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Rewind to 1950s Australia, when an influx of Italian immigrants helped build our country. Hardworking working immigrants poured concrete slabs, built timber frames, and constructed double-brick homes that still stand today, despite their now outdated facades.
Inside these homes, the air was filled with fresh, comforting aroma of slow-cooked Italian meals, lovingly prepared and shared around the dinner table by the nuclear family. What a time to be alive!
Years later, many of the children of these hardworking immigrants went on to become doctors, educators, builders, labourers, and architects, continuing to shape the fabric of this nation just as their parents and grandparents had done.
Fast forward to the 2020s, and the skills of Italian immigrants are no longer valued in Australia. Well-built double-brick homes have been replaced by stacked (quickly) and often poorly constructed veneer shoeboxes. Slow-cooked meals shared at the family table have given way to fast food, and there is “no time” to sit and eat together as a family.
Come on, let’s flip the narrative. Let’s make it easier for Italian immigrants to settle here, so they can contribute to and enrich this nation, just as our families did.
If making Italian pastries and cakes isn’t a skill, I don’t know what is?
Let the Bonavoglia family stay in Australia!
Inside these homes, the air was filled with fresh, comforting aroma of slow-cooked Italian meals, lovingly prepared and shared around the dinner table by the nuclear family. What a time to be alive!
Years later, many of the children of these hardworking immigrants went on to become doctors, educators, builders, labourers, and architects, continuing to shape the fabric of this nation just as their parents and grandparents had done.
Fast forward to the 2020s, and the skills of Italian immigrants are no longer valued in Australia. Well-built double-brick homes have been replaced by stacked (quickly) and often poorly constructed veneer shoeboxes. Slow-cooked meals shared at the family table have given way to fast food, and there is “no time” to sit and eat together as a family.
Come on, let’s flip the narrative. Let’s make it easier for Italian immigrants to settle here, so they can contribute to and enrich this nation, just as our families did.
If making Italian pastries and cakes isn’t a skill, I don’t know what is?
Let the Bonavoglia family stay in Australia!
Young people are facing a rental crisis, a housing crisis and a cost of living crisis. It feels impossible to move forward in life, despite doing what I thought would be best for my future by gaining a professional career. Instead, I slogged through 6 years of full time uni working part time on minimum wage, and am then punished with a $150k hecs debt. Meanwhile I see older generations thriving, knowing they had a huge leg up from their free education and cheap housing. Something needs to be done
I went to uni and gained a Bachelor of Social Work (Honors). I did 1000 hours of placement which I was not paid for, in fact, I paid just under $7000 for the privilege of working for free in 2 government agencies. I am now watching my HECS debt increase due to indexing, even though I am making payments. I am employed, working in the community sector with service users to support them in achieving positive outcomes. Positive outcomes which benefit the government. Free university education benefits society. I am punished by banks for having a HECS debt as it is used to assess my loan serviceability. Why do we continue to punish those who go to university? Our allied health workers, doctors, nurses, scientists, counselors, educators, veterinarians, lawyers, police officers, musicians, artists and many more including politicians. University education should be encouraged, not greed of the 5% of top income earners. FREE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, WIPE OUR HECS DEBTS!!
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