Economic Media Centre - Australia.
@economicmc.bsky.social
Also we've got an online panel this Thursday on what the media landscape will look like leading up to the SA state election next year.
Speakers are Pas Forgione (APNSA), Rebecca Tooher (@sacoss.bsky.social) and journo @waltermarsh.bsky.social
Thu 28 Aug, 12-1pm SA time via Zoom, DM for the link
Speakers are Pas Forgione (APNSA), Rebecca Tooher (@sacoss.bsky.social) and journo @waltermarsh.bsky.social
Thu 28 Aug, 12-1pm SA time via Zoom, DM for the link
August 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Also we've got an online panel this Thursday on what the media landscape will look like leading up to the SA state election next year.
Speakers are Pas Forgione (APNSA), Rebecca Tooher (@sacoss.bsky.social) and journo @waltermarsh.bsky.social
Thu 28 Aug, 12-1pm SA time via Zoom, DM for the link
Speakers are Pas Forgione (APNSA), Rebecca Tooher (@sacoss.bsky.social) and journo @waltermarsh.bsky.social
Thu 28 Aug, 12-1pm SA time via Zoom, DM for the link
Inner Melbourne Community Legal's media release: "This is the first class action against Victoria Police in relation to excessive use of OC spray and could set a precedent for how Victoria Police utilises OC spray in the future including at protests."
imcl.org.au/news/media-r...
imcl.org.au/news/media-r...
February 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Inner Melbourne Community Legal's media release: "This is the first class action against Victoria Police in relation to excessive use of OC spray and could set a precedent for how Victoria Police utilises OC spray in the future including at protests."
imcl.org.au/news/media-r...
imcl.org.au/news/media-r...
Journos - reach out if you want to connect to any of our spokes for interviews, op-eds, or other media opportunities.
Spokes - keep us updated on what you're up to! We're also building a Bsky list of spokes so ping us if you're here on the 🦋 app.
Spokes - keep us updated on what you're up to! We're also building a Bsky list of spokes so ping us if you're here on the 🦋 app.
February 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Journos - reach out if you want to connect to any of our spokes for interviews, op-eds, or other media opportunities.
Spokes - keep us updated on what you're up to! We're also building a Bsky list of spokes so ping us if you're here on the 🦋 app.
Spokes - keep us updated on what you're up to! We're also building a Bsky list of spokes so ping us if you're here on the 🦋 app.
and for Sissy Austin and Take Back the Track www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Sissy Austin prepares to launch campaign fighting violence against women and gender diverse runners
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
www.abc.net.au
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
and for Sissy Austin and Take Back the Track www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
We also had huge media coverage for the national day of action to protect trans youth www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/que...
Hundreds rally outside Parliament House to protest LNP trans youth ban
The event in Brisbane was one of 20 held across the nation calling on the Queensland government to reinstate health care for trans youth.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
We also had huge media coverage for the national day of action to protect trans youth www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/que...
and Amanda Porter writing in The Big Issue UK on Sam Kerr's arrest and systemic racism in British policing
www.bigissue.com/opinion/sam-...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/sam-...
Sam Kerr's arrest highlights the racism and misogyny of British policing
Chelsea star footballer Sam Kerr was recently found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment of a police officer.
www.bigissue.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
and Amanda Porter writing in The Big Issue UK on Sam Kerr's arrest and systemic racism in British policing
www.bigissue.com/opinion/sam-...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/sam-...
Sanmati Verma writing in Crikey on how migration restrictions harm everyone www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/13/m...
Forget migration 'benefits'. Convince people that restrictions harm everyone
Migration restrictions always serve dual purposes: to exclude and repel some, while ensuring the unequal inclusion of the vast majority.
www.crikey.com.au
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Sanmati Verma writing in Crikey on how migration restrictions harm everyone www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/13/m...
In December, Emma Bacon on our hottest spring on record womensagenda.com.au/latest/weve-...
We've just experienced Australia’s hottest spring on record. Here’s what that means for all of us
Founder of Sweltering Cities, Emma Bacon tells Denise Shrivell about the impact of rising temperatures and extreme heat in Australia.
womensagenda.com.au
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
In December, Emma Bacon on our hottest spring on record womensagenda.com.au/latest/weve-...
@nehamadhok.bsky.social on the limits and political weaponisation of diversity, equity and inclusion policies www.hrleader.com.au/people/26421...
Will Dutton use the Trump ‘cheat sheet’ to foster disdain against workplace policies?
DEI and flexibility have been scrapped by recently elected US President Donald Trump, leaving many to ponder whether the same procedure may soon reach Aussie shores.
www.hrleader.com.au
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
@nehamadhok.bsky.social on the limits and political weaponisation of diversity, equity and inclusion policies www.hrleader.com.au/people/26421...
@redrabbleroz.bsky.social on what to do with racist place names www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Hundreds of places in Australia contain this 'racist slur' that experts want changed
Places and their names can hold different meanings for different people, but what happens when those in a community are uncomfortable with a historical figure or the association a place is named after...
www.abc.net.au
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
@redrabbleroz.bsky.social on what to do with racist place names www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
More from @antipovertycentre.org - Jay Coonan and Jeremy Poxon in this @squigglyrick.bsky.social exclusive on how a system glitch caused over 1000 people to be cut off from welfare payments but the govt ignored it for more than three years - www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
Exclusive: Ten dead after welfare glitch ignored by government
The government was informed of a glitch that caused more than a thousand people to be cut off from welfare payments but ignored it for more than three years because halting it would harm private provi...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
More from @antipovertycentre.org - Jay Coonan and Jeremy Poxon in this @squigglyrick.bsky.social exclusive on how a system glitch caused over 1000 people to be cut off from welfare payments but the govt ignored it for more than three years - www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
@kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org calling for a pause on Centrelink debt recovery - @caitkelly.bsky.social reports www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Services Australia chasing billions in unpaid debt – including some which may have been unlawfully calculated
Agency pursuing $4.9bn in unpaid debts, including some potentially calculated with controversial method, question to parliament reveals
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
@kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org calling for a pause on Centrelink debt recovery - @caitkelly.bsky.social reports www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Thomas Walker from @thinkforward.bsky.social on why we should tax wealth, not work www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
'Pay their fair share': Should Australia tax its $3.5 trillion inheritance wave?
Taxing inheritance transferred from wealthy people after they die could reduce inequality in Australia, Anglicare has argued.
www.sbs.com.au
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Thomas Walker from @thinkforward.bsky.social on why we should tax wealth, not work www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Sarah Williams talking to the ABC about First Nations housing
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
First Nations people experience higher rates of unmet housing needs
Rent crisis among the lowest-income First Nations households as new research drills down on the 'unmet' housing needs.
www.abc.net.au
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Sarah Williams talking to the ABC about First Nations housing
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...