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Capacity of business lobby groups to play chicken little should never be underestimated. Stock of students is not falling. It will continue to grow albeit at a slower rate than the phenomenal growth in 2023. smh.com.au/national/nsw/t…

Let’s be clear the Albanese Gov has provided no pathway to permanency for the 8,500 people who have been in limbo in Australia for 12 years. They can pretend & spin. But the truth is they are failing to end this devastating limbo. It takes no new laws. Just a strike of a pen

Ever since Australia was turned against the very idea of needing asylum, being given refuge back in 2001 when wrongly and damagingly told that people were throwing their children overboard, turning compassion into revulsion and systematic demonisation, refugee policy has been

Building an underclass of vulnerable people struggling to stay afloat. Imagine if we in Australia had to run and seek refuge in another country. How wd we want to be treated? gmothers_adrc #RefugeesWelcome #auspol Samantha Ratnam #StrongerTogether theguardian.com/australia-news…

Israeli security chief condemns ‘terrorism’ of militant settlers theguardian.com/world/article/…

A dynamic and thoughtful piece about the “enshittification” of the web. #internet #socialmedia theconversation.com/the-internet-i… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Excellent summary. With Indigenous kids 70% of those in youth detention, "jailing is failing". #auspol sbs.com.au/nitv/article/j…

How did they get my data? I uncovered the hidden web of networks behind telemarketers #privacy laws in Australia need a major overhaul #auspol24 theconversation.com/how-did-they-g… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Absolutely disgraceful decision. Yeah keep blathering on about how bad the Libs nuclear power policy is, but this is the govt right now failing.

Genocide tourism is now a thing in Israel

It is not, in fact, beyond words. Try words like “Israel is committing horrific war crimes with daily massacres and needs to be stopped.” Or “My party must sanction Israel in accordance with international law”. Or “I’m so sorry for our complicity in these horrors, that ends now.”

"As an NDIS support worker and advocate for my clients and their families, as a disabled Australian worker and single parent of a chronically ill child, as an informal support in my family, I welcome the truth," writes NDIS coordinator Luke Stickels. satpa.pe/uYse3ik

The longer this cost of living goes on, the stronger the rationale for breaking up the big two, taxing them to the max and forcing them to comply with a social operation code. #auspol #supermarkets theguardian.com/business/grogo…

Check out this campaign! chuffed.org/project/111804… via Chuffed

Fantastic to see this development #sustainablehealthcare 💚 #climateandhealth 🌏

History and balance from Michell Grattan welcome in the face of other media pushing for protesters to be charged #auspol #protests theconversation.com/view-from-the-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

More than 430,000 Australians could have owned their own home today – if not for 7 prime ministers’ inaction #housing #negativegearing #failedinvestments theconversation.com/more-than-430-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Everyone should know the quote: “the price of a house has gone from three to four times [annual] income to seven to eight times income in the course of a generation”.  Alan Kohler unpacks the myriad causes so clearly that it’s a public service. satpa.pe/OtnBZLY

Assessments for the #MentalHealthPlan for 11-14 year old kids include questions about #sexualactivity, #Selfharm, #drugs etc in intrusive ways. It's the same questionnaire used for 45 year olds. No discretion for #GPs. Took 2 x double appts & cost $300. #healthcare