Evan Young (@evanb_y) 's Twitter Profile
Evan Young

@evanb_y

Journalist. Lives with #MECFS.

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calendar_today06-07-2010 07:29:50

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Feels like the right time for me to bring up a panel a former workplace/ media org asked me to do on "Indigenous identity" that changed my career and is part of why I stopped working in TV 1/9

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Long Covid can impair quality of life more than advanced cancers, study says - via Rachel Hall #longCOVID #MECFS #MillionsMissing #NEISvoid theguardian.com/society/2023/j…

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Queensland scientists push for new national treatment guidelines for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). abc.net.au/news/2023-06-1… via ABC Australia

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Thinking of every sexual assault and rape survivor watching politicians gleefully kick around political attacks like a football, while seeing private case notes leaked and worst fears about coming forward realised. It makes me feel physically ill.

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The architects of Robodebt will be referred for criminal and civil prosecution after a royal commission handed down its report into the unlawful scheme today. ab.co/3PLw8rO

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Something I’m often reminded of, having done a decent amount of work around Centrelink since #Robodebt, is even though the scheme is long gone, it created a culture of fear around Centrelink (and a lack of trust) that still exists today. #RobodebtRC abc.net.au/news/2022-08-2…

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"It will take some time for the government to respond to the 57 recommendations that Holmes says are needed ... but her overarching call for a new way to talk about welfare and those who rely on it can be heeded by politicians, the media and the broader public now." #RobodebtRC

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Whenever I write about long-covid or ME, I get waves of emails from chronically ill folk who feel seen/heard. But with this piece, I'm *also* hearing from healthy people saying they finally get what their loved ones are going through. Which feels amazing. theatlantic.com/health/archive…

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The hidden disability sunflower has become an internationally-recognised icon, but advocates say it's still relatively unknown in Australia. Here's what it’s all about. abc.net.au/news/2023-08-0…

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Inside the international operation using Australian greyhounds to grow China's illegal racing industry abc.net.au/news/2023-09-1… via ABC Australia

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Without change, the trauma of the disability royal commission will have all been for nothing abc.net.au/news/2023-09-2… via ABC Australia

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It can't bring their kids back, but these mums hope the #DisabilityRoyalCommission leads to change abc.net.au/news/2023-09-2… Celina Edmonds #DisabilityRC #DisabilityTwitter

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The ABC has recently heard hundreds of stories from Australians with disability about their experiences with transport across the country. Advocates say systems are failing them. ab.co/3T9q2mf

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For people with disability, it doesn’t matter what condition you have, where you live, or what mode of transport you take, getting from A to B is much harder than it needs to be, write Evan Young and Nas Campanella. ab.co/49MVood