1/ wtf is going on at Home Affairs? I’ve lost count of the number of offshore detention-related scandals 2/ check out how hard the whistleblower tried to alert authorities, only to be ignored 3/ both Labor and Lib govts have actively turned a blind eye to this corruption. Prob the NACC too.

Before Musk receives his one trillion dollar paycheck, he needs to test ride his rocket on a one way trip to Mars.

“Labor sources have told ABC Investigations the prime minister's office has been putting pressure on advocates for gambling reform within the parliamentary Labor party to prevent them from speaking up.” So pathetic. Backbenchers scared of taking a moral position, Albanese scared of any reform.

I have zero expectations for LNP - and they exceed those expectations every day. I did however have some expectations for Labor - and I now feel completely betrayed. I truly didn’t think they would be this bad. Could and should be so different 😞😞 #auspol

Reading Marcus Aurelius' Meditations has been helpful in managing the weight of all the depressing things in my life. I don't have the power to change everything I don't like, but I do have access to the "ruling principle" and to my opinion of the world around me.

Minister Plibersek must apologise for Sky News comments about advocacy groups open.substack.com/pub/apcentre...

Australia Institute research shows 80% of Australia’s gas is exported by multinational gas corporations, who then tell us we have a gas shortage. Add your name to the call to fix Australia's gas export problem ✍️ nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...

"For essentially the last 25 years every single resources minister, bar one, has left Parliament and gone to work for the resources industry." - Senator Larissa Waters at our Revenue Summit 2025 @larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol

Doing Advocacy work for the AUWU shows me the shit people in need have to put up with because the government doesn't care. It's hard reading these stories. It should be affecting them equally. They're too important to worry about the cares of the little people who don't donate to them.

Ty @jennaprice.bsky.social for this article (🔗 below), particularly for sharing a quote that exposes the minister actively lying about what her proposal does. It will not at all work like a payment suspension for someone on remand – it is a payment cancellation and there is no access to ART review.

So, @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social lost the public argument on this wretched amendment, allowing police to cancel Centrelink payments for ppl who have not been found guilty So she went on Sky News to defame legal, disability, & community advocates as well as Senator Thorpe revolting stuff

"One of the longest-running problems for #climate coverage in Australia is an excessive focus on position statements and far too little focus on the raw physicality of the problem." @ketanjoshi.co

Jesus woulda kicked the lot of them out of the prayer breakfast and given their croissants to the poor

What are “rusted-on” Labor voters thinking ?

Huge result for now. Rapid response starting last Thursday to establish a united front of community and civil society organisations. Gonna be much tougher for them to get this through from here 👍

"The current employment services system is projected to cost taxpayers $8.2bn over the next four years, and is dominated by only a handful of providers owned by multinational companies."

Buying a copy tomorrow to frame it

Just 11.7% of jobseekers in Australia found long-term employment through a job provider in the latest financial year, according to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations’ annual report. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Editorial: It is revealing that so many politicians become lobbyists or consultants. Most are short of other skills. Christopher Pyne was 25 when he was elected. All he knew was there was more money in bombs. satpa.pe/AAO9XdC

Good luck to Mandami!

Configuring my habits with a chronic illness is a shitshow. It's messy at the best of times. Patience is essential.

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Disabled people work incredibly hard just to keep going. Our Everest can be just getting through the next day... Or even the next hour.

AUKUS will not make Australia safer. It makes Australia more vulnerable and compromises our ability to make independent decisions about our own security. #auspol

Abled folk love to speak over us and assume/tell us that we should be angry at a tiny number of “frauds”. So here’s my answer… I do not care. I only care about those who need the support getting it. I only care about the most vulnerable.

New analysis from @antipovertycentre.org shows that five payment suspensions are being inflicted every minute, by the Mutual Obligations system www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

A,requirement of the economy is 4% unemployment....so why harassment of the people who live below the poverty line who maintain lower interest rates by being unemployed

"It's really focused on building up an asset portfolio - the community housing landlord has more reasons and more ways they can evict you than your public housing, landlord." @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org from @antipovertycentre.org www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...

Westpac says Labor’s expanded first home buyers scheme saw 150% jump in loan applications

Centrelink has been issuing payment suspension notices to jobseekers and those on disability support pensions at a rate of more than five a minute, new analysis suggests, amid concerns over the legality of the troubled system. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Seems a good day to reshare the post from 2023 You have a new message in your MyGov inbox - Robdodebt and the culture of fear that governs welfare recipients in Australia. phonakins.com/2023/07/09/y...

Having trouble setting up Onesec on my iPad. Since installing it on my phone, phone usage has gone down dramatically.

People who have not had their Centrelink payment suspended at a crucial moment, or been threatened with it, will never understand.

I got it on mental health grounds plus I have Fibromyalgia. It cost me a lot if money in medical bills to get reports from specialists & psychologist. The day I got age pension was such a relief. The unemployed are treated appallingly especially older people. I hate Labor for continuing cruelty!

They say most suspensions are reversed, so what’s the harm? But everyone who’s received that text message knows the harm starts there. Anxiety, stress, wasted time & energy. It starts even before that – submitting to mistreatment just to avoid the text. Ty @caitkelly.bsky.social for reporting.

When I was 60 I lost my job. First they made me wait 12 weeks before I got Newstart. So my savings, holiday pay gone. Then I had to do the job provider nightmare. I had to use part of my Super to survive. I rent. Job networks treat u like shit. I could go on for pages. After 3 years I got DSP.

good intentions rarely pass the test of public pressure or power. And even if you trust this government, do you trust the next one to not abuse those powers? Do you trust police to make recommendations only on what you would consider “serious” suspicion of a crime

In the aftermath of #robodebt, Jay Coonan @antipovertycentre.org said instead of "changing the narrative", the government was contributing to "further demonising welfare recipients". The Albanese govt's first priority should be to fix its dodgy and illegal payment suspensions system - #robodole.

Community health centres are a cherished innovation from the Whitlam era – yet they are at risk of collapse unless today’s Labor governments throw a lifeline. Read more: satpa.pe/Zie2C0m

At what point are we going to acknowledge poverty is a crisis and take firm action to address it? It's at critical levels in the City of Melbourne. This from The Age today, buried in the middle. Lifting income support payments and loosening restrictive means testing has to be part of the solution.

Tried to start reading a book on the train. Old man talking on speaker phone won. My attention was no match. I salute you, victorious foe!

A useful comparison: In Australia police officers accused of a serious crime are typically placed on leave with pay until a verdict is reached in the court.

Labor are sneaking through extraordinary powers to let police and ASIO cut peoples welfare if they’ve been charged with a crime. This is an unacceptable power grab, and will harm families and partners of people reliant on payments to survive. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

"So there was our PM, a man who talks and lives in all lower-case letters, sitting up at the table with the man who lives permanently in an all-caps world." - Ronni Salt's excoriating words LOL

ADORABLE! This Kid Is Dressing Up as a Coal Industry Lobbyist This Halloween in the Hope of Scoring More Handouts

their target for a 26 week employment outcome for job seekers forced into this bullshit is so low (15%) and they can never, ever hit it. No matter how much they hit participants

Anglicare Australia says @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social's plan to give police powers to have Centrelink payments stopped for people accused of a serious crime is “completely at odds with the principles of fairness and justice”. Thank you @caitkelly.bsky.social for reporting.

DEWR's annual report was tabled yesterday. Let's have a read: $1.2b was spent on Workforce Australia (employment services) last year You'll be shocked to see its again failed it's basic performance measure to put people into jobs www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...

Hearing @australia.theguardian.com won't publish a story about this because they don't support their welfare rights reporter or think it's an important area to report on 👍

Everybody's Home, a national housing, homelessness & welfare org, calls the Labor govt's amendment a "shocking & dangerous proposal." There's a very real threat of homelessness caused by an accusation. "The govt should withdraw this amendment immediately.” #auspol