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Antipoverty Centre @antipovertycentre.org · 9h

🚨 PSA FOR FOLKS IN DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

"Mutual" obligations are VOLUNTARY from today until 6 Jan 2025. There are no payment suspensions, demerits, or other penalties during the transition to Inclusive Employment Australia.

If your provider isn't helpful, you can ignore them completely.

Government Announces Pause on Mutual Obligations for Inclusive Employment Australia - Disability Advocacy Network Australia

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations announced last week that they will be pausing mutual obligations for the rollout of the new Inclusive Employment Australia (IEA) program from the 1...

dana.org.au

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

Friends, please help Clint's family with funeral and medical expenses if you're able.

#MutualAidAustralia #MutualAid #HelpSky 💸💕
@fairshare.help

Mx. Fee - FREE LINK @mxfee.bsky.social · 3d

💸💕 A GFM has been set up to help cover funeral costs and the remaining medical expenses. If you have a couple of dollars spare, his partner really needs help in one of the worst times imaginable.

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

You might know him as the Bloke always willing to share his Twisties and Dare Iced Coffee. Now JSB needs our help to move into suitable housing.

If you're able to contribute, please do.

#MutualAidAustralia #MutualAid #HelpSky 💸💕
@fairshare.help

💜 phonakins 🍉 @phonakins.com · 2d

JustSumBloke got their notice to leave in March 2026.
With household income only carers and dsp they're not even going to bother looking for a private rental.
So any help with this would be greatly appreciated 🙂

gofund.me/7e4945bcf

Donate to Help with bathroom for disabled young man, organized by Karl Tilcock

Updated 24-09-2025 Added pic of vanity unit we scored for $150. Thank you ❤️ … Karl Tilcock needs your support for Help with bathroom for disabled young man

gofund.me

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 1d

@thedasp.bsky.social hosts a mutual aid thread each Monday

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 1d

fairshare.help is a bot that shares requests for assistance.

It can also suggest a request for donations.

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

@mutualaidvoid.bsky.social pins a new mutual aid thread each Monday

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

Accounts that host Mutual Aid threads:

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

Mutual Aid Directory compiled by @qpmutualaid.bsky.social

QuyetPawz - Mutual Aid @qpmutualaid.bsky.social · 14d

The plan is to begin doing mutual aid threads beginning of December 15 2025.

I've created a mutual aid resources document that contains a list of accounts that post mutual aid threads, feeds, and a list of tips and tricks to improving visibility on mutual aid posts.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Blue Sky Mutual Aid Community

Blue Sky Mutual Aid Community Updates & Additions by @QuyetPawz.bsky.social / @QPMutualAid.bsky.social Suggestions? Tag QuyetPawz on BlueSky or E-Mail [email protected] Want to support this wo...

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

Other resources:

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

Trans Crowdfund is for Trans people and picks up Transcrowdfund tag or 🏳💕💸

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

SW Mutual Aid is only for Sex Workers and picks up swmutualaid, swermutualaid, survivalsw and survivalswer tags

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

Settler Saturday is for Indigenous folks and picks up Settler Saturday and Native Mutual aid tags

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

Mutual Aid and fundraisers specifically for people in Gaza

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

Mutual Aid and fundraisers specifically for people in Gaza

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

BIPOC Mutual Aid Void is specifically for BIPOC and picks up BIPOCMA or 🖤🤎💕💸

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

This feed is for Australia specific requests and picks up the tag MutualAidAustralia

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

The Mutual Aid Void is a seven day feed of all mutual aid, helpsky, SettlerSaturday, Mutual Aid Void Gaza, and TransCrowdFund posts

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

This is just one of the many feeds that picks up most general Mutual Aid requests

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

Feeds:

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

🧵 Vulnerable people are falling further and further behind so it is up to us to look out for each other.

And while Link isn't here for Community Giving and Friday Fund Day, we thought we'd share some Mutual Aid resources.

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

You might know him as the Bloke always willing to share his Twisties and Dare Iced Coffee. Now JSB needs our help to move into suitable housing.

If you're able to contribute, please do.

#MutualAidAustralia #MutualAid #HelpSky 💸💕
@fairshare.help

💜 phonakins 🍉 @phonakins.com · 2d

JustSumBloke got their notice to leave in March 2026.
With household income only carers and dsp they're not even going to bother looking for a private rental.
So any help with this would be greatly appreciated 🙂

gofund.me/7e4945bcf

Donate to Help with bathroom for disabled young man, organized by Karl Tilcock

Updated 24-09-2025 Added pic of vanity unit we scored for $150. Thank you ❤️ … Karl Tilcock needs your support for Help with bathroom for disabled young man

gofund.me

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 2d

Friends, please help Clint's family with funeral and medical expenses if you're able.

#MutualAidAustralia #MutualAid #HelpSky 💸💕
@fairshare.help

Mx. Fee - FREE LINK @mxfee.bsky.social · 3d

💸💕 A GFM has been set up to help cover funeral costs and the remaining medical expenses. If you have a couple of dollars spare, his partner really needs help in one of the worst times imaginable.

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · 10d

Good morning, friends.

It's 💛Mutual Aid Monday💛

We're stronger together, helping each other, so if you can, please pay it forward to someone who needs a hand up.

If you have or know of a request, use the tag #MutualAidAustralia to appear in our feed.

#MutualAid #HelpSky #MutualAidMonday

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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · Sep 16

So I've been secretive these last few months as I put my project into action but I want to create a magazine. The difference to this magazine is it will be written by people with direct experience in poverty.

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Mutual Aid Australia @mutualaidaus.bsky.social · Sep 11

Friends, please chip in to help Joey with medical expenses if you're able.

After five years of homelessness, Joey is getting her life back on track and needs to avoid health complications.

#MutualAidAustralia #MutualAid #HelpSky
@fairshare.help

Living with Lipedema

I honestly thought I would never be in this position ever again but I desperately need help.

chuffed.org

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