“Treatment alone isn’t enough to stem our mental health crises – we must address root causes… making housing a human right rather than speculative investment, raising income support & abolishing robodebt-style mutual-obligations policies.” – @simonkkatterl.bsky.social

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Governance at Australia’s universities is in a dire state. VCs are paid like CEOs but don't face the oversight seen in the public or private sectors.

A few of us at @australiainstitute.org.au put together recommendations on how to fix our broken system.

australiainstitute.org.au/post/time-to...

This exchange encapsulates so much of what is wrong with the media:

Former ABC Chair Ita Buttrose describes Antoinette Lattouf as “an activist”.

“What was the view that Ms Lattouf had Ms Buttrose?” Lattouf’s lawyer asks.

“I think she was critical of Israel” Buttrose says.

from the UK: 'Disability benefits have a positive impact on people's wellbeing which outweighs the cost of administering them, economists have found'

www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

Anyway, congratulations to those in the media who steadfastly refuse to speak truth to power because “balance”

Today, the Australian reported that Bill Shorten will receive a "shocking" remuneration package of $860k in his new job as VC at the Uni of Canberra.

Our research found that the VCs of leading unis in Australia receive on average nearly $1.3 million each year in remuneration.

Is this fair?

Every morning we wake up to more horror – but worse than that, more people who are seemingly indifferent to it. Compassion burnout is real, but it is also what power wants. Empathy keeps us human and yes, it is heavy, but it's a burden worth holding ♥️

Of course the social media ban was going to be used to call for other things to be banned.

These workers aren’t robots! #strike #workersrights #union #woolies @unitedworkers.org.au

now the brands are running. now the murals are being painted over. but conor mcgregor has been showing us who he was for years. this week's column

www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/n...

This is politics.

This isn't governing.

www.afr.com/politics/fed...

In the early months of the NACC, one of its chief integrity officers saw the writing on the wall and quit. There were alarm bells, they told colleagues, and hints that the new executive didn't grasp the heightened responsibility of their roles. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri...

Latest Family Matters report out today into child removal system

'"The Aboriginal community-controlled sector gets much better results and is more likely to keep a family safe together … more reunifications," Ms Liddle said.'

www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...

BREAKING: Labor and Liberal may not agree on much but when it comes to introducing a new law to stop Clive Palmer, but which actually stops newcomers from competing with them in our elections, you can be sure they'll pass it and lock in the two-party system by Xmas www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3WT...

"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty."

— Hannah Arendt