‘A fair go’? Critiquing the Australian narrative of egalitarianism from the disability-migration intersection The egalitarian promise of ‘a fair go’ within hegemonic discourses shapes our imaginaries of the Australian national identity. This paper draws from newspaper articles, online petitions, and policy...

hot off the press!

‘A fair go’? Critiquing the Australian narrative of egalitarianism from the disability-migration intersection www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.”

What Eisenhower said over 70 years ago is even more true today.

GE2025: Stunning victory for PAP, winning 87 of 97 seats with higher national vote share in PM Wong's first electoral test In leading the PAP to 65.57 per cent of the popular vote, up from 61.24 per cent in GE2020, PM Wong bucked a trend of dips in the ruling party's vote share after a new prime minister takes office.

"Trump effect": in countries where politics is not divided along left-right ideology, global econ uncertainty bolsters the popularity of the strong-party (man) incumbents. PAP's popular vote went up from 61% to 65%. China is another case in point. www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ge...

For those of us with disabilities, voting can be an overwhelming experience Eleanor Beidatsch details the challenges she faces while voting in a wheelchair, while people with "invisible disabilities" can face even bigger hurdles.

'Voting with a disability can be a challenge, even in a country like Australia' from Eleanor Beidatsch

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Labor to fund $760 million in election promises by raising international student visa fees Labor has announced it will increase international student visa application fees, as it unveiled its election costings ahead of the federal election.

Labor plans to fund its election promises by increasing international student visas EVEN higher to $2000, after already more than doubling it last year www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

thankfully Disabled People’s Association has consolidated parties’ mention of #disability in their #GE2025 manifestos here, which includes PAP, WP, PSP, PPP and SDP: dpa.org.sg/ge2025-disab...

looking out for mentions of #disability -specific policy suggestions as I watch the #GE2025 rallies. so far I’ve only heard WP nominees Eileen Chong mention free public transport for the elderly & disabled, Paris V & Ong Lue Ping on mental health support, & Jamus Lim on lifts in SengKang.

been a few late aussie nights trying to catch up with #GE2025 rallies in Singapore, and feeling so bummed about not being able to be there in person. exciting speeches, but still disappointed with the lack of #accessibility by media platforms and political parties in Singapore.

photograph of autumn leaves on university of melbourne’s campus, with the Old Arts clock tower in the background

i could be rushing a deadline anywhere else but on this beautiful campus 🍁 #UniMelb

a comprehensive piece detailing the deepening of a ‘crisis fatigue’ in earthquake and conflict-stricken Myanmar

Nvivo screen stuck with the notification ‘Saving “Thematic map”’

another day another NVivo crash #PhDlife

TGIF!

It's important to remember that many disabilities are dynamic. What we can do one day, we may not be able to do the next. Our baseline can shift minute to minute or hour to hour.

Be kind. Don't make assumptions. You will often see us at our best, and almost never at our worst.

Close-up image of the face of a long-haired, cream-colored cat. He's staring at the camera with yellow eyes and the bright-pink tip of his tongue is sticking out of his mouth.

Perhaps you could use a nice blep.

#caturday

Spoon Saving Social Media Tips and How to Resist Online The current political landscape is having a devastating impact on the health of those within the disability community. A look at how we can save spoons and leverage our unique powers to resist.

Activism is important right now, but so is pacing. We must work to save our spoons amidst the torrent of bad news & stress we’re inundated with.

“We are a community. We carry each other through the tough times. Our love and support knows no borders, so when a group of us are hurting we all hurt”

in solidarity: internalised ableism

“The email was sent to all U.S.A.I.D. employees — including… ones responding to the powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar... The email landed around midnight local time on the phones of dozens of U.S.A.I.D. employees sheltering in the street in Bangkok… as tremors continued to shake the city.

achievement unlocked at 2:32AM: delivered a presentation at #AAG panel, Reworking Urban Asia with Care (coherence not guaranteed 😴)

Of course it's all about the content you can quickly get, but the reportage on the Myanmar earthquake is all about Bangkok, because it's open, connected and that's where all media have their correspondents.

We've got no idea what's actually going on inside Myanmar.

It's going to be grim.

🙏🙏🙏

“to be alive is to have pain” - @tomshakespeare.bsky.social. really enjoyed this discussion by the 3 panelists - a reminder of the humanity of disability. highly recommend watching the recording if you’ve missed it!