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  1. 10 years ago, 18-year old Josh Park-Fing died at his forced labour #WorkfortheDole site in #Toowoomba.
    Despite a court finding that Josh's Work for the Dole site did not meet basic safety standards, neither the government nor his for-profit privately owned employment service provider #NEATO were held accountable.
    Josh's family weren't even provided normal workers compensation as Josh was technically not an 'employee'.

    events.humanitix.com/justice-f?

    #AUWU #dole #JoshFing #minimumwage #WorkingPoor

  2. 10 years ago, 18-year old Josh Park-Fing died at his forced labour #WorkfortheDole site in #Toowoomba.
    Despite a court finding that Josh's Work for the Dole site did not meet basic safety standards, neither the government nor his for-profit privately owned employment service provider #NEATO were held accountable.
    Josh's family weren't even provided normal workers compensation as Josh was technically not an 'employee'.

    events.humanitix.com/justice-f?

    #AUWU #dole #JoshFing #minimumwage #WorkingPoor

  3. 10 years ago, 18-year old Josh Park-Fing died at his forced labour #WorkfortheDole site in #Toowoomba.
    Despite a court finding that Josh's Work for the Dole site did not meet basic safety standards, neither the government nor his for-profit privately owned employment service provider #NEATO were held accountable.
    Josh's family weren't even provided normal workers compensation as Josh was technically not an 'employee'.

    events.humanitix.com/justice-f?

    #AUWU #dole #JoshFing #minimumwage #WorkingPoor

  4. 10 years ago, 18-year old Josh Park-Fing died at his forced labour #WorkfortheDole site in #Toowoomba.
    Despite a court finding that Josh's Work for the Dole site did not meet basic safety standards, neither the government nor his for-profit privately owned employment service provider #NEATO were held accountable.
    Josh's family weren't even provided normal workers compensation as Josh was technically not an 'employee'.

    events.humanitix.com/justice-f?

    #AUWU #dole #JoshFing #minimumwage #WorkingPoor

  5. 10 years ago, 18-year old Josh Park-Fing died at his forced labour #WorkfortheDole site in #Toowoomba.
    Despite a court finding that Josh's Work for the Dole site did not meet basic safety standards, neither the government nor his for-profit privately owned employment service provider #NEATO were held accountable.
    Josh's family weren't even provided normal workers compensation as Josh was technically not an 'employee'.

    events.humanitix.com/justice-f?

    #AUWU #dole #JoshFing #minimumwage #WorkingPoor

  6. April 17th 2026 Australian Unemployed Workers Union
    10 years ago, 18-year old Josh Park-Fing died at his forced labour Work for the Dole site in #Toowoomba

    (Note: It’s STILL more than $200 per fortnight below the poverty line.)

    events.humanitix.com/justice-f?

    #AUWU #Dole #joshparkfing

  7. Watched #4corners today. They interviewed #liberal members in #Toowoomba, city of my birth. I am, more than ever, ready to proclaim the Toowoomba Bypass as the greatest and most necessary infrastucture project ever.

  8. We're about to set off for another #EmergencyCommsExercise at #SouthbrookQld for the #Toowoomba Endurance Horse Riders' Association Hip Pocket Challenge.

    This _was_ to take place in March, however #CycloneAlfred was the final word on that… so it got postponed until now. Southbrook is a little south-west of Toowoomba on the high plains… very open to the wind and quite high in altitude. Consequently, I'm grabbing all the warm gear I can lay my hands on. This morning Toowomba region had a overnight minimum of -0.1°C. Sunday is predicted to get down to 5°C (a little warmer).

    It'll also be the first event I try out the checkpoint reporter program I released a couple of weeks ago. I've of course packed clipboards and paper forms, so if things go pear shaped with the computing, we have the paperwork to back it up.

    There are four rides taking place. Tomorrow afternoon there's a 20km introductory ride: I understand WICEN's not involved in that one officially, but we'll probably use it as a trial run of the software.

    Sunday morning we have an 80km, 40km and 20km ride to support.

    #BrisbaneAreaWICEN

  9. @NZedAUS the only positive was showing the country what a brain dead cult member looks like. He can only rabbit slogans that have been signed off by the mining mates and corporate donors. Whenever he goes off script he exposes his racism and misogyny and they have to hide him in a cupboard until everyone forgets about him.

    #QldLNP #Ausvotes #QldPol #SenatorMcGrath #JamesMcGrath #QldVotes #NationalParty #Toowoomba

  10. I was in #Toowoomba last week. I'm trying to get more rural + women's voices for my #AutonomousVehicle research - please get involved and spread the word!

    This photo is in Goombungee near the Rosalie Gallery, where Ben has an exhibition this month, "Observational Correspondence - Ben Tupas and Lisa Clarke"

    🚗 Have your say on Australia's Future Mobility as part of my #PhD #research

    📝 www151.griffith.edu.au/redcap/

    📹 youtube.com/watch?v=mCDhTBQfWh

    #ElectricVehicles

  11. Just refreshed…

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland
    for #GiantHailstones, #DamagingWinds and #HeavyRainfall

    For people in #Ipswich, #ScenicRim and parts of #Logan, #Somerset, #SouthernDowns, #Toowoomba, #LockyerValley, #GoldCoast and #BrisbaneCity Council Areas.

    The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 7:50 pm, a VERY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM likely to produce large, possibly giant hailstones, damaging winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding was detected near Laravale and Kooralbyn. This thunderstorm is moving towards the east. It is forecast to affect the #McPhersonRange and the area south of #Canungra by 8:20 pm and #Beaudesert, Little Nerang Dam and Canungra by 8:50 pm.

    Other severe thunderstorms likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding were detected near Laidley, Gatton and the area northeast of Warwick. These thunderstorms are moving towards the east. They are forecast to affect Rosewood, Hatton Vale and Marburg by 8:20 pm and Ipswich, Boonah and the area between Boonah and Beaudesert by 8:50 pm.

  12. IIIINCOMING!!! #BNEStorm in under a few hours I suspect.

    bom.gov.au/products/IDQ21035.s

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland
    for #DamagingWinds, #LargeHailstones and #HeavyRainfall

    For people in parts of #Ipswich, #Somerset, #ScenicRim, #SouthernDowns, #WesternDowns, #Toowoomba and #LockyerValley Council Areas.

    The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 6:55 pm, severe thunderstorms likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding were detected near #Dalby, the area northeast of Dalby, #MoogerahDam and #Ellangowan. These thunderstorms are moving towards the east to southeast. They are forecast to affect #Warwick, #Toowoomba and #CrowsNest by 7:25 pm and #Laidley, #Gatton and #Esk by 7:55 pm.

    93 km/h wind gust at Dalby at 6:31pm.

    96 km/h wind gust at #Oakey at 6:52pm.

  13. IIIINCOMING!!! #BNEStorm in under a few hours I suspect.

    bom.gov.au/products/IDQ21035.s

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland
    for #DamagingWinds, #LargeHailstones and #HeavyRainfall

    For people in parts of #Ipswich, #Somerset, #ScenicRim, #SouthernDowns, #WesternDowns, #Toowoomba and #LockyerValley Council Areas.

    The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 6:55 pm, severe thunderstorms likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding were detected near #Dalby, the area northeast of Dalby, #MoogerahDam and #Ellangowan. These thunderstorms are moving towards the east to southeast. They are forecast to affect #Warwick, #Toowoomba and #CrowsNest by 7:25 pm and #Laidley, #Gatton and #Esk by 7:55 pm.

    93 km/h wind gust at Dalby at 6:31pm.

    96 km/h wind gust at #Oakey at 6:52pm.

  14. IIIINCOMING!!! #BNEStorm in under a few hours I suspect.

    bom.gov.au/products/IDQ21035.s

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland
    for #DamagingWinds, #LargeHailstones and #HeavyRainfall

    For people in parts of #Ipswich, #Somerset, #ScenicRim, #SouthernDowns, #WesternDowns, #Toowoomba and #LockyerValley Council Areas.

    The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 6:55 pm, severe thunderstorms likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding were detected near #Dalby, the area northeast of Dalby, #MoogerahDam and #Ellangowan. These thunderstorms are moving towards the east to southeast. They are forecast to affect #Warwick, #Toowoomba and #CrowsNest by 7:25 pm and #Laidley, #Gatton and #Esk by 7:55 pm.

    93 km/h wind gust at Dalby at 6:31pm.

    96 km/h wind gust at #Oakey at 6:52pm.

  15. IIIINCOMING!!! #BNEStorm in under a few hours I suspect.

    bom.gov.au/products/IDQ21035.s

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland
    for #DamagingWinds, #LargeHailstones and #HeavyRainfall

    For people in parts of #Ipswich, #Somerset, #ScenicRim, #SouthernDowns, #WesternDowns, #Toowoomba and #LockyerValley Council Areas.

    The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 6:55 pm, severe thunderstorms likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding were detected near #Dalby, the area northeast of Dalby, #MoogerahDam and #Ellangowan. These thunderstorms are moving towards the east to southeast. They are forecast to affect #Warwick, #Toowoomba and #CrowsNest by 7:25 pm and #Laidley, #Gatton and #Esk by 7:55 pm.

    93 km/h wind gust at Dalby at 6:31pm.

    96 km/h wind gust at #Oakey at 6:52pm.

  16. IIIINCOMING!!! #BNEStorm in under a few hours I suspect.

    bom.gov.au/products/IDQ21035.s

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland
    for #DamagingWinds, #LargeHailstones and #HeavyRainfall

    For people in parts of #Ipswich, #Somerset, #ScenicRim, #SouthernDowns, #WesternDowns, #Toowoomba and #LockyerValley Council Areas.

    The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 6:55 pm, severe thunderstorms likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding were detected near #Dalby, the area northeast of Dalby, #MoogerahDam and #Ellangowan. These thunderstorms are moving towards the east to southeast. They are forecast to affect #Warwick, #Toowoomba and #CrowsNest by 7:25 pm and #Laidley, #Gatton and #Esk by 7:55 pm.

    93 km/h wind gust at Dalby at 6:31pm.

    96 km/h wind gust at #Oakey at 6:52pm.