Don’t be fooled by SMS messages about your postal vote. Always check aec.gov.au first.

Re-sharing this cause John Anderson said on RN this morning that Atsic failed. It didn’t. Govts, particularly his, failed it. Many claim Australia’s longest-running Indigenous body failed. Here’s why that’s wrong theconversation.com/many-claim-aus… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

For 250 years we haven’t listened to the people that have been here for 65,000. This is our chance to fix that. #yes23

Susie and Denis’ home. Denis works full time for QLD health, Susie works part-time also for QLD health. In addition to working 40h/w Dennis is on call 24/7, 365 days/yr driving the Ambulance and safety for the lone nurse on call. They also volunteer in their community. THREAD 🧵

Did you know that the way a woman looks will impact whether her rapist or abuser is found guilty in a courtroom? This was one of the most depressing findings of my PhD years ago. Here’s what I learned: If a woman is raped or abused, and she is seen as unattractive,

Following Tropical Cyclone Jasper in the north and intense storms in the south of the state, a range of disaster assistance has been activated to support impacted Queenslanders.

Queensland Police are appealing for public assistance after a wilful damage incident at Teneriffe this morning, January 15. mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2024/01/1…

Behold all the other Australian Days

Was told I just had a 'hostile uterus' and that everyone's period's hurt and to take some Panadol. 15 years and multiple miscarriages later it turned out I had stage 4 endo, my digestive system had fused to my reproductive system and almost 4kg of tissue had to be removed

If you need someone to talk to, call: Lifeline on 13 11 14 Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978 Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36 Headspace on 1800 650 890 QLife on 1800 184 527 ab.co/4ayZilh

What happens after you’ve been charged with an offence? Our sentencing explained video explains! Watch the video: youtube.com/shorts/0U5ipAa… Learn more about the process of sentencing or watch the full series: sentencingcouncil.qld.gov.au/education/teac…

FFS! This is scary. theguardian.com/environment/20…

“I will never scrub from my brain the forensic photos, the glassy-eyed detectives, the families slumped in court…The news of Bondi Junction just knocked the stuffings out of me, as it did so many women. Here we were again.” Some thoughts from me The Saturday Paper thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2024/04/1…

.Amy Remeikis shared a deeply personal story about sexual assault… and abject failure of the system which generally avoids pursuing rape charges unless there is physical evidence of sex & victim is dead. amy asks why do we all know a rape victim but none of us knows a rapist?

Winter is approaching and our blood and plasma inventory is already feeling the impact of a seasonal drop in donations. donateblood.page.link/vxLU #lifebloodau

Men and violence against women: Some men think that if they themselves are not perpetrating domestic or sexual violence against women, the problem has nothing to do with them. But it does. A consistent predictor of men’s use of domestic and sexual violence is... 1/5

If you had plans to grind, slash or mow today please reconsider. The Fire Danger Rating is sitting at HIGH in most parts of the state, which means there’s a heightened risk of fires. If work needs to happen today, be alert and make sure you have water on hand to extinguish

With the ongoing severe weather from ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred still affecting SE Qld, operations at a number of Magistrates courts and registries remain impacted on Monday 10 March 2025. Please visit courts.qld.gov.au for further information. #auslaw #TCAlfred #SEQld

Dear Mr Trum. Some food for thought courtesy of the Gunners. google.com/search?kgmid=%…