Jess Bukowski

Brisbane born, now in Perth. Mum to Leo & Ruby. Thinks @PatrickGormanMP is pretty great.

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

@PatrickGormanMP Two years of “PASSWORD!!!!”

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

Exciting day.
Also, such official proceedings are an excellent opportunity to remind everyone your middle name is possum.

[Patrick Gorman MP @PatrickGormanMP]

Officially sworn in as Assistant Minister for the Public Service. Thank you to @AlboMP and Governor-General David Hurley for the honour.

[Dr Gabrielle Appleby @Gabrielle_J_A]

The women who have kept Uluru alive from its rejection under the Coalition to a referendum this year are simply inspiring, brave, strong, fierce, warm, funny. They have to be to keep the fire burning 🔥 They were there at the start and I know they will see it through to YES

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

@kristiebatten @WIM_UK I thought the same reading the program this morning. Slowly, slowly …

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

We have two copies of this excellent, invaluable book because I borrowed one from the library and @PatrickGormanMP, the over achiever, went and met with @tarynbrumfitt and @ZaliYager .

Thanks for this fabulous handbook Taryn, and for all your work as Australian of the Year.

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

@AliVaughan @manthatcooks I’m starting to think you’ll never leave Perth again!

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

A terrific insight into @BarackObama’s reading habits …

“He considered [reading] part of being a good leader, part of being a good president, part of being a good father, a good husband, and a good man,” Schultz said.

[Sophie Vershbow @svershbow]

For @esquire, I went searching for the secret machine behind @BarackObama's annual lists of book recommendations. As someone who worked in the publishing industry for a decade, what I "uncovered" shocked me.
https://t.co/KWVe7R2zzH

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

@kirovkate @OfficialBlueyTV Same. All of the sheets.

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

@AliVaughan You can, can't you?

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

@SamPCrosby My sherry drinking grandmother often had “ the flu” after a big celebration 🤔 congratulations 🍾

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

@jennamclarke @oliverpeterson @Nickalviani Looked like frozen “pizza cheese” if you ask me

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

Leo’s (5 y.o) school refers to their ‘houses’ as ‘factions’, which this Qlder finds odd. This has also led to odd conversations:

Leo: “Mummy, what’s your faction?”

Me: “At school, I was in Gold and then Oxley”.

Leo: “No, like Daddy is in the Left …”

@PatrickGormanMP

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

@jennamclarke When I grow up, I want to be a verb

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

@stephanieando @CambridgeJBS Congratulations. What a terrific opportunity. You’ll be amazing.

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

@kristiebatten Hear! Hear!

[Amy Remeikis @AmyRemeikis]

But just to be clear, the changes in the super tax concession are to earnings above $3m. You have $3.2m in super? The earnings up to $3m would get the current tax break. Come July 1 2026 and your earnings on the $200,000 above that $3m would be taxed at 30%. You’re doing fine

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

Safety net.
@PatrickGormanMP

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

And, acacia missed it, @PatrickGormanMP can never resist a pun

[Patrick Gorman MP @PatrickGormanMP]

Wattle happen in Parliament today?

Thanks to the Wattle Day Association's Dr Suzette Searle, Terry Fewtrell, and Mike Gilmour for the opportunity to discuss all things Wattle today. #auspol

[Jess Bukowski @msjessbukowski]

So according to my uni textbook at least, not only do women “have lower pay expectations” than men, but we are “tolerant of lower pay”.

Not how I’d describe the systemic and systematic gender pay gap of 14.1%, but sure …