Mike Smith
@mikesmithqld.bsky.social
Ethical Consulting (governance, government relations, training); b4 that Chief of Staff; b4 that Labor Party NT Secretary; b4 that union official. Meanjin, Queensland, Australia.
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This UK article makes clear that the economy doesn’t work for everyone, and using aggregate figures and averages leads to bad communications and bad policy objectives chrisdillow.substack.com/p/wallowing-...
Wallowing in poverty
Why we're not bothered about economic growth.
chrisdillow.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This UK article makes clear that the economy doesn’t work for everyone, and using aggregate figures and averages leads to bad communications and bad policy objectives chrisdillow.substack.com/p/wallowing-...
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Ethical leadership gaps - building public sector capacity ethicalconsulting.com/public-serva... #ethics #publicservice #auspol
Public Servants & Moral Leadership - Lobbying and Governance
Public Servants & Moral Leadership Every week, almost, there’s media coverage of unethical or more serious misbehaviour by Australian public servants or
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January 15, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Ethical leadership gaps - building public sector capacity ethicalconsulting.com/public-serva... #ethics #publicservice #auspol
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Arriving online and in bookshops at the end of January: ethicalconsulting.com/book/ Mastering the Dark Art of #Lobbying #government #auspol
January 14, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Arriving online and in bookshops at the end of January: ethicalconsulting.com/book/ Mastering the Dark Art of #Lobbying #government #auspol
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Interesting article aiming to reshape lazy “left vs. centre” arguments prospect.org/2025/12/17/n... #auspol #uselections
Not Left vs. Center, but the People vs. the Powerful - The American Prospect
The flawed study ‘Deciding to Win’ may help Democrats get back to fighting for the forgotten middle class again.
prospect.org
January 6, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Interesting article aiming to reshape lazy “left vs. centre” arguments prospect.org/2025/12/17/n... #auspol #uselections
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Elections Nearly Always Kill Off the Great Persuader ethicalconsultingservices.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/e... #government #campaigning
Elections: Killing Off the Great Persuader
Volunteering inside a good election campaign, or watching from outside, you can’t help but be impressed when a team or leader do a great job of persuading voters to trust them, and achieve a deserv…
ethicalconsultingservices.wordpress.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Elections Nearly Always Kill Off the Great Persuader ethicalconsultingservices.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/e... #government #campaigning
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Sometimes good people do bad things. Some suggestions about why, and how to respond ethics.org.au/four-causes-...
Four causes of ethical failure, and how to correct them
Sometimes good people do bad things. It’s important to understand why so we can respond ethically.
ethics.org.au
December 22, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Sometimes good people do bad things. Some suggestions about why, and how to respond ethics.org.au/four-causes-...
I watched Avatar Fire and Ash last night, so you don't need to.
December 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I watched Avatar Fire and Ash last night, so you don't need to.
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Anyone got advice about social media scheduling app?
I need:
• Scheduler only
• Post to FB, Instagram & LinkedIn business page, X, + Threads and BlueSky
• 1 post/day to each channel
• I’m OK paying for that very limited functionality but most products aim at excessive complexity & price.
I need:
• Scheduler only
• Post to FB, Instagram & LinkedIn business page, X, + Threads and BlueSky
• 1 post/day to each channel
• I’m OK paying for that very limited functionality but most products aim at excessive complexity & price.
December 17, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Anyone got advice about social media scheduling app?
I need:
• Scheduler only
• Post to FB, Instagram & LinkedIn business page, X, + Threads and BlueSky
• 1 post/day to each channel
• I’m OK paying for that very limited functionality but most products aim at excessive complexity & price.
I need:
• Scheduler only
• Post to FB, Instagram & LinkedIn business page, X, + Threads and BlueSky
• 1 post/day to each channel
• I’m OK paying for that very limited functionality but most products aim at excessive complexity & price.
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Is new legislation to compel streaming giants to produce more Australian content LESS than what it seems? I hope this article is very wrong! #auspol michaelwest.com.au/burkes-backy...
Burke's backyard. Local content deal for streamers not what it seems. - Michael West
Tony Burke, has announced legislation to compel the multinational streaming giants to produce more Australian content. It's not what it seems.
michaelwest.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Is new legislation to compel streaming giants to produce more Australian content LESS than what it seems? I hope this article is very wrong! #auspol michaelwest.com.au/burkes-backy...
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Guide to the coming US financial crisis covers lots of risks, but misses the biggest, possibility of US bond default (most likely imposed restructuring to 100-year bonds). But the music keeps playing and the parcel keeps going wrong. My fictional scenario in comments
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The Coming US Financial Crisis
While US President Donald Trump has regularly roiled markets, investors have failed to account adequately for escalating risks to the US financial system. With market participants chasing short-term profits, and regulators considering measures that would further erode financial stability, it is only a matter of time until cracks begin to appear.
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October 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Guide to the coming US financial crisis covers lots of risks, but misses the biggest, possibility of US bond default (most likely imposed restructuring to 100-year bonds). But the music keeps playing and the parcel keeps going wrong. My fictional scenario in comments
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Only 4 pages in and loving it already! "On Grand Strategy" by John Lewis Gaddis ...
October 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Only 4 pages in and loving it already! "On Grand Strategy" by John Lewis Gaddis ...
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Essential reading
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The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
www.wired.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Essential reading
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National Socialist Network member arrested for possession of CSAM — this is who is organising March for Australia this weekend. Paedophile neo-Nazis and neo-Nazis that protect paedophiles. youtu.be/TmehytbmozU @tomtanuki.bsky.social
NSN member arrested for possession of alleged CSAM
YouTube video by Tom Tanuki
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August 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
National Socialist Network member arrested for possession of CSAM — this is who is organising March for Australia this weekend. Paedophile neo-Nazis and neo-Nazis that protect paedophiles. youtu.be/TmehytbmozU @tomtanuki.bsky.social
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Epstein survivor Sarah Ransome on Ghislaine Maxwell: “I have spent the last 17 years in my own prison for what she, Jeffrey, and all the co-conspirators did to me. I was raped three times a day. Ghislaine must die in prison.”
August 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Epstein survivor Sarah Ransome on Ghislaine Maxwell: “I have spent the last 17 years in my own prison for what she, Jeffrey, and all the co-conspirators did to me. I was raped three times a day. Ghislaine must die in prison.”
Why you should never ever use Google pluralistic.net/2025/07/15/i...
July 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Why you should never ever use Google pluralistic.net/2025/07/15/i...
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The Epstein case is fucked up in so many ways, but the most fucked up part is that NONE OF THE MEN ARE IN JAIL.
July 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Epstein case is fucked up in so many ways, but the most fucked up part is that NONE OF THE MEN ARE IN JAIL.
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BREAKING NEWS: Meerkat hugs a water sausage. Everybody has a great time.
June 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Meerkat hugs a water sausage. Everybody has a great time.
Blueberry & Lemon Crème Brûlée @13beesbakery
May 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Blueberry & Lemon Crème Brûlée @13beesbakery
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I rarely tell people to throw their devices into the sea, but you should throw your Amazon Echo into the sea.
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Everything You Say to Your Echo Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon, and You Can’t Opt Out
Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.
www.wired.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I rarely tell people to throw their devices into the sea, but you should throw your Amazon Echo into the sea.
www.wired.com/story/everyt...
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
It's like someone was inside a meeting of the DNC or a meeting of the Dem Congressional members!
February 22, 2025 at 7:52 AM
It's like someone was inside a meeting of the DNC or a meeting of the Dem Congressional members!
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Fact checking the Vance speech
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JD Vance’s Munich Speech Played Loose with Facts
OPINION — “This December, Romania straight up cancelled the results of a presidential election based on the flimsy suspicions of an intelligence agency and enormous [...] More
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February 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Fact checking the Vance speech
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