Poorest Britons lose right to financial privacy. The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 empowers the state to 24/7 snoop on the bank accounts of recipients of universal credit; employment and support allowance; state pension credit. No court order needed. No right of appeal.

The ALP need to realise they will be criticised whatever they do, so how about do things that are good? And do things to please those who voted for you not those who never will.

"Ooh, Copilot is down, does anyone have any advice?" Yes! Think! With your brain! If you don't know something, research it and learn! Grow as a human! Communicate with people using *your* words!!!

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A super dry continent like Australia needs to use more water to make bad decisions 🤬🤬🤬 Federal Gubba has decided to not put any stops on AI, but continue with a hodgepodge of state and federal laws not created to safeguard humans against the slop #AUslop #peopleoverprofits #GovtCantIT #auspol

like I’ve been following the research and I think the semiglutide hype is justified. does what it says on the tin, also appears to have a range of off-label benefits. and so do my ADHD meds, but if my doctor was spruiking them like this he’d be deregistered

I'm not a lawyer, but it is interesting that none of the claims made by PCT Global appear to be made under intellectual property law, but rather "misleading and deceptive conduct" under consumer protection laws. www.comcourts.gov.au/file/Federal... I'd be fascinated to see the statement of claim.

Minister Katy Gallagher's statement about the fed govt's new "AI Plan" was probably AI generated. - parallel sentence structure (it's not x. it's y) - three part list with ", and" against APS style guide - that first full stop was almost definitely an em dash. What will KatyGPT come up with next?

BREAKING Anthony Albanese says he tried Gough Whitlam while at uni but he didn't inhale

I just Did The Math and worked out that the Commonwealth Bank has pulled in roughly $233b in profit (NPAT, statutory) since its full privatisation in 1997. The last 10 years alone represents more than $100b in profit. Adjusted to 2024/25 fy inflation.

There is something really wrong with people who need workers to be not just competent, but slavishly fake-happy. "Slavishly" used on purpose, bc that's where this grotesquerie comes from.

So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!

FYI: Gutting SNAP benefits is outlined in Chapter 10 of Project 2025. Remember, this is all by design. ALL OF IT.

From 11 December, Telstra will be rolling out an update to their "Customer Terms". This includes some plans not having access to network upgrades, or even the same coverage. Some plans will have "data prioritisation" i.e. pay more money or you'll have slower speeds.

guys I have a new fairy bread recipe

I wish we had gotten to hear the president complain about news coverage in TeenVogue, just once.

"A lot of rich people spend a lot of money hiring very smart accountants to work out how to avoid paying tax." Senior Economist Matt Grudnoff unpacks the two tax loopholes that should be closed to make sure everyone pays their fair share. @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre" www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...

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it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops

It is grimly amusing that Australia’s second largest Defence acquisition deal ($46bn!) was referred to the NACC - for good reason - but the Commissioner won’t look at it bc he’s still a ranking ADF officer. Readers will be astonished that this referral two yrs ago has yielded nothing yet.

also the government can press button and create more means.

"What this Bill would do is make it harder and more expensive for Australians to get information from the government." "FOI is not perfect, but this bill would make its issues much, much worse." - Australia Institute Researcher Skye Predevac #auspol @skyelark.bsky.social

There, fixed it

This but an entire country’s economy lol

we are all sherman

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

It’s very simple Brian. I didn’t notice that my Questions On Notice team hadn’t noticed that there were questions on notice. I’ll make a note to question them about that

Reminder: Australia's only emissions reduction legislation - the safeguard mechanism - allows for unlimited use of offsets instead of requiring genuine cuts from polluters

Great to see our research being used in Parliament! Australia Institute research shows that the proposed changes to Freedom of Information laws would make a repeat of the Robodebt coverup more likely, not less. @davidshoebridge.bsky.social #auspol

'Ministers will have a greater right to refuse requests they consider “vexatious or frivolous”, “harassing or intimidatory”, or “otherwise an abuse of process”.' It also sets a statutory cap of 40 hours' processing time. The current average is 51 hours. This will severely restrict access to info.

Are we okay??? I was googling "what do humans need chromium for" and the top search suggestion was uh

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT'S TRUE

this one full hit me in the chest

This shits me to tears. For every Julie there are a dozen women who do seek promotion and are told to wait their turn. Impostor syndrome is what manifests when you are systematically discriminated against.

Anyone thinking or reporting that next year will definitely have free and fair mid-term elections, or that Trump is likely to leave in 2028 is so naive as to be dangerous. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

don't worry guys the stock market is at a record high everything's fine there's nothing to see here

you never hear people say “you never know what other people are struggling with” these days. that’s because The Horrors are public knowledge

I know this is beside the point but richard marles looks like a bad photocopy of someone's least favourite cricket player

Tricky words by the Albanese government obscure the obvious truth: Australia is deeply enmeshed in a global arms trade. There’s lots more being bought and sold than just F-35 parts www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Considering the Arms Trade Treaty applies to parts and components as well as fully assembled arms, I'm not sure the ICJ will care about the intricacy of the "supply chain".

feels like it's an attempt to cast a spell rather than answer a question

Hundreds of jobseeker payments cancelled illegally by government IT system, watchdog finds www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...