Steff Bansemer-Brown

Bowel Cancer Australia Ambassador & cancer survivor, Marketing/Comms Professional. Board Director of SugarByHalf, past Board Director CCV - All views my own.

[David Pocock @DavidPocock]

Approximate passports costs:
🇨🇦 Canada = ~$170
🇬🇧 United Kingdom = ~$195
🇺🇸 United States = ~$180
🇳🇿 New Zealand = ~$225

Australian 🇦🇺 passport cost...$422

Passport fees and charges are expected to generate $1.12 billion for the 2029/30 FY. In the same FY, expected revenue for PRRT is projected to be $1.25 billion

[David Pocock @DavidPocock]

Banning gambling ads to protect young Australians is not a left vs right issue.

We’re seeing yet again vested interests control of the major parties meaning the Australian people lose.

MPs across the Parliament support stronger action on gambling ads. If there was a conscience vote on a full ban, as was recommended by the Murphy Review, it would pass.
https://t.co/t1bvEhdk47

[David Pocock @DavidPocock]

The 🇦🇺 Govt needs to ensure we capture a fairer share of tax from massive multinational companies - from gas to big tech - that export our resources or make $ off Australians.

The business model of offshoring profit has to be challenged.

We keep hearing about the data centre and AI boom - we have to get a fair return from the companies using our resources.
https://t.co/EULUvPaAXH

[news.com.au @newscomauHQ]

A new report has revealed that despite making well over $1bn of revenue in Australia, Netflix shifts most its earnings off-shore and manages to avoid a huge tax bill in the process. https://t.co/EvrrGp6A0W

[OncoDaily GI @OncoDailyGI]

Top Colorectal Cancer Trials to Watch at ASCO 2026

ASCO 2026 starts next week — and colorectal cancer will have several trials to watch.

Key studies include:
• BREAKWATER — BRAF V600E mCRC
• CIRCULATE — ctDNA-guided adjuvant treatment
• SWOG S2107 — EC ± nivolumab
• EPISODE-III — adjuvant aspirin
• PUMP trial — liver-directed chemotherapy
• mRCAT-III — rectal cancer radiotherapy + immunotherapy
• CodeBreaK 300 — ctDNA clearance
• CRDF-004 — onvansertib + chemo + bevacizumab
• Tunlametinib + vemurafenib — BRAF V600E mCRC
• CR-SEQUENCE — anti-EGFR/anti-VEGF sequencing

@ASCO @oncodaily @skopetz @VanMorrisMD @AtsuoTakashima @BasGrootKoerkam @FilippoPietran4 @HeinzJosefLenz1 @RamonSalazarS

📎 https://t.co/vg1YCj36Yw

#asco26 #oncodaily

[David Pocock @DavidPocock]

Some of Australia's largest mining companies receive hundreds of millions in diesel fuel tax credits - BHP alone received $622 million last financial year.

At a time when the budget is under pressure and Australians are feeling huge cost of living pressures, these subsidies need to end.

We should be capping fuel tax credits to look after farmers and small miners but make the biggest miners pay the full price for diesel like everyone else.
https://t.co/yYDk1tPxXF

[Steff Bansemer-Brown @steffbbrown]

Integrity..

[SEN 1116 @1116sen]

The Carlton consultant doesn't think it'd be right of him to go for the job after mentoring Voss in 2026.

READ: https://t.co/OgpG4ggVI2

#AFL

[David Pocock @DavidPocock]

Choosing Budget day, when almost all federal political journalists are literally locked in rooms without their phones or internet access, to release key reports into gambling & aged care wait times is not the level of transparency our community expects and deserves from government.

This is an age-old political tactic to “take out the trash” - releasing disappointing information under the cover of bigger news when people are distracted - needs to be called out.
https://t.co/3SwwzstMGF

[Jeff Kennett @jeff_kennett]

The removal of the rebate for private health insurance for people over 65, is grossly unfair.
The rebate should have been means tested.
Many seniors are low income or on pensions.
Their health insurance is often their biggest expense which they struggle to keep.
Unfair.

[BowelCancerAustralia @BowelCancerAust]

This International Nurses Day we acknowledge the vital work nurses do to support bowel cancer patients and their families throughout Australia.

We are especially appreciative of the work of our own team of Bowel Care Nurses who provide telenursing services nationwide through our Specialist Support Services program and in-person support through our 100% community funded specialist Bowel Care Nurse program.

Thank you all for the invaluable support you provide each and every day - Amanda, Claire, Elaine, Erika, Evelyn, Fiona, Jacqui, Jamie, Jess, Leah, Lisa, Lynda, Meagan, Mel, Michelle, Paula, Rachel and Sunette.

Every bowel cancer patient deserves to have access to a dedicated Bowel Care Nurse.

#IND2026 #OurNursesOurFuture

[Neil Mitchell @3AWNeilMitchell]

Does anybody really believe these changes to negative gearing are ‘social policy’? It’s about saving govt money. Change is needed but don’t put lipstick on the pig.

[Tom Morris @tommorris32]

Scott Pendlebury will donate a decent portion of the profits made from his record-breaking game to My Room, a charity for children's cancer. It's a personal contribution which he committed to some time ago.

Pendlebury's an ambassador and has a long-standing connection with Doug Rathbone, who is the president of the charity. @7AFL @1116sen

[David Pocock @DavidPocock]

Breaching BetStop rules more than 500 times and not facing a single dollar in fines shows how completely ineffective ACMA is as a gambling regulator and how hopeless our regulatory framework is.

Right now the consequences for gambling companies are minimal while the harm to people is real.

https://t.co/yZ98yTUsdC

Allegations that someone was effectively told they had to place a bet to withdraw their own money, instead of being told they could use BetStop and get a refund are, if true, completely unacceptable.

We know the response to the landmark multi-partisan Murphy review the govt will table tomorrow is completely inadequate and fails to address the key sources of gambling advertising harm.

[Tom Morris @tommorris32]

Appraising Andrew Dillon: The hits and misses of his tenure so far, for this weekend’s @AFLrecord 👇

[Sportspeople - #1 Sports Jobsite in Australia @SportspeopleAU]

[Sportsleaders] Head of PE & Sport - @caulfieldgs. Caulfield North location. Full Time. Closing 19 May 2026. Apply@ https://t.co/QntsdFIbzr
(see more school jobs: https://t.co/SZgB03sM50) #sportspeople #sportjobs

[Steff Bansemer-Brown @steffbbrown]

Great win @caulfieldgs !

[APS Sport @APS_Sport]

The 2026 #APS Pink Round!🩷🩷🩷

We💗the way our Schools helped transform @APS_Sport matches PINK today in support of the @BCNAPinkLady!

@APS_Sport Winter Sport results from matches played Sat 2 May 2026 are now live via the link in our Bio.

Well done everyone!👏👏👏

#apssport

[Tom Morris @tommorris32]

If any AFL players were concussed last night & had issues down the track, they’d likely be eligible for an insurance claim via Zurich.

But from today this avenue is now closed. The TPD cover for head trauma and mental health as a result of head trauma is now not an option for 500+ footballers.

Also from today, there’s a 62% reduction in TPD cover and a 600% increase in TPD premiums.

@7AFL @1116sen

[Dr Kasey Symons @kaseysymons]

Check out the @Deakin media release about our recent ABC Elite Athletes in Australian Women’s Sport Survey in partnership with @abcsport where we polled 152 current and recently retired athletes across 47 sports:
https://t.co/F8uvjBCO4e

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

🎥 The Crown, which controversially charted the Royal family’s modern history in its latest season, will return for a “spin-off”, beginning with Queen Victoria’s death in 1901.

🔗: https://t.co/JGUubuHJJd

[Steff Bansemer-Brown @steffbbrown]

@cleary_mitch @7NewsMelbourne Fabulous human. Recover well Bart.