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On Economic Abuse Awareness Day, the Working with Women Alliance is releasing a report with recommendations for the Australian Government to make the child support system safer. In this post, Terese Edwards and Kay Cook explain why — Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/economi...
Economic Abuse Awareness Day 2025: Fix Child Support — Power to Persuade
To mark Economic Abuse Awareness Day in Australia on 26 November 2025, the Working with Women Alliance is publishing a report that includes recommendations for the Aust...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
On Economic Abuse Awareness Day, the Working with Women Alliance is releasing a report with recommendations for the Australian Government to make the child support system safer. In this post, Terese Edwards and Kay Cook explain why — Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/economi...
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To mark last week's #AntiPovertyWeek (12–18 Oct) we contributed two articles to @powertopersuade.bsky.social to continue the conversation on reducing poverty & inequality in Australia:
Gender Inequality & Satisfaction with Marriage - bit.ly/4hjVngA
Better Sleep starts at home - bit.ly/470XySO
Gender Inequality & Satisfaction with Marriage - bit.ly/4hjVngA
Better Sleep starts at home - bit.ly/470XySO
Gender Inequality and Satisfaction with Marriage — Power to Persuade
This week's posts are being sourced by the Life Course Centre ( @lifecourseAust ) to continue the conversation on social and economic disadvantage as part of Anti-Poverty Week 2025 (@AntiPover...
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October 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
To mark last week's #AntiPovertyWeek (12–18 Oct) we contributed two articles to @powertopersuade.bsky.social to continue the conversation on reducing poverty & inequality in Australia:
Gender Inequality & Satisfaction with Marriage - bit.ly/4hjVngA
Better Sleep starts at home - bit.ly/470XySO
Gender Inequality & Satisfaction with Marriage - bit.ly/4hjVngA
Better Sleep starts at home - bit.ly/470XySO
Gender Inequality and Satisfaction with Marriage. Alysha Gray from The University of Queensland and @lifecoursecentre.bsky.social explores the social and economic impacts of unequal relationships - Power to Persuade #antipovertyweek
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Gender Inequality and Satisfaction with Marriage — Power to Persuade
This week's posts are being sourced by the Life Course Centre ( @lifecourseAust ) to continue the conversation on social and economic disadvantage as part of Anti-Poverty Week 2025 (@AntiPover...
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October 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Gender Inequality and Satisfaction with Marriage. Alysha Gray from The University of Queensland and @lifecoursecentre.bsky.social explores the social and economic impacts of unequal relationships - Power to Persuade #antipovertyweek
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Better Sleep Starts at Home - research from Dr Shannon Edmed and Professor Simon Smith from UQ and @lifecoursecentre.bsky.social on sleep as an indicator and mechanism of disadvantage - Power to Persuade #antipovertyweek
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Better Sleep Starts at Home — Power to Persuade
This year, Anti-Poverty Week 2025 (12-18 October) continues its campaign to raise awareness and understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty in Australia, and to encourage action to end it....
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October 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Better Sleep Starts at Home - research from Dr Shannon Edmed and Professor Simon Smith from UQ and @lifecoursecentre.bsky.social on sleep as an indicator and mechanism of disadvantage - Power to Persuade #antipovertyweek
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Poverty. Place. Policy. David Tennant explores the intersections on the eve of Anti-Poverty Week 2025 — Power to Persuade
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Poverty. Place. Policy. — Power to Persuade
On the eve of Anti-Poverty Week for 2025 , David Tennant explores the intersections between poverty, place and policy. David has worked in the not-for-profit community services sector for over th...
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October 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Poverty. Place. Policy. David Tennant explores the intersections on the eve of Anti-Poverty Week 2025 — Power to Persuade
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The rights of migrant women in Australia: addressing gendered exploitation in temporary work — Ananya Doundiyal in Power to Persuade
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The rights of migrant women in Australia: addressing gendered exploitation in temporary work — Power to Persuade
Temporary work should be a pathway to dignity and opportunity — not a source of risk. In this important piece, Ananya Doundiyal shows how visa settings, employer dependency, and weak enforcement...
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October 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The rights of migrant women in Australia: addressing gendered exploitation in temporary work — Ananya Doundiyal in Power to Persuade
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Visa, Voice, and Vulnerability: How Immigration Status Shapes Access to Justice for Chinese Women Facing Domestic Violence — Manjin Zhang in Power to Persuade
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Visa, Voice, and Vulnerability: How Immigration Status Shapes Access to Justice for Chinese Women Facing Domestic Violence — Power to Persuade
Australia’s immigration system should be a source of safety — not another barrier — for women seeking protection from domestic and family violence. In this powerful piece focused on how immigration st...
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October 2, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Visa, Voice, and Vulnerability: How Immigration Status Shapes Access to Justice for Chinese Women Facing Domestic Violence — Manjin Zhang in Power to Persuade
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In today's post Dr Sarah Ball looks at the case of Robodebt and the importance of the public service doing the right thing, not just the thing right.
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Efficiency isn’t enough: Robodebt and doing the right thing — Power to Persuade
Robodebt highlighted how a government initiative, designed and delivered by the public sector, could cause profound harm to vulnerable people. For many of us interested in Australian social policy a c...
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July 25, 2025 at 7:05 AM
In today's post Dr Sarah Ball looks at the case of Robodebt and the importance of the public service doing the right thing, not just the thing right.
www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/doingth...
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In today's post @danielcaseycbr.bsky.social explores how government communicated internally about the lessons to be learned from Robodebt.
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Could it happen to us? Government approaches to learning from the Robodebt crisis — Power to Persuade
The literature on policy diffusion is replete with examples, theories and frameworks about how ‘good’ policy travels. Many industries (such as healthcare and air transport) are built around learning f...
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July 24, 2025 at 6:22 AM
In today's post @danielcaseycbr.bsky.social explores how government communicated internally about the lessons to be learned from Robodebt.
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From @sueolney.bsky.social & @sophieyates.bsky.social's new article in the Australian Economic Review - why we need to measure the hidden costs of living with disability in Australia www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/measuri...
July 3, 2025 at 4:50 AM
From @sueolney.bsky.social & @sophieyates.bsky.social's new article in the Australian Economic Review - why we need to measure the hidden costs of living with disability in Australia www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/measuri...
Shanza Shafeek discusses Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander maternal health inequality, some promising initiatives to address it, and outlines urgently needed reforms to boost Indigenous-led and culturally safe models of care www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/indigen...
Indigenous mothers deserve better: Fixing Australia’s maternal health divide — Power to Persuade
Shanza Shafeek , fourth-year Law and Arts (Sociology) student at Monash University, discusses Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander maternal health inequality, some promising initiatives to address i...
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July 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Shanza Shafeek discusses Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander maternal health inequality, some promising initiatives to address it, and outlines urgently needed reforms to boost Indigenous-led and culturally safe models of care www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/indigen...
Barriers and Enablers of Not-For-Profit Innovation in Australia: Mike Davis, General Manager of Innovation at Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, discusses intention, structure, and a willingness to experiment — Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/barrier...
Barriers and Enablers of Not-For-Profit Innovation in Australia — Power to Persuade
A practical, tested framework for innovation in the NFP space that is grounded in real-world experience, not just theory.
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June 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Barriers and Enablers of Not-For-Profit Innovation in Australia: Mike Davis, General Manager of Innovation at Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, discusses intention, structure, and a willingness to experiment — Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/barrier...
It’s time to rethink what multicultural policy actually means: Maedeh Aboutalebi Karkavandi, Senior Research and Evaluation Analyst at Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, shares practitioner insights — Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/its-tim...
It’s time to rethink what multicultural policy actually means — Power to Persuade
In preparing a submission to the Victorian Government’s Multicultural Review, Good Shepherd staff uncovered rich insights about the experiences of multicultural communities and the role of commun...
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June 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
It’s time to rethink what multicultural policy actually means: Maedeh Aboutalebi Karkavandi, Senior Research and Evaluation Analyst at Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, shares practitioner insights — Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/its-tim...
When communities are empowered to respond creatively to children’s needs, magic is possible.
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Connection and stories as a model for empowering communities — Power to Persuade
In this post, Karina Harback shows why “Inspire Connections” offers more than just time with horses—it’s a striking example of what becomes possible when communities are empowered to respond creativel...
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June 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
When communities are empowered to respond creatively to children’s needs, magic is possible.
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www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/connect...
Reflecting on the transformative impact of one woman’s care and belief in her, Bernadette Black makes a powerful case for reimagining the way Australia supports families in their earliest, most vulnerable days.
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No Wrong Door: Why Every Family Deserves a Wendy in the First 1,000 Days — Power to Persuade
Bernadette Black AM, CEO and Founder of SEED Futures, shares her deeply personal journey from teenage motherhood to national systems change advocate. Reflecting on the transformative impact of one wom...
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June 6, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Reflecting on the transformative impact of one woman’s care and belief in her, Bernadette Black makes a powerful case for reimagining the way Australia supports families in their earliest, most vulnerable days.
www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/no-wron...
www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/no-wron...
In a world where even after-school chess is expected to polish a child’s critical thinking résumé, the pressure to prove every moment's utility has reshaped how we talk about education. But what if children themselves have a different idea?
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June 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
In a world where even after-school chess is expected to polish a child’s critical thinking résumé, the pressure to prove every moment's utility has reshaped how we talk about education. But what if children themselves have a different idea?
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In our latest blog post, Health Justice Australia's Policy Advocacy Lead, Giulia Fabris, calls on the new parliament to invest in integrated service approaches
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What can the new parliament do to address entrenched disadvantage? — Power to Persuade
Giulia Fabris, Policy Advocacy Lead at Health Justice Australia, discusses what is needed to move from recognising persistent social problems to implementing solutions.
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May 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
In our latest blog post, Health Justice Australia's Policy Advocacy Lead, Giulia Fabris, calls on the new parliament to invest in integrated service approaches
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In this piece in @powertopersuade.bsky.social, I challenge the flawed assumption at the heart of drug policy: that the drugs themselves are the problem. Heavy drug use is often a coping strategy for distress. Reducing harm requires care not criminalisation
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Drugs aren’t the policy problem — Power to Persuade
In this post, Dr Kathryn Daley, Associate Director, Social Equity Research Centre, RMIT University & Deputy Chairperson, Youth Workers Australia argues for a supportive approach to drug use associ...
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May 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
In this piece in @powertopersuade.bsky.social, I challenge the flawed assumption at the heart of drug policy: that the drugs themselves are the problem. Heavy drug use is often a coping strategy for distress. Reducing harm requires care not criminalisation
www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/drugs-a...
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I summarise my recent paper (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...).
BUT: I really wanted to highlight how people with disability co-produce policy successes despite gov inaction.
Pls share widely 🙏
I summarise my recent paper (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...).
BUT: I really wanted to highlight how people with disability co-produce policy successes despite gov inaction.
Pls share widely 🙏
Navigating crisis management and administrative burdens: lessons from the NDIS during COVID-19 — Power to Persuade
Our blog today also considers a crisis - perhaps the biggest social and administrative crisis in recent times- Covid-19. Nicholas Bromfield writes about his latest paper on NDIS’s response, highlighti...
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May 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
🚨 Blog post w Power to Persuade @powertopersuade.bsky.social 🚨
I summarise my recent paper (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...).
BUT: I really wanted to highlight how people with disability co-produce policy successes despite gov inaction.
Pls share widely 🙏
I summarise my recent paper (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...).
BUT: I really wanted to highlight how people with disability co-produce policy successes despite gov inaction.
Pls share widely 🙏
"If we all speak, they cannot deny what is happening to us": the power imbalance in mutual obligation for young jobseekers — Power to Persuade via @antipovertycentre.org www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/mce7r45...
"If we all speak, they cannot deny what is happening to us": the power imbalance in mutual obligation for young jobseekers — Power to Persuade
This week's posts are being sourced and moderated by the Antipoverty Centre ( @antipovertycent ) to spark thinking and discussion about welfare conditionality ahead of the federal election. ...
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April 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"If we all speak, they cannot deny what is happening to us": the power imbalance in mutual obligation for young jobseekers — Power to Persuade via @antipovertycentre.org www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/mce7r45...
Dr Rae West of @mdi-unimelb.bsky.social on how community housing is increasingly becoming an option for people with disability trying to find affordable housing www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/communi...
Community housing – an option supporting disability housing and interdependence — Power to Persuade
In this article, Dr Raelene West discusses community housing for people with disability exploring housing options, noting that a home is made of more than bricks and mortar.
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April 16, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Dr Rae West of @mdi-unimelb.bsky.social on how community housing is increasingly becoming an option for people with disability trying to find affordable housing www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/communi...
In this post, Dr Louis Monroy-Santander @loumonroe.bsky.social discusses victims’ rights in post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Colombia and pre-conditions for sustainable peace. www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/justice... @s-jfenton.bsky.social
Justice, truth and reparations: victim’s rights in Colombia through transitional justice — Power to Persuade
Colombia’s quest for addressing its violent past, dealing with a long history of human rights atrocities and seeking rights redress for more than 9 million victims of its internal armed conflict has l...
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March 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
In this post, Dr Louis Monroy-Santander @loumonroe.bsky.social discusses victims’ rights in post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Colombia and pre-conditions for sustainable peace. www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/justice... @s-jfenton.bsky.social
Exciting event coming up at Melbourne Uni, 4pm Tuesday 11 March, online and in-person - lecture by international disability rights campaigner and academic Professor Tom Shakespeare on chronic pain as a disability rights issue events.unimelb.edu.au/event/44949-...
Pain: a neglected disability rights issue?
The Research Alliance for Youth Disability & Mental Health and the Melbourne Disability Institute welcome Professor Thomas Shakespeare to Melbo...
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March 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Exciting event coming up at Melbourne Uni, 4pm Tuesday 11 March, online and in-person - lecture by international disability rights campaigner and academic Professor Tom Shakespeare on chronic pain as a disability rights issue events.unimelb.edu.au/event/44949-...
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Got the chance to work on this important research that shows inequalities in being eligible for the NDIS using the NDIS's own data.
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NDIS reforms aim to make the scheme fairer. But we’ve found the groups struggling to gain access
Factors like age, gender and where you live can make it more likely an applicant will be rejected.
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February 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Got the chance to work on this important research that shows inequalities in being eligible for the NDIS using the NDIS's own data.
theconversation.com/ndis-reforms...
theconversation.com/ndis-reforms...
This week on Power to Persuade, Maria Katsonis discusses the complexity of including lived experience in mental health reform, warning that organisations and policymakers must be willing to share power if the promise of lived experience is to be realised www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/lived-e...
Lived experience in mental health reform: Valued voice or hollow gesture? — Power to Persuade
Today Maria Katsonis , a mental health advocate with lived experience of mental health issues, discusses the complexity of including lived experience in mental health reform, warning that organisat...
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February 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This week on Power to Persuade, Maria Katsonis discusses the complexity of including lived experience in mental health reform, warning that organisations and policymakers must be willing to share power if the promise of lived experience is to be realised www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/lived-e...