The Greens have announced they support the introduction of a Universal Basic Income. If it is done right, it could mean the end of welfare bashing. If it had been introduced in the 80s when Lew suggested it, I think he'd still be alive. Persecution by Social Security and Centrelink has made our family's misery … Continue reading Some Good News
Category: social commentary
Basic Income: A Human Right
Today's Independent Australia has an article by Duncan Storrar, about yet another cruel practice adopted by the Turnbull Government to target the poor. This time, a man who bravely tried to overcome his disability and work in a job was punished for his courage. When he tried to get back on the DSP, he was told "No, … Continue reading Basic Income: A Human Right
Classical Music #MeToo: Part 2: Universities
This blog will be about sexual harassment of students in all types of university faculty. Further research will be needed to determine if it is worse in particular disciplines. Furthermore, I don't know how bad the problem is in non-English speaking countries, so I will need to confine this brief survey to the UK, the … Continue reading Classical Music #MeToo: Part 2: Universities
Classical Music #MeToo: Part 1. Churches
Various media, including blogs like this one, are beginning to enumerate the different fields of endeavour being included in the #MeToo movement. Wherever ambition, talent, beauty and youth are combined with a suitably isolated venue, it seems to attract sexual predators. So far #MeToo has included the entertainment, sport, popular music and education industries. It … Continue reading Classical Music #MeToo: Part 1. Churches
Superannuation: What’s That?
From age 17 I cared for Lew. After we married I did all the cooking, housework, driving and caring for him in ways I hadn't expected, because he was unable to care for himself in these ways. Thanks to the State, he could not go into a shop, or a bank. He was unable to … Continue reading Superannuation: What’s That?
Give Roland A Fair Go!
Here's someone who is being punished for being poor. He is only asking to be left alone, surely. cheers Sylvia
‘Australian Values’
The government is worried that Australians are losing their values, or is it that groups of newcomers just aren't seeing this wonderful land of the 'fair go' that we keep spruiking? The notion of a fair go has become more interesting to me as I have aged. In 2007 I was enrolled in a Peace Studies … Continue reading ‘Australian Values’
Women Are Overburdened With Their Families’ Mental Loads
From the excellent Slate Magazine. An article that confirms what many women already know; they do the thinking and planning for their families' day to day lives. This article suggests ways of sharing the load. When everyone used to go to church, it would have been more obvious if society was falling apart at the … Continue reading Women Are Overburdened With Their Families’ Mental Loads
#WhoKnew?
Here's a new hashtag. #Who Knew? The comments on the Boston Globe article make for interesting reading. Many thanks to Slate Magazine for mentioning this article. It's been so long since I've read honest journalism; their stories can bring tears to the eyes. cheers Sylvia
Converging viewpoints
Rather than filtering the news for me so that I only see articles that concur with my viewpoint, Google is, I think, responding to the pull of my search for justice anywhere it can be found. I perceive the opposite effect to the one being suspected, that advertising revenue drives online platforms' distribution of news … Continue reading Converging viewpoints
