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Rob of Melbourne
@robert24039377.bsky.social
Doer of things, sayer of words.
Longer form writing found here: https://gaijinrobert.wordpress.com/
Inclusive Employment Australia information from Services Australia www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/inclusive-em...
December 9, 2025 at 5:14 AM
No matter how much my condition crushes me and insecurity threatens me, I still have Marshmallow.

If I am in the present, I am as safe as I need to be right now.

She is lying at the end of my bed now. I can see her cat ears in silhouette.
December 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I've been banging on about this for ages. The ALP have moved into the space of the 90's Liberal Party. Thank you @amyremeikis.bsky.social !
December 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is stuff worthy of The Shovel!

Who better to lead us on climate action than people like this?
December 2, 2025 at 6:33 AM
PSA: Doctors can fill out a Centrelink medical exemption form online, which should facilitate a faster processing time. Maximum length is 24 months.

Inclusive Employment Australia is on Mutual Obligations pause until 5 January; Workforce Australia will be from 15 December to 5 January.
November 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Rewrote a simpler plain English version.

I just need a graphic designer and web designer to make it website friendly.
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Drafted the text for the website "Dignity, Not Dependency; End the Partner Income Test". I laid out the argument against this horrid policy in as compelling terms as I could muster.

I'm trying to wind down now with ADHD Binaural Beats.
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Second day of fixing my myGov.

I did as the operator of the help line asked:

*Forgot username
*Forgot password
*Entered code

myGov gave me 404 not found.

It's outside business hours, so I have to continue with this Monday.
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Why is he agonising over this? He's clownish enough to join One Nation and is not in danger of accidentally doing anything constructive.

Or just quit parliament - one less buffoon is not going to hurt Australian politics...
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The legal contract between Workforce Providers and the government has a page on slavery.

Uh...
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Marshmallow jumped up to the couch. She is doing the look around... She has settled next to me.

Sorry cat, now is not the best time for clinginess.

This food won't cook itself!
November 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I need a big pan, a pot and a bowl.

I'll wash the first two - girlfriend used them last night.

That done, I'll prep the ingredients.

Marshmallow came out to brr and sniff me. I owe her a play afterwards.

Note to self: don't be a greedy monster - one serving is enough tonight!
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
My building has a spooky elevator ride. Darkness envelops you, except for a few panel lights.

A tenant upstairs went down in it with her small son. He was terrified!
November 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Labor's Environmental Protection reform bill is a travesty and might as well have been written by the big dirty companies it's supposed to regulate and prioritises their needs above the environment.
See scorecard below.
Link for a senate enquiry submission here:
envirojustice.org.au/have-your-sa...
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Validate as in saying the unlawful debts are now lawful or validate as in correcting by wiping those debts?
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
At what point are we going to acknowledge poverty is a crisis and take firm action to address it? It's at critical levels in the City of Melbourne. This from The Age today, buried in the middle. Lifting income support payments and loosening restrictive means testing has to be part of the solution.
November 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Musk is probably not thrilled about what Wikipedia is saying about Grok...
October 29, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Why is my cat so adorable?
October 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It's a shitshow.
If the government is going to pretend to care, it needs to shut this down immediately.
October 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Surely a more flattering photo could have been picked.
October 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Marshmallow sleeping in a ball
September 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Adorable.🥰
This is Marshmallow.
September 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Dickhead at Sydney Australia March giving speech riffing off all the racist tropes in tabloids.

He's against progressive "reeotrik".

Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
August 31, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Surely this is a parody?
August 17, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Marshmallow and I coregulate.
Man is resting from domestic duties. Cat is having couch time.
August 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM