We are honored to have Dr. Patricia M. Davidson et al. present on Social Capital in Palliative Care Research for our PCRC audience this Monday 11/22 @ 5pm Eastern. @UOW_VC David Currow Kristin Bindley See our website to register: palliativecareresearch.org/research/inves…

Bereaved carers and consequences of inequitable features of the Australian welfare state - new article on PhD findings in QHR: doi.org/10.1177/104973… Michelle DiGiacomo Jo Travaglia A/Prof Jo Lewis RN

I am utterly disappointed by the Morrison government’s response to Afghanistan’s refugees. Do not be fooled. This isn’t a compassionate response, it’s just more mean and tricky spin to disguise this government's inaction. #auspol #ActionForAfghanistan theage.com.au/politics/feder…

Palliative care workers can support the loved ones of people near the end of their life and help them live with their grief and bereavement. #CarerHelp provides resources for carers and #palliativecare workers - visit carerhelp.com.au #NPCW2022 Palliative Care Australia CareSearch

Pretty telling with cost of living in the spotlight. Puts some perspective on the ACOSS call for govt to #RaiseTheRate of income support to … at least $70 a day. Not a lot, right? Not much room for leeks. Let’s get this done so pple can #CoverTheBasics

Spot the difference: 👉🏽People on JobSeeker get an increase of $2 a day 👉🏽The rich get an extra $24 a day via stage 3 tax cuts Bonus points if you can figure out why Labor are prioritising billionaires over lifting people above the poverty line & funding essential public services

Australians on unemployment benefits are set for two record paydays – but it’s a sign of a broken system, long overdue for a fix: theconversation.com/australians-on… The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand ANU Crawford School of Public Policy #raisetherate #ausecon #auspol

New article: “…this Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis points to the need for palliative care clinicians across disciplines to more proactively identify and respond to carers positioned as structurally vulnerable…” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02…

NEW PAPER: ‘Sadly I think we are sort of still quite white, middle-class really’ – Inequities in access to bereavement support: Findings from a mixed methods study.🧵👇 doi.org/10.1177/026921… #Equity #Bereavement #Grief

Thanks to ACOSS & everyone who has been advocating for so long for an increase to JobSeeker & other payments. 🇦🇺 is 3rd worst in the OECD & have so many people doing it tough. This will set up a more transparent process for how govt decides to support people in our communities.

Women cannot revive Liberal “appeal” - There is little or no "appeal" to revive with bleak, sexist.racist status quo policies. My latest article. Love to have your views. @Jayrgoodall Dr Jenna Price OWN NSW Ronni🧂Salt-WhoWroteGunnawahYeahThatOne @AndrewCatsaras 💧Michael West johnmenadue.com/women-cannot-r…

Have a read 👇 Our study points toward public policy and quality indicators regarding a ‘good death’ that don't perpetuate undeveloped and unrealistic assumptions about dying, home, and family care. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26…

Its out! Our new special issue on Equity Oriented #Palliative Care is now available with guest editors @MerrynGott and Kelli Stajduhar: journals.sagepub.com/toc/PMJ/current #hpm #hapc

Inequality has been on steroids in Australia over the last decade, fuelling the cost-of-living crisis. Our report shows the bottom 90% of Australians receive just 7% of economic growth per person since '09, while the top 10% of income earners reap 93% of the benefits. 🤯 #auspol

Equity issue: Low socioeconomic status has become the main barrier for these patients to cope with disease distresses. #hpm #hapc journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

2000+ downloads in 1st two weeks. Help spread the word and change the culture of medicine. AMA World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Sanjay Gupta Atul Gawande André Picard Canadian Virtual Hospice NYT Health Scientific American Canadian Medical Association The BMA AAHPM WHPCA Dr. Brian Goldman AMA Media 日本緩和医療学会 広報委員会 #IntensiveCaring

The radio silence on Stage 3 in the Budget papers is telling. The increase in JobSeeker is about $1,000 a year. The increase for people earning ~$200,000 from the Stage 3 tax cuts is $9,000 a year. #auspol #Budget2023

A final shout out to our wonderful special issue on Equity-Oriented Palliative Care - please do take time to look at the papers in this important issue of the journal - many are free to access. #hpm #hapc #research #equity journals.sagepub.com/toc/PMJ/current

Both Conservatives and Labour put high priority on economic growth. I would rather see growth and reduction in inequalities in the height of five-year-old children. That way we will know that we have an economy that is really delivering for the health and wellbeing of all.

Laura Tingle says “lighting up” immigration as a problem, linking it to everything from a shortage of childcare places to the traffic on our roads, is “very dangerous to our community.” #insiders