Peter McNamara

Fed Govt need to make available free #RapidAntigenTests esp for at risk groups and community service providers who support them. Public health responsibility shouldn’t be pushed upon individuals & orgs to pay, if they can even find them?@BreakfastNews @fauziah_ibrahim @ACOSS

Get free advice about your bills. 12/9: Focus on First Nations consumers at Frankston North Community Centre, 11am-3pm. 24/9: Regular #BringYourBills Day at Pakenham Library. @SECLservices will offer a program funded by the Rental Stress Support Package: consumer.vic.gov.au/rentalstresssu…

In The Age today: Christine Nixon & I argue all too often perpetrators are cast in the shadows in responses to family violence. Improving victim-survivor safety is the priority. To achieve this we must cast a spotlight on the perpetrator, particularly those who commit multiple offense against the same victim, & those serial offenders who abuse different women. 👉🏼 Read our article here theage.com.au/national/victo…

Congrats @PeninsulaCLC on the launch of new site in Bentleigh to further support the local community. @MarkDreyfusKCMP #communitylegal

Huge turnout at the Bring Your Bills day in Dandenong, with over 300 people seeking support for cost of living pressures. Great having the @AFCA_org_au team on hand to support the community @SECLservices

Here is @ACOSS Media Release as early as June 2016 clearly warning against and opposing what was then unleashed by Dec 2016 as the horrific #Robodebt acoss.org.au/media-releases… @lenoretaylor

Brazil’s squad lands in Australia for the Women's World Cup on a plane that paid tribute to the #IranProtests, featuring images of #MahsaAmini and incarcerated Iranian footballer #AmirNasrAzdani. #WomanLifeFreedom #زن_زندگى_آزادى

So excited @mdavisqlder will join @ACOSS member CEOs & Chairs this Thursday, as we plan for #UluruStatement, 11 am AEST online. So keen you join us. DM me for more info, hopefully you received via email yesterday too. @ulurustatement @yes23au #HistoryisCalling @KirstieMParker

Great to see @petermc70 profiled as this week's changemaker. A terrific community leader and advocate for marginalised communities. probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2023/05/c…

Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry says it is cruel to not #raisetherate: "It certainly hasn’t been in [people’s] interest, nor in the interest of the economy, to keep them on something as low as $50 a day... being cruel to people doesn’t work." afr.com/politics/getti…

Our CEO @petermc70 spoke to @StarJournal_SE about what we'd like to see in the Federal Budget. Our priorities are increased emergency relief funding, affordable housing, increased JobSeeker & extension of Single Parent Payment. bit.ly/3owQQ2R @ACOSS @AmandaRishworth

Does the Finance Minister think people are able to live a "dignified life" on the current JobSeeker rate? "It's hard for me to pass a judgement on that," Katy Gallagher says. #Insiders #auspol

Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Report. Since the Royal Commission, another 540 Indigenous people have died in custody, including one last month.

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We’re looking forward to informing and helping to shape Victoria’s #mentalhealth system, elevating the voices and lived experiences of multicultural community members. We know that Mental Health Minister @GabbyWilliamsMP has a strong focus on transforming the system.

The cost-of-living crisis is having a crushing impact on vulnerable families. Our CEO, @petermc70 , spoke to the @StarJournal_SE about the challenges facing some of our community members. Read more: bit.ly/3UeYsmn

And the #Oscar for best performance by a bird in an action drama goes to

This innocent dog was just rescued after more than 60 hours underneath the rubble in Turkey.. 🥺 Via @Goodable

Let’s stop calling violent humans “animals”. Animals typically only kill for food or safety.