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Ronald Mizen @ronpol.bsky.social · 27d

Labor election pledges at risk of being unconstitutional, AG's Department warns #auspol #auslaw www.afr.com/politics/fed...

Labor election pledges at risk of being unconstitutional

Government lawyers have warned Attorney-General Michelle Rowland about Labor’s cash splash during the federal election campaign.

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Ronald Mizen @ronpol.bsky.social · Sep 2

Opinion: What Anthony Albanese and Michelle Rowland appear to be doing is using legitimate concerns about FOI laws as a Trojan horse to more broadly undermine transparency. #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...

Labor’s plan the worst attack on government transparency in decades

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland this week will introduce new laws that will curtail what the public can know about how Canberra operates.

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Ronald Mizen @ronpol.bsky.social · Aug 17

Watt was warned about algal bloom weeks before seeking advice #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...

Watt was warned about algal bloom weeks before seeking advice

The toxic outbreak fuelled by above-average sea temperatures has killed tens of thousands of marine creatures since February.

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Ronald Mizen @ronpol.bsky.social · Aug 17

Opinion: Barnaby Joyce unwittingly makes the case for climate change future fund #auspol #auseco www.afr.com/politics/fed...

Barnaby Joyce unwittingly makes case for climate change future fund

Australia is a major emitter through coal and gas exports, so should be making as much money from them as possible now to pay for its consequences tomorrow.

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Ronald Mizen @ronpol.bsky.social · Aug 14

Top bureaucrats barred from flying business between Sydney, Melbourne #auspol #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...

Top bureaucrats barred from flying business between Sydney, Melbourne

The move by the independent Remuneration Tribunal puts it at odds with the Albanese government over what is “in line with community expectations”.

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Ronald Mizen @ronpol.bsky.social · Aug 14

Why the Australian economy is $3000 poorer per person on average, according to RBA economists #auspol #auseco #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...

Why Australia is $3000 poorer per person, according to RBA economists

If competition in the mid-2010s had been the same as in the mid-2000s, productivity and economic output would be 1 per cent 3 per cent higher, their research shows.

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Ronald Mizen @ronpol.bsky.social · Aug 14

Plan to force big tech to reveal AI data #auspol #ausbiz #ausmedia www.afr.com/politics/fed...

Tech giants could be forced to reveal AI data

Firms like Google and Meta would have to disclose the content they use to train their AI models under a government plan to protect Australian copyright.

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Ronald Mizen @ronpol.bsky.social · Aug 11

NDIS funding cliff threatens to undermine scheme overhaul #auspol #auseco www.afr.com/politics/fed...

NDIS funding cliff threatens to undermine scheme overhaul

Labor has forecast almost $20 billion in NDIS savings over four years to June 30, 2028, but 1000 jobs key to the transition are only budgeted to June 30, 2026.

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Ronald Mizen @ronpol.bsky.social · Aug 10

Federal budget faces billions of dollars of ‘funding cliffs’ that bureaucrats warn threaten service delivery, key government initiatives and thousands of jobs. #auspol #ausbiz #auseco www.afr.com/politics/fed...