Mel Halpin

For those new to meeting me here - hello! I'm excited to share a big part of my life with ya'll - ELEVU. It's set to make life easier (and more accessible) for A LOT of people. Want to know more? Here's some A's to often asked Q's about our awesome tech. 1/2 #ELEVU #Accessibility #Tech #Ageing

"Fuelling inequality: The brunt of a global crisis should not be borne by people in poverty" @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org for @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

This is what happens when politicians actually represent the needs of their constituents and are not beholden to big money donors - brilliant work @allegraspender.bsky.social #auspol #VoteIndependents

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As we witness the last desperate, savage gasps of the old paradigm play out in the Middle East, the late Tony Benn’s speech remains as relevant today as it was on the day it was delivered. #WarWithIran youtu.be/A7ciGW7h7PI

It's not that complicated @albomp.bsky.social

It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰

In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing. You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics. That is all.

Happy 2026! 🥳 May this year be one where those of us who can, don’t just list the problems we see in this world, but do our best to be part of the solution. As Rutger says “Follow the Gandalf”!

Truer words. #TaxTheUltraWealthy #UBI

We must not let the tragedy of Bondi be used by a select few to advance their own divisive political agenda. Please join thousands who have signed this petition to demand evidence based reforms to address antisemitism, racism, gun violence & uphold human rights jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...

Media release: Unity must guide the Government's response to Bondi attack, not divisive pro-Israel wishlist Full release available at the link in our bio.

“Hate begets hate; violence begets violence," Dr. Martin Luther King Feeling heartbroken tonight. Praying for all affected in Bondi, for peace, for a remembrance of our shared humanity and inherent connection to each other. ❤️🙏

If AI succeeds, we need universal basic income, and if AI fails, we need universal basic income. Also, we should have implemented UBI decades ago when working class incomes first decoupled from productivity growth.

This. Decades of worsening wealth and income inequality hasn’t happened by accident, but by design. The good news is it can be redesigned. Time for major tax reform. Time for Universal Basic Income. Time to get Big $ out of politics and break up media monopolies. #auspol #UBI #TaxTheUltraWealthy

Attn Sydneysiders 🎙️🎄 Our much beloved Wayside Chapel are calling on those who can donate to their Christmas appeal - $27 can sponsor a meal w all the trimmings to feed a person doing it tough & help them feel loved this festive season. Go to 👇 donate.waysidechapel.org.au/christmas

Around the globe, we’ve had decades of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Enough. A new world is coming and those who have benefited most from the old one know it. #TaxTheRich #UBI

Govts around the world, no matter which side, are busy jumping over themselves to maintain the wealth and power of the people & things they actually represent. Only when we get money out of politics, will we see any real change towards making life easier for the masses. #Auspol #TaxTheUltraWealthy

Formal recognition of the state of Palestine overnight is a welcome step but we must also listen to the experts outlining what further steps Australia & other nations must take to prevent the ongoing genocide in Gaza. www.afr.com/politics/fed...

We're launching a campaign to end the genocide in Gaza. Sign our petition to call on the Australian government to sanction Israel NOW. Tomorrow we'll be in the Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun so please: Snap a photo of yourself with the ad and tag us www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/09/peti...

No notes. Well if there’s one it’s only that I’m upset that as an Australian I can’t vote for Mamdani! Look out world, the time of gross wealth and income inequality is coming to an end. #TaxTheUltraRich #UBI #auspol

Palestinians warned of a genocide in 2023. Why weren’t we believed? | Ahmed Ibsais

"Feeling trapped and facing eviction, the mother-of-one turned to a charity and asked for £600. The money came through almost instantly... Since receiving her grant, Laura Burns' life has been transformed – she now has a new home, a job and is about to get married." UBI will do so much for so many.

With news of further bombings of hospitals in Gaza overnight, Jewish Council executive officer @sarahschwartz.bsky.social explains that this is deliberate, this is a campaign of targeted killings of journalists and we need to take action and end the two-way arms trade with Israel now.

#UBI is the ONLY social stability program that recognizes your INHERANT value as a human being. UBI is the foundation that says you- as a person living in a wealthy, technologically advanced country that produces more than enough for all- have the basic right to life free from poverty.

"People kind of think of centrism as evidence-based policy. 'We'll be sensible and we'll follow the evidence.’ "I hate to break it to you, evidence is often quite radical." Catch Richard Denniss on his tour for his new Vantage Point essay Dead Centre! @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

Decades of centrist timidity have created a chasm of wealth and income inequality. Building an economy that works for ALL Australians will require big, sweeping changes. Let’s see what @australianlabor.bsky.social & @jimchalmers.bsky.social plan to do with their big, sweeping mandate. #auspol

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Recognition of Palestine MUST be combined with actions to stop the genocide. With the deliberate assassination overnight of Al-Jazeera journalists and plans to permanently occupy Gaza, the Australian government must take meaningful action and suspend military contracts with Israel!

The Jewish Council was proud to join the hundreds of thousands of Australians marching on Sunday to demand action from our political leadership. We demand an end to the genocide, today!

“We are all Palestinians” shout marchers on Sydney Harbour Bridge. Don’t know if I’ve ever felt prouder to be a Sydneysider. #FreePalestine #MarchForHumanity 🇵🇸🇦🇺 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

"Turning deliberate starvation into a legitimate and acceptable weapon among Israelis...is the most demonic stage so far in the war Israel has launched on the Gaza Strip. ...it is another means for attaining the objective: #EthnicCleansing." -Gideon Levy johnmenadue.com/post/2025/07...

If the decades of widening income & wealth inequality weren’t already enough of a reason for Universal Basic Income, this most certainly is 👇 Governments around the world need to wake up to this reality and change course NOW. #UBI #AI #auspol futurism.com/sam-altman-o...

“I find it so unbelievably evil. It shocks my conscience and my soul..” @anakasparian.bsky.social on IDF killing desperate & starving civilians, including children trying to get food. Ana speaks for everyone with a heart and two eyes right now. Nothing, I repeat, nothing justifies this Genocide.

If we create a basic income floor below which no one can fall, and set it high enough and alongside other universal needs like healthcare and education, then everyone will be more capable of becoming the best versions of themselves, which in turn means a society that is the best version of itself.

“..tinkering at the edges while avoiding any serious confrontation with wealth concentration.” Treasury advice This = millions of desperate, struggling ppl looking for love in all the wrong places aka growing fascism everywhere. Tax the ultra wealthy. Introduce Universal Basic Income. #auspol #UBI

Tax the super rich and introduce Universal Basic Income. Taking millions of people out of survival mode. The world would be a much happier, more dignified, creative, curious & expansive place to live. The exciting thing is - it’s not only possible, I believe it’s inevitable. #UBI #TaxTheSuperRich