Damien Hurrell

Nurse, steam engine fan, unionist, very ordinary golfer, political activist. And much more. Why anyone would think my views represent someone else is beyond me.

[Ross Kenna 🦞 @rosskenna888]

@AWUnion National Indigenous Officer Guyson Baker opened his address to #uniontown conference reciting the Statement from the heart.
And a simple message giving voice is Union business.

1 month to go #yes23

[Ross Kenna 🦞 @rosskenna888]

Anna Langford addressing #uniontown conference 2023 about Climate Jobs in our Regions.

[Ross Kenna 🦞 @rosskenna888]

Geelong Trades Hall Secretary Tony Anderson speaking to #uniontown 2023 about a just transition for union workers in fossil fuel.
As the former @theamwu delegate at Ford Geelong who managed the transition from the closure, Tony is an expert in this field!

[Damien Hurrell @DamienHurrell]

Guyson Baker just read the Statement from the Heart at the #Uniontown #Australia conference.

Today, I'm going to use my voice to humbly ask that you also read the statement.

This is why you are being asked to support Voice. All else is noise.
https://t.co/oUplkpbBWu

[Damien Hurrell @DamienHurrell]

@chiefpad @AppleTV It's a little early for the Mule, but yeah, I'd love to see a return to the source material. The loss of atomic technology by the Periphery and the consequent reintroduction seems to me to have rich dramatic possibilities.

[PRGuy @PRGuy17]

BREAKING: The Albanese Government will spend an emergency $2bn on social housing in coming weeks to get around stubborn housing roadblocks by the Greens, who the PM says are “happy to promise the world, while organising a petition against every new apartment building”. #auspol

[Damien Hurrell @DamienHurrell]

@MattPinder1 The one on the right is in violation of home owners association rules?

[ANMF - Australian Nursing Midwifery Federation @anmf_federal]

This National Reconciliation Week, the country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), is giving its unequivocal support to a ‘Yes’ vote for an enshrined Voice to Parliament. MEDIA RELEASE: https://t.co/pLdTjfDDc8

[Australian Unions @unionsaustralia]

Are you a seasonal farm worker? Make sure you check out this article on your rights at work: https://t.co/LejAC093S9

[Damien Hurrell @DamienHurrell]

@ultra_ovest @UptheBaggers His goalkicking was average at best, too.

[Damien Hurrell @DamienHurrell]

@UptheBaggers @GreenJ Goals: nowhere near enough
Behinds: so very many
#AFLSwansBlues #BadkickingisbadFooty

[Damien Hurrell @DamienHurrell]

@SkyNewsAust Opposing a requirement for skilled nurses in Nursing Homes is the ill-considered action.

[Damien Hurrell @DamienHurrell]

@bluntshovels @GrogsGamut But why are the police being asked to deal with these behaviours? Because as the Royal Commission found, nursing homes lack enough skilled staff to properly manage and de-escalate. And residents are still waiting for adequate staffing standards to be implemented. #Shame

[Damien Hurrell @DamienHurrell]

If they're walking out in protest over the deplatforming of a radical conservative with deeply illiberal views then it's just possible they will find themselves on the wrong side of history.

[Annika Smethurst @annikasmethurst]

Liberal members boo and stage a walk-out on Liberal leader John Pesutto at the party’s state council meeting in Bendigo #springst

[Damien Hurrell @DamienHurrell]

@mikeaubrey2 @last_jones I don't know the details, but I speculate that this nursing home had neither sufficient numbers of staff, or sufficiently skilled staff to manage this person's behaviour. This is why the minimum care minutes and 24/7 registered nurses on site is so vital.

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Kangaroo mother care is effective and feasible in all settings – incl. low, middle and high-income countries.

With wider uptake, it could save the lives of hundreds of thousands of babies born early or small each year https://t.co/ezrLzSPuIA

https://t.co/T1EQXz0lt6

[Australian Unions @unionsaustralia]

For everything you do, thank you.

[Damien Hurrell @DamienHurrell]

@Brett_McLeod @PatsKarvelas So much for absolute freedom of speech.

[Damien Hurrell @DamienHurrell]

@sallymcmanus @StephenJonesMP *pocket some or all of the money

[Damien Hurrell @DamienHurrell]

@sallymcmanus @StephenJonesMP But by not making it mandatory that the money goes to workers, the risk is that operators will pocket and our all of the money. That's not what taxpayers want.