NobodyDeservesPoverty

Single JobSeeker just hit $400 a week. How would you go if you were getting that little and were randomly not paid? 'Happy' #AntiPovertyWeek! #AbolishMOs and #RaiseTheRate Great piece from @AmyRemeikis on the current debacle: thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/… #NobodyDeservesPoverty

The Albanese Government is maintaining an offshore system linked to corruption, abuse and cover-ups. Whistleblowers have revealed how millions of taxpayer dollars have disappeared into private hands, while people seeking asylum suffer at the hands of dodgy detention operators. We can't let them get away with this cruelty and corruption any longer. Email your MP today and demand an end to Labor's offshore detention regime: action.asrc.org.au/enddetention?u… 📧 Continued in thread below:

Call centre staff at one of the private operators typically earn $26.70 an hour, which equates to an annual salary of about $52,800 Workers can increase their pay through meeting call handling targets, creating an incentive to keep calls short. theguardian.com/australia-news…

They should all become public housing Around 2,000 units will be built around Brisbane's RNA showgrounds to house 10,000 athletes Ms Caniglia is calling for greater clarity around what portion will become social or affordable homes abc.net.au/news/2025-11-1…

Caring is often done for free mostly by women. How much does this misogyny save the economy? theconversation.com/unpaid-womens-…

Many South Australians renting privately are facing another tough summer and the Residential Tenancies (Minimum Standards) Amendment Bill 2024 would set clear minimum standards. Join us and @BetterRentingAU to put pressure on @alpsa to vote for it. bit.ly/Min01

Often police visited in the middle of the night, or in the early hours of the morning when the children were asleep. “They would knock on the door, bang on the windows with their torches, shine torches through the windows. It was relentless,” theguardian.com/australia-news…

Imagine if we lived in a world where our govs worked for the people so that everyone earned enough, had secure housing and didn’t have to battle cost of living so they could buy their own gifts.

Two Aboriginal brothers, aged 11 and 13, were subjected to more than 150 police home checks over 20 months - often in the middle of the night - in behaviour they allege was racially discriminatory. nit.com.au/10-11-2025/211…

We need tax and property policy changes ASAP. Is there any party or politician willing to make this happen before it's too late? Housing is a human right but greed isn't interested Insane 10-year prediction for Australia news.com.au/finance/real-e… via @@newscomauHQ

I dunno, you could create laws that force supermarkets to deal fairly with suppliers...

The problem is renters who are locked out of rooftop solar and a few hours here or there doesn't fix that. More fluffing at the edges. #auspol #springst

@NobodyInPoverty fees specialists charge is not the real issue though. It's the systematic destruction of our public healthcare system through allowing corporate entities to enter the system. The failure to protect general practice and the ongoing pushing people into poverty. Poverty costs us all

Our government has quietly introduced laws which will see those suspected of crimes having their social security entitlements cut off without due process. #sydneycriminallawyers #socialsecurity #securitybreach sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/proposal-…

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Many experts consistently refer to the lack of publicly available information around what fees specialists are charging, pointing to the failure of the much-derided Medical Costs Finder website to provide that service. theguardian.com/australia-news…

"being asked to relive bad experiences is common. We have to keep reliving things to make complaints to get change (which often fails due to power and money differentials), and then organisations also want to know these details. At what cost?" normalness.com/2025/11/07/tip…