A welcome plan for social housing for the needy
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May 15, 2021 12.02am
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LABOR’S BUDGET REPLY
A welcome plan for social housing for the needy
Anthony Albanese’s commitment to social housing (The Age, 14/5) provides a much needed vision for Australians on low incomes. The added importance of this announcement is the inclusion of older women in the target groups to be housed. It is projected that 440,000 private renters aged over 65 will be living in poverty by 2031 if investment in affordable rental housing is not tackled by governments.
Dedicated care and love but with little reward
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May 14, 2021 12.02am
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AGED CARE
Dedicated care and love but with little reward
Last week my wife, who is in aged care, messed herself while trying to sit on the toilet. A carer was called and I watched as the young woman bagged the clothes, with kind words calmed my wife, washed her and then dressed her in clean clothes. The bathroom had to be washed down. Throughout this unpleasant job, the woman – from a foreign country and on the lowest pay – did her work cheerfully and with great compassion.
It hasnât changed at all
January 30, 2021 â 10.40pm
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It hasnât changed at all
In 1985, my RMIT sociology lecturer stood me in front of the class and declared me to be a â³â£statistical anomalyâ³â£ â not just a state school student, but a student from the western suburbs (Deer Park High).
As a shy kid, I burnt with mortification, embarrassment and shame in front of a room full of eastern suburbs private school alumni.
Thirty-six years later, I still burn with anger, but not at my lecturer.