayne Owenh 11 May 2003

"25% of the average maile income is not a lot of money to survive on when you have additional costs due to a disability."

871.
Anne G 10 May 2003

"Does this government care for its people! What a joke. How low can they get. How dare they! Remember, John Howard, you were given power by the PEOPLE, time you started representing them!"

872.
Rosanne C 6 May 2003
873.
Charma V 4 May 2003
874.
Faith L 30 April 2003
875.
Aaron H 12 April 2003
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