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Australian executives don’t deserve big bonuses. It’s time to end the cult of the CEO | John Quiggin

November 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM

Donella DeBritto

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Do CEOs actually deserve bonuses? I reckon nup coz some of them seem to be doing a pretty dodgy job. People like #nurses, #teachers, #carers etc are the ones who deserve a bonus. Just sayin’… 🤦🏽‍♀️ #Optus #QANTAS #BUPA

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Hardly anyone now believes in the neoliberal myth that giving more money to already highly paid executives leads to better companies

Ignorance is complicity: Australia must end its arms trade with those committing crimes

October 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

Superannuation and women “Women spend longer out of the workforce for care and get paid less for the same work”
#Superannuation #women #GenderGap #care
Source: The Saturday Paper page 8, 18-19 October 2025 article by Alistair Kitchen

October 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

Check your #superannuation fund investments. You might be ideologically opposed to war and yet unwittingly financing international arms ☮️ #peace

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Rayana Ajam is one of six talented young Australians who will travel to the UN General Assembly in New York next week as part of the Global Voices project.

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October 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

Why younger women are more likely to identify politically as “leftist” #GenderDivide

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Why do so many gen Z women across the US identify as ‘leftist’?

Generation Z women represent the most leftwing demographic in modern US history: ‘There’s definitely a gender divide’

‘I am the only one that matters’: Trump deals praise and insults at Gaza summit

October 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

The Emperor’s New Clothes and the ongoing enshittification of global diplomacy is giving super-icky cringe vibes 🫣

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Self-styled world’s greatest peacemaker calls Meloni ‘beautiful’ and Erdoğan a ‘friend’, but takes jab at Iraqi and Canadian leaders

A pretty face helped make Robert Redford a star. Talent and dedication kept him one

October 15, 2025 at 6:41 AM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

Vale Robert Redford 🎥🎞️🎬
“Much more than a pretty face…Away from the cameras, Redford was widely known as a philanthropist, environmentalist and a strong supporter of American First Nations and LGBTQI+ rights.”
Source: The Conversation

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Good looks, a magical smile and natural charm all became synonymous with Robert Redford, who has died aged 89.

Neurodivergent People and Narcissists

September 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

#Neurodivergent People and #Narcissists | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

This article explores some of the reasons why neurodivergent people may be more vulnerable to being in intimate relationships with narcissistic personality types.

www.psychologytoday.com

September 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

“It turns out that many old-school parenting and educational approaches based on outdated behavioral models are not effective” #education #parenting #Neuroscience #CoRegulation #curiosity #Connection

theconversation.com/parenting-st...

Parenting strategies are shifting as neuroscience brings the developing brain into clearer focus

Old-school parenting strategies like ‘go to your room!’ can often amplify the very behavior that parents want to correct.

Many primary school kids will never have a male teacher, and experts say that's a problem

August 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

"We need more men in the teaching workforce so that we can allow children and young people to see positive role models for men," #education #TeacherShortage

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

After never seeing primary school teaching as a career path, Ryan Brown now believes he's found his "calling", but he's one of just two male classroom teachers at his Canberra primary school.

The shocking hit film about overworked nurses that’s causing alarm across Europe

August 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

Nursing is a heroic profession.
“This work … is completely devalued in our societies, … because it’s women’s work – 80% of the people [in many countries] who do this work are female.” #Nursing #CareEconomy #WomensWork #empathy #LateShift

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...

A Swiss film about a nurse pushed to her limits one night is being praised for the picture it paints of treacherously underfunded healthcare. The director talks about the ‘heart-pounding’ story that i...

10 steps governments can take now to stamp out child sexual abuse in care settings

August 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

What can we do to make #care and #education safer for our kids
#TakeCare #StaySafe 🫶🏽💓
theconversation.com/10-steps-gov...

Recent horrific allegations of sexual abuse in early childhood education and care centres could be a turning point for Australia. Here’s what needs to happen next.

Childcare sexual abuse is mostly committed by men. Failing to recognise that puts children at risk

July 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

*Trigger Warning* child s#xual abuse
This is about is about child care and early childhood education. It is distressing but relevant content for parents, educators, legislators, (everyone, really) to consider. #TakeCare #StaySafe 🫶🏽💓

theconversation.com/childcare-se...

We must recognise that while men make up only a small proportion of childcare workers, they are responsible for the majority of child sexual abuse cases within them.

From outlaw bushrangers who fell in love to a famous horseman born a woman, Australia’s history is full of queer stories

July 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

Australia’s queer his/her/their-story #LGBTQIA+ #LoveIsLove 🏳️‍🌈🇦🇺🦘🐨🩷❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

At the time LGBTQ+ people had to hide away. But researchers are now working to discover and celebrate them

Confidential sessions challenging 'toxic' masculinity in teen boys

June 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

Tackling #ToxicMasculinity by teaching boys #empathy #Resilience and #Respect

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

Menslink workshops are helping young men tackle harmful social expectations, loneliness and anger, by stirring up the toxicity "all around them" and encouraging them to decide what sort of men they wa...

With a government review underway, we have to ask why children bully other kids

June 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

“Women teachers, principals, school staff across Australia face increasing rates of violence and harassment from students, mostly teenage boys”

Source: Independent Education Union Issue 1| Vol 55 | 2025 pp. 12-13

June 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

“Coercive Control is a web of abuse” so subtle sometimes that victims don’t even know they are being abused until they realise they are trapped… 🕷️🕸️ #StaySafe #CoerciveControl
Call 1800RESPECT for help.
Source: www.act.gov.au/coercive-control

June 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

Why kids bully others 😬 #EQ #EmotionalLiteracy #respectfulrelationships #education #StaySafe
“There are certain personality types who are more likely to persistently bully others.”

theconversation.com/with-a-gover...

If we understand their motives, we can help children who bully change their behaviour.

Joggers urged to 'stay vigilant' after attack on female trail runner

June 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

“Stay vigilant” #Respect #ViolenceAgainstWomen #SmashPatriarchy 🥾💪🏾#StaySafe

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Police are urging runners to "stay vigilant" on Canberra's trails after a teenager allegedly attacked a 59-year-old woman in broad daylight while she was out jogging.

'Form of violence against women': Man secretly films female housemates in bathroom

May 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

“Another thing women have to worry about” 😬 #StaySafe #Consent #ViolenceAgainstWomen #SmashPatriarchy
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Luis Alberto Cancino Mena placed female housemates under surveillance without their knowledge or consent. Now one of the victims is telling her story.

Labor women make history by overtaking men in cabinet. So is the job done?

May 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM

Donella DeBritto

@donelladebritto.bsky.social

I’ve been whanging on for decades about gender equality and how diversity in leadership = better governance. Will this increased parliamentary representation solve the old white dude problem? Dunno. Hope so. 🤷🏻‍♀️💜💚 #SmashThePatriarchy #GlassCliff #Diversity
theconversation.com/labor-women-...

The Labor federal government will be the most diverse in history, driven by the influx of women members who outnumber the men in both caucus and cabinet.