Dr Desirée Kozlowski

dream guide

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

For the first time, the NSN have invited supporters to join their event, and between 100-300 members, supporters, and their families are anticipated to attend.

Bacchus Marsh area locals and V line commuters are advised to stay vigilant.

I give you The Claw Galaxy - C62
About 11 million light years away.
Imaged with the Seestar S50 telescope from Melbourne Australia.
If you look very closely (below C62 and to the right) you will see there are many galaxies in this image).

In future, when I hear @albomp.bsky.social or anyone else from @australianlabor.bsky.social say the words "social cohesion," I'm going to hear the words "white supremacy."

FTR. #auspol

Call for national action to prevent 'torture' or death of incarcerated First Nations children Paediatricians in the Northern Territory see the dire effects of entrenched structural racism on Aboriginal children on a daily basis.

The following letter from NT paediatricians was sent to the Northern Territory chief minister on 30 July. It is of profound relevance nationally on entrenched structural racism on Aboriginal children. #auspol #NTpol

As would be appropriate

Eric Abetz is the new Tasmanian Treasurer and that takes the fucking biscuit.

Annie and Lakeesha struggle in school. AI teacher assistants treated them very differently. A Common Sense Media study found that prominent teacher assistants that use AI generated recommendations that appeared to be rooted in racial stereotypes based on students’ names. About a third of tea...

"Asked to generate intervention plans for struggling students, AI teacher assistants recommended more-punitive measures for hypothetical students with Black-coded names and more supportive approaches for students the platforms perceived as white" www.chalkbeat.org/2025/08/06/a...

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#fungifriends

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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

Cut off welfare, DEI in Australia + travel insurance miscalculations - triple j Nearly 1,000 jobseekers had their payments cancelled over a 2 year period, even with laws in place to stop it happening. Here's what went wrong, and why the federal watchdog is calling it a "catastrop...

First story on Triple J's Hack yesterday about the ombudsman's report after nearly 1000 cut off centrelink unlawfully
350k payment suspensions in the last quarter - how many unlawfully?

www.abc.net.au/triplej/prog...

The Productivity Commission is floating AI copyright exemptions – with worrying implications for Australian authors and publishers Exemptions to copyright legislation for AI would disadvantage Australian writers – and set a bad precedent.

Read Alice’s full op here:

theconversation.com/the-producti...

Conjuring Autumn
#joncarling #drawing #art

The US becomes less of a democracy with every day that passes.

Electricity Rebates Quietly Cut By NSW Government | CPSA News The value of a range of electricity rebates was reduced on July 1st, 2025. The NSW Government gave no warning to affected households.

The value of a range of electricity rebates was reduced on July 1st, 2025. The NSW Government gave no warning to affected households.

cpsa.org.au/article/elec...

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

Negative Income Tax is Not Cheaper Than Universal Basic Income, Nor is Guaranteed Income 'More Progressive' by Excluding the Rich Many people don't know this, but Milton Friedman was once asked in the Spring of 2000 what he thought about a universal basic income (UBI) in comparison to his proposed negative income tax (NIT) and t...

It's cheaper than you likely think, especially if you also consider the costs of not doing it.

www.scottsantens.com/negative-inc...

You can lead a horse to water…

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It's not my role to draft concrete proposals as I am not an economist or an expert in those fields, but I support the recommendations the ACTU are putting forward, for example.

Less welfare for the wealthy
More for those in real need
#CommitToALivingWage

Less welfare for the wealthy.

Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health

Data from the Mental Health Commission shows the proportion of people finding it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to cope on their income has doubled.

Powerful Owlet rescue update: this morning the rescued Owlet and its sibling were at the top of two gum trees, some 20-25m up, with the parents nearby. That it is up so high says it can fly well. It'll be fine (photo from yesterday).
#brisbane #birds #wildoz

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

"The law creates the illusion of safety while actually making everyone less secure."

Australia is just going to barrel along with our own version of this law that comes into effect in a few months with no clarity on any details though, isn't it

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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