Attending the one and only Elsie conference. So amazing to be here for the 50 th Anniversary of the first refuge for women and children escaping Domestic and Family Violence . Elsie Refuge #Elsie
England is a country where soccer is their national sport. Millions play it, and they inject hundreds of millions of dollars into funding it. They’re obsessed with it.
Australia puts most sports funding into other games and although lots of kids play soccer, the game has nowhere near the attention, numbers of players or relentless support here it gets in Europe.
Our #Matildas were regularly playing to just a couple of hundred people until very recently. Their pay and conditions were close to pitiful until just a few short years ago. Many of them played for boy’s teams growing up, or had to move states or even continents just to get the game time they needed to excel. They did it HARD.
And as we’ve said a few days ago, they’ve also faced extraordinary misogyny, ridicule and barriers to success, just for being female.
Yet this women’s team have made history by getting to the final four in a tournament fought by nations where soccer is the reason a lot of them get up in the morning.
The Matildas haven’t failed: they’ve won. They’ve won our hearts and minds and changed sport - especially women’s sport - in this country forever.
They should all be so proud, and we should all be so proud of them.
Now it’s our collective responsibility to force our media to value women’s sport and our governments to fund it properly. We must hold their feet to the fire on behalf of all the little girls who deserve their chance to shine.
Thank you, Tillies.
You’re the fucking best, and you did us all proud. It’s been so much fun watching you play.
Good luck in your final #FIFAWomensWorldCup match.
#TilitsDone
A step in the right direction. This will take away so much stress for single mums especially women who have suffered from abuse which has resulted in homelessness. @AlboMP
This is an issue close to my heart.
Single parents, who are overwhelmingly women, carry the world on their backs.
Our budget is lightening that load.
We’re expanding access to the single parent payment so it covers families until the youngest turns 14, up from 8.
RAT tests are not reliable and A referral for a PCR from doctor @ChrisMinnsMP@NSWHealth really?? When sometimes it takes a week to get an appointment. Bulk billing hard to find. Vulnerable people hit again.
Looking at the stats for the refuge/shelter network across NSW. Very high demand for services at the moment with most looking full. New Core & Cluster services can’t arrive soon enough! #dfv#homelessness
@Audible_AU I am quite frequently have trouble downloading books to listen to. They appear in my library but will not download. Does this happen to others and how can I rectify it. Especially when you have paid for books.
Overturning Roe and outlawing abortions will never make them go away.
It only makes them more dangerous, especially for the poor + marginalized.
People will die because of this decision. And we will never stop until abortion rights are restored in the United States of America.
@NianticHelp Really disappointed in this go fest. Only 7 shinies in 2 days. What a waste of good money. You also did not fix up the tapping Pokémon on a lure. Still didn’t stay in the game long enough. Last time that I pay for a ticket.
Not true. I recently had to pay full cost of a knee MRI because they are no longer covered by Medicare for people aged over 50. I checked and no provider will bulk bill them now. Not allowed.
Former PM Keating statement; The policy change announced by The Prime Minister to allow people to access their Superannuation for housing deposits amounts to no more than another frontal assault by the Liberal Party on the Superannuation system. #auspol
Acknowledging the 20 NSW people reported to have died of #COVID19 in the past day and the loved ones who grieve their loss.
We have an out of control pandemic in Australia and it is not even rating a mention in an election campaign #auspol