Today is the Disability Day of Mourning. Disabled people's lives have worth; so should our labour. Yet both are too often considered to be worth less than those of abled people. ourfairgo.org.au/2026/03/01/o... #AusPol #DisabilityRights #HumanRights #LabourRights

Labor's new bill will allow police to shut off Centrelink payments to anyone /accused/ of a crime. Read this statement from the National Network with quotes from @disposablehuman.bsky.social 👇 thenationalnetwork.com.au/labors-alarm...

Our Fair Go (@ourfairgo.bsky.social) opposes the Albanese Government's cuts to the NDIS and has endorsed the protests at Parliament taking place today, Monday 27 October, from 1-4 PM Canberra time, organised by ANPA and RAEN. x.com/ourfairgo/st... #AusPol #Disability

Our Fair Go @ourfairgo.bsky.social is an Australian Disabled People's Organisation advocating for fair pay and against modern slavery. They’re raising funds to improve accessibility and operational stability. Please consider helping if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/help-disab...

Our Fair Go has a fundraiser for basic operating costs. Our first goal is raising $234 to pay for a year of Zoom to have online Board meetings with quality captions for our #Deaf and #neurodivergent directors. www.gofundme.com/f/help-disab... #disability #selfadvocacy #disabled 1/

Board members @anarchautist.bsky.social and @disposablehuman.bsky.social are presenting at the #PeopleAgainstPoverty Summit tomorrow afternoon. @disposablehuman.bsky.social also has another session in the morning, check it out!

gee, so great to see this celebration of innovation that includes paying disabled people as little as $3 per hour, by a company that got $2m in financing. /s www.smartcompany.com.au/transport-lo...

We can confirm that @animaljusticeparty.bsky.social's national position is to support fair wages/at least minimum wage for disabled people. We received a submission for them 2 weeks ago through the online form but didn't want to publish w/o confirmation. Thanks AJP!

So the moral is always check your spam folder. Sitting on YESes from: NSW Senate - @worldzonfire.bsky.social (GRN) Qld Senate - Michelle Jensz (AJP) Wright - Chloe Snyman (AJP) & new YESes: Bruce - Wendy Birchall (FFP) Grayndler - David Bradbury (Ind) Tas Senate - @vanessableyer.bsky.social (GRN)

(Very short) thread of NT candidates and their positions. @greens.org.au Blair McFarland is the sole respondent supporting minimum wage in Lingiari.

Tasmanian electorates and their candidates. Bass. Caroline Larner of the Citizen's Party in support. Jess Teesdale (ALP) declined to support, despite mentioning wanting to forward our information to groups in northern Tasmania.

South Australian MP candidates. In the seat of Adelaide, @fusionparty.org.au candidate Matthew McMillan and @greens.org.au Mat Monti in support of a minimum wage for disabled people.

Thread of WA candidates, starting with Brand. Jody Freeman of @greens.org.au supports the minimum wage here.

If you care to learn about the history of subminimum wage, the first political party to support its abolition was the US Republican Party, which adopted it into its national platform in 2016. In many US states, Democrats were the barrier because of their relationship with unions.

Thread of Queensland candidates, starting with Blair. No supporters in Blair. LNP Carl Mutzelburg declined as he didn't have time to get authorisation, but did personally express dismay and did actually engage on the topic.

Victorian electorates. In Aston, @greens.org.au Reuben Steen and Liberal Manny Cicchiello (1st of 3 Liberal candidates) in support of disabled people receiving at least minimum wage.

NSW electorates. Banks supporters are Independent John Coyne & Trumpet of Patriots Allan Taruste.

We were asked about Independents, specifically @senatorthorpe.bsky.social, @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social, & Climate 200/Teal candidates. Senator Thorpe & Mr Wilkie are both early supporters of the campaign for wage equality from 2022. Former N Sydney MP @kyleatink.bsky.social signed on in 2023. 1/

A note on party support: 7 parties have signed onto the campaign against subminimum wage /as parties./ Australia's Voice, and all of its 2025 candidates, are in support (communicated via SA Lead Senate candidate Jordan Shane). 1/

NSW Senate. Supporters of paying minimum wage include @animaljusticeparty.bsky.social; Australian Citizen's; Australia's Voice; @fusionparty.org.au; @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social, @ethanfloydgreens.bsky.social, and @greensnsw.bsky.social; HEART, Indies, @lc-party.bsky.social, & Socialist Alliance.

Hello! I'm a different volunteer posting in this account now (Our Fair Go is all disabled volunteers). We have all of the electorates posted with image descriptions on Twitter, but I don't think I'll be able to post all of them in a timely manner w/ image descriptions.

This is super disappointing from David Pocock, one of the only current sitting politicians I have any respect for

Does your candidate want disabled people to be paid at least the minimum wage? Sam Carter (GRN) - YES David Lamerton (LIB) - No response Jessie Price (Ind) - NO David Smith, MP (ALP) - No response, Party NO

Does your candidate want disabled people to be paid at least the minimum wage? Teresa McTaggart (AJP) - YES Isabel Mudford (GRN) - YES Mary-Jane Liddicoat (HEART) - No response Claire Miles (Ind) - No response Will Roche (LIB) - No response Alicia Payne, MP (ALP) - No response, Party NO

Does your candidate want disabled people to be paid at least the minimum wage Starting with the ACT seat of Fenner currently held by charities minister Andrew Leigh Dani Hunterford (GRN) - YES Elizabeth Kikkert (FFP) - No response Bola Olatunbosun (LIB) - No response Dr Andrew Leigh, MP (ALP) - NO

Alright, so who's up for seeing which politician are willing to stand up for minimum wage for ALL workers? ourfairgo.org.au