Natasha Bita

“Staff are tired and stressed and leaving or retiring early, and we can’t replace them.” Why childcare’s in crisis. #childcare ⁦@BigStepsUWU⁩ https://t.co/epIzDz5PRQ

Lockdown loneliness driving mental illness: Lifeline says “some people ring us every day because it’s the only voice they hear.” So sad. ⁦@LifelineAust⁩ ⁦@RANZCP⁩ @NationalSeniors⁩ #auspol ⁦@SuicidePrevAU⁩ https://t.co/PrqosERfZ0

RT @LillSaleh: This is the other #covid19 toll we all need to be talking about. Kids’ counsellors are calling ambulances to save 37 suicida…

“Everyone finds it exhausting.” Teachers demand priority #Pfizer jabs to end home schooling. ⁦@AEUfederal⁩ ⁦@TheQTU⁩ ⁦@DanTehanWannon⁩ ⁦@ScottMorrisonMP⁩ #auspol #covid https://t.co/gxWYK43fOU

“Cooped up & getting on each other’s nerves.” Why so many kids are in pandemic pain. ⁦@AlanTudgeMP⁩ ⁦@AEUfederal⁩ ⁦@KidsHelplineAU⁩ ⁦@LifelineAust⁩ ⁦@ScottMorrisonMP⁩ ⁦@dailytelegraph⁩ https://t.co/XJ92ast8zr

From the mouths of babes! “Put your device down for a moment & connect with your child.’’ A 7-yr-old Aussie schoolgirl’s message to parents, as the youngest person to deliver a TED talk. ⁦@ThrivebyFive⁩ ⁦⁦@TEDTalks⁩ ⁦ https://t.co/ZiXtJ9I3Kk

A tutor was hired to help a tech-addict teenager who refused to attend school for 6 years. Why we need more regulation for gaming & social media. ⁦⁦@tweetinjules⁩ ⁦@PaulFletcherMP⁩ @children_media ⁦@AlanTudgeMP⁩ https://t.co/1CpfcKci7e

“They take a very keen interest in the behaviours of their international students.’’ Why some university students may be under surveillance. #UAConf2021 ⁦@uniaus⁩ ⁦@AlanTudgeMP⁩ ⁦@DrewPavlou⁩ https://t.co/BGLL3Y1Vdx

$5000 to flee DV but victims can no longer tap into superannuation for emergency cash. 16 pages of budget coverage in today’s @dailytelegraph @heraldsun @couriermail @theTiser. #auspol #budget2021 ⁦@wlsq⁩ https://t.co/bvbPPpsfXS

More money for mental health with free clinics, better care for the suicidal & extra psychologists. 16 pages of budget news & analysis in today’s @dailytelegraph @heraldsun @couriermail @theTiser. #auspol #budget2021 https://t.co/las4jX0N4s

How much will parents pocket in childcare subsidies? 16 pages of how the budget impacts you in today’s @dailytelegraph @heraldsun @couriermail @theTiser. There’s expert analysis and opinion and a handy five minute guide. #auspol #budget2021 https://t.co/WVLdvIQIAX

It’s as easy as A-B-C to sign up to the PM’s Spelling Bee. Registrations are open until Wednesday March 24 at https://t.co/prMe7Swqdu #pmspellingbee https://t.co/CuwNTaAMHv

Why aren’t girls as confident as boys? A new OECD study, based on the PISA test of 600,000 teens worldwide, found that “girls expressed greater fear of failure than boys, even when they outperformed boys in reading by a large margin” @WGEADirector⁩ https://t.co/SJiXNugspf

“People are really needing to swallow their pride.’’ Middle-class professionals turn to charity for help with mortgages & school fees. ⁦@couriermail⁩ ⁦@ACOSS⁩ ⁦@cassandragoldie⁩ #QLDvotes2020 @SmithFamily_org⁩ ⁦@VinniesAust⁩ https://t.co/7qxMvsmCSr

“It’s redundancies, redundancies, redundancies”With 800 job seekers applying for just one job, things are about to get a whole lot worse ⁦@AusChamber⁩ ⁦@CCIQLD⁩ ⁦@TheQTIC⁩ #QLDvotes2020 ⁦@sundaymail_qld⁩ #auspol ⁦@couriermail⁩ https://t.co/WA6voR7M41

“Fencing pistes and orchestra pits.” The row over public funding of private schools. ⁦@CHaythorpeAEU⁩ ⁦@AEUfederal⁩ ⁦@QTUPresident⁩ #schools #FederalBudget2020 https://t.co/hdr62jDfZT

“A lot of families are struggling and they just don’t have the money.” Teachers are spending thousands of their own $ on school supplies. ⁦@couriermail⁩ ⁦@AEUfederal⁩ ⁦@CHaythorpeAEU⁩ ⁦@QTUPresident⁩ ⁦@DanTehanWannon⁩ #auspol https://t.co/XYKj5bIPGz