Margery Cass

If cops can be suspended WITH PAY while being investigated for killing Blak fullas, then every other person suspected of a crime can continue to receive their welfare payments
FFS

Groups supporting the call for the government to abandon the amendment: Anglicare Australia | Antipoverty Centre | Anti-Poverty Network SA  | Australian Council of Social Services | Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union | Community Restorative Centre | Consumers of Mental Health WA | Council of Single Mothers and their Children | Disability Advocacy Network Australia | Economic Justice Australia | Everybody’s Home | Justice and Equity Centre | Mental Health Lived Experience Peak Qld | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) | NSW Council for Civil Liberties | Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion | Single Mother Families Australia | Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre To add your organisation to this list contact media at antipovertycentre.org

Now @justiceandequity.bsky.social has added its name to the list of groups opposing this draconian and underhanded move.

These are the groups @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social has dismissed. She refuses to address concerns about separation of powers, due process and unintended consequences.

And the Law Cuuncil

When the ADF’s culture of bullying and harassment results in thousands of unreported sexual assaults, it shouldn’t take a class action for survivors to receive justice.

ADF leadership and Minister Marles are missing in action and women and young recruits are paying the price.

Alan MacLeod—

"Now is a good time to remember that Dick Cheney's post 9/11 wars killed (conservatively) 4.5 million people and displaced over 38 million more, according to a study by Brown University."

Disabled NT man put in spit hood and cuffs then left naked in cell before death, inquest told Wayne Hunt’s post-seizure agitation was interpreted by corrections staff as non-compliance, coroner hears

His post-seizure agitation was interpreted by corrections staff as behavioural non-compliance. He got handcuffs and a spit hood rather than medical care. He died as a result.

'Police powers' amendment in welfare bill an affront to presumption of innocence Advocates have condemned a last-minute amendment to a federal bill which would give the government power to suspend or cancel welfare payments before a person is convicted of a crime.The amendment to ...

Calling it a "shocking attempt to quietly expand police power into the welfare, tax and workplace relations systems," Senator Thorpe claimed the measures are "harsher than those levelled against people who have been convicted or incarcerated".

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🚨BREAKING🚨

Labor has just voted AGAINST granting super to workers under 18.

The Greens amendment would have seen all workers under 18 have the right to superannuation contributions, regardless of how many hours they worked.

People who have served their time should not be punished twice - and if they are too dangerous to be allowed in the Australian community, how will the tiny island of Nauru manage them? So wrong on so many levels. www.msn.com/en-au/news/a...

Mass Killings Reported in Sudan as RSF Seizes El Fasher; 460 Killed at Hospital Sudan’s military is accusing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of killing at least 2,000 people since seizing control of El Fasher in the Darfur region, including some 460 at the Saudi Maternity H...

What is unfolding in Sudan, where the armed group RSF has taken control of the key city of El Fasher, is "the sum of all our fears," says human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond. "RSF is killing at a scale and a velocity that I haven’t seen since Rwanda."

This Is How Tesla Will Die The vultures are circling the tech giant.

Interesting piece: if Tesla collapses Musk’s entire empire could come crashing down because of the way he’s structured the companies’ finances.

Doctors warn mental health reforms needed to keep children out of prison As incarceration rates continue to soar in the Northern Territory, experts say mental health reform in the justice system is crucial for improving community safety in the long term.

Ongoing genocide in the colony. Jailing First Nations Peoples children

Powerless: The hidden crisis of prepaid energy and First Nations communities In Western Australia's remote north, tens of thousands of people are living in fear of sudden disconnection and being forced to ration power.

Yeah that's not racist

In the remote Western Australian community where Angus lives, households don't receive electricity bills.

Instead, they must prepay for credit — similar to topping up a mobile phone.

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'Power grab': Labor under fire over new move to cut off Centrelink payments The last-minute additions have been called into question, with advocates arguing they set a "dangerous precedent".

As CEO of MHLEPQ, I'm clear the proposed power to cancel Centrelink payments based on an outstanding warrant is a dangerous overreach. It ties social security to policing, erodes the presumption of innocence and harms the most marginalised.

@antipovertycentre.org
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That’s by design. Billionaires monetize rage bait, and it has the added bonus of keeping us fighting with each other while they rob us blind. But one day soon, all the anger from the culture wars they’ve cultivated to distract us from the class war will be turned on them.

WIRED headline reads: Trump's FBI pick Kash Patel Took Up to $5M in Stock from Chinese Ecommerce Giant Shein

$5M in Shein stock is crazy. to put it in perspective, a child would have to work three billion hours in a Shein factory to earn a 1/10000th of this

Constant power denied to 65,000 customers forced to pay upfront or disconnect Communities on prepaid power meters face regular disconnections amid 40 degree-plus heat, meaning no aircon, food rotting in the fridge and long, hot walks to get reconnected.

Another day in the colony

There are about 65,000 customers like Mr Kunoth and Ms Peters who are on government prepaid power plans mandated in locations with significant First Nations populations in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Far North Queensland and South Australia.

The Right to Power - Keeping prepayment communities connected Join us for a virtual launch of The Right to Power - Keeping prepayment communities connected

Prepaid electricity consumers sweltering under regular disconnections, report finds

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Report launch today: www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/right_to_power

PM Albanese’s culture of secrecy, in three charts If he doesn’t change course, the Prime Minister may end up leading exactly the kind of 'shadow government' that he derided his predecessor for.

"PM Albanese’s culture of secrecy, in three charts"

Damning work by @skyelark.bsky.social on this govt's secrecy
#OffTheCharts #ThePoint
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At least 49 relatives and colleagues of Afghans in data leak have been killed, study suggests Research also finds 200 of 231 people notified by MoD of breach reported threats to themselves or families

'Research also finds 200 of 231 people notified by MoD of breach reported threats to themselves or families'

At least 49 relatives and colleagues of Afghans in MOD data leak have been killed, study suggests
- by Diane Taylor

#UK #databreach #Afghandeaths
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"People with a disability and Indigenous Australians are overrepresented in the data. About 33% of all suspensions affected those with a disability, and at least 26% of all suspensions affected First Nations people."

Unlike Israel and the IOF, the RFS in Sudan will not be protected from accusations of genocide.

The world said "never again" after WWII, Bosnia, Darfur ... and yet you have worked tirelessly to protect Israel while it commits genocide against the Palestinians, @australia.theguardian.com.

14m ago 11.39 AEDT Cait Kelly Cait Kelly Centrelink has been issuing payment suspension notices to jobseekers and those on disability support pensions at a rate of more than five a minute, new analysis suggests, amid concerns over the legality of the troubled system. In total, government data collated by the Antipoverty Centre shows there were 2,683,605 suspension actions between June 2024 and July 2025. They have taken place under Centrelink’s mutual obligations regime, which is meant to ensure recipients are actively looking and preparing for work. If they do not fulfil activities – such as completing job applications or attending meetings with job providers – their payments can be suspended. According to the Antipoverty Centre, the data shows this is still frequently occurring, despite new rules offering a five-day grace period for people to contact their job provider before their payments are blocked. However, the majority of suspensions are lifted before a person’s income is impacted.

Centrelink has been issuing payment suspension notices to jobseekers and those on disability support pensions at a rate of more than five a minute, new analysis suggests, amid concerns over the legality of the troubled system.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Lawyers launch bid to intervene in case of man facing deportation to Nauru Human rights lawyers have applied to intervene in the High Court case of a man facing deportation to Nauru, arguing the government should be barred from deporting people to places where they face deat...

A human rights law organisation has applied to be heard in the case of a man facing deportation to Nauru, arguing the government should be blocked from deporting people to places where they face death or serious harm.

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At least 174 racehorses died from racing or training injuries in past 12 months in Australia, report finds That’s the highest number recorded by the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses since they began tracking deaths 10 years ago

It's horse torture carnival time again.

Calla: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

QLD: REINSTATE CARE FOR TRANS YOUNG PEOPLE Sign the petition to end Queensland's ban on gender affirming care. Let's leave health care to the medical professionals.

If you have not already, please sign this petition, and repost.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights @equalityaustralia.org.au.web.brid.gy
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ACT closes 'legal loophole' making institutions more liable for child sexual abuse Survivors and lawyers welcome the nation-leading legislation, with legal action against churches, sporting groups and others to be affected.

The ABC reports that the Australian Capital Territory has become the first jurisdiction to pass legislation expanding the liability of churches, sporting groups and other organisations to include the actions of paedophiles. Read more: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#auspol

The report found that about 68,500 people annually require sexual assault support services in Australia but about 23,000 are left with unmet support needs.

The funding shortfall for support services is $80 million - or 0.02% of the $368 billion the Commonwealth gov is spending on 11 submarines

Everybody’s Home National Spokesperson Maiy Azize said: “This is a shocking and dangerous proposal. Cutting off someone’s Centrelink payment means cutting off their rent, their groceries, and their lifeline. It will push people into homelessness before they’ve even had a chance to defend themselves in court. These changes mean that someone could lose their home because of an accusation that later turns out to be wrong. Once you’ve lost your home, there’s no easy way back. No one should be made destitute or homeless before they’ve been found guilty of anything. Using the threat of homelessness as a form of punishment is unconscionable. The government should withdraw this amendment immediately.”

"Using the threat of homelessness as a form of punishment is unconscionable. The government should withdraw this amendment immediately.” – @maiyazize.bsky.social from Everybody's Home

If Labor wants to tinker with the social security system, they should increase payments above the poverty line, which will serve to help victims of these crimes a whole lot more than convoluted and potentially unlawful ways to cancel people’s payments.”

Civil society groups call on gov to abandon police power to stop Centrelink payments without proper judicial process

Statement from:
@ausunemployment.auwu.org.au
@antipovertycentre.org @maximumwelfare.bsky.social Anglicare and Single Mother Families Australia

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