Progressive politics & policy; philosophy, psychology & film. On unceded Turrbal/Yaggera land. #DismantleNeoliberalism Opinions mine. he/him/his
Jun 20, 2023 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Community housing. A 🧵
‘Social’ housing includes both public & community housing (CH) & many community housing providers (CHPs) have a mixture of managing gov-owned stock, self-owned stock & ‘affordable’ stock sublet from other owners (eg. the old NRAS). 1/10
Social (Public + Community) is income-based with strict eligibility criteria (eg. income support) intended to provide for people on low incomes. ‘Affordable’ is discount to market, intended for people in the private rental market who cannot afford full rents. 2/10
Jun 18, 2023 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”, based on the 3rd book of Tolkien’s fantasy epic. I consider it the greatest film ever, and have seen it 60 times. In tribute, I collated these quotes and pics from the film.
Nothing comes close to the sheer scale of this magnificently powerful epic. It shares the achievement with Titanic, as the only films to have won both 11 Oscars and earnt over $1billion at the box office.
Oct 29, 2020 • 26 tweets • 19 min read
Overwhelming expert evidence against Cashless Welfare Debit Card (CDC).
CDC is a triumph of ideology over evidence. The problem does not exist & the solution does not work. It's part of the gov agenda to shame & stigmatise people accessing social security.
A thread.
The government’s latest Cashless Debit Card Bill, (“Continuation of Cashless Welfare Bill 2020”) attempts to extend the CDC indefinitely. The Senate Committee Inquiry reviewing this Bill currently, is the 6th CDC Senate Inquiry.
