Mel4Hawthorn
@mel4hawtorn.bsky.social
Independent Candidate for Hawthorn.
Passionate about ensuring that we look after the rights of young people by protecting the environment, taking action on climate, addressing the cost of living ensuring affordable housing.
Passionate about ensuring that we look after the rights of young people by protecting the environment, taking action on climate, addressing the cost of living ensuring affordable housing.
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Here’s Kooyong Liberal candidate Amelia Hamer telling you she’s a 'renter'.
But Amelia isn’t being completely honest.
In fact, she's being outright deceptive, and the millennial renters in particular who Amelia has tried to deceive will feel angry.
Let me lay it out.
/1
But Amelia isn’t being completely honest.
In fact, she's being outright deceptive, and the millennial renters in particular who Amelia has tried to deceive will feel angry.
Let me lay it out.
/1
April 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Here’s Kooyong Liberal candidate Amelia Hamer telling you she’s a 'renter'.
But Amelia isn’t being completely honest.
In fact, she's being outright deceptive, and the millennial renters in particular who Amelia has tried to deceive will feel angry.
Let me lay it out.
/1
But Amelia isn’t being completely honest.
In fact, she's being outright deceptive, and the millennial renters in particular who Amelia has tried to deceive will feel angry.
Let me lay it out.
/1
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
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Adding a battery to home solar saves families up to $1000/year on electricity.
I've been pushing the parties for measures like these battery subsidies, to help homes and small businesses electrify.
No one should be left behind in the energy transition.
I've been pushing the parties for measures like these battery subsidies, to help homes and small businesses electrify.
No one should be left behind in the energy transition.
Labor to subsidise home batteries up to $4000 for households
The prime minister is doubling down on his clean energy ambitions in response to criticisms of soaring power bills.
www.theage.com.au
April 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Adding a battery to home solar saves families up to $1000/year on electricity.
I've been pushing the parties for measures like these battery subsidies, to help homes and small businesses electrify.
No one should be left behind in the energy transition.
I've been pushing the parties for measures like these battery subsidies, to help homes and small businesses electrify.
No one should be left behind in the energy transition.
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Excluding dental from Medicare is a 5-decade old mistake. It would cost $11bn/yr to give all Australians basic dental care - way less than the $45 bn we lose in productivity from emergency and untreated dental issues - and the $14.5bn/y our government spends on subsidising fossil fuel industries.
Dentists want a free oral health plan for seniors as hospitalisations surge
As data shows thousands of over-65s are winding up in hospital with oral health issues, the Australian Dental Association is calling for a scheme that gives seniors access to free dental work.
www.abc.net.au
March 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Excluding dental from Medicare is a 5-decade old mistake. It would cost $11bn/yr to give all Australians basic dental care - way less than the $45 bn we lose in productivity from emergency and untreated dental issues - and the $14.5bn/y our government spends on subsidising fossil fuel industries.
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Come on Albo. Call it already.
Kooyong’s keen.
Kooyong’s keen.
March 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Come on Albo. Call it already.
Kooyong’s keen.
Kooyong’s keen.
“Everything comes back to Climate and climate affects everything”
Why we need to chart an independent course 👇
Thank you @pollyjhemming.bsky.social for your clear thinking about integrity and leadership, and your call to action.
Bring back boldness and courage!
#Politicsofhope
Thank you @pollyjhemming.bsky.social for your clear thinking about integrity and leadership, and your call to action.
Bring back boldness and courage!
#Politicsofhope
I really really really cannot recommend strongly enough that you watch @pollyjhemming.bsky.social's speech at @australiainstitute.org.au
"We've been conditioned to believe that we're powerless......everyone person in this room holds power"
"We've been conditioned to believe that we're powerless......everyone person in this room holds power"
March 3, 2025 at 4:26 AM
“Everything comes back to Climate and climate affects everything”
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A reminder for these times.
March 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A reminder for these times.
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Three Chinese warships sailed into Sydney Harbour in June 2019
At the time reportedly unannounced
The Government of the day was … umm … the LNP Government
The Defence Minister was Linda Reynolds
The Home Affairs Minister was - checks notes - one Peter Dutton ...
#auspol
At the time reportedly unannounced
The Government of the day was … umm … the LNP Government
The Defence Minister was Linda Reynolds
The Home Affairs Minister was - checks notes - one Peter Dutton ...
#auspol
March 2, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Three Chinese warships sailed into Sydney Harbour in June 2019
At the time reportedly unannounced
The Government of the day was … umm … the LNP Government
The Defence Minister was Linda Reynolds
The Home Affairs Minister was - checks notes - one Peter Dutton ...
#auspol
At the time reportedly unannounced
The Government of the day was … umm … the LNP Government
The Defence Minister was Linda Reynolds
The Home Affairs Minister was - checks notes - one Peter Dutton ...
#auspol
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If a Government is trying to rush a bill through Parliament, then odds are something fishy is going on.
@amyremeikis.bsky.social explains just how the donation reform changes could reinforce the two-party system, and shut out independents and new parties. #auspol
@amyremeikis.bsky.social explains just how the donation reform changes could reinforce the two-party system, and shut out independents and new parties. #auspol
November 21, 2024 at 5:51 AM
If a Government is trying to rush a bill through Parliament, then odds are something fishy is going on.
@amyremeikis.bsky.social explains just how the donation reform changes could reinforce the two-party system, and shut out independents and new parties. #auspol
@amyremeikis.bsky.social explains just how the donation reform changes could reinforce the two-party system, and shut out independents and new parties. #auspol
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This Parliament has not passed bills addressing the homelessness and rental crises, and other cost of living issues.
But the major parties colluded this week on legislation increasing their own public funding, and making it harder for independents to be elected.
Priorities.
But the major parties colluded this week on legislation increasing their own public funding, and making it harder for independents to be elected.
Priorities.
November 21, 2024 at 2:53 AM
This Parliament has not passed bills addressing the homelessness and rental crises, and other cost of living issues.
But the major parties colluded this week on legislation increasing their own public funding, and making it harder for independents to be elected.
Priorities.
But the major parties colluded this week on legislation increasing their own public funding, and making it harder for independents to be elected.
Priorities.
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Art!
#SFF
books, stories, art
human rights/politics
LGBT+ support, trans and acespec rep
Cute animals esp otters, corvids, possums, cats
Science!
real world language and culture geekery
worldbuilding, especially linguistic and cultural
my novels/stories and WIPs
Art!
#SFF
books, stories, art
human rights/politics
LGBT+ support, trans and acespec rep
Cute animals esp otters, corvids, possums, cats
Science!
real world language and culture geekery
worldbuilding, especially linguistic and cultural
my novels/stories and WIPs