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Prof Kathy Eagar AM

@keagar.bsky.social
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Adjunct Professor UNSW. Adjunct Professor QUT. Foundation Director, Australian Health Services Research Institute Twitter: k_eagar Views my own, not the university I don’t follow people who are anonymous

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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 22h
Six easy steps to avoid sexual assault
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
A shout out to Australians. If you have some spare time & an electric or hybrid car, please consider volunteering with Meals on Wheels. MOW depends on volunteers who use their own cars to deliver meals. The fuel crisis is going to hit MOW hard. Please share
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
“Well done Angus” having another go to become the next leader of the Oz Liberal Party. “Well done Angus” got his nickname after this story was widely reported on social media & on the BBC. Well done Angus, we look forward to you making an excellent contribution 😉
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
I feel Jon wouldn’t mind my showing you the first draft of this, because I thought it great, but he knew the language needed to be toned down just a smidge :-) He really knew how to stab a finger right into the chest of those who needed it
Cartoon of a man walking near Uluru saying no as he sees a sign in front saying “here is a golden opportunity to simply not be an arsehole for once in your miserable existence”

Kudelka writes “but harsh?”

I respond “Damn. Harsh but fair”

He replied “it needs saying” then under the same cartoon but with the sing now reading here is a no effort zero risk opportunity to be in the right side of history”

He writes “backed it up a bit”
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The Chaser @chaser.com.au · 09/02/2026
"Luckily the police seemed more than excited to step in and get as violent as needed to make sure he doesn't feel homesick" - Premier Minns chaser.com.au/national/nsw...
NSW police make Israeli president feel at home by mercilessly attacking anyone with a Palestine flag
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Police used to bludgeon Australians into showing respect to war criminal guests. Australia, where saying ‘Shame’ gets you arrested but supporting genocide wins you respect
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
There is no maximum cap on what an older person has to pay for services under Australia’s new Support at Home program. I argued at the Senate Inquiry that fees should be capped at 10% of fortnightly income. The government was not interested. Do we really want old people living in poverty?
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
For the first time in Australia’s history, more than 50% of our power comes from renewables. Just as we achieve this tremendous milestone, the LNP demonstrates their commitment to not only supporting fossils but to becoming fossils
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Do what I say, not as I do. Trump gets flu and COVID vax as usual
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. DRINKING WATER CAUSES AUTISM. IN A DEFINITIVE STUDY ON THIS ISSUE, THE RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT THE PARENTS OF EVERY AUTISTIC CHILD HAD DRUNK WATER DURING THE PREGNANCY. THIS PROVES IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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Dr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Top 5 regrets looking back at life on ABC radio today Converations Bronnie Ware, an Australian palliative care nurse who wrote about what her patients told her at the end of their lives. She's distilled it down into 5 themes.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
"If the govt is serious about enabling people to age in place, home care must be made affordable, equitable and accessible. No older person in Australia should be forced to choose between a meal and a shower." @keagar.bsky.social on "rights-based" #agedcare failure. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
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Government is planning hardship for older Australians living at home
Aged care has again been in the media for all the wrong reasons. Two failures are attracting particular attention.
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. DRINKING WATER CAUSES AUTISM. IN A DEFINITIVE STUDY ON THIS ISSUE, THE RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT THE PARENTS OF EVERY AUTISTIC CHILD HAD DRUNK WATER DURING THE PREGNANCY. THIS PROVES IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Government has the right to set policy. Experts have the right to tell them they are wrong. Citizens have the right to object. No government gets every decision right. Smart governments change their policy when they realise that they have it wrong helloleaders.com.au/article/supp...
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Support at Home pricing to damage seniors, health and aged care sectors – the impacts of short-sighted policy | Hello Leaders AUS
As strains on health and aged care capacity worsen, short-sighted policy surrounding Support at Home pricing to speed up damage for individuals and critical sectors.
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Wow, 120,000 older Australians are waiting for an aged care assessment & a further 90,000 have been assessed, approved & waiting for a package. So over 200,000 frail older Australians waiting for the services they need to live safely at home. Disgraceful greens.org.au/news/media-r...
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Home care waitlist more than double previously reported, zero new packages released since June, Greens led-inquiry hears | The Australian Greens
Evidence at the Greens-led Senate inquiry into the Government’s delayed aged care changes have revealed the shocking state of the Home Care Package waitlist is much longer than previously thought.
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Older Australians facing health and hospital risks because Labor’s care at home program is ‘so badly designed’, expert warns www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Older Australians facing health and hospital risks because Labor’s care at home program is ‘so badly designed’, expert warns
Former adviser to aged care royal commission says delays in expanded services will raise risk of falls, medication errors and malnutrition
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
The world is in a period of extraordinary crisis and conflict. But the new moon rises to shine beautiful light regardless
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
It’s time to recognise Palestine and drop the fantasy of a two state solution. These Australian diplomats have enormous experience and wisdom. It is time for Prime Minister Albanese and Senator Wong to listen to real experts & change direction johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08...
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Open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese MP from Australian former diplomats
As pressure mounts on the Australian Government over Palestine, a group of highly respected Australians, who have represented our nation overseas, have gone straight to the top with a letter to the pr...
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
I hope that NSW Premier Chris Minns, the NSW Police & all those who objected to the Palestine March yesterday now raise their voices to make the same comments about the annual Sydney Marathon. I’ll bet they won’t. Yet it will close the harbour bridge and clog up the city.
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
There is no need for Australia to increase defence spending. We are a small pacific country. China doesn’t need to attack us, we sell them whatever they want. We are of no strategic interest to Russia. Our biggest risk is America. It’s time to distance ourselves from the USA
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
It’s time for Australia to stop talking about Defence spending. America wants Australia to spend more on Attack funding. Australia is not under threat from any country. Our biggest risk is aligning with America when it attacks under countries. We must be non-aligned
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
I object to my taxes being used to pay Jillian Segal to try & stop Australians speaking up about genocide & ethic cleansing in Gaza. Australia is a tolerant country with a strong sense of truth & justice. Her proposals are vile & anti-Australian
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
I object to my taxes being used to pay Jillian Segal to try & stop Australians speaking up about genocide & ethic cleansing in Gaza. Australia is a tolerant country with a strong sense of truth & justice. Her proposals are vile & anti-Australian
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Hey kids, try this at home
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
How spending more on defence harms the nation. Too right it does johnmenadue.com/post/2025/07...
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How spending more on defence harms the nation
Anthony Albanese is taking a battering from ill-informed commentators for thinking Australia can be defended by spending a little over 2% of GDP on its military forces.
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Happy Sunday to be an Australian 😃
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
The next time someone tells you that the quality of aged care has improved, tell them they’re dreaming. 14,934 reportable incidents in just three months (October to December 2024). To get a feel for the whole picture, multiply by 4 😟
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
It’s time for Australia to stop talking about Defence spending. America wants Australia to spend more on Attack funding. Australia is not under threat from any country. Our biggest risk is aligning with America when it attacks under countries. We must be non-aligned
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Anyone for tea and scones?
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
A case study in how not to manage a Commonwealth program. I am on the board of MOW NSW and know first hand how much damage this did to Meals on Wheels. No one has been held to account. Today’s Canberra Times.
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
A case study in how not to manage a Commonwealth program. I am on the board of MOW NSW and know first hand how much damage this did to Meals on Wheels. No one has been held to account. Today’s Canberra Times.
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Does the shenanigans in the National Party this week mean its leader is now David #LittleExit ?
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Federal Government’s changes to health, ageing and disability bring an opportunity for strategic reform – by Prof @keagar.bsky.social www.croakey.org/federal-gove... #AusPol #AgedCare #HealthReform #NDISmatters
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Federal Government’s changes to health, ageing and disability bring an opportunity for strategic reform
The Albanese Government's restructuring of health, ageing and disability responsibilities provides "a strategic opportunity for the Minister and his portfolio
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Is it just coincidental that the Nationals walked out of the Coalition just days after the Liberals appointed their first woman leader? Asking for a friend
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Is it just coincidental that the Nationals walked out of the Coalition just days after the Liberals appointed their first woman leader? Asking for a friend
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The Chaser @chaser.com.au · 20/05/2025
"The Liberals can have the 'ition' half." Read more: chaser.com.au/national/nat...
Nationals demand the 'coal' half of the 'Coalition'
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
The lengths the Nationals will go to ensure they won't get Jacinta back
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Yes the solar model for Australia won’t be large solar farms. It will be solar panels on the roof of each house & embedded in roads, footpaths, car panels & other everyday living items. Storage will also be largely local, backed up elsewhere in case of floods or fires
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Nuclear energy is dead in Australia. The politics of nuclear doesn’t stack up. Either does the business case. No sensible investor would built a nuclear power plant. Our geography, population distribution & weather make comparisons with other countries irrelevant
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Nuclear energy is dead in Australia. The politics of nuclear doesn’t stack up. Either does the business case. No sensible investor would built a nuclear power plant. Our geography, population distribution & weather make comparisons with other countries irrelevant
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Interested in aged care? Read this and weep. A case study in implementation failure johnmenadue.com/post/2025/05...
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Support at Home: Immediate risks and urgent issues
Australia’s aged care system is gearing up for one of its biggest shake-ups yet. The Support at Home program, set to launch on 1 July, aims to merge existing in-home care arrangements into a single, s...
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Anti-woke is dead. Progressive patriotism is on point. Australia’s Prime Minister describes progressive patriotism as a core value of his government
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Arising from the Australian federal election, some important organisational changes. Health, ageing and disability are being merged under a newly named Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. 👇
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
If you go far enough right, you run into people who are far left. That is the place where anti science and anti evidence people live, including anti vaxxers and other cookers
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
“Well done Angus” looks to be the frontrunner to become the next leader of the Oz Liberal Party. “Well done Angus” got his nickname after this story was widely reported on social media & on the BBC. Well done Angus, we look forward to you making an excellent contribution 😉
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Another fun fact. The Liberal Party of Australia has lost all of its NSW seats with harbour & ocean views except Cook (Sutherland Shire). IMO it's impossible for any party to win government without a view of Sydney harbour & with only one ocean view from Queensland to Victoria.
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Fun fact. You can't win an Australian federal election when you only have four women MPs. The current projection is that women will win at least 63 of the 150 federal seats, 46 Labor, 4 Liberals, 3 Nationals and 7 independents.
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Anthony Klan @anthonyklan.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
The Liberal Party ran a full MAGA campaign behind-the-scenes, quietly bankrolling hate group "Advance". Sunshine is always the best disinfectant. We like to think we helped inform the public. Please consider supporting our fundraiser, ending tonight. Thank you👇 theklaxon.presspatron.com
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Thomas Mayo @thomasmayo.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Tonight, Australia voted No to ignorance & Yes to Acknowledgement; No to xenophobia & Yes to Welcomes; No to regression & Yes to progress. Peter Dutton, Jacinta Price, Clive Palmer, Pauline Hanson, the IPA & Advance henceforth have no mandate. They’ve been thoroughly told NO.
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Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
All that work experience Dutton has gained in petrol stations will come in handy when he is looking for a new job
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