Lisa Bryant
@lisabryant.bsky.social
Writer. Early education and care advocate, NDIS advocate, op-ed writer, slightly awesome.
If you are an educator or a teacher or a family using an education and care service in NSW, here is your chance to say something. These are my tips to write a simple submission.
April 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
If you are an educator or a teacher or a family using an education and care service in NSW, here is your chance to say something. These are my tips to write a simple submission.
Educators and early childhood teachers are you angry by tonight’s 4 Corners?
Free Webinar hosted by Semann & Slattery with a response to the 4 Corners investigation 'Responding to a betrayal of trust'.
Register today. Limited to 1000 people.
Register at semannslattery.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Free Webinar hosted by Semann & Slattery with a response to the 4 Corners investigation 'Responding to a betrayal of trust'.
Register today. Limited to 1000 people.
Register at semannslattery.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Educators and early childhood teachers are you angry by tonight’s 4 Corners?
Free Webinar hosted by Semann & Slattery with a response to the 4 Corners investigation 'Responding to a betrayal of trust'.
Register today. Limited to 1000 people.
Register at semannslattery.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Free Webinar hosted by Semann & Slattery with a response to the 4 Corners investigation 'Responding to a betrayal of trust'.
Register today. Limited to 1000 people.
Register at semannslattery.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Is there a word for the shock one feels when one reads a new Trump announcement? Trumplergasted?
February 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Is there a word for the shock one feels when one reads a new Trump announcement? Trumplergasted?
Do we really think the Catholic Church should be trusted to care for very young children? And why do they need funding?
education.nsw.gov.au/schooling/no...
education.nsw.gov.au/schooling/no...
Preschools on non-government school sites grant program
Information on grants for new or upgraded preschools available to eligible non-government schools.
education.nsw.gov.au
January 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Do we really think the Catholic Church should be trusted to care for very young children? And why do they need funding?
education.nsw.gov.au/schooling/no...
education.nsw.gov.au/schooling/no...
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This is not a free country if our children go to school in fear.
December 27, 2024 at 5:28 AM
This is not a free country if our children go to school in fear.
Hard not to be angry about this.
'I live with guilt': Mum tells how childcare paedophile could have been stopped earlier
The woman, who's identity is protected by law, has provided the following statement to A Current Affair, wa...
9now.nine.com.au
December 18, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Hard not to be angry about this.
Funny how all the dodgy stuff in childcare happens around corporate providers…
the-riotact.com/governments-...
the-riotact.com/governments-...
Governments allowed Genius Childcare to acquire 31 childcare centres. Parents want to know why | Riotact
The federal government has refused to answer questions on if and why it allowed controversial provider Genius Childcare to expand…
the-riotact.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Funny how all the dodgy stuff in childcare happens around corporate providers…
the-riotact.com/governments-...
the-riotact.com/governments-...
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Since the shooting of the CEO:
- 4 children under 11 were killed by gunfire
- 11 teenagers were killed by gunfire
- there were 3 mass shooting events
This is what the media is covering:
- 4 children under 11 were killed by gunfire
- 11 teenagers were killed by gunfire
- there were 3 mass shooting events
This is what the media is covering:
December 10, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Since the shooting of the CEO:
- 4 children under 11 were killed by gunfire
- 11 teenagers were killed by gunfire
- there were 3 mass shooting events
This is what the media is covering:
- 4 children under 11 were killed by gunfire
- 11 teenagers were killed by gunfire
- there were 3 mass shooting events
This is what the media is covering:
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Reposted by Lisa Bryant
Thank whatever deity you believe in if you live in a country with a universal public health system. This is horrifying. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My daughter could have died. I blame US insurance companies | Melody Schreiber
I asked my doctor for a shot to protect my premature daughter against RSV. Then we realized we didn’t qualify for insurance
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Thank whatever deity you believe in if you live in a country with a universal public health system. This is horrifying. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is brilliant for families. The Activity Test was always horrible public policy that impacted on low income families the most. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
Activity test for childcare subsidies to be scrapped if Labor is re-elected
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will pledge to replace a test that ties access to subsidised childcare to the number of hours parents work each fortnight.
www.abc.net.au
December 10, 2024 at 6:53 PM
This is brilliant for families. The Activity Test was always horrible public policy that impacted on low income families the most. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
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Australians who don’t pay child support should be chased by tax office, parliamentary committee says www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Australians who don’t pay child support should be chased by tax office, parliamentary committee says
Some 16% of women and 8% of men will suffer from financial abuse in their lifetimes, an annual toll estimated at $5.7bn
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Australians who don’t pay child support should be chased by tax office, parliamentary committee says www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Yes, there is a difference between the workers in childcare and construction. Childcare is 97% women hence underpaid, construction is men, hence better pay.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
'Many women don't want to be CEOs': Coalition MP criticised over gender pay gap comments
A Liberal National Party MP has told federal parliament "you cannot possibly compare" women who work in childcare with men who work in construction during a debate about gender pay equity.
www.abc.net.au
December 2, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Yes, there is a difference between the workers in childcare and construction. Childcare is 97% women hence underpaid, construction is men, hence better pay.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
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Anti-vaxxers 🤝 Anti-abortion activists
Both groups are psyched by the nomination of David Weldon to run Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Both groups are psyched by the nomination of David Weldon to run Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Anti-vaxxers and abortion opponents celebrate Trump's pick to run CDC
"He's one of us!" they said of ex-Florida congressman David Weldon.
www.motherjones.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Anti-vaxxers 🤝 Anti-abortion activists
Both groups are psyched by the nomination of David Weldon to run Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Both groups are psyched by the nomination of David Weldon to run Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Families should rightfully be horrified by their children being abused by those charged with their care.
www.news.com.au/national/que...
www.news.com.au/national/que...
www.news.com.au
November 30, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Families should rightfully be horrified by their children being abused by those charged with their care.
www.news.com.au/national/que...
www.news.com.au/national/que...
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"But the NT government says it needs more time.
The new chief minister, Lia Finocchiaro, told parliament her government is still deciding how to allocate the $180m."
“How much longer does the Northern Territory community have to live within this epidemic of domestic and family violence?”
The new chief minister, Lia Finocchiaro, told parliament her government is still deciding how to allocate the $180m."
“How much longer does the Northern Territory community have to live within this epidemic of domestic and family violence?”
November 29, 2024 at 7:56 PM
"But the NT government says it needs more time.
The new chief minister, Lia Finocchiaro, told parliament her government is still deciding how to allocate the $180m."
“How much longer does the Northern Territory community have to live within this epidemic of domestic and family violence?”
The new chief minister, Lia Finocchiaro, told parliament her government is still deciding how to allocate the $180m."
“How much longer does the Northern Territory community have to live within this epidemic of domestic and family violence?”
Were the warning signs ignored? Yes! By institutions trying to preserve their reputations and by adults groomed by the offender. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Ashley Griffith committed ‘depraved’ abuse at childcare centres for nearly 20 years. Were warning signs ignored?
As one of Australia’s worst paedophiles is sentenced to life in prison for 307 sexual offences, parents and victims demand answers
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Were the warning signs ignored? Yes! By institutions trying to preserve their reputations and by adults groomed by the offender. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Good. And yet the Uniting Church pursued the whistleblower. Her trial was also this week.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
A paedophile who pleaded guilty to 300 charges of child abuse has been sentenced to life in prison
Former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith pleaded guilty in September to more than 300 charges against 69 children in early learning centres in Brisbane and Italy over almost two decades.
www.abc.net.au
November 29, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Good. And yet the Uniting Church pursued the whistleblower. Her trial was also this week.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
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Report from Al Jazeera. The figure seems plausible, although I have no way of knowing. But if it’s even half that it’s still a monstrous war crime.
November 25, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Report from Al Jazeera. The figure seems plausible, although I have no way of knowing. But if it’s even half that it’s still a monstrous war crime.
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Two of the best book(lets) I've read recently have got to be Mutual Aid by @deanspade.bsky.social (nifty rhyme there!) and The Care Manifesto by the Care Collective.
Essential readings for our times.
#Care #MutualAid
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Essential readings for our times.
#Care #MutualAid
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
The Care Manifesto
The Care Manifesto puts care at the heart of the debates of our current crisis: from intimate care—childcare, healthcare, elder care—to care for the natural world. We live in a world where carelessnes...
www.versobooks.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Two of the best book(lets) I've read recently have got to be Mutual Aid by @deanspade.bsky.social (nifty rhyme there!) and The Care Manifesto by the Care Collective.
Essential readings for our times.
#Care #MutualAid
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
Essential readings for our times.
#Care #MutualAid
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
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The NSW Government can give kids a happier tenth birthday and do better for all children and all communities. youtu.be/XEYJ0tz2qgo
Raise the Age NSW
YouTube video by UnLtd: power to help
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November 24, 2024 at 7:10 AM
The NSW Government can give kids a happier tenth birthday and do better for all children and all communities. youtu.be/XEYJ0tz2qgo
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There IS a left-wing agenda, and it’s to prioritize compassion over greed. Kindness isn't a limited resource.
November 22, 2024 at 3:43 AM
There IS a left-wing agenda, and it’s to prioritize compassion over greed. Kindness isn't a limited resource.
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Perhaps she could take the judge out to dinner…
November 23, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Perhaps she could take the judge out to dinner…