Great to see that National support 30 weeks Paid Parental Leave. Especially after they voted against the introduction of PPL. Blocked the extension to 26 weeks for several years. Canceled 33 pay equity claims. And just this year, cut Best Start payments for the majority of new parents.
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Return the Total Mobility subsidy to 75% and let us go out and about with dignity
The reduced subsidy is coming at a time when many people are already struggling with the rising cost of living, and risks limiting people with disabilities’ access to work, healthcare, grocery shoppin...
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I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Block the EA Deal. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/bl...
Block the EA Deal
EA’s $55 billion buyout will give foreign investors and Private Equity massive control over gaming and turn the worst anti-consumer practices, like loot boxes and aggressive microtransactions, into ov...
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Nobody should go to work and never get out!
#nzpol When 29 miners died at Pike River, New Zealand made a promise. We said, “never again”. We said, “every worker deserves to come home safe”. But now Brooke van Velden is trying to undo that promise. Sign our open letter calling on MPs to stop ACT's Health and Safety Bill in its tracks:
“We reject the discrimination & attempts at exclusion of trans people in the name of our safety.For decades, biology has been used by politicians as an argument to deny women the vote, to deny gay couples’ right to be together, to control women’s bodies, & to deny people their basic freedoms” #nzpol
E Tū E Kī: They Don’t Speak for Us - Block the Definition of Woman Bill
The Government is progressing a Bill through Parliament that aims to limit the rights of transgender, non-binary, and intersex New Zealanders in the name of cis women, by defining “man” and “woman” (a...
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A new Otago study links chronic illness with substantial health challenges, limited access to support and long-term economic hardship in Aotearoa New Zealand 📚 Read more about this study here ⬇
Chronic illness linked to hardship – study
People living with chronic fatigue in Aotearoa New Zealand face substantial health challenges, limited access to support, and long-term economic hardship, a new University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu W...
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Don't scrap the Broadcasting Standards Authority. Strengthen it!
The BSA is the only real protection New Zealand has against the broadcasting of lies, abuse or misinformation. Since 1989, it has done an excellent job supporting our television and radio broadcasters...
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Stand Against Harassment in the Name of Culture and Faith
Across Aotearoa, vulnerable communities including migrants, refugees, LGBTQIA+ people, faith groups, and tangata whenua are experiencing harm, fear, and exclusion caused by extremist groups or i...
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A guide for Aucklanders keeping watch for yellow-legged hornets: 1. “Hmm, is this stripy waspy thing a hornet?” = not a hornet 2. “JESUS EFFING C what the F is that MONSTER, that’s he biggest wasp I’ve ever SEEN, NO Jaden KEEP AWAY, shit I think it has yellow legs” = hornet
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Protect Te Tiriti in Education
Aotearoa should be a place where everyone, regardless of their background, is respected and part of a vibrant connected community. Where everyone feels a sense of belonging and knows their children wi...
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The cruelest thing about the Trump/Kennedy pseudoscience press conference today is that there are now women who believe they caused their child’s autism. To those women: you didn’t.
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PM Luxon: Uphold Codes of Conduct - Call David Seymour into line
Responsible leaders welcome advice from experts and when they are creating laws and policies. They know good decision making means planning for the long term, considering diverse points of view and ma...
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"An incompetent warning shot or the act of a coward, either way it needs to be properly investigated... how is it okay for your police force to be firing at unarmed Australian journalists?" Karl Stefanovic, an anchor for the Australian broadcast channel that @laurentomasi.bsky.social works for.
Trump becomes the first American president to lose a Canadian election
Remove Supported Living Payment review for people with lifelong disabilities
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
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SORRY. Sorry. Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
From ME Research UK: Former ME Research UK-funded researcher Prof. Dr Carmen Scheibenbogen and Prof. Dr Klaus Wirth summarised skeletal muscle research on individuals with ME/CFS, and those with long COVID with post-exertional malaise (PEM). Read more - bit.ly/3Y8uHqB #mecfs
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Fairness for the Hospitalised: Stop Benefit Cuts After 13 Weeks
We envision a compassionate and equitable society where individuals who are hospitalised can recover without financial hardship or fear of losing their benefits. In this future, we prioritise the dign...
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