"Job providers are still refusing phone appts, forcing welfare recipients to travel. How bad does the fuel crisis need to get before g'ment considers suspending obligations?" Government says they take action against providers who do the wrong thing. Everyone, even the Ombudsman, knows this a lie

Australia’s teen social media ban is a flop. But there’s no joy in ‘I told you so’ | Samantha Floreani

Didn't get tricked into watching Albo's speech award 😌

#BREAKING 🚨 Bob Dylan to address the nation of Japan in augmented reality concert experience

What An April Fool Believes

Ablo's tactics have worked perfectly, the price has come down and there are queues at every servo in Noosa.

As of right now I am announcing that later tonight I intend to address all nations simultaneously to open a constructive dialogue re: moving forward.

people simply love it when you storm out of the gates to support an illegal war, then lecture them about personal responsibility after it makes their lives worse

the first report on Australia's teen social media ban is a red flashing light: - 7/10~ parents with kids on social media pre-ban say they're still on it - cyberbullying/image-based abuse reports are unchanged - using facial scans on youngest users deemed a "poor practice" www.crikey.com.au/20...

Labor accused of avoiding promise to rein in controversial Morrison-era university fees scheme

AUSTRALIAN NGO: This is our evidence-based, data-driven political messaging study. ME: Nice, is the data qualitative or quantitative? Why is your 'unsure' cohort >60%? NGO: It's good data, sir—we presented certain statements of various qualities and counted who likes them. ME:

The social media ban is obviously a dud, and the government is flailing on what to do next. Great piece of work here by @cameronwilson.bsky.social

But do read it for free, behind the paywall, as a treat: archive.is/nNTye

it’s so funny (infuriating) seeing the political class wring their hands while they moan about how toxic politics and society has become as if they haven’t been the architects of this all along

Exclusive: The Albanese government offered to pay pro-teen social media ban group 36 Months to promote policy. Weeks before the ban began, 36 Months answered a selective departmental invitation to pitch "communications services" to promote the ban, but was unsuccessful. www.crikey.com.au/20...

Exclusive: 36 Months answered the government’s call — an unusual one to be extended to an advocacy group — and submitted an ultimately too-expensive bid to do ‘communications services’ for the policy. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/27/3...

everything good and cool in the federal public service

'When someone goes through the process of applying for a visa, they pay their fees. They meet all the requirements of that visa...pay for accommodation, pay for their flights. 'This sends a signal that none of that matters.' Read (or 🎧) @danghez.bsky.social in SBS: www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...

The ABC here deciding to treat union access exactly like some hard-right mining company - the organiser has to be escorted around by security or HR (instead of walking around with the union delegate.) Insane stuff.

the good folks at @drwaus.bsky.social have launched an AI harms register! they're collecting stories from people in Australia who have experienced AI-related harms to track the way AI is causing harm, and to pressure the govt to act. submit here: digitalrightswatch.org.au/ai-harms-reg...

moar coverage: thepoint.com.au/news/260326-...

More coverage here: www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

So, @pennyallmanpayne.com & @antipovertycentre.org wrote to the government, urging them to stop forcing welfare recipients into these stupid activities during a fuel crisis. Government response? "Just contact your job provider" Story here: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

because of how we are not at war with them.

‘Massive betrayal’: Iranian nationals with valid tourist visas blocked from entering Australia for six months

Good for him. Still as useless as the rest of them inside or outside of cabinet.

This war is deeply unpopular and you'd have to think the Albanese government that cheered it on is going to suffer electoral consequences www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Labor once again awarding themselves the 'proud of doing less than the Coalition government' award 👍

In their haste to make a whistleblower dissident out of Richard Marles' former chief-of-staff, Crikey have now been forced to delete the four articles they published by her in March, on the topic of ethics in federal politics, due to use of AI outside their editorial policies.

Les Chuds d'Alger

"Get out of your rooms!" A pregnant woman was inside Dorothy Day House in Greenslopes, Queensland when 7-8 armed police hammered on the doors early Friday morning. Terrifying occupants, they executed a raid under Premier David Crisafulli's new speech criminalisation laws. #qldpol

Excellent work. 'Everyone who heckles me is a terrorist sympathiser' will surely discourage others from heckling you in future.

“It feels like I’ve gone insane by watching people who clearly did the wrong thing, just kind of move on with their lives.” Rick Morton unpacks the NACC robodebt report on the Crikey podcast. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/20/r...

The fuel crisis punishes welfare recipients in ludicrous ways Work for the Dole participants only get $10.40/week, which is supposed to cover fuel & travel Many thousands of poor people are forced to use their limited income on fuel to attend useless job agency bullshit

Pod up! @squigglyrick.bsky.social talks about how covering robodebt radicalised him. Following the robodebt story absolutely did the same for me, I think for many around my age it will be a foundational political memory. Watch on YouTube. Listen on Spotify, Apple, all the other places. #auspol

JobSeeker Payment and Youth Allowance (Other) recipients as at Feb 2026: 1,027,435 - up 6.2% since Feb 2025. Biggest % increases over the last year amongst younger males: 25-34 years up 10.9% and <25 up 10.3%. data.gov.au/data/dataset...

Geoffrey Watson on ABC Late Night Live reflecting on NACC Robodebt report, his involvement in drafting the NACC Act: • Says minutes of executive meeting under Brereton 'expressed a misunderstanding of its jurisdiction'. • NACC 'scared of stepping out of line', a 'culture created by the leader':

Everyone blow up all the oil and natural gas in the world NOW you have to BLOW IT ALL UP

The High Court has found that electronic ankle monitoring of people who have served their sentences is unconstitutional. Read our response. www.refugeecouncil.org.au/high-court-r...

Exclusive | Minutes of the Adelaide Festival board show how the Writers’ Week crumbled after Randa Abdel-Fattah’s appearance was cancelled, with mass withdrawals of authors, sponsors pulling out, and board resignations. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/18/a...

18 mins worth listening to.. Geoffrey Watson from the Centre for Public Integrity on the NACC's Robodebt Report www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Operation Secure Labubu

Bring back Phillip Lowe so everyone can yell at him again. You know, instead

This is an extraordinary investigation that should be read by every person in the country. After receiving a scathing report last year, the government proudly handed out another $41m to 1800 RESPECT (which is run by Telstra Health). Thank you so much to Nina Funnell + everyone who spoke out.

Slugged at the Vegemite bowser