Anm commented on Peter's question: “There are some grounds for positing a case of DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION against people with ME/CFS in Australia. Doctors are generally ignorant of the seriousness of the condition (neurological disease, WHO classification 1969), not to mention the resulting disability which many of us face for the rest of our lives. Many doctors continue to believe that it is psychosomatic, although there is a ban on ME/CFS patients donating blood. Surely a disease which has the potential to threaten Australia's blood supply should be the subject of urgent...”

Anm commented on Peter's question: “Dear Mr Hockey, as you were Minister for Human Services previously, I presume that you retain an interest in health matters, especially when they impact on the economy. Of the 0.7% of Australians with ME/CFS, the economy has lost a potential tax base of at least 50,000 people. We are people who WANT TO WORK BUT CANNOT. Furthermore, the cost to the economy of this illness is increased because there is no standard diagnosis and no treatment for the condition - only for its many symptoms. Surely 160,000 X increased visits to doctors X increased...”

Anm commented on Peter's question: “I believe that the Australian government and other state governments are engaging in DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION against people with ME/CFS. Doctors generally do not even know that the WHO has classified ME and CFS as the one neurological disorder….yet I have never met anyone diagnosed by a neurologist. Despite this many of us will have a lifelong disability of some sort, although not in the classical sense. Many doctors still do not believe that it is a genuine medical condition.They believe that it is psychosomatic or a “somatoform...”

Anm commented on Peter's question: “I believe that the Australian government and other state governments are engaging in DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION against people with ME/CFS. Doctors generally do not even know that the WHO has classified ME and CFS as the one neurological disorder….yet I have never met anyone diagnosed by a neurologist. Despite this many of us will have a lifelong disability of some sort, although not in the classical sense. Many doctors still do not believe that it is a genuine medical condition.They believe that it is psychosomatic or a “somatoform...”