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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 3h

Asking Home Affairs about staffing for the Special Envoys - the Antisemitism envoy has 5 FTE positions (6 staff) and the Islamophobia envoy is still recruiting 👀

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 4h

It has cost $1.138 million and counting for the independent lawyer the NACC has had to hire to fix the mess their Commissioner made of the Robodebt inquiry

Compromised decision making costs public money and trust.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 4h

To the NACC: can you tell us why there haven't been any public hearings into the Robodebt matter?

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NACC says: No comment.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 1d

I asked if the Government would take steps to stop Australians fighting in the IDF while it is perpetrating a genocide

The Minister says he wishes for peace. What??

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 1d

Parliament was told that the Commissioner of the NACC didn't have any duties with the Defence Force. That simply wasn't true.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 1d

Live with the NACC now - you can watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=INYH...

Only the CEO comes to Estimates unfortunately we can't call the Commissioner.

Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee [Part 1] | 07/10/2025

YouTube video by Australian Parliament House Streaming Portal

www.youtube.com

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 1d

The Attorney General's Department got 21 FOI requests about their FOI reforms - and they asked to do late replies for all of them and were rejected each time by the Information Commission. Talk about a broken system and they're trying to make it harder and more expensive!

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 1d

The Federal Government funds 71% of every spit hood put on an Aboriginal child in the NT. It's time to ensure Federal Funding comes with conditions including complying with human rights law!

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 1d

Usually by now we would have posted a number of clips of questioning but bafflingly the website where we cut these has been down ALL DAY. Rest assured questions are happening!

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 1d

we're running a bit late so probably be at least another hour before we get to this

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 1d

Nice little timeline cleanse. This year global renewable energy generation surpassed coal for first time 💚⚡️
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 1d

I will be asking about this today from 3.15pm bsky.app/profile/davi...

Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 9d

Commissioner Brereton told the public and parliament that his position with Defence was entirely honourary, now we know that is not true, that he is part of a chain of advice to Ministers and Defence.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 1d

Senate Estimates hearings today - which session are you looking forward to most and why is it the NACC?

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 2d

This Labor dominated committee makes a strong human rights statement … after every Labor MP has already voted for this awful bill that removes core human rights.

No ‘legitimate objective’ in fast-tracking Nauru deportations, says human rights committee. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia lacks ‘legitimate objective’ in fast-tracking Nauru deportations, Labor-led committee finds

Parliamentary committee warns international human rights obligations could be breached under new regime

www.theguardian.com

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 2d

When the Coalition screams fear and division I know that most of us see this is about kids. When Labor hides from action I know that Australians want children to be safe. It’s as simple as that really.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 2d

One little 6-year-old girl drew Rapunzel for me and asked when she could come home. She has only known prison her whole life. These are children, the victims of war, trapped in a desert prison. Let’s bring them home.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 2d

Protecting our children is the most important job for the Australian government. I’ve just come back from a desert prison camp in NE Syria where 25 Australian children are being held among fear, dust and poverty.

www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

'Heartbreaking': The children Australia won’t bring home from a Syrian detention camp

The women and children who recently smuggled themselves out of a Syrian detention camp and returned to Australia proved that the government could bring its citizens home if it had the will, advocates ...

www.sbs.com.au

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 2d

Read in full here: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Australia's F-35 fighter jet export details 'quietly' disappeared

Department of Defence emails show that a website dedicated to Australia's role in the global F-35 supply chain used by Israel to maintain its jet fighters was removed at the start of the war in Gaza.

www.abc.net.au

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Labor is actively hiding the truth of Australia’s genocidal supply of F35 fighter parts to Israel.

My office uncovered via FOI the Defence Department quietly deleted its webpage celebrating Australian companies pumping weapons parts to Israel to keep F35 jets flying.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 3d

Defence: “No, no we are not working on Plan B for when the AUKUS nuclear subs don’t show up.”
Public: “What about all these secret documents about a Plan B that you refuse to release?”
Defence: “Look over there, a nuclear kitten!” @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social
⁦‪‬⁩ michaelwest.com.au/a-crack-in-t...

A crack in the AUKUS public relations pressure hull! - Michael West

AUKUS is a hugely expensive Defence project facing considerable and, many argue unsurmountable, hurdles. But does Defence have a Plan B?

michaelwest.com.au

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 4d

Hastie breaks the shortest “silence” in Australian political history to detail his plans to make the Coalition even more Trumpian

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 4d

If you are in Sydney this weekend the Heritage Transport Expo at Central Station is super cool. If, like me, you love some steam trains, heritage carriages, historic buses and public transport that is!

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 5d

Iranian internet freedom advocate Hossein Ronaghi-Maleki is imprisoned in Qezel Hesar for defending digital rights & free expression. I'm deeply concerned about his deteriorating health in custody. The international community must act now to pressure Iranian authorities.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 6d

Thoughts and prayers from the Australian government are not enough. We repeat our call for material action against Israel. To sanction the extremist Netanyahu government and end all two way arms trade.

Free the Sumud Flotilla, Free Gaza, Free Palestine. Peace with justice.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 6d

The principle and bravery of the Sumud flotilla is what the world has needed from its governments. Imagine a world where we cooperated to break the siege of Gaza, and delivered food and medicine, not weapons.

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