Response to 2026 Federal Budget from Anti-Poverty Network SA member, Mel, May 13, Parliament, North Terrace, Adelaide.“Poverty doesn’t just impact health. It signs death certificates.”Dear Jim,While you were reading your budget speech I was online engaging in a lecture about poverty, inequality and disadvantage in Australia.You had a lot to say about how great this … Continue reading “Poverty Signs Death Certificates”
“It’s Iron Infusions Because Meat Is Too Expensive”
Speech given by Anti-Poverty Network SA member, Mel, at Spence Candidates Forum, March 22, 2025.I grew up in poverty with a single disabled mum in public housing (where have I heard that before?), became her carer at 12 years old I did that for 22 years until she passed and I was tossed aside by … Continue reading “It’s Iron Infusions Because Meat Is Too Expensive”