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Today, @lookheron.bsky.social argues that, for higher education, it's been one battle after another: how the neoliberal era laid the groundwork for the recent authoritarian turn.
The Neoliberal Foundation of the Authoritarian Turn in Higher Education
Recent authoritarian attacks on higher education mark a significant shift from the neoliberal era, which celebrated institutional independence from the state, the role of education in boosting worker…
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Reposted by: Julian Webb, Richard S.J. Tol, Steve Peers , and 2 more

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This is the judgment on the PPE/Medpro claim.

A cracking £122m win for the Government Legal Service

And is wonderful to see the government bringing a claim in contract against a shoddy supplier.

This does not happen often, and it should happen far more.

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by Orin S. Kerr — Reposted by: Julian Webb

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"Trial Separation: Courtroom Lawyers Are Breaking Up With Big Law," a very interesting WSJ story on prominent biglaw litigation partners starting boutique firms. Gift link:
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Trial Separation: Courtroom Lawyers Are Breaking Up With Big Law
Top litigators are leaving elite firms to start boutique firms, a trend that is accelerating in the Trump era.
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by Julian Webb

julianinoz.bsky.social
Looking forward to discussing Legora over dinner this week with my MLS colleague Jeannie Paterson, Minter Ellison's Jack Stoneman and Legora's Heather Paterson
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The Legal Wire @legalwire.bsky.social · 16d
Linklaters announces firmwide roll-out of Legora’s Generative AI platform - The Legal Wire
London, 22nd September 2025 – Linklaters has today announced the firmwide implementation of Legora, a market-leading Generative AI platform tailored for legal professionals. Embedding Legora across all 30 offices is the latest step in Linklaters’ strategy to support the world’s leading corporates, banks, funds and financial sponsors on their most complex, cross-border mandates. Legora is designed to
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rantlaw.bsky.social
I don’t think Ben realises how funny this quote is
Screenshot of a quote pull from Baker Mckenzie. “Leveraging Al will hopefully create a 1 + 1 = 3 equation - where technology helps us deliver legal services in smarter, more effective ways. But getting there will mean adjusting how we structure legal work in a more complex world. BEN ALLGROVE Chief Innovation Officer” On the right is a picture of Ben. He is a white, middle-aged man withe close-cropped blond hair. He wears black wire-framed glasses, a teal close-check open neck shirt and a broad smile. His headshot is in front of a dark panel with lines of graduated colour that are mean to evoke technology
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by Lawrence B. Solum — Reposted by: Julian Webb

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Rapoport on Law Firm Responses to Targeting by Executive Order, buff.ly/2Pw8AmC -Nancy B. Rapoport (University of Nevada, William S. Boyd School of Law) has posted Scrappy or Strategic? Law Firm Decision-Making in Light of Executive Orders (Vol 13, Emory Corp. Gov. & Account. Rev. (2026)) on SSRN.
Rapoport on Law Firm Responses to Targeting by Executive Order
Nancy B. Rapoport (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law) has posted Scrappy or Strategic? Law Firm Decision-Making in Light of Executive Orders (Vol 13, Emory Corp. Gov. &…
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NEW: The ACT Legislative Assembly has today moved to enshrine access to adequate housing as a human right, in an Australian-first decision that passed with bipartisan support

WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP4-...
ACT makes housing a human right in Australian-first move
YouTube video by SIX News Australia
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by Julian Webb

julianinoz.bsky.social
A start, but so much damage seems to have already been done.... www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Embattled ANU vice chancellor resigns amid staff fury
The university’s chancellor, Julie Bishop, announced the move in a short statement posted to the institution’s website on Thursday.
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Reposted by: Julian Webb, Martin Tomko, Fiona Armstrong

lucytartan.bsky.social
Big turnout at this morning’s rally against @mupublishing.bsky.social vandalism of Meanjin. @beneltham.bsky.social called for Meanjin’s name and archive to be surrendered so the magazine can be published by someone who deserves to and appreciates the honour
Protesters gathered outside Melbourne University Publishing office at 715 Swanston St
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Fascinating ruling about a couple who 'gifted' their third child to the wife's childless sister. "It will surprise no one reading this that within a very short space of time the decision began to create distortions in the fabric of the families lives". Judge asked to rule on adoption zurl.co/s6KQ7
IN & Anor v RL & Ors [2024] EWCC 27 (08 August 2024)
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cameronwilson.bsky.social
another day, another judgment featuring an AI fuck up. This time: ChatGPT gave someone bad advice, but also told them to speak to a lawyer or union. Naturally, the user didn't and just turned in excerpts from their conversation with the bot.
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beneltham.bsky.social
Rally to save Meanjin magazine
Thursday 11 Sept 9am
715 Swanston St Carlton

A number of Australian writers, editors and academics will speak in support of this vital cultural institution
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Reposted by: Julian Webb, Marc Lynch, Mary Bosworth , and 34 more

benpatrickwill.bsky.social
Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:
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by Julian Webb

julianinoz.bsky.social
MI5? ASIS? CIA? 😉

by Shannon Vallor — Reposted by: Julian Webb

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Since surely we are taking an evidence-based approach to assessing AI’s value, and in light of last week’s MIT study showing similar results for businesses, we will now be halting the ‘put AI into everything everywhere always’ campaign?

*listens in earpiece* oh no
M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial
: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex
www.theregister.com
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ketanjoshi.co
"Regional Victoria is the canary in the coalmine here. As soon as it becomes unprofitable gas companies cut and run...this will keep happening"

During a death spiral, people get hurt - and gas companies want to make sure it isn't them. Great piece by @envirovic.bsky.social -->>>
Putting gas companies in charge leaves communities unprepared
This week, 10 small towns around regional Victoria, including Swan Hill, Lakes Entrance and Marong, received the news that their gas company, Solstice Energy, would be cutting them off some time next ...
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by Julian Webb

julianinoz.bsky.social
First disciplinary sanction in Australia for lawyer misusing AI: "The lawyer will undertake supervised legal practice for a period of two years, with the lawyer and his supervisor reporting to the board on a quarterly basis in that time." www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...
Lawyer caught using AI-generated false citations in court case penalised in Australian first
Victorian solicitor stripped of his ability to practise as a principal lawyer after acknowledging he did not verify case list
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julianinoz.bsky.social
Wow
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Tanay Katiyar @adigitaltanay.bsky.social · Aug 29
On Prolific, "we estimate that about 34% of online study participants use LLMs to answer open-ended questions atleast some of the time..."

Seems like a very timely paper for behavioural scientists using online samples: osf.io/preprints/so... ;

We really need more papers on this issue
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Reposted by: Julian Webb, Elizabeth Stokoe, Justin H. Kirkland , and 6 more

adigitaltanay.bsky.social
On Prolific, "we estimate that about 34% of online study participants use LLMs to answer open-ended questions atleast some of the time..."

Seems like a very timely paper for behavioural scientists using online samples: osf.io/preprints/so... ;

We really need more papers on this issue
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rantlaw.bsky.social
Shooting at Porepunkah the day after the gun lobby beats its chest and day the Minns government supports the gun lobby's party's bill. Nice timing.
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by Julian Webb

julianinoz.bsky.social
So here's a #legalethics gem, should you appear pro bono for a client while waiting on the same court to hear drug-driving charges brought against you?! Unsurprisingly QCAT says no, but impressive chutzpah from the lawyer for arguing this: www.lawyersweekly.com.au/sme-law/4283...
Disciplined solicitor says misconduct was ‘commendable’
A Queensland solicitor punished for representing a man just moments before she appeared as the defendant in her own criminal proceedings said the misconduct should have been seen as commendable.
www.lawyersweekly.com.au
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Reposted by: Julian Webb, Ana Bastos, Amy W. Ando , and 2 more

ketanjoshi.co
HEY friends: recently seen heaps of "disclosures" from AI companies of the energy cost per question you type into chatbots (most recently from Google)?

Presenting per-query 'efficiency' is part of big tech's efforts to hide its extremely real and happening-right-now climate impacts!

NEW POST -->>>
Big tech’s selective disclosure masks AI’s real climate impact
Google claims to have disclosed new information proving its own efficiency. But it has hidden the bigger picture. Guess what: I’ve got the bigger picture for you right here in this big old po…
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Reposted by: Julian Webb, Iain Davidson, Lukas Parker

davidpocock.bsky.social
This is how broken our lobbying laws are.

Every resources minister since 2001 went on to work for fossil fuel companies & 8 ex-ministers & senior advisers now lobby for gambling💰

It's time for complete reform of lobbying rules + independent watchdog.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
'Revolving door' between politics and lobbying rings transparency alarm bell
Lobbying has become big business, with around 727 lobbyists registered in the national capital, more than three times the number of elected officials sitting in parliament.
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by Julian Webb

julianinoz.bsky.social
As a non-admitted person I'm not so ethically constrained, but I'll (reluctantly) limit myself to an observation on the apparent merits, as presented. In short it really was as poor as it looks.
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Reposted by: Julian Webb, Stephan Lewandowsky, Steve Peers , and 3 more

marcelias.bsky.social
Absolutely disgraceful and despicable. If you are a partner at Paul Weiss or Kirkland & Ellis you should be ashamed of yourself -- that is, if you had any shame left.
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julianinoz.bsky.social
This is why I like evidence-based policy...
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · Aug 20
"People kind of think of centrism as evidence-based policy. 'We'll be sensible and we'll follow the evidence.’

"I hate to break it to you, evidence is often quite radical."

Catch Richard Denniss on his tour for his new Vantage Point essay Dead Centre!

@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

by Julian Webb

julianinoz.bsky.social
*sigh*: WA lawyer referred to regulator after preparing documents with AI-generated citations for nonexistent cases www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
WA lawyer referred to regulator after preparing documents with AI-generated citations for nonexistent cases
Judge warns of ‘inherent dangers’ of lawyers relying solely on AI amid growing number of fake citations or other errors
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"People kind of think of centrism as evidence-based policy. 'We'll be sensible and we'll follow the evidence.’

"I hate to break it to you, evidence is often quite radical."

Catch Richard Denniss on his tour for his new Vantage Point essay Dead Centre!

@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
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by Julian Webb

julianinoz.bsky.social
People working out AI slop is still just slop fortune.com/2025/08/18/m...
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
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by Julian Webb

julianinoz.bsky.social
The irony(!) of using AI, which is itself a cause of environmental harm, for this role is clearly beyond their collective imagining
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Aug 14
Labor is planning to enact its 'abundance agenda' environmental reforms using slop software programs, according to leaked treasury advice that's been written before the actual productivity roundtable.

What a mess, but also perfectly representative of their headspace

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Leaked Treasury advice lists possible outcomes of Labor's yet to be held round table Share Leaked Treasury advice lists possible outcomes of Labor's yet to be held round table Exclusive by political reporter Isobel Roe Topic:Federal Parliament 14h ago 14 hours ago Jim Chalmers in press conference Jim Chalmers is readying for the government's three-day productivity forum. (ABC News: Ian Cutmore) In short: Leaked Treasury advice prepared ahead of the Albanese government's productivity talks reveals a number of possible announcements, including a freeze on the National Construction Code. The document, seen by the ABC, suggests the government wants the round table to focus on cutting red tape and speeding up housing approvals by reforming environmental laws. What's next? A spokesman for Treasurer Jim Chalmers said it was not surprising Treasury was preparing for ideas expected to be raised at the round table. A leaked Treasury document has revealed a number of recommended outcomes for the federal government's yet to be held productivity round table. The pre-written list, prepared for cabinet and seen by the ABC, shows advice from Treasury to pause changes to the National Construction Code, similar to a proposal by former opposition leader Peter Dutton that was panned by Labor at the federal election. It also recommends measures to speed up housing approvals, including a national artificial intelligence plan to cut environmental red tape, and reforms to clear a backlog of 30,000 housing approvals currently being assessed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity (EPBC) Act. Industry has approached next week's summit cautiously, after some business leaders left the government's 2022 Jobs and Skills Summit feeling the government had entered with a pre-determined outcome. Shadow Treasurer Ted O'Brien last month warned the government not to approach the economic summit with an "agenda", or else it would risk it becoming a "talkfest". A spokesman for Treas…

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