@catherinedevanny.bsky.social
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'The family said they were heartbroken by the incident but determined for change.
"We are here because we want answers, we want accountability, and we want real, immediate change to ensure no other First Nations child is ever treated like this again," they said.'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"We are here because we want answers, we want accountability, and we want real, immediate change to ensure no other First Nations child is ever treated like this again," they said.'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Aboriginal teen mistakenly pulled from bus at gunpoint after 'racial profiling'
The family of a 17-year-old Indigenous boy says he was racially profiled when he was pulled from a Canberra bus by police officers who handcuffed him before realising he was the wrong person.
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
'The family said they were heartbroken by the incident but determined for change.
"We are here because we want answers, we want accountability, and we want real, immediate change to ensure no other First Nations child is ever treated like this again," they said.'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"We are here because we want answers, we want accountability, and we want real, immediate change to ensure no other First Nations child is ever treated like this again," they said.'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Just in VIC: "329 community visitors reported more than 6000 issues last year while undertaking more than 3200 inspections at more than 1100 facilities. Those figures included almost 3500 issues in disability services alone."
more ghastly abuse and exploitation of disabled people by those who are paid for care and support
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
archive: archive.md/eFySP
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
archive: archive.md/eFySP
Fast food, drugs used to bribe clients into handing over lucrative NDIS packages
Unscrupulous disability service providers have been detected exploiting vulnerable clients with a host of manipulative tactics to get their hands on their allowances.
www.smh.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Just in VIC: "329 community visitors reported more than 6000 issues last year while undertaking more than 3200 inspections at more than 1100 facilities. Those figures included almost 3500 issues in disability services alone."
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more ghastly abuse and exploitation of disabled people by those who are paid for care and support
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
archive: archive.md/eFySP
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
archive: archive.md/eFySP
Fast food, drugs used to bribe clients into handing over lucrative NDIS packages
Unscrupulous disability service providers have been detected exploiting vulnerable clients with a host of manipulative tactics to get their hands on their allowances.
www.smh.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
more ghastly abuse and exploitation of disabled people by those who are paid for care and support
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
archive: archive.md/eFySP
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
archive: archive.md/eFySP
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The QLD LNP government have turbo charged this absolute bullshit here.
It doesn’t matter how many laws you make - it doesn’t change the fact that trans people exist and always have.
It doesn’t matter how many laws you make - it doesn’t change the fact that trans people exist and always have.
Donald Trump has just released a national under 18 trans care ban executive order. I am working through specifically how it tries to do this, and will live tweet here section by section as I read through it.
It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.
It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.
January 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The QLD LNP government have turbo charged this absolute bullshit here.
It doesn’t matter how many laws you make - it doesn’t change the fact that trans people exist and always have.
It doesn’t matter how many laws you make - it doesn’t change the fact that trans people exist and always have.
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With Queensland suspending gender affirming care for minors, this seems like a good time to reshare these blog posts on the impact of gender affirming care, written by young trans folks.
lindamciver.wordpress.com/2024/02/11/g...
lindamciver.wordpress.com/2024/02/11/g...
Gender Affirming Care, Part 1 – Wren’s story
Our family has been navigating the world of gender affirming care for some years now, and I am increasingly frustrated with how many of the health care decisions made for (not by!) trans folks are …
lindamciver.wordpress.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:29 AM
With Queensland suspending gender affirming care for minors, this seems like a good time to reshare these blog posts on the impact of gender affirming care, written by young trans folks.
lindamciver.wordpress.com/2024/02/11/g...
lindamciver.wordpress.com/2024/02/11/g...