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My story

The wheel of life

The swimming pool was the first to go. It was filled with The Patriarchy, a dark green slime that had grown thicker since my father's death. Like most well-established patriarchal institutions, the swimming pool had the privilege of being totally unaware of its privilege. The pool oozed entitlement. My first…

Sarah RussellFebruary 12, 2024

Aged Care

Collection of opinion pieces about aged care 2012-2024

Over the past decade, I have written around 80 opinion pieces about the systemic failures in the aged care system. These opinion pieces have been published in The Age, The Guardian, Herald Sun, Croakey and Michael West. I have also been a frequent contributor to Letters in The Age.

Sarah RussellJanuary 8, 2024

Aged Care Politics

Who cares … Arcare? Aged care providers still charging for services never provided, regulator hiding

Some aged care providers are a law unto themselves. Although Australian Consumer Law makes it illegal for a business to accept payment for products and services that are not supplied, some aged care businesses wilfully break the law. Residents in these aged care homes are charged for services they do…

Sarah RussellJanuary 3, 2024

Environment

Diabolical new fossil fuel project in Western Port

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Sarah RussellDecember 4, 2023

Environment

HESC grotesque say Victorian locals as Japanese giants push Western Port coal-to-hydrogen

If the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project proceeds, it will create around 3 million tonnes of new CO2 equivalent (CO2e) emissions per annum, according to estimates by The Australia Institute (TAI). This is the equivalent of 735,000 new petrol cars on our roads. The $500m HESC pilot project was subsidised by $50 m…

Sarah RussellNovember 13, 2023