Author Archives: Guest author

Nov 29

Care factor

With the case numbers rising I was glad that childcare centres were closing. But also, we would have to scramble.

Aug 30

The government is clamping down on charities — and it could have a chilling effect

Who will benefit when Australian charities are muzzled and silenced?

Aug 9

Now’s the time to gather momentum

VicHealth CEO, Dr Sandro Demaio, on why we must build a common understanding of what a wellbeing economy can offer

Aug 6

Broke, stressed, worried, defeated, anxious, and physically sick

I can’t help but feel a sharp sense of dread and loss when someone asks, “So, what do you do?”

May 14

‘Rattling down the edge of a roller coaster’

A guest article with Leanne Petrides, Community Information & Support Cranbourne

Mar 24

Independent Assessments: Look what you’ve created

A guest post from an angry NDIS participant, about what the proposed 'independent assessment' process will mean.

Mar 16

‘Name has been changed’: on JobSeeker, personal stories and structural change

It can be painful to tell our own stories (again, and again, and again…).

Mar 10

‘Not just five days’

Guest blog from Karen Dimmock, CEO of Association for Children with Disability.

Dec 1

Time for applause, not panic: the 2020 budget, debt and the care economy

What can you say to those who bang on about government debt? A lot, actually.

Nov 6

Locked down for the long haul

For some of us, this is life and it does not end.

Oct 20

“It feels really sort of paralysing”: young in the time of COVID

It’s been really difficult, particularly with the lack of certainty.

Sep 17

Locked down and locked out: the struggle to survive with no support

I just pray every day that we will be allowed to go outside of the suburb, just to get food.

Aug 14

My ‘Deaf family’ during COVID-19

I could see the doctors talking but couldn’t understand what they were saying. It was very isolating.

Mar 11

Beyond the economy: why social progress should be measured

A guest post from Megan Weier at the Centre for Social Impact. When governments talk about ‘progress’, it’s almost always

Feb 3

In-home aged care should be a support, not a burden

Ben Martin Hobbs explores why the in-home care system is failing the older people it’s meant to empower.

Nov 4

Don’t disregard my pain

"My chronic pain is a whole disability on its own too. It deserves the same respect and weight."

Nov 28

Recovering from intimate violence and relearning to accept life’s “roses”

Güler Altunbas' story of reclaiming her happiness after a lifetime of physical, emotional and sexual violence.

May 24

Five things men say to justify violence against women

Violent men always always seek to justify and explain away their actions. Here's how they do it.