I wonder how much of this "lack of truthfulness" is to keep the wider community blissfully unaware of whatever it is they don't want us to know.Originally Posted by NP99
I wonder how much of this "lack of truthfulness" is to keep the wider community blissfully unaware of whatever it is they don't want us to know.
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M e d i a r e l e a s e
G,day folks,
This is the latest opposition media-release regarding DVA claim times!
Regards,
RLI
Tuesday, 4 June 2013
MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Hardie 0418 432 909
Honesty needed on veterans’ claim processing times
The Gillard Labor Government is regularly misreporting average claim processing times for veterans returning from recent conflicts making claims for compensation for their service-related conditions.
Evidence given in Senate Estimates by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs confirmed that the average claim processing time of 120 days was not being met. In fact, the working average is actually 155 days.
Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Senator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson, said Labor was fudging figures in the Budget to the detriment of veterans.
“Two years ago, Veterans’ Affairs Minister Warren Snowdon said the claims process was ‘complex, unwieldy and slow’, but it appears Labor has actually done nothing tangible since then to meaningfully reduce claims processing times”, Senator Ronaldson said.
“Labor knew in March this year that average processing times for compensation claims was 155 days, but decided that the Budget papers released just three weeks ago would misreport that number. Labor’s Budget papers say the actual ‘mean’ processing time for 2012-13 was 120 days. Departmental officials confirmed this was incorrect.”
“Veterans and their families will take cold comfort from the Gillard Labor Government knowingly misreporting important statistics, such as average claims processing times, as they deal with the anxiety of the compensation claims process.”
“Warren Snowdon needs to explain why he allows such manipulation of Departmental figures and statistics to hide a problem – a very serious problem confronting the community.”
Senator Ronaldson said the expected growth in new claims – confirmed at 8 per cent per annum – required leadership from the Minister to end the dodgy reporting.
“The Department of Veterans’ Affairs acknowledged in Senate Estimates that there is an issue and that processing times are well behind where they want them to be. Minister Snowdon should also acknowledge that there is an issue rather than trying to manipulate figures to present a different reality.”
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M e d i a r e l e a s e
Friday, 7 June 2013
Veterans’ mental health a challenge for all
The challenges facing the nation from veterans’ battling mental illness are real and our nation must prepare for those challenges.
Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Senator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson, said the Coalition was fully committed to working with the veteran and wider community to ensure veterans needing treatment for mental health conditions could access that treatment.
“While the Coalition is unaware of the individual circumstances raised on 7:30 last night the story does highlight issues that the Minister needs to acknowledge and deal with”, Senator Ronaldson said. “The Coalition has given its support to the Government’s recent veterans’ mental health announcements as we believe they represent a step in the right direction.”
“However, at Senate Estimates earlier this week the Department of Veterans’ Affairs admitted that actual processing times for veterans’ compensation claims were 30 per cent higher than the ‘mean’ figure reported in the Budget papers.“
“The Government will therefore spend $1.7 million to ‘improve‘ claim processing times. However, this will not be spent to reduce the reported 120 day ‘mean’ processing time, but to bring claims processing back from the unreported average 155 days to the reported 120-day ‘mean’ average.”
“Veterans’ Affairs Minister Warren Snowdon is trying to use weasel-words in an attempt to escape the fact that the average claims processing time is longer than is being reported in the Budget papers. Honesty is required.“
“Given the statistics in the Budget papers bear little or no resemblance to the actual situation, it does beg the question as to why the Government has been less than frank about the situation. There is no benefit to anyone in the misreporting or fudging of these figures.”
Senator Ronaldson said everything must be done to remove barriers to veterans, and their families, seeking help when they need it. “The Coalition supports the announced extension of non-liability treatment for mental health conditions for veterans, as well as the expansion of service available to veterans and their families through the Veterans’ and Veterans’ Families Counselling Service (VVCS).”
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Speed up processing of claims by replacing the pot plants that work at DVA.
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watch this before it's pulled off the net
G'day folks,
Fort Hood video, watch this before it's pulled off the net. I agree 100% with the generals comments!
http://downloads.cbn.com/cbnnewsplay....swf?aid=11991
Regards,
RLI
Last edited by PMC; 13th June 2013 at 03:47 PM.
The halls been rented the bands been paid, time to see you dance!
Been pulled already champ damn missed it by 5 hours
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PMC (15th June 2013)
The link still works for me.
Can't view it! What's the general thrust?
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G'day NP99
Mate, trying double clicking on this one!
http://downloads.cbn.com/cbnnewsplay....swf?aid=11991
Regards,
Paul
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