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Oct 25 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
This budget was an opportunity for Labor to put their money where their mouth is. Unfortunately they’ve done anything but... #auspol

What we all wanted vs what we all got, a thread:
We wanted: to scrap the stage 3 tax cuts!

We got: the opposite! Labor have recommitted to progressing these tax cuts in full 🙄 #auspol
We wanted: fully free mental health services through medicare, so you can access the support you want whenever and however you’d like to access it.

We got: NO plans to make it easier to see a counsellor, therapist, or psychologist, leaving behind too many seeking help #auspol
We wanted: dental health services fully covered by medicare.

We got: no plans at all to include any more dental health services under medicare. When will the government figure out that our teeth are part of our body and deserve healthcare?! #auspol
We wanted: a reformed, fully funded and staffed, accessible and compassionate #NDIS.

We got: finally what appears to be an increase to some plans (which we’re going to deeply scrutinise - the devil will be in the details here!)#auspol
We wanted: an increase to all support payments, including the #DSP & Carer Payments.

We got: nothing, zilch, zero, nada - a dangerously low DSP is still considered OK by Labor. #auspol
We wanted: ADHD and Autism diagnoses covered by medicare.

We got: absolutely no increase in funding or line items that indicate any commitment to this. SO disappointing. #auspol
We wanted: support for the #MillionsMissing with ME/CFS.

We got: no mention of #MECFS in this budget at all. I'm so sorry 💙 #auspol
I'll do more of a deep dive tomorrow folks, but ultimately this is a pretty disappointing and unsurprising Labor budget.

It’s just getting harder to tell the two major parties apart. Watch this space as we @Greens continue to always fight for what our communities need ✊ #auspol

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Oct 26
Last election, Australians emphatically voted for change. But #Budget2022 – the first budget from the Albanese Government – gives us more of the same old shit that fails to address the issues that matter the most. Here’s a bit of a breakdown: (🧵)
TAX CUTS ✂️ Labor had a choice: deliver tax cuts for the rich or immediate cost of living relief for the rest of us. They know wages will go backwards and flatline, and unemployment, rent and bills will all rise, and they still gave billionaires and politicians a $9k/yr tax cut.
HOUSING 🏠 One million homes? Hardly. Labor’s big new budget announcement only funds 10,000 new homes, with the mere *hope* that private developers will essentially build the rest 🙄
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Mar 22
I want to talk about something unglamorous but super important: the disability support pension. For many, it’s below the minimum wage and the poverty line. It’s hard to make ends meet, esp as the cost of living soars. That’s if you’re lucky – so many folks can’t access it at all.
In a country as wealthy as Australia, that’s outrageous. We have the resources to ensure everyone can cover their basic essential needs. So if you’re going without, make no mistake: it’s because the government has decided they’re happy to let you fall through the cracks.
I’m so proud that this week the @Greens launched our liveable income guarantee, which includes raising all income support payments to $88 a day. For DSP recipients, it means being up to $172/wk better off. It means not having to choose between food, rent and medical bills.
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Jun 4, 2021
We're back in #NDIS #estimates now and I'm asking questions about transparency and consultation around the Morrison government's proposed changes to our NDIS.

How has the weighting for the questions in each #IndependentAssessments tool been assigned? #ausPol
None of this data in quarterly report.
There is a timeline suggesting this proposal will be introduced in August this year - we need this information before that time.

They've taken that on notice #AusPol #NDIS #Estimates
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Mar 16, 2021
An invite-only drinks at Parliament House with @ElbitSystemsLtd - Israel's largest privately-owned weapons company - has been facilitated by fmr Defence Minister @cpyne, highlighting the urgent need for reforms to stop the revolving door of politicians becoming lobbyists #AusPol
They are a worldwide purveyor of drones, advanced surveillance & electronic warfare equipment including weapons considered illegal under international laws of war such as white phosphorous and cluster bombs

@ElbitSystemsLtd have no place in the halls of Australia's parliament.
Between August 2018 - May 2019 when Christopher Pyne was Defence Minister Elbit systems was awarded contracts worth roughly $89 million.

Now, barely 18 months later, he is here inside Parliament House spruiking weapons on their behalf at a secretive, invite-only event 😐
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Mar 16, 2021
Everyone should be able to live life free from violence and abuse, but we know that this is not the case for so many disabled people.
The @DRC_AU published a research paper outlining the horrific violence, abuse, exploitation, neglect experienced by disabled people - esp disabled women - on the same day 1000s of people protested about gender discrimination and sexual violence #March4Justice
This research paper only provides a basic overview of what disabled people are experiencing, but some of the statistics are absolutely shocking and clearly demonstrate the extent of the violence we are subjected to and the urgent need to eliminate it.
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Feb 4, 2021
Minister Robert's comments yesterday about our #NDIS are deeply concerning and a smokescreen for a much broader power grab from the Morrison government #AusPol

A thread about why these planned changes are so insidious 👇
If a disabled person who is a participant of the NDIS can show that a support or a service they wish to include in their plan is reasonable or necessary, then the scheme is working as it should. That includes sex-based services.
It is the very antithesis of the scheme for the Minister have the power to veto - based on his own moral beliefs - the kind of services and supports a disabled person might need in their plan.
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