@billybirdau@Greens@AdamBandt@AlboMP@BOM_au If you note the frequency, however, of the flooding events you will see that in the first 73 years there were 6. In the last 72 years, there have been 9. Scientists always speak about the INCREASE IN FREQUENCY of such events to anyone interested in listening.
@LJPG_23 @JaneCaro@idahanks8@JasonClareMP Exactly Lisa. A safe workplace should be top of the list. Didn't release that getting sick with a virus over and over, that may have health consequences for some, was an accepted part of the job.
6. Do not make policy or political decisions about schools without including teachers 7. Recognise collaboration, creativity, flexibility, relationships and joy are essential to helping teachers teach & children learn. 8. Stop believing only in what can be plotted on a graph
cover bureaucrats or (pardon me) politicians bums 3. Pay teachers appropriately 4. Resource the schools dealing with the most expensive to teach kids (aka not the middle class) the best 5. Stop educational & testing practices driven by ideology rather than evidence
Dear @JasonClareMP Happy to save you & your panel time & energy having been following education debates for 2 decades. If you want to stem teacher shortages here’s what teachers have told me: 1. Respect teacher’s skills & autonomy 2. Remove unnecessary admin tasks designed to
Right now thousands upon thousands of people seeking asylum are in poverty
Why?
Because the Australian Government won’t let them work
How does this make sense when we have 500,000 jobs that we can’t fill?
Can someone explain this to me
Let them work, contribute & give back
Vale Jack Charles. Before he passed away, his family were able to send him off on Country during a smoking ceremony at the Royal Melbourne hospital. Uncle Jack died at the RMH after suffering from a stroke. His family have given permission for his name and image #vale
So how do we politely tell business and industry "leaders" that—
Dead people don't shop
Sick people most likely cannot come to work
And all this is very bad for "shit—the economy 😱"?
You too have got this wrong, @AustralianLabor@AlboMP. #auspol#CovidIsNotOver#MaskUp
The mask argument is a sign of some pretty deep dysfunction in Australian society.
Other countries recognise the mutual care & responsibility a mask implies.
Not this one.
And thx to Leanne Tonkes we can revisit Vic CHO Prof Brett Sutton talking about benefits of a MASK MANDATE vs Strongly Recommended back in Dec 2021.
"Why would you introduce a half measure when you need the full measure to be in place?"
If only focus returned to saving lives!