“We have allowed #inequalities to harden, #socialmobility to stall, and trust to erode, undermining #socialcohesion.”

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5zca2ola2zxpkw37w4f3wxtu/post/3mhblgspyvc2i

17 open PhD positions in the very interesting research program SOCION "Towards a New Fabric of Society"

https://socion-program.org/

#Society #SocialCohesion #SharedValues #SocialMechanisms #Institutions #Academia #Science #Research #FediHire

SOCION Research: Towards a New Fabric of Society

Interdisciplinary NWO research at the intersection of psychology, history, demography, philosophy, and sociology. SOCION investigates the forces that shape modern society.

SOCION

"When material inequality rises (or when people feel the system is rigged), trust and cohesion tend to fall.

"A big strand of literature links rising economic inequality (this very much includes housing affordability) with increased social segregation and ultimately lower social cohesion."

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026/03/10/the-stats-guy-social-cohesion

#auspol #socialcohesion #wealthinequality #housing

Why modern Australia is less socially cohesive and how to repair it 

Social cohesion is breaking sown in modern Australia, but improving social cohesion is not beyond our control.

RE: https://rssfeed.media/@abcfeeds/116203350753128501

Such a double standard from police and politicians.

Far right violence and activism doesn’t get nearly the attention or response needed.

#auspol #socialcohesion #RoyalCommission

Can Australia Find Its Way Back to Each Other?

SBS's new special The Social Schism asks whether Australians can bridge deep divisions on immigration, hate speech, and identity. Here's what the evidence shows.

The Daily Perspective
Khamenei Memorials Ignite Legal and Social Reckoning in Australia

Australian politicians condemn Shia mosque memorials for Khamenei, as legal experts warn new hate speech laws must be applied with care and precision.

The Daily Perspective

A non-political visit from a symbolic figurehead. For healing and social cohesion.

...And for an (unprecedented?) secret meeting with the head of #ASIO.

#Herzog #SocialCohesion #Auspol #WarCriminal #IsaacHerzog

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/03/isaac-herzog-israeli-president-asio-meeting-australia-visit-ntwnfb

Isaac Herzog held secret meeting with Asio boss during Australia trip, intelligence agency confirms

Granting a foreign head of state such as the Israeli president access to domestic intelligence agency ‘unprecedented’, senator David Pocock claims

The Guardian

#AnthonyAlbanese: "Turn the temperature down. Turn the temperature down. Turn the temperature down. We need #SocialCohesion."

Also Anthony Albanese: "I support a(nother) illegal war of aggression that is happening so quickly that even as I'm speaking they just killed over 100 school kids but I still want to make sure I jump in with my unqualified support as soon as possible. How else will people know where I stand on this decapitation of #InternationalLaw launched by a pair of sociopathic megalomaniac authoritarians, who have been cooperating for some time now in a genocide (that I've been doing my bit to help arm as well). After all, we have #SharedValues with these two rogue states."

Or in short: "Burn it all to the ground! (But turn the temperature down while you do so)"

#Auspol #Iran #WarOnIran #IranWar #NoWarWithIran

Who is advising Albanese re: #ISISbrides? They’ll come home. Either in coffins or economy seats. Outcome choices: Gratitude v vengeance #SocialCohesion v radicalisation Or does he hope these Aussie mums & their kids fade away or become someone else’s problem? What’s his end game? #auspol

'Difficult' women

"Grace Tame reacts to PM's comment labelling her 'difficult'."

Tame: "'Difficult' is the misogynist's code for a woman who won't comply. History tends to call her 'courageous'.''
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/federal-politics-live-blog-chalmers-inflation/106388618
#Misogyny #WitchHunts #GenderedViolence #resistanceMovement #Socialcohesion #leaders #bystanders #Australia #DifficultWomen

Image: Francisco Goya, Witches' Flight, 1798
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witches%27_Flight