@PowerToPersuade

Bringing policymakers, academics and the community sector together. First a symposium, then a blog, also a book. Working on Aboriginal land

 Melbourne
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Anthony Albanese, You Were Once One of Us  — Power to Persuade

In today’s post, in Anti-Poverty Week , Rebecca O’Connor reminds Australia’s Prime Minister that government investment made his future possible. He was raised in public housing by a single mother and...

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Here’s a selection of our most-read posts published this year, and some posts to discover, while our volunteer team takes a short break. We wish you happy and safe holidays— Power to Persuade powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

2025 wrapped - holiday reading from Power to Persuade — Power to Persuade

In 2025, Power to Persuade’s team of moderators sourced and published seventy seven articles that offered insights into the design and delivery of social policy, and its impact on people, from a...

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Do High-Consumption Lifestyles Violate Our Ethical Obligations to the Planet? — Roger Chao in Power to Persuade powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

Do High-Consumption Lifestyles Violate Our Ethical Obligations to the Planet? — Power to Persuade

In today’s long-read post, Roger Chao explores the ethical implications of high-consumption lifestyles in countries like Australia in the context of climate change. When do personal convenience and...

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The Australian Government's Contradictory Stance on Undocumented Migrant Workers — Evelyn Dowling in Power to Persuade powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

The Australian Government's Contradictory Stance on Undocumented Migrant Workers — Power to Persuade

In today’s post, Evelyn Dowling from RMIT University explains how the exclusion of undocumented migrants from recent Australian legislation intended to address migrant worker exploitation does not...

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Buy Now Pay Later as a weapon of violence: Disrupting harm through safety by design — Associate Professor Vivien Chen ⁦@MonashBusiness⁩ in Power to Persuade (republished with permission for Economic Abuse Awareness Day) powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

Buy Now Pay Later as a weapon of violence: Disrupting harm through safety by design — Power to...

This week, both Economic Abuse Awareness Day  and UN Women’s 16 days of activism against gender-based violence are shining a light on economic violence against women. This post by Associate Professor...

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In 2025, Power to Persuade has invited articles on the theme of the relevance of rights for 21st century policy. This post from Everyday Human Rights discusses the relevance of human rights frameworks as a tool for policy makers — Power to Persuade powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

Human Rights: Reclaiming the Foundational Policy Intent — Power to Persuade

In 2025, Power to Persuade has invited articles on the theme of the relevance of rights for 21st century policy. This post from Everyday Human Rights , an independent, non-political human rights...

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On Economic Abuse Awareness Day, the Working with Women Alliance is releasing a report with recommendations for government to make the child support system safer. ⁦⁦ Terese Edwards ⁦@terese_smfa⁩ & Prof Kay Cook explain why — Power to Persuade powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

Economic Abuse Awareness Day 2025: Fix Child Support — Power to Persuade

To mark  Economic Abuse Awareness Day  in Australia on 26 November 2025, the  Working with Women Alliance  is publishing a report that includes recommendations for the Australian Government on how...

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Gender Inequality and Satisfaction with Marriage. Alysha Gray from The University of Queensland and ⁦@lifecourseAust⁩ explores the social and economic impacts of unequal relationships⁩ - Power to Persuade ⁦⁦⁦@AntiPovertyWeek⁩ powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

Gender Inequality and Satisfaction with Marriage — Power to Persuade

This week's posts are being sourced by the Life Course Centre ( @lifecourseAust ) to continue the conversation on social and economic disadvantage as part of Anti-Poverty Week 2025 (@AntiPovertyWee...

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Better Sleep Starts at Home - research from Dr Shannon Edmed and Professor Simon Smith from ⁦@UQ_News⁩ and ⁦⁦@lifecourseAust⁩ on sleep as an indicator and mechanism of disadvantage - Power to Persuade #antipovertyweek powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

Better Sleep Starts at Home — Power to Persuade

This year, Anti-Poverty Week 2025 (12-18 October) continues its campaign to raise awareness and understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty in Australia, and to encourage action to end...

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Poverty. Place. Policy. David Tennant explores the intersections on the eve of Anti-Poverty Week 2025 — Power to Persuade powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

Poverty. Place. Policy. — Power to Persuade

On the eve of Anti-Poverty Week for 2025 , David Tennant explores the intersections between poverty, place and policy. David has worked in the not-for-profit community services sector for over thirty...

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The rights of migrant women in Australia: addressing gendered exploitation in temporary work — Ananya Doundiyal in Power to Persuade powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

The rights of migrant women in Australia: addressing gendered exploitation in temporary work —...

Temporary work should be a pathway to dignity and opportunity — not a source of risk. In this important piece, Ananya Doundiyal shows how visa settings, employer dependency, and weak enforcement...

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Visa, Voice, and Vulnerability: How Immigration Status Shapes Access to Justice for Chinese Women Facing Domestic Violence — Manjin Zhang in Power to Persuade powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

Visa, Voice, and Vulnerability: How Immigration Status Shapes Access to Justice for Chinese Women...

Australia’s immigration system should be a source of safety — not another barrier — for women seeking protection from domestic and family violence. In this powerful piece focused on how immigration...

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"Simply put, we need visionary policy that commits to significantly raising public housing stock," say Cordelia Attenborough and Elroy Dearn in today's Power to Persuade blog: powertopersuade.org.au/blog/….

Decades in the Making: The Rise and Fall of Melbourne’s Public Housing Towers — Power to Persuade

In today’s post, Cordelia Attenborough and Elroy Dearn from RMIT University give insight into the history of public housing in Victoria. This blog is written in the context of the Inquiry into the...

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In today’s post, Professor Hannah Badland from RMIT University explores why neighbourhoods matter for the health of children with disability, an area largely overlooked in Australian disability policy. powertopersuade.org.au/blog/… @ResearchRMIT

The Untapped Potential of Neighbourhoods for Supporting Children with Disability and their Families...

Professor Hannah Badland from RMIT University explores why neighbourhoods matter for the health of children with disability, an area largely overlooked in Australian disability policy. This blog...

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Today’s post by @SimonCopland explores the rising influence of global anti-feminist and far-right movements, and why our current strategies to prevent them are falling short. powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

Counter or Alternative Narratives: How do we best address the ideology of anti-feminist movements?...

Today’s post by Dr Simon Copland explores the rising influence of global anti-feminist and far-right movements — and why our current strategies to prevent them are falling short. Drawing on his...

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Children with incarcerated parents face unique challenges. Read Dr Vicky Saunders' insights into how systems often overlook these impacts and what can be done to better support affected children. powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

Invisible Sentences: How Parental Incarceration Shapes Children’s Lives — Power to Persuade

In today’s post, Dr Vicky Saunders - a Senior Research Fellow at ACU’s Institute of Child Protection Studies - turns our attention to a group often left out of conversations about the criminal...

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Why is sociology essential to social policy?🤔 As Athena Charanne Presto argues, ignoring sociological insights, especially when it comes to gender and care policy, leads to decisions that are anything but neutral. powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

Why sociology is needed in social policy — Power to Persuade

In today’s post, Athena Charanne Presto , a doctoral researcher at the School of Sociology, Australian National University, explores the intersections of gender, policy, and care. Drawing from her...

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Tom Studans@maximumwelfare19 Aug 2025
We are also definitely talking about a breach of the legislative authority granted to DSS/Services Australia to 'provide benefits' in the first place if anyone wanted to pay a barrister twice as much to go after that one
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New post @simonecasey explains why not shutting down the TCF, including payment suspensions, is a form of administrative evil because providers interests have been prioritised over the rights of people routinely subject to abusive provider practices.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

Profit over people: administrative evil and the TCF — Power to Persuade

Over the last 2 weeks, significant reports into the integrity of the TCF have been published, revealing serious flaws in its design that confirm the worst fears identified in digital social policy...

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New on the blog: Enhancing ambition on climate policy through co-design - @belle_workman & Kathryn Bowen @MCFunimelb walk us through their experience of co-designing healthier climate policies (and share the toolkit!) powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…
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