CEO of @AnglicareWA. President of @WACOSS. Board member of @HomelessnessAus. Committed collaborator looking for new ways to solve old problems.
Perth, Western Australia
Joined March 2012
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Mark Glasson retweeted
Wealth inequality hasn't happened by accident. Our new report shows that the Government is choosing to boost the people who need it the least.
It's time to turn that around and use the tax system to make our country fairer.
Some food for thought here. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Don’t come as a service provider, come as a person and rely on your ears more than your mouth. Michelle Turvey at #WAMWC
“We need to construct stories of success and share them with other men”. Alex Bickford, WAPHA #WAMWC
Great discussion of policy challenges to kick off WA 2024 Men’s Wellbeing Conference - Children, Aboriginal people, Prisoners, remote areas and so much more. A strong panel to explore the way ahead. #WAMWC
There is no budgetary or economic reason that makes increasing jobseeker (or other payments) by $550 “not fiscally sustainable”.
Poverty is a policy choice!
theguardian.com/business/gro…
Lazy policy. Credit Suisse estimated last year there are 2 million millionaires in Australia. Every one of them got a $300 electricity gift in tonight’s #Budget2024
Meanwhile those below the poverty line…
"..whether or not we have a budget surplus tells us little about the worth of a government, what they spend money on and who and what they tax, does."
theguardian.com/business/gro…
Mark Glasson retweeted
ACOSS CEO @cassandragoldie this morning called on the government to heed the Senate Committee’s poverty report's top recommendation to urgently act to end poverty. The single best way to end poverty is to #raisetherate of income support payments.
Good call. Better late than never!
Perth Mayor Basil Zempilas backs proposed Safe Night Space planning approval to reopen shelter abc.net.au/news/2024-02-26/p…
$254 billion!! To the wrong people!! Indefensible.
Australians are crying out for cost of living relief as rents.
But instead of helping them, the Government is going ahead with tax cuts for people on the highest incomes.
Our new report #TrickleUp calls on them to scrap the tax cuts and give the help to people who need it.
What else can we do with $254 billion?
anglicare.asn.au/2023/11/30/…
Housing advocates have been warning of this collapse for decades.
In its current form Commonwealth Rent Assistance is lame and not an appropriate response.
Time to fix CRA @JulieCollinsMP @AmandaRishworth @NationalShelter
abc.net.au/news/2023-11-14/a… via @ABCaustralia
Structural
“You can’t separate politics from the plight of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people … they are structural in nature,”
“What has been proposed is absolutely the logical and moral thing for Australia to embrace.”
#VoteYesAustralia
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I am voting Yes because I want a better future for ALL Australian children. #yes23
Yes is beyond feeling better. The Voice is a mechanism that can empower. @ceda_news @LindaBurneyMP #Yes23
If you are in Perth next Wednesday why not come along to Mt Lawley Bowling Club and hear from those who know about the referendum.
You can register and ask your questions here
trybooking.com/events/landin… – at Perth, Western Australia
Mark Glasson retweeted
Does anyone know who was responsible for the Monday morning handy work above Kwinana freeway?
I can't (publicly) condone the method but I approve of the messaging
What are all these people doing at Optus Stadium tonight. #schoolsleepout – at Perth, Western Australia
