oh fuck off
"A $2 million boost will be given food insecurity organisations Oz Harvest, Good360, Foodbank and Secondbite. "
www.nine.com.au/australia-ne...
"A $2 million boost will be given food insecurity organisations Oz Harvest, Good360, Foodbank and Secondbite. "
www.nine.com.au/australia-ne...
Nearly $5 million cash boost for Aussies in need amid cost of living crisis
A nearly $5 million cost of living cash injection to help Australians who are struggling to make ends meet has been announced by the federal government.
www.nine.com.au
October 11, 2026 at 8:19 AM
ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie: “almost two million people relying on government support are being pushed past the brink of destitution in one of the wealthiest countries on the world.
This is a policy choice and the government can fix it” #auspol
theaimn.net/three-in-fou...
This is a policy choice and the government can fix it” #auspol
theaimn.net/three-in-fou...
Three in four people in households reliant on JobSeeker live in poverty
UNSW Sydney Media Release New ACOSS and UNSW Sydney research shows almost two million Australians in households relying mainly on income support were below the poverty line. Australia’s income support...
theaimn.net
October 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Charities represent government policy failure.
Plibersek's insulting tokenism represents cruel hypocrisy.
Her government's welfare system is killing people.
#RaiseTheRate #EndChildPoverty #AntiPovertyWeek #inequality #auspol
Plibersek's insulting tokenism represents cruel hypocrisy.
Her government's welfare system is killing people.
#RaiseTheRate #EndChildPoverty #AntiPovertyWeek #inequality #auspol
Yes, 20% of suicide deaths are people on JobSeeker. Yes, 60% of working age adults who die are on a Centrelink payment.
So what did Tanya Plibersek do in Anti-Poverty Week? Give $5 million to charities.
FULL STATEMENT:
So what did Tanya Plibersek do in Anti-Poverty Week? Give $5 million to charities.
FULL STATEMENT:
Plibersek’s charity funding in Anti-Poverty Week is an insult to poor people
The government has announced $5 million in charity funding while welfare recipients make up more than a third of suicide deaths, and are up to 10x more likely to die than people not on income support.
apcentre.substack.com
October 12, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Charities represent government policy failure.
Plibersek's insulting tokenism represents cruel hypocrisy.
Her government's welfare system is killing people.
#RaiseTheRate #EndChildPoverty #AntiPovertyWeek #inequality #auspol
Plibersek's insulting tokenism represents cruel hypocrisy.
Her government's welfare system is killing people.
#RaiseTheRate #EndChildPoverty #AntiPovertyWeek #inequality #auspol
God forbid they actually give poor people actual cash 🙄
Nearly $5 million cash boost for Aussies in need amid cost of living crisis www.nine.com.au/australia-ne...
Nearly $5 million cash boost for Aussies in need amid cost of living crisis www.nine.com.au/australia-ne...
Nearly $5 million cash boost for Aussies in need amid cost of living crisis
A nearly $5 million cost of living cash injection to help Australians who are struggling to make ends meet has been announced by the federal government.
www.nine.com.au
October 11, 2026 at 9:21 AM
October 13, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Your regular reminder that #poverty, #homelessness and food insecurity are failures of government policy.
The Albanese govt has made the choice to not #RaiseTheRate, and to keep one in six kids in poverty. #AntiPovertyWeek #EndChildPoverty #inequality #auspol
The Albanese govt has made the choice to not #RaiseTheRate, and to keep one in six kids in poverty. #AntiPovertyWeek #EndChildPoverty #inequality #auspol
"Happy" #AntiPovertyWeek for 2026
There'll be events, some run for and buy poor people, some just to talk about us. I'll share them and the articles but let's do something for us:
#MutualAidThread!
Drop your wishlist and paylinks ⤵️
If you have money or reach, do your thing
#MutualAidAustralia
There'll be events, some run for and buy poor people, some just to talk about us. I'll share them and the articles but let's do something for us:
#MutualAidThread!
Drop your wishlist and paylinks ⤵️
If you have money or reach, do your thing
#MutualAidAustralia
October 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Your regular reminder that #poverty, #homelessness and food insecurity are failures of government policy.
The Albanese govt has made the choice to not #RaiseTheRate, and to keep one in six kids in poverty. #AntiPovertyWeek #EndChildPoverty #inequality #auspol
The Albanese govt has made the choice to not #RaiseTheRate, and to keep one in six kids in poverty. #AntiPovertyWeek #EndChildPoverty #inequality #auspol
It’s Anti-Poverty Week this week, and I stood with colleagues and community advocates to remind the Gov that while 3.7 million Australians live in poverty, including one in seven adults and one in six children, the Gov’s priorities are clearly out of whack #auspol #raisetherate
October 13, 2026 at 1:52 AM
It’s Anti-Poverty Week this week, and I stood with colleagues and community advocates to remind the Gov that while 3.7 million Australians live in poverty, including one in seven adults and one in six children, the Gov’s priorities are clearly out of whack #auspol #raisetherate
October 14, 2026 at 6:46 AM
"Albanese took the credit...telling business leaders that he intervened after a text message from ACCI boss Andrew McKellar"
In #AntiPovertyWeek, if only any of the one in seven struggling households could text the PM and get similar quick action to #RaiseTheRate. #inequality #auspol
In #AntiPovertyWeek, if only any of the one in seven struggling households could text the PM and get similar quick action to #RaiseTheRate. #inequality #auspol
Federal politics live: Anthony Albanese confirms he intervened ahead of ATO credit card delay
Live: PM confirms he intervened ahead of ATO credit card delay
Anthony Albanese reveals he had personally intervened ahead of the tax office's decision to delay a credit card ban after a plea from a peak business lobby. Follow live.
www.abc.net.au
October 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
"Albanese took the credit...telling business leaders that he intervened after a text message from ACCI boss Andrew McKellar"
In #AntiPovertyWeek, if only any of the one in seven struggling households could text the PM and get similar quick action to #RaiseTheRate. #inequality #auspol
In #AntiPovertyWeek, if only any of the one in seven struggling households could text the PM and get similar quick action to #RaiseTheRate. #inequality #auspol
in our wealthy nation these statistics are something to be truly ashamed of 😡😔
#RaiseTheRate ya arseholes
#auspol #poverty #housingcrisis
#RaiseTheRate ya arseholes
#auspol #poverty #housingcrisis
Yes, 20% of suicide deaths are people on JobSeeker. Yes, 60% of working age adults who die are on a Centrelink payment.
So what did Tanya Plibersek do in Anti-Poverty Week? Give $5 million to charities.
FULL STATEMENT:
So what did Tanya Plibersek do in Anti-Poverty Week? Give $5 million to charities.
FULL STATEMENT:
Plibersek’s charity funding in Anti-Poverty Week is an insult to poor people
The government has announced $5 million in charity funding while welfare recipients make up more than a third of suicide deaths, and are up to 10x more likely to die than people not on income support.
apcentre.substack.com
October 12, 2026 at 3:47 AM
in our wealthy nation these statistics are something to be truly ashamed of 😡😔
#RaiseTheRate ya arseholes
#auspol #poverty #housingcrisis
#RaiseTheRate ya arseholes
#auspol #poverty #housingcrisis
More money for food banks and financial counselling will not magically make people be able to afford to live.
RAISE THE RATE of welfare payments ABOVE the poverty line so people can afford to buy their own groceries not pay the same or more for items at a shiny "Foodbank"TM associate
RAISE THE RATE of welfare payments ABOVE the poverty line so people can afford to buy their own groceries not pay the same or more for items at a shiny "Foodbank"TM associate
Yes, 20% of suicide deaths are people on JobSeeker. Yes, 60% of working age adults who die are on a Centrelink payment.
So what did Tanya Plibersek do in Anti-Poverty Week? Give $5 million to charities.
FULL STATEMENT:
So what did Tanya Plibersek do in Anti-Poverty Week? Give $5 million to charities.
FULL STATEMENT:
October 13, 2026 at 4:52 AM
If you’re in Adelaide on Friday please join us for antipoverty week action
October 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Yes, 20% of suicide deaths are people on JobSeeker. Yes, 60% of working age adults who die are on a Centrelink payment.
So what did Tanya Plibersek do in Anti-Poverty Week? Give $5 million to charities.
FULL STATEMENT:
So what did Tanya Plibersek do in Anti-Poverty Week? Give $5 million to charities.
FULL STATEMENT:
Plibersek’s charity funding in Anti-Poverty Week is an insult to poor people
The government has announced $5 million in charity funding while welfare recipients make up more than a third of suicide deaths, and are up to 10x more likely to die than people not on income support.
apcentre.substack.com
October 12, 2026 at 6:44 AM
I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage. This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country. #CommitToALivingWage
October 12, 2026 at 8:36 AM
I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage. This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country. #CommitToALivingWage
Nobody left behind really does mean if anthony conman thinks you’re no one, he’s fucking leaving you behind, so he can dine with the elite at $10,000 a plate dinners while you cannot afford food.
We need change
#Auspol #RaiseTheRate
We need change
#Auspol #RaiseTheRate
October 14, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Nobody left behind really does mean if anthony conman thinks you’re no one, he’s fucking leaving you behind, so he can dine with the elite at $10,000 a plate dinners while you cannot afford food.
We need change
#Auspol #RaiseTheRate
We need change
#Auspol #RaiseTheRate
What Jim R said. 👇
One in six kids live in poverty,
people experiencing poverty are more likelty to die early, and
this could easily be fixed.
But in #AntiPovertyWeek, the govt won't #RaiseTheRate because the political & media class prefers to obsess about tax loopholes for the wealthy. #auspol
One in six kids live in poverty,
people experiencing poverty are more likelty to die early, and
this could easily be fixed.
But in #AntiPovertyWeek, the govt won't #RaiseTheRate because the political & media class prefers to obsess about tax loopholes for the wealthy. #auspol
The reason why it's controversial when it won't matter at all to normal people, is because media proprietors and politicians, and their friends and donors, are wealthy, and do use trusts to pay less tax than ordinary people.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Tax changes to discretionary trusts are likely – what is happening and why are some Australians upset?
Most Australians don’t use trusts, but the government’s planned changes to the tax status of them has proven controversial
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2026 at 12:16 AM
What Jim R said. 👇
One in six kids live in poverty,
people experiencing poverty are more likelty to die early, and
this could easily be fixed.
But in #AntiPovertyWeek, the govt won't #RaiseTheRate because the political & media class prefers to obsess about tax loopholes for the wealthy. #auspol
One in six kids live in poverty,
people experiencing poverty are more likelty to die early, and
this could easily be fixed.
But in #AntiPovertyWeek, the govt won't #RaiseTheRate because the political & media class prefers to obsess about tax loopholes for the wealthy. #auspol
I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage. This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country. #CommitToALivingWage
October 14, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage. This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country. #CommitToALivingWage
More people, from all walks of life, including dual income families, are becoming homeless, sector workers say, as rising rents and the cost of living bites.
Homelessness camp in Perth's south tip of iceberg
More people, from all walks of life, including dual income families, are becoming homeless, sector workers say, as rising rents and the cost of living bites.
www.abc.net.au
October 10, 2026 at 5:16 AM
For goodness sake @albomp.bsky.social just tax big gas & let all Australians have a decent quality of life!
#auspol
#RaiseTheRate
#auspol
#RaiseTheRate
Three in four people in households reliant on JobSeeker live in poverty theaimn.net/three-in-fou...
Three in four people in households reliant on JobSeeker live in poverty
UNSW Sydney Media Release New ACOSS and UNSW Sydney research shows almost two million Australians in households relying mainly on income support were below the poverty line. Australia’s income support...
theaimn.net
October 13, 2026 at 2:38 AM
For goodness sake @albomp.bsky.social just tax big gas & let all Australians have a decent quality of life!
#auspol
#RaiseTheRate
#auspol
#RaiseTheRate
The levels of so-called “benefit payments” are so low, they are a death sentence
#poverty, #homelessness
#RaiseTheRate #EndChildPoverty #inequality #auspol
#poverty, #homelessness
#RaiseTheRate #EndChildPoverty #inequality #auspol
October 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The levels of so-called “benefit payments” are so low, they are a death sentence
#poverty, #homelessness
#RaiseTheRate #EndChildPoverty #inequality #auspol
#poverty, #homelessness
#RaiseTheRate #EndChildPoverty #inequality #auspol
Please take the time to learn about what's it like to access a food bank if you don't already know:
I have written a million things on the folly of foodbanks already
Feel free to share and quote them
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Feel free to share and quote them
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October 13, 2026 at 1:28 AM
ABC Newcastle will be speaking to @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org at 8:35am this morning about our concerns with funding going to foodbanks instead of poor people.
Tune in here:
Tune in here:
October 13, 2026 at 6:03 AM
"AntiPoverty week should not be about presenting welfare recipients as pitiful objects. It should be a time for politicians to be scrutinised for choices that kill people through poverty, residualised public housing and violating unemployed people’s agency by forcing them into compulsory activities"
Plibersek’s charity funding in Anti-Poverty Week is an insult to poor people
The government has announced $5 million in charity funding while welfare recipients make up more than a third of suicide deaths, and are up to 10x more likely to die than people not on income support.
apcentre.substack.com
October 12, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Your regular reminder that #poverty, #homelessness and food insecurity are failures of government policy.
The Albanese govt has made the choice to not #RaiseTheRate, and to keep one in six kids in poverty. #AntiPovertyWeek #EndChildPoverty #inequality #auspol
The Albanese govt has made the choice to not #RaiseTheRate, and to keep one in six kids in poverty. #AntiPovertyWeek #EndChildPoverty #inequality #auspol
"Happy" #AntiPovertyWeek for 2026
There'll be events, some run for and buy poor people, some just to talk about us. I'll share them and the articles but let's do something for us:
#MutualAidThread!
Drop your wishlist and paylinks ⤵️
If you have money or reach, do your thing
#MutualAidAustralia
There'll be events, some run for and buy poor people, some just to talk about us. I'll share them and the articles but let's do something for us:
#MutualAidThread!
Drop your wishlist and paylinks ⤵️
If you have money or reach, do your thing
#MutualAidAustralia
October 13, 2026 at 4:41 AM
I have written a million things on the folly of foodbanks already
Feel free to share and quote them
phonakins.com/2023/09/10/w...
phonakins.com/2025/01/15/f...
phonakins.com/2024/11/29/f...
phonakins.com/2025/04/09/a...
phonakins.com/2024/11/18/l...
phonakins.com/2024/12/09/x...
Feel free to share and quote them
phonakins.com/2023/09/10/w...
phonakins.com/2025/01/15/f...
phonakins.com/2024/11/29/f...
phonakins.com/2025/04/09/a...
phonakins.com/2024/11/18/l...
phonakins.com/2024/12/09/x...
Food banks are just a more expensive way to get food that isn’t necessarily suitable to poor people: Prove me wrong
TFIF, am I right? And that the pollies have headed home for the summer break after a chaotic final week, and maybe we’ll get some respite from their pontificating until that election is calle…
phonakins.com
October 12, 2026 at 8:08 AM