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Avery Howard (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
@averyhoward.bsky.social
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non-binary disabled anti-poverty advocate and retail worker
President @ AUWU
passionate about welfare and equal rights for all ✊
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antipovertycentre.org
"We need to do more to protect people who are victims of serious violent and sexual offences, but further demonising welfare recipients and using the social security system as a form of punishment is not the way." – @averyhoward.bsky.social
Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union President and JobSeeker recipient Avery Howard said: “Labor will continue to punish people on payments in any way possible. We need to do more to protect people who are victims of serious violent and sexual offences, but further demonising welfare recipients and using the social security system as a form of punishment is not the way. If Labor wants to tinker with the social security system, they should increase payments above the poverty line, which will serve to help victims of these crimes a whole lot more than convoluted and potentially unlawful ways to cancel people’s payments.”
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
Hi, I'm Avery, and I’m the Greens candidate for Fowler.

I’m running because I believe that Parliament can and should do more for us. Everyone deserves to have a home, food, and world class health and education - I’ve seen those goals get harder than ever over the last few years.
Introducing Avery Howard, Greens for Fowler. Authorised by A. Croft for The Greens NSW. 19a/1 Hordern Place Camperdown NSW 2050.
April 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
updating the profile ✨
i’m hardly on here lol
April 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
averyhoward.bsky.social
Five Years Ago, Scott Morrison Doubled the JobSeeker Payment. It Changed Avery’s Life.

zeefeed.com.au/centrelink-p...
Society tells us that people who live in poverty deserve it, and it’s because of something they’ve done wrong. My experience has taught me is this is a systemic issue — one that can be reversed with the click of a button, if the government wanted to. The government could raise the rate of all Centrelink payments above the poverty line and abolish “mutual” obligations. They could do it overnight, and substantially improve the material conditions of millions of Australians — they did it before. Five years later, they have just chosen not to.
March 20, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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jinghuaqian.com
"To not increase payments accepts thousands of deaths that are needless. And we call that social murder." @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org talking to Crystal Andrews of @crikey.com.au
www.crikey.com.au/2025/03/20/c...
‘We call that social murder’: Five years on from COVID supplement payments, more of us live in poverty
Five years ago Scott Morrison doubled JobSeeker payments, temporarily shielding millions from poverty. As costs rise and poverty rates worsen, why can't the government do that again?
www.crikey.com.au
March 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
the face of social change in so-called australia
@phonakins.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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phonakins.com
Canberra we are in you!

Lovely lady swapped so @AveryHoward.bsky.social and I could talk business all trip lol
Two awesome people at the train station
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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Made it safely w/ @phonakins.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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phonakins.com
Yay!

@averyhoward.gay
Two awesome humans on a train to canberra
March 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
lol I figured out how to log into this thing again
November 30, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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phonakins.com
“Has the government forgotten that people on income support exist? Has it forgotten that they vote?”

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
No way to ‘budget’ out of cost-of-living crisis for low-income earners, report finds
Many participants struggled to afford basics, cutting back on food or rationing medication, survey suggests
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2024 at 12:21 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
The AUWU had our 2023 AGM today, and with that comes a new Committee of Management!

President: @jezheywood.bsky.social
Vice-President: @catherinecaine.bsky.social
Secretary: @escalator2nowhr on Twitter/X
Treasurer: Jeremy Poxon
Ordinary Members: @leighmagee.bsky.social @djlevy.bsky.social and me!
January 28, 2024 at 8:32 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
I’ve tried to deny it but I’m truly in my bear era
AJ in their EB Games uniform, their hair is down and styled wavy, looking at the camera with their face in the “bear”expression of flattening their lips and widening their mouth.
January 19, 2024 at 12:07 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
Feeling ✨ lonely ✨
December 21, 2023 at 9:24 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
Slight update: housing has put me in a hotel temporarily for a week, so i luckily have somewhere to sleep in the immediate
December 13, 2023 at 4:36 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
Not just a Christmas casual
December 13, 2023 at 2:23 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
Working every day until Christmas 🥰

And I’m getting evicted tomorrow with nowhere to go, so I’m going to be doubly busy.
My work schedule, colour coded to separate between the two jobs I have. There are shifts every day between the 12th and 24th of December. Green is EB Games, while red is Santa photos. Tuesday 12: 9-1 green Wednesday 13: 9-1 green, 5:30-9 red Thursday 14: 1-5 red Friday 15: 4-7:15 green Saturday 16: 11:30-3:30 green Sunday 17: 7:30-12:30 red Monday 18: 8-12:30 green, 3:45-8:30 red Tuesday 19: 8-1:30 green Wednesday 20: 12-4 green 5:30-9 red Thursday 21: 8-12:30 red Friday 22: 3-8 red Saturday 23: 12:30-5:15 green Sunday 24: 11-3 red Tuesday 26: 12-3 green
December 12, 2023 at 4:48 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
i don't want to become homeless again
December 11, 2023 at 5:43 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
Crikey's "politician of the year" is yet another milquetoast nothing who has done nothing and expects us all to applaud this nothing as if something's been done.

all hail stage three tax cuts and poverty for the unemployed, i guess.
December 11, 2023 at 5:13 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
I keep forgetting this place exists, which I think is really unfortunate.

Hope y’all are doing well ^^
December 11, 2023 at 2:45 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
cozy study/planner boyfriend
A desk, with a bunch of stationery and electronic devices on it.
July 21, 2023 at 5:27 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
golden hour

Also I tried a new shampoo/conditioner that’s supposed to help with my frizz, what do y’all think?
AJ has their hair out, a slightly faded purple. They are wearing their work uniform. The sunset is shining a bit on their face, creating a nice ambience.
July 20, 2023 at 6:45 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
Going to a place I haven’t been in years for the nostalgia because it’s nice to have a little trip
AJ, a masculine non-binary person, wearing their hair in a bun in the front of their head. They are wearing a black cloth face mask, and are looking slightly to the right.
July 18, 2023 at 12:06 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
Too much food being made all at once
A pan with beef mince and onions, a pot with caramelised onions and a rice cooker all cooking at the same time.
July 15, 2023 at 11:04 AM
averyhoward.bsky.social
Apple Pay accidentally auto filled the wrong address details for something and now I have to follow up with their customer service to try and change it tomorrow morning 😭
July 13, 2023 at 4:11 PM