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Raise all income support above the Henderson Poverty Line, because #NobodyDeservesPoverty.
An @ausunemployment.auwu.org.au backed campaign.

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Single JobSeeker just hit $400 a week
How would you go if you were getting that little and were randomly not paid?
'Happy' #AntiPovertyWeek
#AbolishMOs and #RaiseTheRate

Great piece from @amyremeikis.bsky.social on the current debacle
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

#NobodyDeservesPoverty
They should all become public housing

Around 2,000 units will be built around Brisbane's RNA showgrounds to house 10,000 athletes
Ms Caniglia is calling for greater clarity around what portion will become social or affordable homes
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Housing advocates track rental availability, affordability as 2032 Games loom
Homelessness advocates fear housing affordability and availability will fall short of the finish line come the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Often police visited in the middle of the night, or in the early hours of the morning when the children were asleep.

“They would knock on the door, bang on the windows with their torches, shine torches through the windows. It was relentless,”

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
150 police visits in 20 months: Indigenous mother takes action after her boys subjected to ‘relentless’ checks
Exclusive: A family has launched a court case against NSW police alleging racial discrimination is behind excessive bail checks
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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This 💯

Our retelling of our traumas over and over and over and over ..

Retraumatises, exhausts, invalidates us

Then if you have the added bonus of being #ADHD you risk a debilitating episode of #RSD when they refuse to help you..

#cPTSD
#TheTelling
#systemic
#cognitivedissonance
"being asked to relive bad experiences is common. We have to keep reliving things to make complaints to get change (which often fails due to power and money differentials), and then organisations also want to know these details. At what cost?"

normalness.com/2025/11/07/t...
Tips on codesign for organisations - Normal Ness
As you know, I have thoughts and feelings on codesign. But I came across this research by DANA and thought I’d share the points that felt most important. Important to me basically means the points tha...
normalness.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Many experts consistently refer to the lack of publicly available information around what fees specialists are charging, pointing to the failure of the much-derided Medical Costs Finder website to provide that service.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
$1,000 for a one-hour appointment: why are fees for Australia’s specialist doctors skyrocketing?
Out-of-pocket costs are increasing faster than inflation and population growth – but increasing Medicare rebates might not be a magic bullet
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Call centre staff at one of the private operators typically earn $26.70 an hour, which equates to an annual salary of about $52,800
Workers can increase their pay through meeting call handling targets, creating an incentive to keep calls short.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Set up to fail’: ATO outsourcing to private call centres focused on boosting profit not helping Australians
Consumer advocates raise significant concerns as union says contractors use lower-paid staff to boost profit
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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My bdays in 3 days and my bday present it to be able to do a decent grocery shop if you’re wondering about how it’s going for those of us in poverty 😂
November 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"being asked to relive bad experiences is common. We have to keep reliving things to make complaints to get change (which often fails due to power and money differentials), and then organisations also want to know these details. At what cost?"

normalness.com/2025/11/07/t...
Tips on codesign for organisations - Normal Ness
As you know, I have thoughts and feelings on codesign. But I came across this research by DANA and thought I’d share the points that felt most important. Important to me basically means the points tha...
normalness.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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"Affordable" housing isn't even for poor people, it's for people whose wages haven't kept pace with Australia's property investment as passive income fetish. Way to reinforce that society values hedge fund managers more than it values nurses 👍

#AusPol

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Poor doors’: affordable housing tenants have to use back entrance to access Barangaroo apartments
Those paying discounted rent at Watermans Residences can’t use pool or gym, either. Critics say segregation ‘a dystopian microcosm of housing inequality’
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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The bill establishes a redress scheme for those identified to have received unlawful debts.

The government were also seeking to retrospectively validate apportionment debts—why would they do that if they'd agreed to repay them?

To cover off Chaplin's expected High Court appeal.
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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You've been asking me why they introduced these amendments—I cannot tell you.

This bill was central to the government's legal strategy re: unlawful apportionment debts and a recent Federal Court decision affirming DSS' preferred method of recalculating them.

www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/about-us/new...
Statement on Centrelink debts decision
Legal Aid NSW acknowledges the decision last week regarding the DSS’s calculation of Centrelink debts and encourages the department to consider waiving the historical debts.
www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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The Commonwealth argued in this hearing that the High Court appeal should not proceed, as the retrospective measures in the bill resolve any legal questions.

They may have had a point, had the bill been passed. I'm not sure it would have been a good one. In any event, the appeal will now be heard 🙂
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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The Albanese Government had everything they needed to get this bill passed last week and that was the outcome we'd all prepared ourselves for.

Last Thursday, when I learned of the proposed police amendments—the entire pro bono law sector was attending their annual conference in Melbourne.
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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By creating some Parliamentary and media opposition to the amendments and by the sum of all sorts of manoeuvrings and spectacle on transparency etc in the Senate, the bill did not make it to a vote by yesterday's adjournment.

The day of Mr. Chaplin's special leave hearing.

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High Court granted special leave to appeal Fed Court’s decision in the Chaplin v DSS case (related to Centrelink’s assessment of employment income and income apportionment).
Comes same day the gov’s income apportionment validation Bill delayed to next sitting www.hcourt.gov.au/cases-and-ju...
www.hcourt.gov.au
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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The Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025 failed to pass the Senate this session following a healthy dose of luck and community opposition to last-minute Labor amendments to legislate an extraordinary expansion of police powers.

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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 👍
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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I obviously will never shut up about anything and neither should you but it's entirely possible they won't want to bring it back now the appeal is going ahead. And the Minister's tantrum yesterday was utterly poisonous for the perception of this thing. Those amendments WILL be scrutinised now.
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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I've long criticised the dehumanising and patriarchal partner income test embedded everywhere in the Australian welfare state. The tax on love really does hurt families, and has a real impact on relationship formation or termination.

www.reddit.com/r/Centrelink...
From the Centrelink community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the Centrelink community
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November 7, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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"“The Government is trying to pass legislation that would allow police to cancel Centrelink payments for people who have not been found guilty of any offence."

Holy moly. This is unbelievable stuff.

What does Labor even stand for any more?
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Many of the groups calling on @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social to abandon her plan to involve police & ministers in cancelling Centrelink payments for someone accused of a serious offence work directly with people affected by family violence.

To suggest they don’t take it seriously is vile. Apologise.
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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broke: food vouchers

woke: liveable welfare payments for all who need them including those in low paid jobs

bespoke: pay your fucking employees enough for them to live comfortably
"Having somebody who is hungry and worried about feeding their own children is an enormous amount of stress that will impact anybody’s ability to do their job well."

I spoke with @aijenpoo.bsky.social about the issues domestic workers face at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Domestic workers count on SNAP. Trump's shutdown is hitting hard.
Cleaners, nannies, and home health aides work full-time—and still disproportionately rely on food stamps.
www.motherjones.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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what is wrong with the social services minister and why is she in charge of policies that are supposed to be about supporting and caring for people
Got through to the parliamentary office. That was the single rudest staffer I have ever spoken to when called a rep. Immediately patronising, condescending, talked over me, zero validation of any of my concerns, and then hung up on me after I asked how they were going with increasing jobseeker.
I called @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social’s office yesterday at 4pm and again just now. Straight to voicemail both times. You better believe I left one today.
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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AI-tainted Deloitte report was worse than previously thought: "Department of Employment and Workplace Relations staff identified 59 potential errors in a 'quick review' of the report" after The AFR first reported claims that it included AI-induced flaws. www.afr.com/politics/ai-...
AI-tainted Deloitte report was worse than previously thought
Non-existent laws and a misnamed judge were among concerns raised with Deloitte about its artificial intelligence-tarnished report.
www.afr.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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A new FOI into the Deloitte nonsense has revealed:
-there were MORE AI errors in the Deloitte report than previously admitted
-DEWR knew about this for weeks & did nothing
-DEWR's Secretary lied in Estimates, when saying Deloitte never apologised to her
archive.is/F8qtG#select...
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Can't afford to be in a relationship with a person who is unemployed or disabled... seems bad!

Placing the person who is unemployed or disabled in a position of absolute dependency on a partner, without any financial autonomy... seems bad!
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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"This move by the Federal Government demonstrates its investment in punitive measures above the social determinants, including social security, for safety such as strong families and communities." – Thalia Anthony

Read the full article 👇 (if you can't access the link, send us a DM)
'Punished before conviction': Is this new welfare law a national shame?
Just what is the government's grand plan when it comes to welfare cuts?
www.canberratimes.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Asking again whether the minister doesn’t UNDERSTAND these changes, or is intentionally misleading the public…

"It's going to have a disproportionate impact on Aboriginal people who are already overpoliced and are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system," – Hannah McGlade
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM