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Writer. Inequality Reporter at . After the Count: The Death of Davey Browne (PRH) out now. Tell me a story: stephanie.convery@theguardian.com or DM
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Job agencies running ParentsNext scheme made invalid claims for taxpayer-funded bonuses, audit finds
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I still have a google alert set up for Davey Browne Jr, the subject of my book, and every so often I get pinged because his death gets thrown in as an aside to a description of the illustrious boxing career of the guy who knocked him out, and I find it deeply unsettling.
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Tyrant winter is dead, long live summer! (That’s right, I’m skipping spring this year) - making me laugh more than he has any right to on this bitterly cold Thursday
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The stage three tax cuts are a pile of garbage, and everybody knows it - sing it,
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TLDR? We now have a meme, courtesy of
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Love-fest between NSW and Victorian premiers on full display while Matthew Guy is out of sight theguardian.com/australia-news
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From 'terra nullius' and 'wilderness' to environmentalism and Indigenous recognition: how do we work through the contradictions of our ideas about nature and culture to battle against climate crisis? at
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They sent him to work for the dole, then they swiped his compensation when he got permanently injured. theguardian.com/australia-news #auspol #workforceaustralia
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Today, the heard a story from a disabled renter who was evicted after insisting on basic repairs. Their ensuing struggle to find suitable housing neatly encapsulates what happens when the unfair rental market and lack of accessible housing collide:
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I really hope that policy-makers will start to value and to fund long-term, preventative, community-centred care. Not just bandaid solutions. Real, whole-person General Practice is cost-effective, and it saves lives.
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Not even the NSW premier wants to be associated with Matthew Guy
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Perrottet says he hasn’t spoken to Victorian Liberal leader Matthew Guy before today’s announcement. “I'm not sitting here at a Labor Party fundraiser. I'm sitting here with a premier who wants to get things done and look after his people,” he says.
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The WA government has also decided it's not a priority. South Australia, where there was previously opposition, has changed its tune since it changed its government. Everyone else has indicated they'll implement the standards. NSW and WA are the only outliers.
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Nobody hears "building standards" and thinks, ooh, what an exciting topic. But basic accessibility standards should be built into all new homes, because they create a home that's liveable for everyone – and the NSW govt has decided, nah we won't do that
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NSW’s rejection of basic accessible home standards ‘salt in the wound’ for disabled people
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Just weeks before Christmas in 2021, residents at Port Melbourne’s Barak Beacon estate were door-knocked by departmental officers informing them they would need to leave their homes as a matter of urgency.
#SpringSt 1/4
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It's interesting seeing this discourse develop around day jobs for money vs work you enjoy and define yourself by. Can I suggest everyone brush up on their Marx, tho? He's done all the hard yards for you, comrades. He's got that alienated vs unalienated labour thing down pat
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Imagine: three generations of your family lived in the same house for 40 years. Then a stranger turns up at the door just before Christmas and says you’ve got to get out, we’re going to demolish your home. That’s what happened to the people at Barak Beacon
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Nothing has made me more outraged today than playing around with this interactive. I gave everyone free uni, boosted healthcare everywhere, built enough social housing to meet demand, and so much more, and I STILL HAD BILLIONS LEFT
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Pretend you're Jim Chalmers with our new interactive.....Scrapping the stage three tax cuts would save $243bn. How would you spend it? theguardian.com/australia-news
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Also: this is an extension of the "period power" movement, surely? Its advocates range from those who say it's worthwhile to track your cycle and log your moods etc because you'll notice patterns – and you will! – to those who tell you that it's your witchy destiny
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I am all for women having a better understanding of how their individual hormonal cycle affects their day to day life – understanding your body is important! – and we definitely need more research on it, but I am not sure this is quite the research we need.
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This, in scientific terms, is some bullshit.
'Is the pill blunting women’s drive to achieve?' smh.com.au/lifestyle/heal
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We are hiring. is looking for a news-breaking experienced reporter. Apply here 👇 gnm.taleo.net/careersection/
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Are you a Melburnian that made a sea change or tree change during Covid-19? Get in touch with me at benita.kolovos@theguardian.com I’m writing a yarn about y’all ✍🏼
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Lovely ode to Collingwood and footy by
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In the last two days the local tawny frogmouths have started sitting on their nest (which they recently redecorated with flowers - true!!) so everyone can rest assured that spring is actually coming now
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beautiful event with and launching Jeff’s new book ‘Provocations’ at carlton Readings. they expressed their support for booksellers & union members at the store who are trying to bargain in good faith, in the face of outright hostility 😠
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'The most provocative thing you can say today is that the world can be a better place' ❤️❤️❤️ ... in conversation with about his new book 'Provocations' at
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This Scomo press conference has the vibe of a dude trying to convince his girlfriend that not only was him cheating on her not a big deal, but it's actually really toxic of her to keep making him feel so bad about it
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so Morrison is basically saying Labor, the media and other critics forced him to take up the powers
(even though he took health and finance in early 2020, before many major criticisms began - and home affairs and treasury in May 2021, when things were relatively quiet)
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I'm going to have to get Amazon Prime just to watch A League of Their Own, aren't I?
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Australian rental homes colder and more damp than WHO safety standards. ACT rentals had the lowest average minimum temperatures at a chilly 7.4C. In Tasmania, they averaged 7.5C; in Victoria was 9.8C and in NSW it was 10.5C.
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Australian rental homes colder and more damp than WHO safety standards theguardian.com/australia-news via
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New from me on mutual obligations:
Nathan was so traumatised by 15 years in the privatised job services system he’s now on a disability pension. #auspol #workforceaustralia
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Good coverage of inadequate Medicare rebates, and the impact of this on affordability of care and sustainability of general practice in by and
I'm quoted in today's piece about this perfect storm.
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‘Treated as a third-class citizen’: patients who need Medicare most struggle to find a GP who bulk bills.
Thank you to everyone who has reached out so generously with their stories for this series so far in the hope of making some kind of change.
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Do you care about abortion access? Then here is an important 🧵from me. Pls read, pls share.
I found out this week that new data shows 10% of GPs have the necessary quals to prescribe 2-Step, the miso-mife drug combination you need for a medical abortion.
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I had a 3-minute telehealth call to refill a prescription last week, which has ALWAYS been bulk billed in the past. Got a call from the front desk after with a $98 bill. The worst part was trying to read my credit card number out while hysterically crying. Not my finest hour.
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More on Medicare: Nearly a quarter of doctors surveyed said they recently moved away from bulk billing, as costs rise and Medicare rebates lag
From @MelissaLDavey and me theguardian.com/australia-news
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My local clinic used to bulk bill across the board, they’ve switched to mixed billing in the last week. Charging $85 an appointment now for anything after hours or telehealth (and quoting $85 for actual bulk billed appointments which surely is a barrier to care)
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More on Medicare: Nearly a quarter of doctors surveyed said they recently moved away from bulk billing, as costs rise and Medicare rebates lag
From @MelissaLDavey and me theguardian.com/australia-news
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