Melanie Raymond,OAM
@melanieraymond.bsky.social
Melbourne, Australia. Chair, Youth Projects
Well behaved women rarely make history.
Labor historian, feminist, and a nuisance.
Fighting on public health, homelessness, social and economic justice, improving lives in Melbournes's poorest areas.
Well behaved women rarely make history.
Labor historian, feminist, and a nuisance.
Fighting on public health, homelessness, social and economic justice, improving lives in Melbournes's poorest areas.
Correct. Told to go fund yourselves via international
students, now no plan.
"If governments want fewer international students, they need to explain what will replace that funding and what the consequences will be.”
Courses cut, fewer jobs, less R&D.
www.smh.com.au/national/int...
students, now no plan.
"If governments want fewer international students, they need to explain what will replace that funding and what the consequences will be.”
Courses cut, fewer jobs, less R&D.
www.smh.com.au/national/int...
International student cuts risk ‘very significant hole’, universities warn
Universities were already seeing the impact of rejected international students visas, but recent announcements to further curb migration have anxiety in the sector.
www.smh.com.au
October 8, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Correct. Told to go fund yourselves via international
students, now no plan.
"If governments want fewer international students, they need to explain what will replace that funding and what the consequences will be.”
Courses cut, fewer jobs, less R&D.
www.smh.com.au/national/int...
students, now no plan.
"If governments want fewer international students, they need to explain what will replace that funding and what the consequences will be.”
Courses cut, fewer jobs, less R&D.
www.smh.com.au/national/int...
Reposted by Melanie Raymond,OAM
Yep, this is true.
Doctors are trying to save the life of a woman in the aftermath of a botched attempt by the state ofTennessee to kill her.
Christa Pike is critically ill and Tenessee is now providing her “life-saving medical care”...so they can try to kill her for a third time?
Doctors are trying to save the life of a woman in the aftermath of a botched attempt by the state ofTennessee to kill her.
Christa Pike is critically ill and Tenessee is now providing her “life-saving medical care”...so they can try to kill her for a third time?
Live Updates: Tennessee Inmate in Critical Condition After ‘Torturous’ Botched Execution, Lawyer Says
The inmate, Christa Pike, is “alive right now” after surviving an attempt to execute her by lethal injection, her lawyer said. He called on Gov. Bill Lee to reduce her sentence to life in prison.
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Yep, this is true.
Doctors are trying to save the life of a woman in the aftermath of a botched attempt by the state ofTennessee to kill her.
Christa Pike is critically ill and Tenessee is now providing her “life-saving medical care”...so they can try to kill her for a third time?
Doctors are trying to save the life of a woman in the aftermath of a botched attempt by the state ofTennessee to kill her.
Christa Pike is critically ill and Tenessee is now providing her “life-saving medical care”...so they can try to kill her for a third time?
Undergrads and academics were the first people quickly, falsely and relentlessly condemned for being anti-semetic for calling out the genocide in Gaza. But for actual
antisemites, the rightwing groups with neo-Nazi links in plain sight that takes some time.
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
antisemites, the rightwing groups with neo-Nazi links in plain sight that takes some time.
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Exclusive Brethren leader calls Jews ‘wicked’, ‘infidel’ as Liberals remain silent
The leader of the church, which secretly campaigned for the Coalition at the election using neo-Nazi associates, has described Jews as evil in leaked sermons.
www.theage.com.au
September 27, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Undergrads and academics were the first people quickly, falsely and relentlessly condemned for being anti-semetic for calling out the genocide in Gaza. But for actual
antisemites, the rightwing groups with neo-Nazi links in plain sight that takes some time.
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
antisemites, the rightwing groups with neo-Nazi links in plain sight that takes some time.
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
In a mostly male workforce police are paid to do training on #dv and coercive control. But the behaviour change needed isn't happening.
Often I wonder if all the calls for new big spending on voluntary men's behaviour change programs will show big results. By when?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Often I wonder if all the calls for new big spending on voluntary men's behaviour change programs will show big results. By when?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
What the first coercive control cases reveal about a 'lifesaving' law
NSW's coercive control law has been life-changing for DV victims like Samantha Bouffler. But two years in, it's unclear whether the contentious new legislation is the statewide success story many have...
www.abc.net.au
September 27, 2026 at 12:45 AM
In a mostly male workforce police are paid to do training on #dv and coercive control. But the behaviour change needed isn't happening.
Often I wonder if all the calls for new big spending on voluntary men's behaviour change programs will show big results. By when?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Often I wonder if all the calls for new big spending on voluntary men's behaviour change programs will show big results. By when?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Same old BS from the Coalition.
They seem to have not been near a classroom in decades. Teachers, like universities, (and migrants) are their timeless punching bags. This is such regressive, populist nonsense, obviously with no actual evidence base.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
They seem to have not been near a classroom in decades. Teachers, like universities, (and migrants) are their timeless punching bags. This is such regressive, populist nonsense, obviously with no actual evidence base.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Pride in flag, Western culture, and soldiers in schools: Coalition unveils education plan
Opposition education spokesman Julian Leeser said Indigenous history and cultural studies must be pared back as test results fall.
www.smh.com.au
September 20, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Same old BS from the Coalition.
They seem to have not been near a classroom in decades. Teachers, like universities, (and migrants) are their timeless punching bags. This is such regressive, populist nonsense, obviously with no actual evidence base.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
They seem to have not been near a classroom in decades. Teachers, like universities, (and migrants) are their timeless punching bags. This is such regressive, populist nonsense, obviously with no actual evidence base.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Anyone else been on the edge of their seat wondering what Phillip Ruddock thinks? 😆
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
‘Go back abroad’: Philip Ruddock urges radical fix for international student visa program
Australia’s longest serving immigration minister warned that public confidence in the integrity of the immigration system was at risk.
www.theage.com.au
September 18, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Anyone else been on the edge of their seat wondering what Phillip Ruddock thinks? 😆
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
I'm glad that Victoria officially decriminalised begging, a position I took very publicly 14 years ago. i got little to no support.
But it happened at last.
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But it happened at last.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
'Proceeds of crime' seizure beggars belief
Police are seizing coins and cash from beggars in Melbourne's CBD as proceeds of crime, according to reports from homeless people and welfare workers.
www.theage.com.au
September 11, 2026 at 11:34 AM
I'm glad that Victoria officially decriminalised begging, a position I took very publicly 14 years ago. i got little to no support.
But it happened at last.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
But it happened at last.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
MAGA!
"In 1970s the top 4 beef companies had only 21 percent of the U.S. market. Americans ate more beef than they do today, the nation had more than twice as many cattle ranchers and foreign corporations didn’t control the most valuable sector of American agriculture. His mystery beef is a worry 🤢
"In 1970s the top 4 beef companies had only 21 percent of the U.S. market. Americans ate more beef than they do today, the nation had more than twice as many cattle ranchers and foreign corporations didn’t control the most valuable sector of American agriculture. His mystery beef is a worry 🤢
Opinion | Why Did Trump Order Up 660 Million Pounds of Mystery Meat?
On second thought, I’m not that hungry.
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2026 at 5:03 AM
MAGA!
"In 1970s the top 4 beef companies had only 21 percent of the U.S. market. Americans ate more beef than they do today, the nation had more than twice as many cattle ranchers and foreign corporations didn’t control the most valuable sector of American agriculture. His mystery beef is a worry 🤢
"In 1970s the top 4 beef companies had only 21 percent of the U.S. market. Americans ate more beef than they do today, the nation had more than twice as many cattle ranchers and foreign corporations didn’t control the most valuable sector of American agriculture. His mystery beef is a worry 🤢
It was not a scare campaign in the USA.
Women need to be vigilant and the would-be Premier's guarantee isn't worth much knowing the extremist views held by many within the conservative parties.
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Women need to be vigilant and the would-be Premier's guarantee isn't worth much knowing the extremist views held by many within the conservative parties.
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
‘Full stop’: Jess Wilson shuts down speculation on abortion law change
Labor, the teals and women’s rights groups have all raised the spectre of a change in government eroding reproductive rights.
www.theage.com.au
September 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
It was not a scare campaign in the USA.
Women need to be vigilant and the would-be Premier's guarantee isn't worth much knowing the extremist views held by many within the conservative parties.
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Women need to be vigilant and the would-be Premier's guarantee isn't worth much knowing the extremist views held by many within the conservative parties.
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
This is must be what Trump
thinks voters' priorities are, as Rex has nearly summarised🤣 (Depends who hurts his feelings tomorrow of course. )
thinks voters' priorities are, as Rex has nearly summarised🤣 (Depends who hurts his feelings tomorrow of course. )
My top issues when voting are:
1) Bring Maggot Hagerman to justice
2) Ballroom
3) Own libs
4) Prosecute Comey
…
27) Grocery prices
…
57) Gas prices
1) Bring Maggot Hagerman to justice
2) Ballroom
3) Own libs
4) Prosecute Comey
…
27) Grocery prices
…
57) Gas prices
This person is unwell.
August 29, 2026 at 12:59 AM
This is must be what Trump
thinks voters' priorities are, as Rex has nearly summarised🤣 (Depends who hurts his feelings tomorrow of course. )
thinks voters' priorities are, as Rex has nearly summarised🤣 (Depends who hurts his feelings tomorrow of course. )
How badly do you have to break charity law before the Australian Charities Commisison acts? Or does the rule only get applied to environmental and "lefty" charities? Charities that help real people with real hardship and serious issues?
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www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Brethren feed Angus Taylor, Tony Abbott days after Nazi revelations
The pair are enjoying the hospitality of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church despite evidence its elders paid neo-Nazi affiliates to bully politicians at the last election.
www.theage.com.au
August 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM
How badly do you have to break charity law before the Australian Charities Commisison acts? Or does the rule only get applied to environmental and "lefty" charities? Charities that help real people with real hardship and serious issues?
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Leavitt lied and insulted the White House press corps.
" (Of course the reporters just sat there and took it, for reasons that are between them, their therapists and their news organizations, which have all apparently forgotten you don’t use sources who lie to you.)"
🎯 @rexhuppke.bsky.social
" (Of course the reporters just sat there and took it, for reasons that are between them, their therapists and their news organizations, which have all apparently forgotten you don’t use sources who lie to you.)"
🎯 @rexhuppke.bsky.social
Why replace Leavitt? Trump lies just fine on his own. | Opinion
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is stepping down – and there is absolutely no reason to replace her.
www.usatoday.com
August 14, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Leavitt lied and insulted the White House press corps.
" (Of course the reporters just sat there and took it, for reasons that are between them, their therapists and their news organizations, which have all apparently forgotten you don’t use sources who lie to you.)"
🎯 @rexhuppke.bsky.social
" (Of course the reporters just sat there and took it, for reasons that are between them, their therapists and their news organizations, which have all apparently forgotten you don’t use sources who lie to you.)"
🎯 @rexhuppke.bsky.social
Redeemer Baptist School Inquiry: Students sleep in teachers bedrooms. And the NSW govt is thinking about "whether it should act."
Tax and Centrelink fraud also alleged.
What would it actually take to ring Education Dept alarm bells??
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Tax and Centrelink fraud also alleged.
What would it actually take to ring Education Dept alarm bells??
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Sydney private school put dog collar and lead on student, inquiry hears
A parliamentary inquiry into Redeemer Baptist School has also heard allegations of how it manipulated its finances.
www.smh.com.au
August 14, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Redeemer Baptist School Inquiry: Students sleep in teachers bedrooms. And the NSW govt is thinking about "whether it should act."
Tax and Centrelink fraud also alleged.
What would it actually take to ring Education Dept alarm bells??
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Tax and Centrelink fraud also alleged.
What would it actually take to ring Education Dept alarm bells??
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
I've had to wrap two excellent early intervention youth mental health outreach projects putting isolated teens in touch with support in Melbourne's West and North due to lack of funding. Both followed the Royal Commission recs. Low cost and easy, early access. 🤬
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
‘Not what the royal commission intended’: The missing mental health windfall
The mental health royal commission recommended a levy to significantly boost services. But experts and advocates say the $1.2 billion is instead offsetting slowing government spending.
www.theage.com.au
August 14, 2026 at 5:54 AM
I've had to wrap two excellent early intervention youth mental health outreach projects putting isolated teens in touch with support in Melbourne's West and North due to lack of funding. Both followed the Royal Commission recs. Low cost and easy, early access. 🤬
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Why can't the Victorian government improve mental health services? The sector is being mismanaged, people leave, they listen to the wrong people and the Minister is always the last to know.
Meanwhile community based services are undervalued and unfunded. 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Meanwhile community based services are undervalued and unfunded. 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
FIFO boss leads Victoria’s flagship youth mental health service amid reports of patient deaths and violence
Staff at the Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service have warned of deteriorating patient care and frustration that their CEO is running the troubled service from Queensland.
www.theage.com.au
August 10, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Why can't the Victorian government improve mental health services? The sector is being mismanaged, people leave, they listen to the wrong people and the Minister is always the last to know.
Meanwhile community based services are undervalued and unfunded. 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Meanwhile community based services are undervalued and unfunded. 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Reposted by Melanie Raymond,OAM
There is an online Change petition to remove Jillian Segal from Public Office. I encourage you to read the petition and, if you agree, sign it. #auspol #JillianSegal #Zionism c.org/MVKC5GGRFb
Sign the Petition
We Demand Accountability: Remove Jillian Segal from Public Office
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August 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
There is an online Change petition to remove Jillian Segal from Public Office. I encourage you to read the petition and, if you agree, sign it. #auspol #JillianSegal #Zionism c.org/MVKC5GGRFb
Reposted by Melanie Raymond,OAM
The Australian National Census 2026 is this week. If you're not religious, or you've moved away from religion, it's important that you express this at Census time. You will have the opportunity to mark "No religion". Find out why this matters here:
censusnotreligious.org.au #auspol #Census2026
censusnotreligious.org.au #auspol #Census2026
August 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The Australian National Census 2026 is this week. If you're not religious, or you've moved away from religion, it's important that you express this at Census time. You will have the opportunity to mark "No religion". Find out why this matters here:
censusnotreligious.org.au #auspol #Census2026
censusnotreligious.org.au #auspol #Census2026
I am sick hearing that feminists misled women about "having it all".
The "having it all " narrative is designed to discredit feminism. It wasn't our message.
Feminists at that time heralded a time of unpredented freedom and rights for women to choose their lives.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
The "having it all " narrative is designed to discredit feminism. It wasn't our message.
Feminists at that time heralded a time of unpredented freedom and rights for women to choose their lives.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Why the tradwife trend is totally logical
Why be a frazzled career woman, when you can bake in a nice kitchen while someone else brings home the bacon?
www.smh.com.au
August 2, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I am sick hearing that feminists misled women about "having it all".
The "having it all " narrative is designed to discredit feminism. It wasn't our message.
Feminists at that time heralded a time of unpredented freedom and rights for women to choose their lives.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
The "having it all " narrative is designed to discredit feminism. It wasn't our message.
Feminists at that time heralded a time of unpredented freedom and rights for women to choose their lives.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
How does Catholic Schools NSW, a registered charity, not lose its charity status after being caught red handed?
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
How does Liberal plotting and branch-stacking fit into God’s plan?
That may not be the question for the ICAC, but it’s one that many of us are asking.
www.smh.com.au
August 2, 2026 at 1:22 AM
How does Catholic Schools NSW, a registered charity, not lose its charity status after being caught red handed?
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Reposted by Melanie Raymond,OAM
The richest charity by revenue in Australia is the Victorian Catholic Education Office with revenue of AU$ 3,427,701,478.
Six of the ten richest charities are Catholic.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Six of the ten richest charities are Catholic.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Christian Brothers claim no money left to pay sex-abuse survivors
A Catholic order which ran some of Victoria’s top schools claims it no longer has the funds to pay survivors of abuse at the hands of its clerics.
www.theage.com.au
June 22, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The richest charity by revenue in Australia is the Victorian Catholic Education Office with revenue of AU$ 3,427,701,478.
Six of the ten richest charities are Catholic.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Six of the ten richest charities are Catholic.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Four white journalists rated Hanson. Not one of them mentioned her racism. Decades of it, it's clear expression in her speech. So the brown journalists are left to do it? Who will use the "R" word?
This isn't about migration. it's about skin colour.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
This isn't about migration. it's about skin colour.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Pauline Hanson spoke for an hour and a half. Here’s the verdict of the press gallery experts
The One Nation leader’s speech was temporarily disrupted by a banner slamming her opposition to wage rises. Here’s everything else you need to know.
www.smh.com.au
June 17, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Four white journalists rated Hanson. Not one of them mentioned her racism. Decades of it, it's clear expression in her speech. So the brown journalists are left to do it? Who will use the "R" word?
This isn't about migration. it's about skin colour.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
This isn't about migration. it's about skin colour.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Improving diet and lifestyle, better screening etc can cut the risk of cancer.
But just being a bloody idiot can cause cancer.
We need to re-commit to this powerful intervention. We can do this.
www.smh.com.au/national/rea...
But just being a bloody idiot can cause cancer.
We need to re-commit to this powerful intervention. We can do this.
www.smh.com.au/national/rea...
‘Really urgent’: Teen vaccine rates tumble, leaving cancer elimination in doubt
Australia’s ambitious goal to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 is under threat amid a worrying decline in HPV vaccinations across the country.
www.smh.com.au
June 9, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Improving diet and lifestyle, better screening etc can cut the risk of cancer.
But just being a bloody idiot can cause cancer.
We need to re-commit to this powerful intervention. We can do this.
www.smh.com.au/national/rea...
But just being a bloody idiot can cause cancer.
We need to re-commit to this powerful intervention. We can do this.
www.smh.com.au/national/rea...
So @nytimes.com does not mention this denial is false.
Not once in the report.
If only there was a way to find out.
President *falsely*denies the true headline.
President Denies He Pledged Not to Start New Wars www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
Not once in the report.
If only there was a way to find out.
President *falsely*denies the true headline.
President Denies He Pledged Not to Start New Wars www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Denies He Pledged Not to Start New Wars
www.nytimes.com
June 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
So @nytimes.com does not mention this denial is false.
Not once in the report.
If only there was a way to find out.
President *falsely*denies the true headline.
President Denies He Pledged Not to Start New Wars www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
Not once in the report.
If only there was a way to find out.
President *falsely*denies the true headline.
President Denies He Pledged Not to Start New Wars www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...