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- Here’s a selection of Power to Persuade’s most-read posts published in 2025, and some posts to discover, while our volunteer team takes a break. Thank you to our readers and our writers for 2025. We wish you happy and safe holidays — Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/2025-wr...
- Do High-Consumption Lifestyles Violate Our Ethical Obligations to the Planet? — Roger Chao in Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/do-high...
- The Australian Government's Contradictory Stance on Undocumented Migrant Workers — Evelyn Dowling in Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/the-aus...
- Buy Now Pay Later as a weapon of violence: Disrupting harm through safety by design — Associate Professor Vivien Chen in Power to Persuade (republished with permission for Economic Abuse Awareness Day) www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/buy-now...
- In 2025, Power to Persuade has invited articles on the theme of the relevance of rights for 21st century policy. This post from Everyday Human Rights discusses the relevance of human rights frameworks as a tool for policy makers. www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/human-r...
- On Economic Abuse Awareness Day, the Working with Women Alliance is releasing a report with recommendations for the Australian Government to make the child support system safer. In this post, Terese Edwards and Kay Cook explain why — Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/economi...
- Reposted by Power to PersuadeTo mark last week's #AntiPovertyWeek (12–18 Oct) we contributed two articles to @powertopersuade.bsky.social to continue the conversation on reducing poverty & inequality in Australia: Gender Inequality & Satisfaction with Marriage - bit.ly/4hjVngA Better Sleep starts at home - bit.ly/470XySO
- Gender Inequality and Satisfaction with Marriage. Alysha Gray from The University of Queensland and @lifecoursecentre.bsky.social explores the social and economic impacts of unequal relationships - Power to Persuade #antipovertyweek www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/gender-...
- Better Sleep Starts at Home - research from Dr Shannon Edmed and Professor Simon Smith from UQ and @lifecoursecentre.bsky.social on sleep as an indicator and mechanism of disadvantage - Power to Persuade #antipovertyweek www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/better-...
- Poverty. Place. Policy. David Tennant explores the intersections on the eve of Anti-Poverty Week 2025 — Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/poverty...
- The rights of migrant women in Australia: addressing gendered exploitation in temporary work — Ananya Doundiyal in Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/the-rig...
- Visa, Voice, and Vulnerability: How Immigration Status Shapes Access to Justice for Chinese Women Facing Domestic Violence — Manjin Zhang in Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/visa-vo...
- In today's post Dr Sarah Ball looks at the case of Robodebt and the importance of the public service doing the right thing, not just the thing right. www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/doingth...
- In today's post @danielcaseycbr.bsky.social explores how government communicated internally about the lessons to be learned from Robodebt. www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/learnin...
- From @sueolney.bsky.social & @sophieyates.bsky.social's new article in the Australian Economic Review - why we need to measure the hidden costs of living with disability in Australia www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/measuri...
- Shanza Shafeek discusses Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander maternal health inequality, some promising initiatives to address it, and outlines urgently needed reforms to boost Indigenous-led and culturally safe models of care www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/indigen...
- Barriers and Enablers of Not-For-Profit Innovation in Australia: Mike Davis, General Manager of Innovation at Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, discusses intention, structure, and a willingness to experiment — Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/barrier...
- It’s time to rethink what multicultural policy actually means: Maedeh Aboutalebi Karkavandi, Senior Research and Evaluation Analyst at Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, shares practitioner insights — Power to Persuade www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/its-tim...
- When communities are empowered to respond creatively to children’s needs, magic is possible. www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/connect...
- Reflecting on the transformative impact of one woman’s care and belief in her, Bernadette Black makes a powerful case for reimagining the way Australia supports families in their earliest, most vulnerable days. www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/no-wron...
- In a world where even after-school chess is expected to polish a child’s critical thinking résumé, the pressure to prove every moment's utility has reshaped how we talk about education. But what if children themselves have a different idea? www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/what-co...
- In our latest blog post, Health Justice Australia's Policy Advocacy Lead, Giulia Fabris, calls on the new parliament to invest in integrated service approaches www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/what-ca...
- Reposted by Power to PersuadeIn this piece in @powertopersuade.bsky.social, I challenge the flawed assumption at the heart of drug policy: that the drugs themselves are the problem. Heavy drug use is often a coping strategy for distress. Reducing harm requires care not criminalisation www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/drugs-a...
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- "If we all speak, they cannot deny what is happening to us": the power imbalance in mutual obligation for young jobseekers — Power to Persuade via @antipovertycentre.org www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/mce7r45...
- Dr Rae West of @mdi-unimelb.bsky.social on how community housing is increasingly becoming an option for people with disability trying to find affordable housing www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/communi...
- In this post, Dr Louis Monroy-Santander @loumonroe.bsky.social discusses victims’ rights in post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Colombia and pre-conditions for sustainable peace. www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/justice... @s-jfenton.bsky.social
- Exciting event coming up at Melbourne Uni, 4pm Tuesday 11 March, online and in-person - lecture by international disability rights campaigner and academic Professor Tom Shakespeare on chronic pain as a disability rights issue events.unimelb.edu.au/event/44949-...
- This week on Power to Persuade, Maria Katsonis discusses the complexity of including lived experience in mental health reform, warning that organisations and policymakers must be willing to share power if the promise of lived experience is to be realised www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/lived-e...
- Also on the blog - from disability rights to fights for entitlements, and from investment to cost containment - Eloise Hummell shares results of her @ausjpa.bsky.social paper on NDIS policy drift (with Michele Foster, Kylie Burns and Sue Harris Rimmer) www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/how-pol...
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