I am so disappointed in Australia for not helping one of its own more. This line: โwe are extending to
#Assange
the same consular services to any citizenโ - In that case, whereโs the proof theyโd protect any of us at all?
#auspol
#FreeAssange
&
#RaiseTheRate
-
#peoplematter
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Eight days without new cases in Qld, 1,035 new cases in NSW. Tell me again which government is responding better. Clearly Labor governments are running a better gambit.
#auspol
I want dental health added to Medicare. Why? Because oral health is so important for overall health. Itโs beyond a joke that people in poverty cannot have their teeth looked after - this is third world if you ask me. Is Australia a first world country? Really?
#Dental
#Medicare
Geez I would love to own my own home. To have a garden with trees and vines Iโve planted that I can benefit from for years, to have my own library, that I never need to face moving again, to feel stable. To hang a picture on the wall. Iโd love secure affordable
#housing
.
#auspol
Someone just doesnโt care at all for prams or wheelchairs or groups of people using the footpath. This arrogant Parker thinks the sidewalk is a car park.โฆ
@brisbanecityqld
โฉ
#auspol
So, Centrelink isnโt paying me this fortnight, because after four months of a complaint about a JSP that they have now admitted to mishandling, unless I engage with that specific JSP they refuse to pay me. Iโm on hold to the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
#Jobseeker
#Complaint
#auspol
So a guy did this to my windscreen at 9am this morning. In a moment of rage. I stayed in the car and called the police. He calmed down, said sorry and then organised for OโBrien glass to repair it. A poor moment on his part. Tried to stop traffic and wasnโt happy when ignored. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
I think Dominic Perrottet needs to take
#PersonalResponsibioity
for ignoring the advice of health experts, for exponential increases in cases - for abandoning measures that have worked across the last two years, and for all deaths that occur.
#masks
#distance
#outdoors
#nswpol
I hate
#COVID19
#auspol
- I have zero love for this virus or the government that let it rip before boosters and without enough testing sites or tests for home use. This is a far worse health pandemic because of this. We had a chance Australia. Why did we throw it away??
Do you want to know the worst thing about the
#cashlesswelfarecard
/
#cashlessdebitcard
?
It funnels money to approved vendors only.
In this way, it shuts down smaller business and initiatives, adding hoops for new business to jump through, at greater cost. Just
#RaiseTheRate
!
The rate of
#JobSeeker
before the $150 drop this week was BELOW ALL POVERTY LINES we know of. Adding $50 a fortnight back is insult to injury. Asking anyone to live for all expenses on $44/day is draconianism. The LNP support entrenching poverty, starvation and suicide.
#auspol
Had my very first online interview today. From my phone. Wow! Interview ran for half an hour and went very well. A comfortable rapport was established and soon after I got the call. I got the role. So, online induction to dive into. This is great news. I hope it goes well. ๐ค ๐
#Breaking
โ Hold onto your chairs! Donโt drop your drink! This is incredible. After a 1 hour trial today, I start tomorrow 9-5. More hours are promised, not rostered yet. Pay is award & F/N, next due in a FN. Itโs physical labour. Will keep me fit. Feeling relieved.
#auspol
.
@JoshFrydenberg
saying we have too much โwelfare dependencyโ in
#auspol
misses the part where this indicates
#NoJobs
! Isnโt it the governments job to ensure there are
#jobs
for people? Rather than blaming workers for this lack, how about blaming the people in power?
#JobSeekers
If you're stuck in quarantine with a TOXIC or ABUSIVE PERSON, message me about my Lamington recipe (I don't have one) and I will know to check in on you regularly.
If you ask me about BUYING lamingtons and include a shipping address, I will know to contact the police for you.
#DV
Being a casual underemployed worker and not receiving my Centrelink
#JobSeeker
payment to spite doing everything right is beyond the pale cruel. Potentially making me homeless, again, as a single woman. What is this government doing?
#auspol
@AlboMP
@billshortenmp
@SenatorSiewert
.Morrison says โweโre not in favour of telling anyone what to do, Australians can get their lives backโ Yet it is his party pushing for all
#socialsecurity
recipients, Pensioners included, to go onto income management - the Indue Cashless Card. Itโs draconian. Cโmon.
#auspol
A friend of mine was hospitalised last week after having a seizure. Heโs never had epilepsy before. What brought it on? Not eating for four days due to the
#poverty
entrenching
#JobSeeker
amount. I am furious about this. We need to
#RaiseTheRate
people matter!
#auspol
Why are journalists taking about Qld as though itโs inevitable it will lose its Covid19 zero. Trying to maintain that as much as possible is surely to be encouraged. Whatโs wrong with people!?
#auspol
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@OfficialKamahl
Iโm voting
#Yes23
. I understand it will directly improve the lives and outcomes for our disposessed and targeted FNs people. Yes gives them a chance to voice concerns about law and legislation that affects them directly. Itโs a very simple concept.
#auspol
Vote Yes.
#auspol
My landlord seven years ago, owned nine properties. He used to literally boast about how โon paperโ he earned less than me. He avoided tax by employing accountants. Had two multimillion stock portfolios and didnโt work. Lived alone in a five bedroom house across from his parents.
Hello fellow Twitterers, Iโm excited today. I got a job interview! For a job I applied for from the Ethical Jobs website last week. The interview is early next week. Iโd be great in this role. It would be fantastic! ๐ค So glad my application got me to interview. ๐
#auspol
Iโm really curious as to how a 14 year old can be deemed to have the capacity required to understand a
#terrorism
offence. A girl canโt legally consent to sex before 16, yet now a child could be held and questioned for terrorism at 14? What?
#Worldgonemad
#auspol
I got home and told my housemate about it, he said if it was a guy a fight would have started over this. I chose to stay in the car. The man demanded I pull over and get out. I didnโt leave the car until the police got there. The police said it was a good idea to stay in the car.
On Wednesday night, after a film screening, one of my friends had a heart attack. Myself and another performed CPR until the Ambulance arrived. They jump started his heart three times before transporting him. Today the intubation is removed, and we await further news.
#auspol
@naveenjrazik
@SBSNews
What absolute rubbish. You should apologise to Albanese for mixing up his fair response to your lack of knowledge as something other than reasonable. Youโre response is weak, emotional blackmail attempting to use all women and sexism as your shield. This was not that. Grow up.
FREE JULIAN ASSANGE NOW!
This is the best news out of our parliament in many years of campaigning for Action for Assange.
Thank you
@WilkieMP
๐๐๐
#auspol
โ
I successfully moved a motion to recognise the importance of bringing Julian Assangeโs extradition to an end. The Govt voted for it in an unprecedented show of political support for Julian. The US must heed these calls & drop the extradition.
#FreeAssangeNOW
#auspol
#politas
Twitter knows itโs my birthday! ๐
Happy Birthday to me. May this whole year bring the best and greatest days Iโve ever had. Thank you to all the wonderful people here that have helped me through and been there, when the systems, structures and biases have let me down. โค๏ธ
#auspol
The EU has removed Australia from its safe travel list. In other words if you come here you could die. Our government has endangered all our lives and ruined
#tourism
. Oh well done
#LNPDeathCult
- thatโs to be expected from a sacked Tourism Australian worker isnโt it?
#auspol
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Waiting for my first appointment at an employment services provider. Theyโre now seven minutes late for my appointment. I have just witnessed by overhearing what can only be described as an extremely condescending conversation. The client left and let the door close behind him.
Really hoping this rain stops. Our dams are full, our soil soggy, our clothes not drying, our shoes wet, and our car windows closed. Too much rain. Even the animals are over it.
#qldpol
The guy was calm by the time the police got there. We were both in shock. He gave me his license and phone and email and business name. I suggested it was a good learning experience to control rage, especially in sharp moments of anger like that. He agreed. Seems a good guy. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Our comrade passed away last night.
@BA_Hore91
, a free spirit, a working man. A loving husband, father and friend. A man with a green thumb and passion for gardening, life and living and giving. He will be missed. โค๏ธ ๐ท ๐ฅ Funeral is on Friday. RIP
Have just been interviewed by Channel 7 Brisbane. Please watch the news tonight. Changes to
#Jobseeker
and a cut and kick to raise the rate. Devastating effects on livelihoods.
#auapol
#RaiseTheRate
Thanks to
@ACOSS
for the referral. โ๐๐
@hepzibah59
The Job Network is a rort. A network of privatised companies making money regularly by harassing and disturbing JobSeekers - who they are given power over, which they abuse. A system that supports that abuse and ignores complaints.
#auspol
#JobSeekers
Homeless in Australia - and the housing situation is literally abysmal. Do you want to know how awful it feels to know nobody in government who knows youโre homeless cares at all? Think about it. Itโs cold. No shower or heater. Thanks
#auspol
. ๐ก ๐ฅถ
#housing
Happy 78th birthday to Brenda Blethyn, English actress who plays Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope in the TV series Vera. Alright pet. 20th of February.
I voted
#Yes
today ๐๐ผ
Cโmon Australia, do the right thing. I recognise FNs peoples as our FNs peoples and how sensible it is to give them Voice, a say on matters regarding them. A voice with parliamentary veto power. YES this will respectfully make a difference.
#auspol
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Centrelink is refusing to pay me
#JobSeeker
this fortnight as the DESE will not allow this to occur unless I โtalkโ to an abusive provider I have for over four months requested a transfer away from.
@Centrelink
I have an unresolved complaint still and nothing has changed?
#auspol
I couldnโt be more impressed with Dan Andrews for prioritising housing over games. While people canโt afford housing itโs kind of gross others celebrate elite sports next to cities of homelessness and broken hopes and dreams. I support sport, but humanity first, please.๐
#auspol
Thank you. To all my X Twitter peeps. X is home to good and wonderful people. We know them by their hearts and minds through what they say and how they say it. We are blessed by having found each other here. It is why I stay. โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
#thankyou
All of you.
#auspol
Took myself to a concert of a friendโs band. Had a nice afternoon. The bowls club didnโt sell tea or coffee and I donโt drink. Was quite disappointed at this. Had to come home for a cup of tea. Quiet one at home now. Enjoy your evening everyone. ๐งฃstay warm. ๐น
@Mumontherun01
Very sorry to hear this happened to your daughter. Reminds me of some cafe owners I worked for when younger. Itโs extremely damaging and unprofessional. Power trippers with a small field of influence - being abusive. Something is wrong with our culture.
#auspol
If youโre not angry with our federal government, youโre not paying attention... or youโre filthy rich and donโt understand at all how those without such privilege are faring. Please wake up.
#auspol
@purplepingers
This is such a disgraceful person. Landlords wilfully evicting people to homelessness - then photographing them to complain how much they cost them and to exclaim its karma. NO MATE, itโs your greed! And systemic poverty creation. Gross Australian.
#ClassistAuspol
#auspol
Do people know that if youโre on Social Security payments for your survival in this economy that the only payment where you just meet requirements to qualify for it is
#JobSeeker
? Do people realise that the government is behind harming people deliberately?
#auspol
#WorkWanted
Twenty five million dollars. For three flag poles on top of Sydneyโs Harbour Bridge. How many houses could this buy? How many cars? How many people would this feed? This is a serious overpricing. Itโs almost extortionate. Three poles. Ffs! Cannot be that expensive.
#auspol
Anyone in Brisbane need someone to do some work for them this week? Please DM me. What can I do for you? Rent needs paying and I can clean, type, mow lawns, paint, type, write, make phone calls, proofread, mind kids, walk pets, sit with someone, solve problems.
#work
#qldpol
#WORKWANTED
: I keep applying for jobs, getting interviews but not employment. Still looking. Quite disheartening. Suggestions and offers welcomed.
Words, politics, people, social security, economy. Social sciences? Media? Law? Brisbane based. Available now.
#employme
#auspol
Iโm on a break. Very glad for that packed lunch I made yesterday. This is great going. Lots to do and I havenโt stopped moving since o got here. The people are really helpful and all work focused. Loving this. Will be ready for a shower and sleep tonight. Thanks for your support.
#Breaking
โ Hold onto your chairs! Donโt drop your drink! This is incredible. After a 1 hour trial today, I start tomorrow 9-5. More hours are promised, not rostered yet. Pay is award & F/N, next due in a FN. Itโs physical labour. Will keep me fit. Feeling relieved.
#auspol
One more sleep and I find out of I got this job. I am so hoping I do get it. I find out later today and if youโve followed me for a while - believe me, this job is an excellent one for me. I hope they agree. Fingers crossed ๐ค and everything else too. ๐๐
#auspol
#work
@JaneCaro
@ricci_bartels
Impossible not to agree. Iโm staggered that private schools receive more public funding than public schools. Iโm outraged by that agreement. Absolutely outraged. We have schools wanting teachers, children missing out - and public money pays for waterfalls and statues.
#auspol
Just had an abusive and emotionally manipulative male housemate leave. The gross comments he made to me about what he referred to as his abusive ex - having had her since she was 18, and the come on I heavily rejected last night. The grossness of his comments. So glad he is gone.
I have recently been blocked by a person for not wanting to hear Covid or flat earth conspiracies as part of our conversations. I advised Iโm not interested. But they persist only they know the truth and they can show me, if only Iโd listen. How do others cope with this?
#auspol
My gorgeous cat is missing from Salisbury after one night at my sisters house - she was living at Woolloongabba and may try to get back there
#Brisbane
#LostCat
Ppease help find her - she is my everything. Her name is Pounce. ๐๐๐
#auspol
#missing
Dearly loved. โค๏ธ๐๐๐
Thanks to the
#Brisbane
floods many unemployed and underemployed workers are finding employment in cleaning up the mess. These are people who want work, who benefit as everyone does from being able to contribute and be paid for it. We are Australians. Donโt exploit us, help us.
This is me:
#Newstart
recipients in Australiaโs biggest cities explain how tough it is to keep a roof over their head.
#RaiseTheRate
#auspol
Yes, we really are having a go and getting kicked to the curb.
#povertykills
Absolutely shattered, lost my job today, I made a mistake and didnโt get there due to thinking my start time was later. Now, I donโt have a job at all. I donโt know how I am supposed to keep smiling. Another guy was coming off sick leave - my job was filling I for him anyway.
@CallumDRFoote
@MichaelWestBiz
@friendlyjordies
This is horrifying.
@friendlyjordies
is a fearless journalist. The corruption that seems to be very closely tied to such loose interpretations of the law as these is horrific. Australia should be very concerned. Free speech and calling out politicians isnโt criminal.
#auspol
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@PeterCronau
Brilliant article. Well done to Dr John Jiggens for this brilliant article and well done to the Australian Citizens Party for referring Morrison to the
#NACC
. Itโs repulsive what this Machiavellian crocodile smiling secrecy sorcerer has done in our name.
#AUKUS
#auspol
#USUKA
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I am off to my QCAT hearing in the hope of saving my home and my life it seemsโฆ. Hereโs showing up for whatever comes next, with loads of hope.
#auspol
All the people carrying on about interest rates going up, were eerily silent when they were at record lows. Years of benefit and now they complain. People living on $48 a day need a break, itโs unreasonable, itโs not enough. Itโs overdue.
#RaiseTheRate
#JobSeeker
Was just interviewed by
@abcnews
for my response to the Queensland State governments budget announcement in regards to public housing. Will be shown with tonightโs 7pm news.
#HousingForAll
#PublicHousing
Needs such a big boost as has been left languishing.
#auspol
More needed.
@friendlyjordies
Awesome video! Thank you so much for revealing what the AUWU is like - their treatment of members and failure to do anything administratively that even remotely resembles doing this properly within the legal parameters of their identity. This Assoc. Inc. is an
#AUWUfail
#UPSCC
I called Centrelink yesterday to claim the disaster payment for lost work due to the 8 day lockdown in Qld. Apparently my account is locked. My AAT appeal is on 27.08 Friday week. I am busy preparing my brief of evidence for this. This is nasty.
@Centrelink
#auspol
Just received this message - from a man: โInternational womens day means it is a time to recognise achievers ....inspire meโ
Tell me how you would respond. My first though was t pleasant. I donโt owe him inspiration. Wtaf! Sexist BS is what I see. Am I wrong?
#women
#auspol
My rent went up four weeks ago due to retaliatory action of the real estate for calling them out conducting inspections without my knowledge while I was sleeping and working nights and then breaching me for mould that was structural. I have gone to QCAT and now await appeal.
Seriously NSW shouldnโt open up until it has zero cases. That zero gives Queensland a lot of confidence and for me, a Qlder, the thought of NSW opening up without this is terrifying. This will kill people unnecessarily.
#auspol
#Covid19
Come on
@AlboMP
and
@AustralianLabor
stand up, speak truth, own it, defend it. Represent. Society IS ready to accept a good party in their corner. Be ready. Get to it. OR - combine with the
#Greens
if you can't on your own. But: DO SOMETHING, memorable and worthy of our
#votes
.
A lot of tweets about MyGov today. People should opt out. Tell Centrelink they arenโt using it. Itโs prone to scams, hacking and fraud and tends to be abusive without delivering what is needed. Seems the whole system is broken. Automation shouldnโt apply to โHuman Servicesโ. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Feeling better. Like the horror of trauma has passed. Accepting better. Feeling fresher and clearer and getting things done. Trauma messed with me. Through homelessness, loss of family, theft of belongings and Centrelink real nastiness. I hope and work for better everyday. ๐นโค๏ธ
@JaneCaro
@HumanHeadline
@noplaceforsheep
Coercive control is also entailed in mutual obligations where being late or missing an appointment- which can happen in life, particularly when youโre very low on funds, means you can be cut off from your payment as punishment. Leaving people destitute isnโt helping.
#auspol
If people hear and understand anything today - please let it be that removing $150/week from
#JobSeeker
hurts me deeply, sends me back to homelessness and scares me. Poverty kills! I am not alone in this.
#BeKind
#auspol
Just saw an ad asking people to donate to Mission Australia to help Australiaโs homeless population. Not once, not ever have I ever seen any representative of this organisation doing anything directly with our homeless populations. Not even once! Donโt donate.
#auspol
He would visit the house I rented from him almost everyday, if not visit, he would call. I hated him doing this. Heโd bought the house seven years after I moved into it. Literally buying the right to own the house - and he thought its contents.
#Renters
are not property.
#auspol
The cashless debit card must not proceed. It is punitive, money funnelling (to the wrong people) and degrading for users.
#Poverty
is NOT criminal - but sanctioning the poor is a
#HumanRights
abuse.
#NoCDC
#RaiseTheRate
- assist not crush.
#auspol
To all those who follow me. Thank you. My second AAT hearing is 11:30am this Friday. Perhaps better outcomes will follow regarding my JobSeeker payment from
@Centrelink
? - maybe they will realise lies donโt create truth. Even when repeated as fact. Truth matters.
#auspol
#AAT
@matthewlesh
I have reported this tweet - I see this as abusive and deliberately targeting all Australians living on welfare. The most sensible thing to do would be to keep the prices at rates everyone can afford and
#restrict
over buying by those with more cash to hand.
Today I have had the Astra Zeneca
#vaccine
. If in four days time I am not here... the 21st May 2021... things may not have gone so well. Feeling okay right now. Slightly sore arm where the needle went in, a little headache, slightly under par. Day four the one to watch I'm told.
@DrJeremyWalker
It seems the people behind the โnoโ campaign are deliberately spreading misinformation - and from this article, that they do so as they fear a FNs voice will strengthen climate action initiatives and hasten the end of our reliance on fossil fuels. Copy that.
#VoteYesAustralia
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