In today's post Dr Sarah Ball looks at the case of Robodebt and the importance of the public service doing the right thing, not just the thing right. www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/doingth...

In today's post @danielcaseycbr.bsky.social explores how government communicated internally about the lessons to be learned from Robodebt. www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/learnin...

From @sueolney.bsky.social & @sophieyates.bsky.social's new article in the Australian Economic Review - why we need to measure the hidden costs of living with disability in Australia www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/measuri...

Shanza Shafeek discusses Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander maternal health inequality, some promising initiatives to address it, and outlines urgently needed reforms to boost Indigenous-led and culturally safe models of care www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/indigen...

Barriers and Enablers of Not-For-Profit Innovation in Australia: Mike Davis, General Manager of Innovation at Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, discusses intention, structure, and a willingness to experiment — Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/barrier...

It’s time to rethink what multicultural policy actually means: Maedeh Aboutalebi Karkavandi, Senior Research and Evaluation Analyst at Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, shares practitioner insights — Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/its-tim...

When communities are empowered to respond creatively to children’s needs, magic is possible. www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/connect...

Reflecting on the transformative impact of one woman’s care and belief in her, Bernadette Black makes a powerful case for reimagining the way Australia supports families in their earliest, most vulnerable days. www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/no-wron...

In a world where even after-school chess is expected to polish a child’s critical thinking résumé, the pressure to prove every moment's utility has reshaped how we talk about education. But what if children themselves have a different idea? www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/what-co...

In our latest blog post, Health Justice Australia's Policy Advocacy Lead, Giulia Fabris, calls on the new parliament to invest in integrated service approaches www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/what-ca...

In this piece in @powertopersuade.bsky.social, I challenge the flawed assumption at the heart of drug policy: that the drugs themselves are the problem. Heavy drug use is often a coping strategy for distress. Reducing harm requires care not criminalisation www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/drugs-a...

🚨 Blog post w Power to Persuade @powertopersuade.bsky.social 🚨 I summarise my recent paper (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...). BUT: I really wanted to highlight how people with disability co-produce policy successes despite gov inaction. Pls share widely 🙏

"If we all speak, they cannot deny what is happening to us": the power imbalance in mutual obligation for young jobseekers — Power to Persuade via @antipovertycentre.org www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/mce7r45...

Dr Rae West of @mdi-unimelb.bsky.social on how community housing is increasingly becoming an option for people with disability trying to find affordable housing www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/communi...

In this post, Dr Louis Monroy-Santander @loumonroe.bsky.social discusses victims’ rights in post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Colombia and pre-conditions for sustainable peace. www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/justice... @s-jfenton.bsky.social

Exciting event coming up at Melbourne Uni, 4pm Tuesday 11 March, online and in-person - lecture by international disability rights campaigner and academic Professor Tom Shakespeare on chronic pain as a disability rights issue events.unimelb.edu.au/event/44949-...

Got the chance to work on this important research that shows inequalities in being eligible for the NDIS using the NDIS's own data. theconversation.com/ndis-reforms...

This week on Power to Persuade, Maria Katsonis discusses the complexity of including lived experience in mental health reform, warning that organisations and policymakers must be willing to share power if the promise of lived experience is to be realised www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/lived-e...

Great piece from Dr Rae West on @powertopersuade.bsky.social about access barriers and failures of law and regulation to change much of it www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/access-...

Our vision for 2025 — Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/our-vis...