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Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP
@michrajah
Federal Member for Higgins
Authorised M. Rajah ALP VICJoined June 2022
Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP’s Tweets
I’m deeply disappointed that the Liberal party have joined the Nationals to oppose Indigenous constitutional recognition.
They’ve chosen to refuse us the fairness of a Voice.
I’m no less confident that we can succeed - it’s the Australian people who will ultimately decide.
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Outstanding result in #Aston. Mary Doyle will be a fantastic advocate for this community in Government. Thanks to our volunteers and young people who were all in, like Mary, in shaping that better future we want.
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The countdown is on! The EV forum is just days away, and there are limited spaces left.
7pm Fri 24 March at Malvern Town Hall.
Be sure to register to hear from EV manufacturers, the and myself.
michelleforhiggins.com.au/public-events/
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Thank you Dr. for meeting with Dr. and to hear about how climate change impacts workers + public health. This testimony underscores the need for a strong Safeguard Mechanism. #SafeguardOurClimate #Auspol
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Courage.
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There’s a story in today’s papers about my daughter, Anna. A few years ago she was the victim of serious crime. Like any parent, I was devastated when I found out.
She has chosen to share her story because it might help someone else. I’m so proud of her.
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Labor has gone to the last 2 elections committing to phase out live sheep exports. It’s a key part of the Govt’s plan to strengthen animal welfare. We’re now implementing that commitment. Today, I’ll announce a panel to consult on how & when we should phase out the trade.
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A record of the last public hearing at Cabrini Hospital which focused on ventilation, building design, schools and bio marker diagnostics.
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Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport - Impacts of long COVID and repeated COVID infections 20/02/2023 (Malvern) #Hansard transcript
bit.ly/3KAkBsK
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Yep. Labor MP calls on government to widen Covid anti-viral eligibility in Australia | Health | The Guardian
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I agree w that antivirals should be made more widely available. The restrictions on them, in the face of mounting morbidity of long COVID and post COVID complications are daft in the extreme.
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Federation Chamber - BILLS - Work Health and Safety Amendment Bill 2022 ... youtu.be/HVMh9X-JOv8 via I spoke recently about engineered stone in parliament being the asbestos of the 2020s and why it should be banned.
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This is our last public hearing and it’s in my electorate with a strong focus on ventilation. Don’t miss it
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The vote in the Voice Referendum this year will be a vote you’ll remember for the rest of your life.
This week of action, start the conversation with your friends & family about why you support an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.
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Nothing is more important than having a home to live in. But not to the Greens Party. Their game playing and teaming up with the Liberals to block affordable housing is pathetic and dishonest. #auspol
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HEAR: Truth about the Greens Party, whose MPs literally ran out of the chamber, failing to vote for affordable housing.
I stand on my and Labor’s record any day of real action on affordable housing, over the Greens Party dilettante posers. #auspol
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BREAKING: Labor’s $10 billion housing fund has just passed the House of Reps in Canberra. But two groups refused to vote for it - Peter Dutton’s LNP and the Greens. Politics builds strange coalitions.
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The Greens dealt themselves out of affordable housing yesterday, just as they dealt themselves out of climate solutions in 2009.
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This hearing will have a big focus on ventilation and building design plus the experience in schools. Do not miss this.
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Today every First Minister in Australia signed a commitment to support the Voice to Parliament.
The Voice will recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our constitution, and consult on matters affecting them.
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"Australians for Indigenous Constitutional Recognition confirms board members to back successful Yes vote in 2023 referendum."
Read the statement here: fromtheheart.com.au/australians-fo
#referendum2023 #constitutionalrecognition #indigenousrecognition #itstime #yes
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With an $8.5 million investment we're establishing two independent national mental health lived experience peak bodies - one representing consumers, and one for carers, families and kin.
Our government is committed to building a fairer system that works for everyone.
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Today we launched our National Cultural Policy ‘REVIVE’.
One of it’s main policy components is the establishment of Creative Australia.
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Meet ‘REVIVE’.
This will be Australia’s Cultural Policy for the next five years.
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The Voice is about two things: recognition and consultation.
It’s an opportunity for all Australians to unite and move our country forward.
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Asking indigenous people to be front and centre of the Voice campaign is like asking black people to sort out racism. They have enough to deal with. It’s time the rest of us stepped up. #TheVoice
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In #PNG, #cervicalcancer is the 2nd most common cancer in women.
Australian MPs at the learnt of the exciting tools being rolled out and scaled up globally, by orgs such as , to screen and treat women in remote settings and get them on a path to elimination!
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The Libs have forgotten their own history on constitutional support for First Nations people. Robert Menzies agreed to the 1967 referendum, Harold Holt (the former Member for Higgins) got it done & John Howard advocated for indigenous recognition in the 1999 referendum.
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Wonderful to have Aust MPs interested in our role eliminating cervical cancer in PNG. We need to scale up and rid this cancer from our region! Thx to PNGIMR Mike Freelander
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Gendered violence is a huge issue in PNG and is rooted in the harsh reality that women are not treated as equals. Too many ambulances at the bottom of the cliff when more must be done to educate, empower and give women a political voice. TY for having us.
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Thanks for having us, @FemiliPNG! twitter.com/FemiliPNG/stat…
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A warm welcome
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MPs met with community members and healthcare workers at the Asaro Health Facility to better understand community-level barriers to vaccine uptake. @Gavi, @dfat, @MFATNZ are working with the PNG Gov to increase uptake of routine vax to 80% of kids in 11 provinces across PNG.
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You can’t come to PNG and not fall in love with the place
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A warm welcome to the Kuriva Health Centre for our delegation of Federal MPs. Highlighting a common challenge faced in many areas of #PNG - health workforce shortages - staffed by only one community health worker, despite being a high burden area for #malaria and other diseases.
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The are doing incredible work supporting local case workers deal with TB. This disease of poverty has a foothold in PNG made worse by HIV. We look forward to seeing up to date WHO guidelines rolled out and will continue to support this work.
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An honour to be on a multipartisan delegation to PNG focused on health. TB, malaria, HIV, gendered violence, malnutrition… on our doorstep. Despite the odds, the people of PNG push on with what meagre resources they have. We will support them in whatever way we can.
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While Peter Dutton demonstrated why the Coalition failed to make progress on Closing the Gap, playing political football with Indigenous lives on , the rest of us are preparing for the nation building moment that a Voice referendum will be. #auspol #historyiscalling
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A thought provoking read that has received very little attention here.
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