New research by ACOSS and UNSW reveals the extent of wealth inequality in Australia. While the lowest 60% of households saw a 55% increase in wealth over two decades, the highest 10% witnessed an 84% surge.
#InequalityinAustralia #AusPol #Raisetherate
povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/wp-content/upl…

Excited to hear about Australian women’s experiences, attitudes and use of PrEP from Catherine MacPhail and Kate Manlik (via ACON) - if we are talking about elimination of transmission then we need to talk about women's access #PrEP 1/

so you admit you can just give citizenship to anyone for whatever reason you like

Great initiative:
“When I was told the contents of the sample I had provided, I realised something astonishing - throughout the entire 20 years of my substance use history […] this was the first time ever that I actually knew for certain what I was going to inject into my body.”

I look forward to the ABS social media team having to explain to their boss tomorrow that the bureau has to release a line of merch because their little April Fools' gag became a bit too popular

A bad time for a landlord means they may have to sell their extra properties. A bad time for a renter is homelessness. These are not the same thing, and housing policy in this country should not be treating these two outcomes as the same.

#BREAKING
Security Council ADOPTS resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan leading to a lasting sustainable ceasefire, and the immediate, unconditional release of all hostages

IN FAVOR: 14
AGAINST: 0
ABSTAIN: 1 (US)

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news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Two postdoc positions at UNSW Social Policy Research Centre UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health
(We have a nap pod!!)
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/5235…

Great to collaborate with Australian colleagues on this ⬇️ mpox publication and to see more mpox quali research emerging. SHARE Collaborative Charlie Witzel shout out also
The Love Tank

New qualitative paper exploring GBMSM’s experiences of mpox illness in England!

We found:
⚠️ Stigma was a huge part of mpox illness. Men living with HIV generally coped better with stigma, drawing on experiences of HIV diagnosis for resilience.

thelancet.com/journals/eclin…

New article published today, open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

I really enjoyed doing this work with fellow peer workers, thinking and feeling together about alternative ways to do research #madstudies #pqi

on this day in 2017, Labor won government in WA

what have they done for LGBTQIA+ communities over the last seven years?

short answer: not much!

Promoting the GCPS in NSW, VIC, and ACT

NSW: unsw.to/SGCPS2024
VIC: unsw.to/MGCPS2024
ACT: unsw.to/CGCPS2024