Mutual Obligations MUST be immediately paused and Minister Rishworth must take responsibility for the safety of welfare recipients #nobodyDeservesPoverty #RaiseTheRate #BTPM #AbolishMOs www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... 300,000 people put under stress at risk of losing their only access to food shelter and medical care. This happened both under liberal and Labor govts

❤️Hey folks urgent mutual aid request❤️ Jess is a single mum who had to have surgery unexpectedly due to this she won’t get paid this week please help if you can BSB: 062421 Account number: 10581872

Colleen Taylor: “before Robodebt, the work was about doing the job properly”. Except we now know Centrelink raised unlawful debts against hundreds of thousands of ppl for three decades, long before Robodebt. So I don’t agree with Taylor

A lot of people worked for years to expose the scandal of Robodebt. But the big lie of ‘mutual obligation’ is still official policy in Australia. Until we treat people seeking help with respect, this stuff will continue

“I had to prove I didn’t have a debt when I didn’t know how they’d raised the debt in the first place.” ~ Felicity Button

Ok. #PeoplevsRobodebt is on national TV

Next month in Adelaide date to be advised there will be a screening of “I,Daniel Blake” I’ll be speaking after about the systems that harm us.

@asherwolf.bsky.social thank you for for appearing in the doco about robodebt you were amazing at explaining what was happening.

"Where does a pensioner get $550?" In the Rushforths' case, the couple would pay the $554 up front to the radiology provider, and Medicare would provide a rebate of $459, leaving them $95 out of pocket. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

"I worry about the ability of pensioners and older Australians to actually pay some of those co-contributions, which can range up to 80 per cent, and we really want to make sure people stay safe and well in their homes." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Our comrades over at APNSA always have so much going on! If you're in SA you should certainly check them out! apn-sa.org

Listen back to @artistaffame.bsky.social on @ausunemployment.auwu.org.au Breadline on @3crmelbourne.bsky.social talking about her new magazine for and by people in poverty "Our Side of the Street" omny.fm/shows/breadl...

From @amyremeikis.bsky.social Who I have always liked and is emerging as one of our top journalists. www.deepcutnews.com/p/from-charl...

1. Sanction Israel 2. Impose a total arms embargo 3. Break the siege 4. Suspend all trade agreements with Israel till the end of the genocide, occupation and apartheid. 5. Investigate and prosecute individuals and orgs that have committed crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories.

They have come for the talk show hosts –and that’s actually bad

Sometimes media and politics circles people question my hatred for live blogs, but this is a prime example of the harm they cause The ABC uncritically ran a claim that a study suggested Panadol causes autism, one Google search would have told them the author of the study says it isn’t true

Proud to say I'm now facilitator for the antipoverty network Sa campaigns school where we will be teaching people who want to get involved in advocacy the skills needed like media etc

Catch @artistaffame.bsky.social chatting with Jess from @ausunemployment.auwu.org.au about her new magazine project "Our Side of the Street" for and by people in poverty on @3crmelbourne.bsky.social this evening from 6pm AEST/5:30pm central time www.3cr.org.au/breadline

Hear @artistaffame.bsky.social speak about her new Magazine project to showcase the stories of people living in poverty - from 19mins www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

@artistaffame.bsky.social Highly recommend this talk? "But we can't afford to increase welfare payments..." Yes we can. m.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Mf...

Thank you Antoinette. This happens with so many things more often than we realise. Like the freely used word: "terrorists". Don't ask who the terrorist is - ask yourself who's writing the headline.

It is not about Kimmel or what he said. It is about the US government forcing a network to fire someone - no government should have that power. If the network decided this on their own, that’s one thing. But in this case they absolutely did not.

Really beautiful day in Adelaide today. The suns out and it’s the perfect temp

Okay this is now happening for tomorrow at 12.45 Adelaide time

I’ll be on radio Adelaide with Jo to talk about the magazine when I know the time I’ll let you know

“I think anyone who has looked at the actual sums involved can see that the financial arguments just don’t add up,” “It’s hard not to surmise that Meanjin was killed at least in part because it was too problematic politically & culturally for the University of Melbourne. Kaiser #auspol 1/...

Considering Albanese was elected to combat climate change and instead of stepping on the brakes he smashed the accelerator, I will not be looking to Australian Labor to do the right thing.

The Manufactured Scapegoat: How the Right Is Twisting Charlie Kirk’s Murder Into an Attack on the Trans Community www.jackhopkinsnow.com/p/the-manufa...

The fact we have Australian senators doxxing citizens is really concerning

This also needs to be talked about and why we need public housing

I am on the pension now after nearly 3 years on Jobseeker (not fun over 60), I still privately rent but whenever there is a rise in the pension, they cut down my rent assistance! Give with one hand, take with the other . . .

I also want to say I’m very thankful to live in public housing but I find it amazing that every time I get an increase i lose 25 percent of it to the state govt 😂 talk about double dipping

It's that time again. Nominate your favourites.

The problem with the ABC in particular is their news is now produced via google trends The editors don't make a decision about what's newsworthy - they have to follow google The players know this and swamp the socials and Newscorp, etc, with agit-prop which trends And then the ABC has to cover it

We got a rent assistance increase. $1.32 pw. Yayyy.

If you’re in Adelaide Sth Australia

We're launching a campaign to end the genocide in Gaza. Sign our petition to call on the Australian government to sanction Israel NOW. Tomorrow we'll be in the Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun so please: Snap a photo of yourself with the ad and tag us www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/09/peti...

I've never had an increase to indexation that's even covered how much my rent went up by that year, let alone everything else.

Happy 😒 #AUKUS anniversary. The day Albanese signed Labor up to Morrison's brain fart. Possibly the first time this letter has seen the public light of day. The duopoly deal.

100’s of billions of taxpayer money to appease the orange fascist & build war facilities & housing for the US to invade & run Australia. But NOTHING for our homeless, hospitals, the poor & aged dying of #COVID & Australians beset by #ClimateChange, whilst you all grovel without shame #Auspol #AUKUS

$6? That all? 1kg farmers union greek yoghurt up $0.45, 2L milk up $0.20, Leggos tomato paste up $0.80. $6 is soon gone & then some & that's just at one of the duopolies supermarket donors. Then add rent, bills etc. Its fucking bullshit

Parliament must be due for it's next pay rise - it's been a few months already #auspol www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/03/a...

Yes because you keep omitting the part where I myself am in poverty and I'm tired of governments and NGOs speaking over those of us with direct experience and punching down on us. We are more then that

The indexation will do nothing to relieve people of financial stress honestly

Not at all I live in poverty I want people to be able to share their experiences instead of having NGOs and governments talk over us

REA put our rent up the exact date of the end of the 12mth minimum required in Victoria, which happened to be the date the indexation kicks in lol