What happens to the ideals of participatory politics and policy reform when considering the presence of conservative participatory politics and the limits of the settler colonial state? susan goodwin Helen Proctor Discourse tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Abortion is key to women’s autonomy. Why are our politicians still so silent about it? womensagenda.com.au/latest/abortio…

The Special Issue is out! ⚡️⚡️⚡️“Working with and against the bureaucratic state: histories of grassroots organising for public education reform, 1970s–1980s.” A thread on the excellent papers within 👇Journal of Educational Administration and History susan goodwin Helen Proctor tandfonline.com/toc/cjeh20/55/3

📢 Newly published research alert:
Working with and against the bureaucratic state: histories of grassroots organising for public education reform, 1970s–1980s
susan goodwin Helen Proctor Jessica Gerrard
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
#ssesw

Lower the Age of Independence from 22 to 18 so every student can access financial support when they’re studying Ngaire Bogemann FYA ariadne vromen julia horne

Should you find yourself in Canberra next week, please come to Harry Hartog for a panel discussion about AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES (published by Sydney University Press). 📕🇦🇺🎓

📆 Thursday, 20 April
🕰️ 12.30-2.00pm
🗣️ julia horne susan goodwin Gwil Croucher & Glyn Davis

eventbrite.com.au/e/australian-u…

Last night on abc730 I noted that #auspol has almost come full circle - we need to look the the decades just after federation to find a similar period where women stood as independents. Parties were viewed by women with great scepticism, unable to represent their interests.

“Here are four innovative, citizen-centric ways the new government can start working on today to change politics in Australia”. Thank you ariadne vromen for these concrete proposals.

A housing policy for young people? The average Australian with enough super to withdraw 50k for a house deposit under the LNP proposal is 47 years old. If you are 27 and have 14k in super today, the policy will get you $5.6k. Not much help.

amp.abc.net.au/article/everyd…

We've got 971 signatures on our petition asking the Premier to fix Victoria's broken bail laws

Help us hit 1000 before the weekend

Sign the petition at vals.org.au/bail-petition and share the link

#springst #viclaw

Watch this you if want to truly think about representation & exclusion in #auspol and the lack of imagination many have about actual change
Intifar Chowdhury of @ouranu is on 🔥🔥 here

10 days to go.

Here are 10 reasons to vote Scott Morrison out.

What does it mean to stand up for First Nations justice this election? #auspol
✊🏿 Action to end family violence
✊🏿 Tackle poverty by lifting social security net
✊🏿 Invest in communities not prisons
✊🏿 Provide a safe home for everyone
👀 Australian Labor Liberal Party Australian Greens

Reversing privatisation is possible.

#CommunityServices have been undervalued and underfunded for too long. Any step toward strengthening the sector so that people receive the care they need is welcome. See ACOSS policy platform for securing essential #CommunityServices acoss.org.au/election-2022/… Andrew Leigh Zed Seselja

Upcoming seminar!
Young People and Politics, Past and Present: Grassroots School Student Activism in Australia events.humanitix.com/young-people-a…

Just 2 days until this fab online panel. Perfect for anyone interested in politics, young people, social movements or education past and present 👇
events.humanitix.com/young-people-a…

Helen Proctor susan goodwin Eve Mayes (she/her) Philippa Collin Isobelle Barrett Meyering

'Governments will continue to fail to #CloseTheGap so long as they lock our children away behind bars and take away their futures” - our Co-Chair Cheryl Axleby -tweets are my own personal views.

We are calling on all state, territory and Cth governments to #RaiseTheAge to at least 14.

theage.com.au/politics/feder…

If you're one of the more than 150,000 workers covered by this, you can register and apply for sick pay right now.

To find out more visit vic.gov.au/sick-pay-guara… and to apply for a payment if you're eligible visit service.vic.gov.au