Rob of Melbourne
@robert24039377.bsky.social
Doer of things, sayer of words.
Longer form writing found here: https://gaijinrobert.wordpress.com/
Longer form writing found here: https://gaijinrobert.wordpress.com/
I'm soliciting someone to interview me about Centrelink Partner Rules and the impact on my life. Casual is fine - doesn't have to be professional.
I'm happy to interview others afterwards, if anyone is willing.
These interviews will be uploaded to our PIT Action website.
I'm happy to interview others afterwards, if anyone is willing.
These interviews will be uploaded to our PIT Action website.
December 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I'm soliciting someone to interview me about Centrelink Partner Rules and the impact on my life. Casual is fine - doesn't have to be professional.
I'm happy to interview others afterwards, if anyone is willing.
These interviews will be uploaded to our PIT Action website.
I'm happy to interview others afterwards, if anyone is willing.
These interviews will be uploaded to our PIT Action website.
Labor has effectively become the party of Edmund Burke style conservatism, as far as I can see.
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Labor has effectively become the party of Edmund Burke style conservatism, as far as I can see.
Reposted by Rob of Melbourne
A thing with being disabled is that it actually takes up so much time.
Our days are often filled with just doing what we need to do, in order to get through the rest of the day.
And we have to do those things, no matter how bad we feel.
No days off, no rest.
Our days are often filled with just doing what we need to do, in order to get through the rest of the day.
And we have to do those things, no matter how bad we feel.
No days off, no rest.
December 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
A thing with being disabled is that it actually takes up so much time.
Our days are often filled with just doing what we need to do, in order to get through the rest of the day.
And we have to do those things, no matter how bad we feel.
No days off, no rest.
Our days are often filled with just doing what we need to do, in order to get through the rest of the day.
And we have to do those things, no matter how bad we feel.
No days off, no rest.
Dealing with my condition has become easier when I give myself frequent breathing breaks and slow down my interactions with people significantly.
December 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Dealing with my condition has become easier when I give myself frequent breathing breaks and slow down my interactions with people significantly.
Reposted by Rob of Melbourne
All while federal Labor refuses to #RaiseTheRate
"The Victorian Budget 2025/26 provides $18 million to expand food relief across Victoria, bringing total investment in food security to more than $74 million."
www.foodmag.com.au/more-meals-t...
"The Victorian Budget 2025/26 provides $18 million to expand food relief across Victoria, bringing total investment in food security to more than $74 million."
www.foodmag.com.au/more-meals-t...
More meals through $9 million food relief program
Minister Ros Spence visited Alex Makes Meals to announce that 133 organisations will share $9 million through a food relief program.
www.foodmag.com.au
December 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
All while federal Labor refuses to #RaiseTheRate
"The Victorian Budget 2025/26 provides $18 million to expand food relief across Victoria, bringing total investment in food security to more than $74 million."
www.foodmag.com.au/more-meals-t...
"The Victorian Budget 2025/26 provides $18 million to expand food relief across Victoria, bringing total investment in food security to more than $74 million."
www.foodmag.com.au/more-meals-t...
You haven't seen a cat go crazy until you've seen Marshmallow do zoomies.
December 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
You haven't seen a cat go crazy until you've seen Marshmallow do zoomies.
80% of JS claim done.
It's through the looking glass stuff.
I'm working (underemployed).
I'm financially separate from my partner (but treated as if we're financially enmeshed).
I'm disabled (I should be on DSP, but my illness makes the paperwork requirements all but impossible).
It's through the looking glass stuff.
I'm working (underemployed).
I'm financially separate from my partner (but treated as if we're financially enmeshed).
I'm disabled (I should be on DSP, but my illness makes the paperwork requirements all but impossible).
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
80% of JS claim done.
It's through the looking glass stuff.
I'm working (underemployed).
I'm financially separate from my partner (but treated as if we're financially enmeshed).
I'm disabled (I should be on DSP, but my illness makes the paperwork requirements all but impossible).
It's through the looking glass stuff.
I'm working (underemployed).
I'm financially separate from my partner (but treated as if we're financially enmeshed).
I'm disabled (I should be on DSP, but my illness makes the paperwork requirements all but impossible).
myGov: to link Centrelink to your myGov, answer these questions.
What is the main income support payment you're receiving?
*Looks for none. Gives up. Selects JobSeeker because that was my last payment*
Invalid choice.
Fmd!
What is the main income support payment you're receiving?
*Looks for none. Gives up. Selects JobSeeker because that was my last payment*
Invalid choice.
Fmd!
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
myGov: to link Centrelink to your myGov, answer these questions.
What is the main income support payment you're receiving?
*Looks for none. Gives up. Selects JobSeeker because that was my last payment*
Invalid choice.
Fmd!
What is the main income support payment you're receiving?
*Looks for none. Gives up. Selects JobSeeker because that was my last payment*
Invalid choice.
Fmd!
Having Fibro fatigue is hard.
Having Fibro fatigue and doing tedious paperwork is harder.
Having Fibro fatigue and doing tedious paperwork is harder.
December 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Having Fibro fatigue is hard.
Having Fibro fatigue and doing tedious paperwork is harder.
Having Fibro fatigue and doing tedious paperwork is harder.
myGov operator is trying to fix my account.
I think he said I have to create a new one in half an hour.
Why are these IT systems such a headache?
I think he said I have to create a new one in half an hour.
Why are these IT systems such a headache?
December 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
myGov operator is trying to fix my account.
I think he said I have to create a new one in half an hour.
Why are these IT systems such a headache?
I think he said I have to create a new one in half an hour.
Why are these IT systems such a headache?
Reposted by Rob of Melbourne
Official #PoveratiXmas thread! 🎅🧵
Drop your wishlist links or paylink details with your Xmas wishes in the thread below with the hashtag #PoveratiXmas
Share widely and hopefully some #PoveratiXmasAngels will make some wishes come true!
Drop your wishlist links or paylink details with your Xmas wishes in the thread below with the hashtag #PoveratiXmas
Share widely and hopefully some #PoveratiXmasAngels will make some wishes come true!
November 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Official #PoveratiXmas thread! 🎅🧵
Drop your wishlist links or paylink details with your Xmas wishes in the thread below with the hashtag #PoveratiXmas
Share widely and hopefully some #PoveratiXmasAngels will make some wishes come true!
Drop your wishlist links or paylink details with your Xmas wishes in the thread below with the hashtag #PoveratiXmas
Share widely and hopefully some #PoveratiXmasAngels will make some wishes come true!
Reposted by Rob of Melbourne
Air pollution from cars kills more people each year than the road toll.
Australia needs legislated clean air standards. The govt wouldn’t agree to include them in the environmental laws passed last week. I’ll keep trying - they’ll save lives.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Australia needs legislated clean air standards. The govt wouldn’t agree to include them in the environmental laws passed last week. I’ll keep trying - they’ll save lives.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Two cars, similar size, but one emits 17 times more of a deadly pollutant
New rules around NOx, the most deadly form of vehicle pollution, come into force today, as testing reveals which popular models are pumping out more than others.
www.abc.net.au
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Air pollution from cars kills more people each year than the road toll.
Australia needs legislated clean air standards. The govt wouldn’t agree to include them in the environmental laws passed last week. I’ll keep trying - they’ll save lives.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Australia needs legislated clean air standards. The govt wouldn’t agree to include them in the environmental laws passed last week. I’ll keep trying - they’ll save lives.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Your recharge failed due to invalid card details.
Please use the dysfunctional My Telstra app to manually recharge.
Please use the dysfunctional My Telstra app to manually recharge.
December 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Your recharge failed due to invalid card details.
Please use the dysfunctional My Telstra app to manually recharge.
Please use the dysfunctional My Telstra app to manually recharge.
Body is filled with fatigue-sludge - what do spoonies call this?
Nonetheless, today I'll try to:
*Restore my myGov
*Email clinics for medical expenses to forward to WorkCover agent
*Book a medical appointment for letter
*Contact legal aid for fine appeal
Another round of the gauntlet...
Nonetheless, today I'll try to:
*Restore my myGov
*Email clinics for medical expenses to forward to WorkCover agent
*Book a medical appointment for letter
*Contact legal aid for fine appeal
Another round of the gauntlet...
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Body is filled with fatigue-sludge - what do spoonies call this?
Nonetheless, today I'll try to:
*Restore my myGov
*Email clinics for medical expenses to forward to WorkCover agent
*Book a medical appointment for letter
*Contact legal aid for fine appeal
Another round of the gauntlet...
Nonetheless, today I'll try to:
*Restore my myGov
*Email clinics for medical expenses to forward to WorkCover agent
*Book a medical appointment for letter
*Contact legal aid for fine appeal
Another round of the gauntlet...
A good reminder for the press gallery to stop baying "perfect the enemy of the good" everytime Labor proposes anything.
Good summation of what happened by @richarddenniss.bsky.social #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
'The good has become the enemy of better’: why the Senate refused to accept Labor’s first EPBC draft
'Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good’ has become the catch-cry of proud 'centrists' in Australia. But it’s time we admitted that the good has become the enemy of better.
thepoint.com.au
November 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A good reminder for the press gallery to stop baying "perfect the enemy of the good" everytime Labor proposes anything.
Reposted by Rob of Melbourne
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
An exposition dump via a radio show in the first episode - that's a new one!
November 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
An exposition dump via a radio show in the first episode - that's a new one!
PSA: Doctors can fill out a Centrelink medical exemption form online, which should facilitate a faster processing time. Maximum length is 24 months.
Inclusive Employment Australia is on Mutual Obligations pause until 5 January; Workforce Australia will be from 15 December to 5 January.
Inclusive Employment Australia is on Mutual Obligations pause until 5 January; Workforce Australia will be from 15 December to 5 January.
November 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
PSA: Doctors can fill out a Centrelink medical exemption form online, which should facilitate a faster processing time. Maximum length is 24 months.
Inclusive Employment Australia is on Mutual Obligations pause until 5 January; Workforce Australia will be from 15 December to 5 January.
Inclusive Employment Australia is on Mutual Obligations pause until 5 January; Workforce Australia will be from 15 December to 5 January.
Door knocking at a dog-inhabited house.
Ding dong
WOOFWOOFWOOFWOOF RRRRWOOF WOOF!
Hello, what is it? Down!
Hi, I'm Rob
WOOF WOOF!
It's not a good time, mate.
No worries, I'll get out of your hair.
RRRWOOF!
Ding dong
WOOFWOOFWOOFWOOF RRRRWOOF WOOF!
Hello, what is it? Down!
Hi, I'm Rob
WOOF WOOF!
It's not a good time, mate.
No worries, I'll get out of your hair.
RRRWOOF!
November 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Door knocking at a dog-inhabited house.
Ding dong
WOOFWOOFWOOFWOOF RRRRWOOF WOOF!
Hello, what is it? Down!
Hi, I'm Rob
WOOF WOOF!
It's not a good time, mate.
No worries, I'll get out of your hair.
RRRWOOF!
Ding dong
WOOFWOOFWOOFWOOF RRRRWOOF WOOF!
Hello, what is it? Down!
Hi, I'm Rob
WOOF WOOF!
It's not a good time, mate.
No worries, I'll get out of your hair.
RRRWOOF!
Reposted by Rob of Melbourne
Thousands of climate activists launched kayaks and small boats into a major Australian harbour on Saturday as a flotilla protest entered its second day.
#RisingTide #NoNewCoal #TaxCoalExports #FairTransition #ClimateAction #Flotilla #FossilFuel #Protest #Newcastle
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
#RisingTide #NoNewCoal #TaxCoalExports #FairTransition #ClimateAction #Flotilla #FossilFuel #Protest #Newcastle
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
![People dressed from head to toe in red raise their arms in peaceful protest while standing on the beach at Newcastle Harbour.
[See video of flotilla action on the water in link above].
Rising Tide say their actions are peaceful, describing the event as a family-friendly mobilisation with a serious purpose.
Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6shp5azrbrc56pibibg2n7ti/bafkreify23t4gpnsor72jvxlvlx7wmyjbzxd3la2h42mgprme6cy7l27ci@jpeg)
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Thousands of climate activists launched kayaks and small boats into a major Australian harbour on Saturday as a flotilla protest entered its second day.
#RisingTide #NoNewCoal #TaxCoalExports #FairTransition #ClimateAction #Flotilla #FossilFuel #Protest #Newcastle
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
#RisingTide #NoNewCoal #TaxCoalExports #FairTransition #ClimateAction #Flotilla #FossilFuel #Protest #Newcastle
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
Reposted by Rob of Melbourne
Oops‼️ This coal ship TURNED AWAY due to the #RisingTide disruption of the world’s biggest coal port ✊🏽💚✊🏼
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Oops‼️ This coal ship TURNED AWAY due to the #RisingTide disruption of the world’s biggest coal port ✊🏽💚✊🏼
I watched a video breaking down the latest Redbridge polling.
It looks like it will be a one party state on current trends. That is to say nothing about the uniparty nature of Labor.
Independents look to steal some of the L-NP's voters in the future.
Greens still have so much work to do.
It looks like it will be a one party state on current trends. That is to say nothing about the uniparty nature of Labor.
Independents look to steal some of the L-NP's voters in the future.
Greens still have so much work to do.
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I watched a video breaking down the latest Redbridge polling.
It looks like it will be a one party state on current trends. That is to say nothing about the uniparty nature of Labor.
Independents look to steal some of the L-NP's voters in the future.
Greens still have so much work to do.
It looks like it will be a one party state on current trends. That is to say nothing about the uniparty nature of Labor.
Independents look to steal some of the L-NP's voters in the future.
Greens still have so much work to do.
Rain has started pouring.
It will be a soggy door knock - but that has never stopped me.
Spirits remain buoyant.
It will be a soggy door knock - but that has never stopped me.
Spirits remain buoyant.
November 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Rain has started pouring.
It will be a soggy door knock - but that has never stopped me.
Spirits remain buoyant.
It will be a soggy door knock - but that has never stopped me.
Spirits remain buoyant.
Sunday timetable Mernda - bring War and Peace; there will be plenty of reading time in between services.
November 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Sunday timetable Mernda - bring War and Peace; there will be plenty of reading time in between services.
Pumped for a Greens door knock.
We have so much work to do...😅
We have so much work to do...😅
November 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Pumped for a Greens door knock.
We have so much work to do...😅
We have so much work to do...😅