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seeing 9fax are now just publishing his worthless drivel word for word.
well I mean worthless in public health terms. Obviously it has electoral currency. For the Liberal Party.
inevitability is a tory semiotic btw. They use it to dominate legacy by naturalising their political failures. A recent example is marriage equality. Aggressively oppose, for decades, cause mass harm, then lose, shrug, and say *inevitable* to the dominant minority, who buy it.
The Adelaide #80aDay rally at Parliament is live now! facebook.com/antipovertynet…
“Yesterday, the JobSeeker cut was rushed through parliament without debate — almost like they were reminding us how much disrespect & contempt they have for us” — @PasForg #80aDay #BTPM
Next up, Rita speaks about the paltry $3.75/day increase that some have labelled “better than nothing.”
“‘Better than nothing’ will not buy my insulin. ‘Better than nothing’ is still poverty.”
Rita recently appeared in this guardian piece: #80aDay theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
“‘Better than nothing’ will not buy my insulin. ‘Better than nothing’ is still poverty.”
Rita recently appeared in this guardian piece: #80aDay theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
"When you're living in a remote community ... it can take up to 8 weeks to reverse penalties [applied in the welfare system]" – @Utopiana #BTPM
When I was 25, I went to a job interview with the director of a small IT company in St Kilda, who insisted on meeting at his office at 6pm, outside work hours. As I walked in, the last employee was walking out, and I was left alone with the owner, a very large man of...
... about 6’5”, and easily quadruple my weight. We sat down together in the conference room, and at once I felt I was not in control of my situation.
He asked about my resume, and I explained that I had sent a fresh version to his receptionist earlier that afternoon, with...
He asked about my resume, and I explained that I had sent a fresh version to his receptionist earlier that afternoon, with...
...the additional information they had requested. I had called her immediately afterward, and she confirmed receipt of it.
Now, he flipped the papers in front of him this way and that, and said “this isn’t the right one”. I advised him that his receptionist *had* received the...
Now, he flipped the papers in front of him this way and that, and said “this isn’t the right one”. I advised him that his receptionist *had* received the...
There are 400,000 people on unemployment payments – that’s 1 in 4 people – who can’t work full time for health reasons, bc they have caring responsibilities, are experiencing domestic violence or are in similarly difficult circumstances. #80aDay 
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The average length of time people are stuck on unemployment payments has increased from just over 2yrs in 2014 to 3.5 yrs in 2020.
The govt fails to provide a job for everyone who wants one but insists on forcing us to try and survive in deep poverty. #80aDay
The govt fails to provide a job for everyone who wants one but insists on forcing us to try and survive in deep poverty. #80aDay
More gleeful mockery from @SHamiltonian in response to our distress at his @BlueprintInsti1 proposal to spend $9 billion creating two classes of unemployed people instead of lifting us out of poverty. #80aDay
A thread for Steven + anyone who thinks this scheme is a good idea 👇
A thread for Steven + anyone who thinks this scheme is a good idea 👇
Income protection insurance already exists. It's available to anyone who's taken on debt, private school fees or made other financial commitments that people living in poverty can't even dream of.
Placing a regressive tax on workers to fund this w public money instead is a sham.
Placing a regressive tax on workers to fund this w public money instead is a sham.
Our welfare system must support everyone equally.
Right now w unemployment payments set at 40% below the poverty line, it barely supports us at all – we still can't afford the basics. This is the same amount as @SHamiltonian's proposal for longer term unemployed ppl. #80aDay
Right now w unemployment payments set at 40% below the poverty line, it barely supports us at all – we still can't afford the basics. This is the same amount as @SHamiltonian's proposal for longer term unemployed ppl. #80aDay
