Terry Laidler

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@Peter_Fitz ^Apparently, it was the Republican National Convention that has caused the international meltdown of the Internet ... ^
https://t.co/msLlvv5aTp

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@ProfPCDoherty @ConversationEDU

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@GrogsGamut 🤣

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For Victorian residents interested - it takes about 15 - 20 minutes:
https://t.co/x3g2mZodDB

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EVERY AUSTRALIAN has a right to secure housing, proper food, good healthcare, educational and/or work opportunities, and inclusion as priorities NOW. Not in stages, not at someone's whim, not when "the economy" can afford it.
This is REAL social justice!

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Thank the universe the "lifters/leaners" rhetoric is gone. But I still don't think we'll get the distribution of our common wealth right until we stop talking about "help" for the "most vulnerable.

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@KosSamaras ^Shhhh ... don't tell them!^

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@strangerous10 This is a gem .... after all the #ProMo press conferences through which we had to sit, the wonderfully incisive and plain-spoken Commissioner Holmes says what we all wanted to say: "You may not!"

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Happy New Year Everyone! Wishing all a joyful 2023 & want to give a big THANK YOU to all for their friendship & support in 2022. I put together a clip of some of Scummo’s infamous slips at the #RobodebtRC by the great work of Commissioner Holmes & Justin Greggery KC. Enjoy! 🍾🥂

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@amandavanstone @aaronsmith ^Yeah, that's probably it^

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@nick_coatsworth What if your thinking it's that simple IS the problem?

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OK @FatherBob - can those of us who haven't followed any of the saga get a simple update on the present state of play?

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@stephenjduckett Ask those who use services: routinely they say respectful, timely, integrated help! Which spend gets that?

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@MCG58 @AlboPM @3AWNeilMitchell 4. With NO outcome measures, there is NO evidence that more sessions help people more.
Sorry to rain on the parade, but the current "sessions" discussion is just more special pleading.

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@MCG58 @AlboPM @3AWNeilMitchell 3. Psychologists (like me) do not have the requisite skills to provide or steer people into the psychosocial supports that are the main predictors of successful recovery - that needs to be a team effort; and,

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@MCG58 @AlboPM @3AWNeilMitchell The so-called "Better Access" program is replete with problems
1. Waiting times are unacceptably long to help people before mental health problems exacerbate (here, the lower limit on the number of funded sessions might actually help);

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@MCG58 @AlboPM @3AWNeilMitchell 2. The majority of sessions are not bulk-billed, heightening problems with equitable access;

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@stephenjduckett Thank you ... a pity our local version doesn't operate similarly, or we wouldn't be having the current ridiculous debate about "sessions"!

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@KosSamaras These are mere co-incidences ...🤔😉🤣