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Seven years ago this week, 18 year old Josh Park-Fing was killed on his Work for the Dole site Today, in Crikey, I renew the call to shut this program down. The party of workers should not be forcing disadvantaged people into unsafe, free labour crikey.com.au/2023/04/20/lab…

ACOSS, the community sector and trade unions are urging the federal government to commit to wholesale reform of the broken and harmful employment services system in next month’s budget. Media Release: bit.ly/44kSCoD Letter: bit.ly/3JCRKCc #Budget2024 #Auspol

Whether you are in (un)employment services yourself or you are an ally: If you have a few minutes today, please drop Tony Burke a brief line about why you think what unemployed people say about the help they need is more important than what paid advocates say.

These stories, together. The connections. #ClimateCrisis, #HousingCrisis, #InequalityCrisis

“Homelessness is the result of system failure” watching Cameron Parsell at Platform 1225 on #youthhomelessness

In the The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand Cassandra Goldie🌈 writes that the govt said "it was not able to adopt every “good idea” in the budget. Making sure people have enough money to eat three times a day is not a “good idea”. It is a basic responsibility of government." theconversation.com/the-budget-cou…

What happens when people are ready for housing, but there is no housing ready for them? Check out our recent JOS article. Dr Ella Kuskoff Cameron Parsell Rose-Marie Stambe Life Course Centre journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

Recent publication by Simone Casey is now available online 'Beyond job-search theory: A value pluralist approach to conditionality in Australian employment services' For more details see doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.3…

The People's Commission into the Housing Crisis is on now! People from all walks of life sharing their stories of housing stress and insecurity, as the Commission explores the solutions needed to fix Australia's housing crisis. Watch here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

In Brisbane's CBD in June? Make sure you check out the Hanging by a Thread exhibit. This youth photovoice project explores young people’s experiences of home & homelessness. Popup locations: 69 Ann St (7-14 June) 275 George St (14-21/06) & Brisbane Square (21-28/06) Anglicare Southern Queensland

The other side of this: I've never talked to so many unemployed people who are scrambling to find work so they don't get evicted from their rental The pressure to survive on our shitty welfare payments, in a housing crisis w/ weakening job market abc.net.au/listen/program…

America declared the loser of presidential debate

Want to know what it is like to live and work in a hotel used as a crisis accomodation service? Read our new paper to find out! (Spoiler: it’s better than congregate hostels but the housing crisis stifles any innovation) Life Course Centre @HASSUQ #homelessness

The people who are on the receiving end of this harm have no way of knowing whether the IT system is applying the rules lawfully or not. The obvious previous example of this was robodebt.

As today marks the start of Homelessness Week 2024, it's timely to revisit the Hanging by a Thread exhibition. A photovoice project by Anglicare Southern Queensland & Life Course Centre that explores young people's experiences of home & homelessness through photography. 👉 bit.ly/4dsehhX

You mean mass redundancies, the evisceration of entire disciplines, rampant managerialism, and the fanatic embrace of a profit-driven model of scholarship haven't fostered a climate of open inquiry and big ideas? Who could've known?! 🤷‍♂️ theguardian.com/australia-news…

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You heard Jenna Price: “For heaven's sake, listen to people for whom cost-of-living is a serious issue - and that's the people on welfare payments of one kind or another... Raise the bloody rate.” It's time for government to listen and act: canberratimes.com.au/story/8961754/… #RaisetheRate