@phonakins Just looking at that makes my intestines hurt. Wtf is fibre anyway? Vitamin C? Pft - scurvy away!
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Kate Hamley
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Stop telling us pensions are up. Indexation is not a rise. There was a minuscule increase for jobseekers, but people are still hurting. Wages might have risen, but that was more than eaten up by the cost of housing alone.
God I hate people
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Birthday is today and I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone that shared and contributed so I can get set up for the future. You have no idea the pressure this takes off ❤️
melissa@ArtistAffame
For my birthday this year (the 12th) I'm hoping to just get my business set up and to get the things I need for it. There's costs like website, ink, drawing tablet chair a subscription to affinity etc if you can support please do paypal.me/ArtistAffame
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No SCREEN TIME if you’re under 16 but you can do REAL TIME if you’re over the age of 10. Get real @AlboMP.
raisetheage.org.au
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People are “reoffending” in order to get three meals a day and a roof over their head in literal prison and the coroner is begging the government to do something about housing because people are dying because of it, and in response our government has decided to ban kids from social media just before an election instead of doing anything about this.
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@ArtistAffame We don't need more charity we need a functioning social security system that allows people dignity to choose
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Tree didn't know that. They just seen the tag of “girl 7’ and bought what they thought id love. My older siblings tag would read “boy 10” they didnt know they hated sports or that they preferred art things so they'd open up a basketball or cricket set id get a doll or barbie
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Or you could address poverty directly so parents can afford presents for their kids. The problem with getting presents from charities is they don't know the child. When I was a kid the one thing I begged for every year was a science kit but those buying presents for the wishing
Anthony Albanese@AlboMP
The Kmart Wishing Tree helps make Christmas a little bit brighter for so many families in need. I'm proud it has support from across the Parliament. A huge thanks to all the Salvation Army volunteers, and to all those donating presents to this worthy cause.
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@kristin8X In hindsight, I would have become an electrician. But when I was growing up, if you were good academically it was expected that you should go to uni. So I did. And it will take me 40 years to recover from that expectation.
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It’s very simple folks, at 18 you just need to predict how your life and the economy will play out for the next 20 years or so to make a smart investment decision on whether or not you can afford the luxury of education :)
Christopher Hill@Snarky_gnome
@kristin8X Maybe, just maybe, if you can’t pay your degree off - don’t do it. Become a plumber or electrician instead, make over $100k per year.
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the first thing I think of when I want to stop feeling hungry is "mmmm frozen berries"
jeremy poxon@JeremyPoxon
Instead of stating the obvious that the government needs to #RaiseTheRate to stop scurvy & malnutrition, the ABC informs us that frozen berries & oranges are cheap, but ppl are making bad decisions to eat chips instead revolting way to report on a health crisis driven by poverty
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"People who say its a feel good story don't seem to realise the opportunities he had that made sure he succeeded the same opportunities that no longer exist for the next generation."
@ArtistAffame shared a post on Ko-fi. ko-fi.com/post/For-thee-…
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@rachelrwithers good lord. a man who won an election on a promise of "nobody left behind" is buying million dollar properties while maintaining the lowest welfare payments in the oecd. no further questions or takes required!
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Hey guess what?
Nobody deserves poverty.
RT if you agree!
#NobodyDeservesPoverty
#antipovertyweek
nobodydeservespoverty.org.au
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If only there was a certain "rate" these people were on that could be "raised" by the click of the fingers abc.net.au/news/2024-10-1…
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@ArtistAffame You'd think that with so many Labor MPs being elected purely on preference flows from the Greens it would give them an ounce of humility. Alas, no.
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I've got nothing left to lose 🤷♀️ lol half expecting labor and liberals to form govt at this rate
Kazz@Kazz201
@ArtistAffame Be strategic, life could be even worse under a Dutton led government.
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Single parents in Australia are owed $3.7bn in child support.
The latest research shows the rate of poverty in single parent households is more than three times that of coupled parents. Rates of severe and extreme poverty were also higher.
theguardian.com/society/2024/o…
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What would help ppl's mental health (there's oodles of evidence) and access to community and connection would be welfare payments above the poverty line.
#RaiseTheRate
#NobodyDeservesPoverty
ACOSS@ACOSS
Recognising signs of poor mental health can be challenging but regular conversations build stronger connections and awareness helps us understand, as a community, how to support each other better. Taking care of each other can make taking care of ourselves a little bit easier.
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If you have to do work for the dole to get a measley poverty payment or you get cut off that is in fact being forced 🤦♀️ I do plenty of work in my community with out adding to the profits of “charities”
Elg@elg123
@ArtistAffame @kristin8X @SkepticalMutant Hardly forced! Working for these days is a feel good experience and provides training and experience plus socialization! The people I know genuinely want to do this rather than some other work
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tapping the sign
Jim Chalmers MP@JEChalmers
The Albanese Labor Government has delivered the first back-to-back surpluses in nearly 2 decades. Our surpluses help fight inflation, pay down Liberal debt, and made room for cost-of-living relief for people under pressure. smh.com.au/politics/feder…
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