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The idea that changing a definition to include criticism of Israel as being anti-Semitic and cracking down even further on anti-genocide protests would have in any way made anyone safer is madness. That the Coalition have so comprehensively jumped to blame here is insanity. Who is this speaking to?
December 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The idea that changing a definition to include criticism of Israel as being anti-Semitic and cracking down even further on anti-genocide protests would have in any way made anyone safer is madness. That the Coalition have so comprehensively jumped to blame here is insanity. Who is this speaking to?
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NEW: Clive Palmer's UAP says it has suffered a data breach affecting all of its files and emails — potentially affecting confidential agreements, banking records and identity documents — but it does not keep a record of whose data it had.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Clive Palmer's United Australia Party suffers data breach potentially affecting all its members
An email from the party today says that that a ransomware attack has obtained "our email address, phone number, identity records, banking records, employment history, documents (including those provided subject to confidentiality arrangements)".
www.crikey.com.au
July 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
NEW: Clive Palmer's UAP says it has suffered a data breach affecting all of its files and emails — potentially affecting confidential agreements, banking records and identity documents — but it does not keep a record of whose data it had.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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No surprise to readers of @alexmckinnon.bsky.social's reporting (subscribe 2 Deepcut!):
Betw July 2018 & June 2023, the NSW govt paid out $161,942,963 in civil claims against NSW Police
..NSW taxpayers paid >$620,000 A WEEK FOR 5 YEARS to settle cases of police brutality, harassment & humiliation
Betw July 2018 & June 2023, the NSW govt paid out $161,942,963 in civil claims against NSW Police
..NSW taxpayers paid >$620,000 A WEEK FOR 5 YEARS to settle cases of police brutality, harassment & humiliation
May 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
No surprise to readers of @alexmckinnon.bsky.social's reporting (subscribe 2 Deepcut!):
Betw July 2018 & June 2023, the NSW govt paid out $161,942,963 in civil claims against NSW Police
..NSW taxpayers paid >$620,000 A WEEK FOR 5 YEARS to settle cases of police brutality, harassment & humiliation
Betw July 2018 & June 2023, the NSW govt paid out $161,942,963 in civil claims against NSW Police
..NSW taxpayers paid >$620,000 A WEEK FOR 5 YEARS to settle cases of police brutality, harassment & humiliation
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The conservative movement has turned against reality on every scientific issue of our time, from gun violence to climate change to epidemiology.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
April 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The conservative movement has turned against reality on every scientific issue of our time, from gun violence to climate change to epidemiology.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
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Governance at Australia’s universities is in a dire state. VCs are paid like CEOs but don't face the oversight seen in the public or private sectors.
A few of us at @australiainstitute.org.au put together recommendations on how to fix our broken system.
australiainstitute.org.au/post/time-to...
A few of us at @australiainstitute.org.au put together recommendations on how to fix our broken system.
australiainstitute.org.au/post/time-to...
Time to clean up Australia's failing, scandal-plagued universities
Australia's universities are plummeting down international rankings while charging students more than ever for their degrees.
australiainstitute.org.au
March 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Governance at Australia’s universities is in a dire state. VCs are paid like CEOs but don't face the oversight seen in the public or private sectors.
A few of us at @australiainstitute.org.au put together recommendations on how to fix our broken system.
australiainstitute.org.au/post/time-to...
A few of us at @australiainstitute.org.au put together recommendations on how to fix our broken system.
australiainstitute.org.au/post/time-to...
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“Promising to reduce the size of the public service is a cheap political stunt.”
New research shows that sacking public servants actually costs the country a fortune, as public jobs are replaced by consultants, contractors and labour hire workers.
New research from @futurework.org.au #auspol
New research shows that sacking public servants actually costs the country a fortune, as public jobs are replaced by consultants, contractors and labour hire workers.
New research from @futurework.org.au #auspol
Cutting the public service saves nothing
Reducing the size of Australia’s public service is often characterised as a way to save the country money and make government departments more efficient.
australiainstitute.org.au
February 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
“Promising to reduce the size of the public service is a cheap political stunt.”
New research shows that sacking public servants actually costs the country a fortune, as public jobs are replaced by consultants, contractors and labour hire workers.
New research from @futurework.org.au #auspol
New research shows that sacking public servants actually costs the country a fortune, as public jobs are replaced by consultants, contractors and labour hire workers.
New research from @futurework.org.au #auspol
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Are you struggling to pay your bills? Because the gas industry isn't.
Gas companies exported $149 billion worth of Australian gas, and paid ZERO royalties. How is that fair? #auspol
Add your name to the petition to make them pay their fair share of royalties > theaus.in/collect_gas_...
Gas companies exported $149 billion worth of Australian gas, and paid ZERO royalties. How is that fair? #auspol
Add your name to the petition to make them pay their fair share of royalties > theaus.in/collect_gas_...
February 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Are you struggling to pay your bills? Because the gas industry isn't.
Gas companies exported $149 billion worth of Australian gas, and paid ZERO royalties. How is that fair? #auspol
Add your name to the petition to make them pay their fair share of royalties > theaus.in/collect_gas_...
Gas companies exported $149 billion worth of Australian gas, and paid ZERO royalties. How is that fair? #auspol
Add your name to the petition to make them pay their fair share of royalties > theaus.in/collect_gas_...
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits that AI’s benefits may not be widely distributed
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits that AI’s benefits may not be widely distributed
In a new essay on his personal blog, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company is open to a “compute budget,” among other “strange-sounding” ideas, to “enable everyone on Earth to use a lot of AI” and ensure the benefits of the technology are widely…
tcrn.ch
February 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits that AI’s benefits may not be widely distributed
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Concerned about disappearing pages?
Make a recurring donation to the Internet Archive. They fund & run the Wayback Machine, which can be used to see how pages looked in the past.
The IA has endured transparent attacks over the past few years. #DoSomething and donate here:
archive.org
Make a recurring donation to the Internet Archive. They fund & run the Wayback Machine, which can be used to see how pages looked in the past.
The IA has endured transparent attacks over the past few years. #DoSomething and donate here:
archive.org
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
archive.org
January 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Concerned about disappearing pages?
Make a recurring donation to the Internet Archive. They fund & run the Wayback Machine, which can be used to see how pages looked in the past.
The IA has endured transparent attacks over the past few years. #DoSomething and donate here:
archive.org
Make a recurring donation to the Internet Archive. They fund & run the Wayback Machine, which can be used to see how pages looked in the past.
The IA has endured transparent attacks over the past few years. #DoSomething and donate here:
archive.org
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All I'm saying is the president of South Korea tried to throw a coup and become a dictator they immediately stopped him, arrested him, and have him go to trial as we speak.
I'm just saying.
😌
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...
I'm just saying.
😌
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...
South Korea’s Impeached Leader Is Indicted on Insurrection Charges
President Yoon Suk Yeol will stand trial along with his former defense minister and others who participated in his short-lived imposition of martial law.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
All I'm saying is the president of South Korea tried to throw a coup and become a dictator they immediately stopped him, arrested him, and have him go to trial as we speak.
I'm just saying.
😌
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...
I'm just saying.
😌
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...
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While gun control isn't something most Aussies think of as a big issue, our gun laws aren't keeping up with weapons advancements, putting our community at risk.
In fact, there are more guns in Aus now than before the Port Arthur massacre.
Dr Alice Grundy on Sky News
@alicektg.bsky.social #auspol
In fact, there are more guns in Aus now than before the Port Arthur massacre.
Dr Alice Grundy on Sky News
@alicektg.bsky.social #auspol
January 29, 2025 at 5:50 AM
While gun control isn't something most Aussies think of as a big issue, our gun laws aren't keeping up with weapons advancements, putting our community at risk.
In fact, there are more guns in Aus now than before the Port Arthur massacre.
Dr Alice Grundy on Sky News
@alicektg.bsky.social #auspol
In fact, there are more guns in Aus now than before the Port Arthur massacre.
Dr Alice Grundy on Sky News
@alicektg.bsky.social #auspol
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This chart 📊 jumped out, showing the explosion of incarceration in the Northern Territory where 1% of the population is now in jail, worse than the United States. It should be a global disgrace for Australia #auspol
January 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This chart 📊 jumped out, showing the explosion of incarceration in the Northern Territory where 1% of the population is now in jail, worse than the United States. It should be a global disgrace for Australia #auspol
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35 Simple Health Tips Experts Swear By www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
35 Simple Health Tips Experts Swear By
They’re surprising, and surprisingly effective. And they’ll help you feel better every single day.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
35 Simple Health Tips Experts Swear By www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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🚨 this week the coal industry launched a dirty campaign against the independents through an ‘astroturf’ group: ‘australians for progress’.
using classic negative ad styling — complete with misinformation — billboards went up in monique ryan’s & allegra spender’s electorates.
using classic negative ad styling — complete with misinformation — billboards went up in monique ryan’s & allegra spender’s electorates.
January 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🚨 this week the coal industry launched a dirty campaign against the independents through an ‘astroturf’ group: ‘australians for progress’.
using classic negative ad styling — complete with misinformation — billboards went up in monique ryan’s & allegra spender’s electorates.
using classic negative ad styling — complete with misinformation — billboards went up in monique ryan’s & allegra spender’s electorates.
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How can government fix Australia's housing crisis?
@alankohler.bsky.social explains that tax breaks encourage Australians to see houses as an investment, not somewhere to live.
🎧 australiainstitute.org.au/post/fixing-...
#auspol #housing @ebonybennett.bsky.social
@alankohler.bsky.social explains that tax breaks encourage Australians to see houses as an investment, not somewhere to live.
🎧 australiainstitute.org.au/post/fixing-...
#auspol #housing @ebonybennett.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
How can government fix Australia's housing crisis?
@alankohler.bsky.social explains that tax breaks encourage Australians to see houses as an investment, not somewhere to live.
🎧 australiainstitute.org.au/post/fixing-...
#auspol #housing @ebonybennett.bsky.social
@alankohler.bsky.social explains that tax breaks encourage Australians to see houses as an investment, not somewhere to live.
🎧 australiainstitute.org.au/post/fixing-...
#auspol #housing @ebonybennett.bsky.social
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There are a LOT of ongoing AI copyright lawsuits in the US right now. We've been keeping track at @wired.com—and, to make things easier on everyone, created this interactive visual guide. It'll be updated w/ any major developments: www.wired.com/story/ai-cop...
Every AI Copyright Lawsuit in the US, Visualized
WIRED is following every copyright battle involving the AI industry—and we’ve created some handy visualizations that will be updated as the cases progress.
www.wired.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:09 PM
There are a LOT of ongoing AI copyright lawsuits in the US right now. We've been keeping track at @wired.com—and, to make things easier on everyone, created this interactive visual guide. It'll be updated w/ any major developments: www.wired.com/story/ai-cop...
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“Finland’s success isn’t a matter of luck or the outcome of quick fixes. It’s the result of a sustained, well-resourced national strategy, driven by a ‘Housing First’ approach, providing people experiencing homelessness with immediate permanent housing.”
oecdecoscope.blog/2021/12/13/f...
oecdecoscope.blog/2021/12/13/f...
Finland’s Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success Story
By Laurence Boone, Boris Cournède, OECD Economics Department; and Marissa Plouin, OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Following a period when homele…
oecdecoscope.blog
December 30, 2024 at 7:35 AM
“Finland’s success isn’t a matter of luck or the outcome of quick fixes. It’s the result of a sustained, well-resourced national strategy, driven by a ‘Housing First’ approach, providing people experiencing homelessness with immediate permanent housing.”
oecdecoscope.blog/2021/12/13/f...
oecdecoscope.blog/2021/12/13/f...
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A doctor’s opinion piece ignores the ongoing dismissal of women’s pain, mis-characterises the historical failure to study all aspects of women’s bodies, hormones, healthcare & medication effects, & mansplains why medical ‘misogyny’ is the ‘wrong’ term for it! Pfft.
www.theage.com.au/national/doc...
www.theage.com.au/national/doc...
Doctors don’t hate women, but we can be idiots
I’m not a misogynist. But it’s fair to say that medicine doesn’t understand women as well as it should.
www.theage.com.au
December 11, 2024 at 10:49 PM
A doctor’s opinion piece ignores the ongoing dismissal of women’s pain, mis-characterises the historical failure to study all aspects of women’s bodies, hormones, healthcare & medication effects, & mansplains why medical ‘misogyny’ is the ‘wrong’ term for it! Pfft.
www.theage.com.au/national/doc...
www.theage.com.au/national/doc...
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This is INSANE. Somehow we have decided as a nation that it's fine to give taxpayer funds to the very richest schools while sabotaging public education. How is this okay? How is this sustainable in any way? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Twenty private schools with wealthiest parents received $130m total in Australian public funds in 2023
Data comes as education minister remains stalled in negotiations with states and territories over contributions to Schooling Resource Standard
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:21 PM
This is INSANE. Somehow we have decided as a nation that it's fine to give taxpayer funds to the very richest schools while sabotaging public education. How is this okay? How is this sustainable in any way? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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A senior #NACC official told colleagues she had concerns over “integrity issues” that arose *before* and after the NACC began official operations.
The senior manager was so alarmed by the NACC's lack of standards that she resigned 6 months into the job.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri...
The senior manager was so alarmed by the NACC's lack of standards that she resigned 6 months into the job.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri...
Exclusive: NACC integrity officer quits over integrity
As the National Anti-Corruption Commission continues to face criticism over its decision-making, new details have emerged about compliance issues and disclosures at the body.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 22, 2024 at 10:04 PM
A senior #NACC official told colleagues she had concerns over “integrity issues” that arose *before* and after the NACC began official operations.
The senior manager was so alarmed by the NACC's lack of standards that she resigned 6 months into the job.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri...
The senior manager was so alarmed by the NACC's lack of standards that she resigned 6 months into the job.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri...
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I used to think Australia was best served by a majority government. Now I’m not so sure:
George Megalogenis
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
George Megalogenis
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I used to think Australia was best served by a majority government. Now I’m not so sure | George Megalogenis
A volatile minority government may be the lesser evil when compared with the narrowly cast and ineffectual governments of the past decade
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 10:02 PM
I used to think Australia was best served by a majority government. Now I’m not so sure:
George Megalogenis
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
George Megalogenis
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...