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Dhilrukshi Pathman @dhilrukshi.bsky.social · 1d

Nearly 1 million children live in poverty in Australia, one of the richest countries on Earth.

Meanwhile, our government is ensuring they stay in poverty, for the rest of their lives.

Purplepingers ☭ @purplepingers.bsky.social · 13d

Labor during the election: “we’ll fully fund public schools”

Labor after the election: “actually we meant private schools soz”

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 1d

Are you paying up to 80 percent of your income to rent? Have disabilities that mean expensive medication?

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 1d

That's you, you don't represent other people or their experience

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Yells At Void @suzanne-suzanne.bsky.social · 1d

www.reddit.com/r/Antimoneym...

From the Antimoneymemes community on Reddit: They deserve it

Posted by wasabi-n-chill - 4,242 votes and 171 comments

www.reddit.com

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 1d

Because every government refuses to make it a priority

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FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 1d

"No child left behind..." yeah, right

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Robyn @jailbirdstreet.bsky.social · 1d

But billionaires made $67,000 a minute

Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 1d

1 in 8 people were in poverty now it’s 1 in 7 poverty is increasing I made this video #antipovertyweek

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 1d

1 in 8 people were in poverty now it’s 1 in 7 poverty is increasing I made this video #antipovertyweek

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 4d

I will do

Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 5d

It means a lot it’s just one of those days I’ll bounce back though

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 5d

❤️

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 5d

I’m really tired of being stressed out tbh. and it’s always money and the lack of that causes it. Constant bills feels like I’m never gonna get ahead but I’m not gonna stop fighting for better

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you!

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Nobody Deserves Poverty @nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social · 6d

New from @artistaffame.bsky.social
"Robodebt and now the targeted compliance framework didn't happen in a vacuum it was allowed to happen because so many people have been taught to hate the unemployed or those on welfare."

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Punch up

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you!

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 6d

Will do just got to get the info

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 6d

ko-fi.com/post/Punch-u... I had a tv interview with abc today and it made me think about this

Punch up

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Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 7d

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Paul Bamford @paulb237.bsky.social · 18d

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Paul Bamford @paulb237.bsky.social · 19d

"Automated Decision-Making" is an oxymoron.

Thank you for listening to my TED Talk.

A computer can never be held accountable.
Therefore a computer must never make a management decision.

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 18d

Agreed

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Nobody Deserves Poverty @nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social · 19d

Mutual Obligations MUST be immediately paused and Minister Rishworth must take responsibility for the safety of welfare recipients

#nobodyDeservesPoverty
#RaiseTheRate
#BTPM
#AbolishMOs

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 18d

Exactly instead they are refusing to answer questions about it

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 19d

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... 300,000 people put under stress at risk of losing their only access to food shelter and medical care. This happened both under liberal and Labor govts

More than 300,000 Australians had Centrelink payments cancelled illegally, new analysis shows

Peak body for community legal centres finds number of payments suspended due to IT glitch higher than department initially identified

www.theguardian.com

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you!!

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 19d

Anything helps honestly

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