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Nicholas Bromfield

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Academic. Political scientist researching public policy / admin & occasionally foreign policy via auspol + comparative analyses. Settler living on unceded Dharug country.

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · Apr 27

🚨 What can be learned at the intersection of crisis management & administrative burdens? is out now and open access! 🚨

Written with the v much missed @gemcarey.bsky.social.

For folks researching crisis management, admin burden, disability & the NDIS.

Short 🧵 with link 👇

What Can Be Learned at the Intersection of Crisis Management and Administrative Burdens? Evidence From a Systematic Review of the Governance of Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme During COVID-19 by Nicholas Bromfield and Gemma Carey in Social Policy and Administration

The abstract for the paper, reading: 'Crisis management is a field that evaluates and solves crisis and disaster responses. Whilst the effectiveness of the ideal-type parameters of crisis management and administration has been well examined, crisis responses create administrative burdens, particularly for marginalised groups, that must be navigated. This paper brings together the administrative burden and crisis response literature, presenting a systematic review of research into Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) during COVID-19 to answer: What burdens emerged during the COVID-19 response for people with a disability? Why did these burdens arise? Were they potentially avoidable? And who was harmed by these burdens? We find that NDIS workers and participants experienced considerable administrative burdens during the implementation of the Australian pandemic response and co-produced the limited successes found in NDIS COVID-19 measures. Consequently, we argue that a crisis equity agenda should anticipate multiplied burdens for marginalised populations, plan to mitigate them and prioritise and assist the most disadvantaged in navigating stressed policy systems during a crisis response.'

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 16h

Yet again listening to the shitty compressed mp3 version of Hum's You'd Prefer an Astronaut that I downloaded half a lifetime ago because it's not available via streaming in Australia 🫠

Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 1d

Gotta love correcting the grammatical and citation errors introduced into your proofs 😒

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 2d

One month to go! Our new edited volume, ‘In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956’, will be published by @manchesterup.bsky.social in November.

Tell you institutional library to pre-order a hardback edition now.

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 3d

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 3d

See the thing is I really dislike both these teams

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 3d

NRL GF pulled pork sandwich. As a neutral, I hope both teams lose

Pulled pork sandwich, grilled corn, slaw and oven chippies

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Hannah McCann @binarythis.bsky.social · 3d

Aesthetically, spiritually, and practically I want whatever the exact opposite of these AI tradwife times is. Analogue queer goth? DIY polyamorous fisherman? I need to figure this out

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 3d

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 3d

Pulled pork and a chilli on the go in the smoker too

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 3d

Dog days 🐶

Barrel the Australasian Bosdog lays on the path in the sun amongst the weeds and uncut grass

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 4d

Keep telling yourself that if you must 🤣

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 4d

I mean
www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/facilities-a...

McIver's Ladies Baths - Randwick City Council

www.randwick.nsw.gov.au

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 5d

But not in Vic, NT, Tas, or WA ofc 🙃

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NTEU @nteunion.bsky.social · 6d

📰BREAKING📰

SafeWork NSW has stepped in to force Macquarie University to make work health and safety improvements to their consultation on proposed workplace changes.

Thanks to NTEU members at MQ who spoke out about the harm of workplace changes to staff mental health and wellbeing.

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 7d

Until you get further SW around Campbelltown ofc

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 7d

V true, a frequently correct observation mate

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 7d

White, but often (usually?) of southern European descent. Big Greek community for instance

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 7d

They all get a bit much ay

Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 8d

Putting on the 2020 Emma Ruth Rundle / Thou collab and having a beer to celebrate a paper acceptance (while completing the readings for my casual teaching gig 🙃)

Emma Ruth Rundle / Thou | May Our Chambers Be Full

Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 8d

There's some really juicy insider evidence in this paper. Can't wait to share it with youse!

Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 8d

And paper accepted! 🥳

It is a pleasure to Accept your manuscript entitled "Crisis micro-learning: a framework for understanding the micro-flow of policy learning and Australia's COVID-19 response" in its current form for publication

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 9d

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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 9d

Eep! 😬

Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 11d

On the plus side, the young folks have made it cool to wear Dickies again so I’m going to get back on that train

Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 11d

Sent my skinny Levi’s to goodwill today 😭

Probably the best for all of us tbh tho