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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 3d

Missed this form earlier this week. By @skyelark.bsky.social "The Federal Government spends more on shredders than FOI training"
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The Federal Government spends more on shredders than FOI training

The Federal Government has spent $2.3 million on shredders over the last five years, almost double the $1.3 million spent on freedom of information training over the same period.

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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 10d

Excited to be able to talk about this publicly now - The Point is now up and running and from Monday, you'll find my parliament blog on it 💃

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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 10d

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme keeps Australian medicines affordable, and Big Pharma hates it. Now Trump is angling for Australians to pay US style prices for life-saving drugs. @skyelark0 explains ⤵️ #auspol

What is the PBS and why does Trump hate it so much?

This is part of America’s long-standing grudge against Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

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Bill Browne @browne90.bsky.social · 12d

What did we learn from yesterday's election data drop and why will we have to wait till February for the full picture?

@rashidajourno.bsky.social explains on SBS News. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Big bills, no seat: Some of the federal election's big spenders didn't actually win

Independent candidates received and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to get elected to federal parliament — some unsuccessfully.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 13d

Proposed changes to Australia’s Freedom of Information (FOI) laws would make a repeat of the Robodebt coverup more likely according to new Australia Institute research.

‘Members of the public have a right to access government documents.'

- Skye Predavec, Researcher

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 13d

"What this Bill would do is make it harder and more expensive for Australians to get information from the government."

"FOI is not perfect, but this bill would make its issues much, much worse."

- Australia Institute Researcher Skye Predevac
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 16d

"Perhaps the single most effective democratic reform open to this Parliament is a large increase in the number of parliamentarians."

"More MPs would mean more local concerns are better represented."

Australia Institute researcher Skye Predevac
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Bill Browne @browne90.bsky.social · 26d

Albanese Govt plans to make cabinet docs harder to access, in defiance of Robodebt Royal Commission – which recommended making cabinet docs available for public scrutiny.

More in @australiainstitute.org.au report with @skyelark.bsky.social australiainstitute.org.au/report/the-p...

The Price of Freedom

The Albanese government is lagging on transparency: Only 21% of 2023-24 FOI requests were granted in full compared to 81% in 2006-07. Whereas the

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Skye Predavec @skyelark.bsky.social · 27d

That's true, though electorate officers aren't accountable to voters in the same way as an MP - and that way you don't get the other benefits of a bigger parliament.

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Skye Predavec @skyelark.bsky.social · 27d

Adding 50% more MPs would bring out electorates back to the size they were 40 years ago - and make our parliament one-vote-one-value for the first time ever.

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Skye Predavec @skyelark.bsky.social · 27d

There are almost double the number of voters per seat as there were in 1984, leaving Australians less represented than ever.

Great article from @michellegrattan.bsky.social on the growing case to grow Australia's parliament: theconversation.com/grattan-on-f...

Grattan on Friday: believe it or not, there would be a case for more federal politicians

Very few voters trust (or even like) politicians, so it’s hard to imagine a world where the government would create more, but Don Farrell may well try.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · Sep 19

Australian artists helped the nation survive the COVID pandemic, but our governments have left them in the lurch.

“If people can’t earn a living while making their art, newsflash, there’s not going to be a lot of art.”

- Skye Predavec, Anne Kantor Fellow

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Skye Predavec @skyelark.bsky.social · Aug 27

ANU has had a lot of gall recently, but it might be hard to top comparing David Pocock's motions on transparency to Trump's attacks on tertiary education.

Read more on the @australiainstitute.org.au live blog 👇
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Australia Institute Live: Linda Reynolds wins defamation case against Brittany Higgins, Iran expulsion fall out continues. All the day's events, live

The WA Supreme Court has ruled in the long-running legal battle between the former WA Senator and her staffer. Ms Higgins has been ordered to pay $315,000 in damages to Ms Reynolds. Meanwhile, the Ira...

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