Dr Desirée Kozlowski

In case you'd like to catch up on our chat about the surprising benefits of pleasure, joy, and all things lovely, here's the link to listen to ABC Radio National's Life Matters from this morning 😘 abc.net.au/listen/program…

I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage. This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country. #CommitToALivingWage

This morning's moment of everyday magnificence

626 #DeathsInCustody Hundreds of #MMIW #AboriginalLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterAustralia 💔 🖤 🖤 🖤

@Pleasure_Lab me too #RaiseTheRate

@Pleasure_Lab Maybe also remove taxation on low income...who can live on $18k yr...our rent was over that in outer suburbs!

This is even more important as inflation rises those already struggling for food and bills will be hit the worst. This is now critical. @JEChalmers #auspol #IranWar

I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage. This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country. #CommitToALivingWage

626 #DeathsInCustody Hundreds of #MMIW #AboriginalLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterAustralia 💔 🖤 🖤 🖤

@Mubblez_ Everything is about discouraging as many people as they can. Through convoluted rules, shame, gaslighting, prohibitive wait times, inflexible rules, ridiculous requirements... the list goes on and on

@Pleasure_Lab I find it astonishing that I get a lower Jobseeker base rate if I have a job AND it takes away from that based on what I earn. It's like a form of double jeopardy.

I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage. This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country. #CommitToALivingWage

The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) welcomes today’s High Court decision striking down the Federal Government’s use of punitive monitoring and control conditions on people living in the community on bridging visas. asrc.org.au/2026/03/18/sta…

There's always money for war, but governments never seem to have enough for pensioners, people with disabilities, uni students and others who rely on income support payments to survive. Why is that?

“So why would Labor and the Coalition oppose an inquiry into an issue of such national importance?” writes Mark Ogge. “The simple answer is that they share responsibility in both grossly mismanaging the sale of Australia’s gas resources." Read more: theaus.in/3P7kZmZ

Butcherbird - Jerrabomberra Wetlands

Mitrula paludosa - Bog Beacon #Fungi

Ants! I love ants but there are some ants that hate everyone. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@aparachick 😫

@Pleasure_Lab nit.com.au/17-03-2026/232…

626 #DeathsInCustody Hundreds of #MMIW #AboriginalLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterAustralia 💔 🖤 🖤 🖤

@aparachick I know

@Pleasure_Lab Your last post said one less.

@pjfred60 A swamp wallaby, I believe

@Pleasure_Lab Is that a podgymelon? ❤️

Here's a little cutie for you

@aparachick Not that I know of, I only refer to the recorded data every week or two, and did that yesterday

@Pleasure_Lab Another death in custody since yesterday Desirée?