Professional gerontologist and active practitioner of healthy ageing. Deputy Editor in Chief Australasian Journal of Ageing

Joined May 2017
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Two years of witnessing this has done so much damage to the world. Half of the population of Gaza is under 20, while the elderly have known decades of suffering. Power holders have stood by while the people have demanded they do more. Always the people. x.com/il_pucciarelli/status/…

General strike in Italy for Palestine, here’s the amazing view from the top of Termini station in Rome. The people – not the government – stand for solidarity and justice
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23 Sep 2025
I’ve never heard an interview with this immediacy. I came close to tears. How can this be allowed to happen? Who can hesitate to say “genocide?” Who dare say that this eyewitness account of an Australian doctor is Hamas propaganda? abc.net.au/listen/programs/r…
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Who are the terrorists now....🤨
Israel has attacked five different countries today: Lebanon, Palestine, Syria (3 locations, including the ancient city of Palmyra), Yemen, and a boat carrying activists and food in Tunisian waters. That's a wholllllle lot of defending itself, ey??
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15 May 2025
Yes, refugees are still in offshore detention This isn’t just a healthcare crisis — it’s a failure of compassion. Healthcare workers are demanding action to put an end to offshore detention. Will you join them? #EvacuateNow x.com/ASRC1/status/192283956…

15 May 2025
If you were seriously ill, who would you trust to make decisions about your healthcare – a doctor or a politician? #EvacuateNow
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BREAKING: In a shocking leak, JD Vance calls women who cannot biologically have children miserable people. Retweet to make sure every American sees this and knows how vile Vance is.

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And once again…
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Tony never missed 💥
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RESPECT to Zali for calling him out. #LNPneverAgain #Auspol2024
15 Aug 2024
Independent MP Zali Steggall told parliament that her community has been rallying around Palestinian families who had fled the war in Gaza. Steggal to Dutton: "These are families that you are seeking to paint as terrorist, and not worthy of humanitarian aid. Stop being racist."
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I think a failed ‘Gotcha’ question from so-called journalists should, from now on be known as a ‘Botcha’ …. Moving right along now.
PM Albanese reminds journo who asks LNP’s Q if he’ll ‘rein in spending’ that compared to the Coalition they’ve “had 2 surpluses” & that the LNP “promised a surplus” but instead produced “record” deficits “One of the reasons perhaps why Tony Abbott didn’t make it to 2yrs as PM”💥
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Someone ask Vance if his wife is going to be deported… preferably first.
A question for the Trump Vance folks yelling "mass deportation now":
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BREAKING: The Biden campaign is trolling Donald Trump by calling him Broke Don. Over the last week, Trump has been significantly out fundraised and hasn’t left his basement.
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BREAKING: 62% of people polled who watched the tonight’s State of the Union say President Biden’s policies will move the country in the right direction. That’s a significant win for President Biden.

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This is ethnic cleansing. This is genocide. This is fucking horrific. (Nice not working for the ABC so I can feel free to say the obviously true thing.)
I rarely praise the Guardian but this is a extraordinary visual investigation of the sheer level of destruction in Gaza: theguardian.com/world/ng-int… Absolutely crystal clear when you look through it that the objective is to render the place utterly inhabitable, and destroy Palestinian civil society. Places destroyed are homes, mosques, schools, hospitals, cemeteries, historical landmarks, supermarkets, etc. Everything that makes up a community. Complete disconnect from the stated goal of fighting Hamas.
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This makes me sick 🤢 to my very core 💔🤬💔🤬
30 Jan 2024
Interviewer “ What would you say to the people whose lives were affected by #Robodebt ?” #ScottMorrison SMIRKS “ If illegal, it would never have been taken forward.” It was government policy. ‘Tony made me do it .’
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👏 We are proud to announce Professor Jacqueline Close (@JacquiCTClose) and Uncle Terry Donovan have been recognised for their achievements in the #AustraliaDayHonours this year! Read more here: shorturl.at/drDM1
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her ruined little princess dress ☹️ the kid was probably attending an event or simply playing princess like many little girls are supposed to be doing
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My name is Kristin Song. On January 31, 2018, my son Ethan was shot in the head in his best friend's house. The father/gun owner stored 3 handguns and ammunition in a shoebox. Ethan's friend had been accessing the guns for over 6 months. At the hospital, the ER doctor slid down the wall, put his head in his hands, and whispered, "Your son is gone." At that instant, all I knew, loved and trusted was imploded into a million tiny pieces. I begged to say goodbye to my beautiful boy. I wanted to kiss his forehead, tell him how cherished he was, and tuck him in one last time. But the doctor begged me to remember Ethan as he was, you see, he was unrecognizable even to my eyes. The day before Thanksgiving in 2018, the prosecutor told me she would not charge the negligent gun owner, and if I wanted negligent gun owners to be held accountable, I would have to change the law. So I did. 6 months later, Connecticut passed Ethan's Law, which requires gun owners to secure their weapons if children can gain access. Then, I learned that so many states stood silent on this issue, so in 2019, I turned my attention to passing Ethan's Law nationally. I met with over 400 congressional offices, 130 of them Republican. In 2022, Ethan's Law was passed in the House of Representatives as part of the Safer Communities Act. Sadly, it was not picked up in the final package. When the Democrats lost the House of Representatives in 2023, I pivoted to passing safe gun storage laws in the States. As a result, Michigan, New Mexico, and Maryland passed safe storage laws. Currently, I am working with 5 states to pass Ethan's Law. I am emotionally and mentally exhausted, but I will not stop until there is a cultural shift in this country where it becomes second nature to secure your weapons around unsupervised children. If you believe in protecting children from gun violence, please follow and repost.
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Jane Sims retweeted
20 Dec 2023
Other than ‘sky will fall in’ baloney every day over something or other, #DuttonVisionlessBrute put any policy forward? Articulatd an alternative vision?Expressd any form of passion for an area? His advice,clearly from #Abbott. Oppose everything,stand for nothing,divide. #auspol
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3 Nov 2023
Open to anyone ... yes, you! Please share far and wide. @DrAnitaGoh @DMGibson1 @anne_muldowney @amhill_physio @Radford_Katrina @K8EllenElliott @celebrateageing @MeaningfulAge
3 Nov 2023
Our second 'pulse check' poll is live! In this second poll, we ask what it means to age well. What's your preferred terminology? What resources do you need to age well? What should the Dept of Health and Aged Care be prioritising? Share your views! surveymonkey.com/r/JP9VMSH

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