Regular doctors will be given the boot and instead Commonwealth appointed doctors will be used to rid the country of rorters falsely claiming millions in Disability Support Pensions. Part of a $16 billion crackdown on welfare, the Australian government plans to stamp out 'doctor shopping' - where cheats use GPs that are known to be less strict with their disability assessments. The government will install their own doctors to carry out the assessments, which it is expected will weed out up to 50,000 cheats each year, saving an estimated $70million, according to The Daily Telegraph. Scroll down for video Regular doctors will be given the boot and instead Commonwealth appointed doctors will be used to flush out rorters, falsely claiming millions in Disability Support Pensions
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Commonwealth appointed doctors will be used instead of regular doctors to assess Disability Support Pension applicants
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Part of a $16 billion crackdown on welfare, the new changes will be used to flush out rorters of the system
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The new rules will bring in an estimated $70 million in savings
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Last financial year, taxpayers were saved millions of dollars when more than 400 people were investigated for dishonest claims
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