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The Chaser @chaser.com.au · 17h

It's the topic everyone in Canberra is talking about and now thanks to ChaserBet, you can win big on this bizarre story!

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Tom Red @tomredmemes.bsky.social · 19h

“I am deeply humbled to return the stewardship of Australia to its original owners, the Sports Betting industry.”

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Rosie de Kat 🌱🍉🍉 @rosiedekat.bsky.social · 20h

You've got Australians out there who are in a lot of pain, you've got young Australians who are being advertised [to] to the point that they think gambling is just a normal part of watching sport, surely we can do better than that as a country

Pocock outstrips Albanese has a leader in every sense.

Pocock reinvited to parliamentary sports club after PM weighs in

The former star Wallabies player turned independent senator was kicked out of the social sports club after raising concerns about its links to the gambling industry.

www.abc.net.au

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 14h

Every time the government accepts money from the gambling industry, it increases its debts to companies whose business models are based on preying on young and vulnerable people, and doing them harm.

The Albanese government does this again and again.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry

Exclusive: Dinner occurred on the same day that four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry

www.theguardian.com

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 20h

Yes, please. Nail, say hello to coffin. 😂 #auspol

Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 20h

Lol lmao

Herald Sun
Steve Price
Abbott return is what Libs need

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 19h

It's my birthday in a few weeks and what I really want is journos like Amy Remeikis, Dave Milner, Michael West, the Crikey team, and other Independent media allowed into #auspol pressers to ask the questions I want answered. Could someone organise that for me? Yeah, that'd be great, thanks.

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Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 16h

Convenient for all, sponsors/lobbyists get to mix with MPs....all for the love of sport!

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Dirk Gently @envirorealism.bsky.social · 16h

I believe humanity is doomed. We never found a solution to greedy sociopaths.

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 17h

This is not just the appearance of conflict of interest, it is corruption of democracy pure and simple.

Gee, if only those First Nations people had thought of having a Voice to Parliament via a “Sports Club”.

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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 1d

The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽

Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.

That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.

Just utterly unbelievable.

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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 1d

What is wild about this story is that Deloitte has been allowed to keep 80% of the massive fees it charged for using ChatGPT to produce rubbish and passing it off as actual work. (One might add, why was a consulting firm purporting to give legal advice anyway, hmmm?)

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 1d

Ludicrous. The NACC is supposed to be independent but Brereton keeps working for the ADF while overseeing potential corruption investigations about it?
The Kathryn Campbell conflict wasn't enough to demonstrate how costly and damaging this is? That mistake already cost the NACC $1.2m to rectify.

Corruption watchdog head 'consulted' for ADF inspector general 11 times

Paul Brereton and Labor politicians had previously stated he had stepped away from the body and resigned as assistant inspector-general of the ADF prior to taking on the top integrity job.

www.abc.net.au

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Rosie de Kat 🌱🍉🍉 @rosiedekat.bsky.social · 1d

Oh boy the Labor Party demonstrating they truly have a thin skin.
I would not say they are bending the knee to the gambling industry rather they’re on their hands and knees adorned with a collar and leash. #auspol
Peta Murphy would be rolling in her grave 😢 at the Alabanese governments timidity

Pocock booted from pollie sports club after criticising gambling lobby sponsor

The former star Wallabies player turned independent senator was kicked out of the social sports club after raising concerns about its links to the gambling industry.

www.abc.net.au

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 1d

The gambling industry is predatory and insidious.

I quit the Parliamentary Sports Club a few weeks ago, when I discovered it had registered as a lobbyist group and was sponsored by the gambling peak body.

The industry will do anything to wield influence on pollies, and hates being called out.

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 1d

“Sportsbet was invited to a Labor party fundraising dinner with an Albanese government minister earlier this week, despite bipartisan calls for the party to ignore lobbying from the wagering industry and introduce tougher regulation”

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry

Exclusive: Dinner occurred on the same day that four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry

www.theguardian.com

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Dirk Gently @envirorealism.bsky.social · 1d

They need an excuse to buy younger Australians’ votes.

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Liam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 1d

The difference between David Pocock and the rest of the Cwth Parliament is that as a professional athlete he was required to appreciate interest conflicts and integrity risks (especially re. gambling).

In Australia the federal level is unique in not doing this: States and Councils must handle risk

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 1d

Deloitte AI slammed at committee, could face supplier sin bin www.themandarin.com.au/300809-deloi...

Deloitte AI slammed at committee, could face supplier sin bin

A government report Deloitte built with AI had bogus sources, sparking a refund, new contract rules, and a painful lesson for consultants.

www.themandarin.com.au

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 1d

Deloitte wrongly told government officials that errors in a major report authored for the employment department were simply transcription issues when they were actually caused by artificial intelligence www.afr.com/companies/pr...

Deloitte blamed ‘transcription issue’ for flawed AI report

The consulting firm is under pressure to repay the full balance of its $440,000 contract, but won’t be pursued by the department that commissioned the work.

www.afr.com

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Dirk Gently @envirorealism.bsky.social · 1d

Money! Money ruins everything.

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Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 1d

Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

www.theguardian.com

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 1d

New Australia Institute analysis reveals there is no financial crisis at the Australian National University.

Audited accounts show the ANU made a $90 million surplus in 2024 and increased the value of its net assets.

#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

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Dirk Gently @envirorealism.bsky.social · 1d

Dirty deeds done dirty.

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 1d

Brereton consulted for the ADF Inspector General 11 times while head of the NACC www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Corruption watchdog head 'consulted' for ADF inspector general 11 times

Paul Brereton and Labor politicians had previously stated he had stepped away from the body and resigned as assistant inspector-general of the ADF prior to taking on the top integrity job.

www.abc.net.au

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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 1d

In 1997 then “geniuses” treasurer Costello & PM Howard sold off our gold reserves.
Gold sold: 167 tonnes
-Proceeds received in 1997: AUD $2.4 billion

-If we still owned that gold today (spot price ≈ AUD $6,054.50/troy ounce, 7 Oct 2025):
≈ AUD $32.51 billion.

👉🏻We’d be $30+billion richer today.

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