@akayea.bsky.social
One of the amazing things about Robodebt is that the ALP was handed the perfect opportunity to completely remake the APS however it liked - both on a personnel and structural basis - and then decided to keep everything exactly as it was.
The dishonesty around the use of Robodebt in prosecuting the government’s Freedom of Information secrecy drive is galling in the extreme. I set out some facts that deflate the specious claims being used as cover. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
‘Absurdist leaps of logic’: Robodebt misused in FOI reforms
I am furious. Angry, certainly, about the federal government’s proposed freedom of information laws, which mock the very idea of transparency, but seething especially about the justification for them,...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
October 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
One of the amazing things about Robodebt is that the ALP was handed the perfect opportunity to completely remake the APS however it liked - both on a personnel and structural basis - and then decided to keep everything exactly as it was.
oh now I see where the brilliant idea to do another APS agency podcast in 2025 came from
'But what we also need is leadership from the top when the policy sausage is being made.'
'Governments must bake in the process of asking themselves: what have you done for growth today?'
Read the full speech: bit.ly/47xYpe4
(3/3)
'Governments must bake in the process of asking themselves: what have you done for growth today?'
Read the full speech: bit.ly/47xYpe4
(3/3)
Growth mindset: How to fix our productivity problem - Speech
Chair Danielle Wood delivered a National Press Club address ahead of the Economic Reform Roundtable.
bit.ly
August 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
oh now I see where the brilliant idea to do another APS agency podcast in 2025 came from
Also, why do this in two parts once in late May the other in late June. What could have possibly happened in a month post-election that caused a decision to nuke the Social Services portfolio twice.
July 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Also, why do this in two parts once in late May the other in late June. What could have possibly happened in a month post-election that caused a decision to nuke the Social Services portfolio twice.
A fantastic, shocking article that demonstrates once again the forces, conditions and people that did Robodebt are still working as if nothing changed.
SES scrambling to punish a recipient who turns up in a media cycle to please a Minister who is being tough on rorts? ALP or LNP, same behaviour
SES scrambling to punish a recipient who turns up in a media cycle to please a Minister who is being tough on rorts? ALP or LNP, same behaviour
Exclusive: NDIA chief intervened to throw advocate off scheme www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...
Exclusive: NDIA chief intervened to throw advocate off scheme
Internal emails show the National Disability Insurance Agency rushed to withdraw access for a disabled person whose funding was criticised on talkback radio, only to reinstate it 10 months later.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
July 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A fantastic, shocking article that demonstrates once again the forces, conditions and people that did Robodebt are still working as if nothing changed.
SES scrambling to punish a recipient who turns up in a media cycle to please a Minister who is being tough on rorts? ALP or LNP, same behaviour
SES scrambling to punish a recipient who turns up in a media cycle to please a Minister who is being tough on rorts? ALP or LNP, same behaviour
Look at my assistant treasurer, dawg
July 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Look at my assistant treasurer, dawg
Have to love the NACC making a big fuss about a garden variety nepotism case, refusing to name the people but providing so much info that it is beyond trivial to find their names with 5 seconds on thr wayback machine
July 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Have to love the NACC making a big fuss about a garden variety nepotism case, refusing to name the people but providing so much info that it is beyond trivial to find their names with 5 seconds on thr wayback machine
A Government so out of ideas it is rebooting B plots from the Abbott years
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Good ideas strangled by red tape: Treasurer to crack down on bureaucracy
Jim Chalmers says boosting productivity is central to his economic agenda. In an exclusive interview, he maps out how he hopes to do it.
www.theage.com.au
June 22, 2025 at 4:18 AM
A Government so out of ideas it is rebooting B plots from the Abbott years
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Reposted
I was deported by the U.S. for reporting on the Columbia University student protests.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation
As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.
www.newyorker.com
June 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I was deported by the U.S. for reporting on the Columbia University student protests.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Reposted
Hi everyone
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
June 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Hi everyone
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
the reason why the media doesn't talk about this is because it's not a narrative that suits anyone
that is, Robodebt was in no way an aberration but rather was a fairly typical example of how the Australian Government operates vis a vis welfare recipients
that is, Robodebt was in no way an aberration but rather was a fairly typical example of how the Australian Government operates vis a vis welfare recipients
What is going on? Still no mention anywhere by @australia.theguardian.com, who have failed to report this entirely despite their prior award-winning welfare rights coverage. This is news. Parliament isn't back for at least a month! Get your fucking shit together.
I'm surprised and disappointed that this is yet to be reported by @australia.theguardian.com or @crikey.com.au or any other outlet. I've singled out these two for their previous quality coverage of Robodebt and other scandals in the welfare system. This single decision may prove just as significant.
June 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
the reason why the media doesn't talk about this is because it's not a narrative that suits anyone
that is, Robodebt was in no way an aberration but rather was a fairly typical example of how the Australian Government operates vis a vis welfare recipients
that is, Robodebt was in no way an aberration but rather was a fairly typical example of how the Australian Government operates vis a vis welfare recipients
Rick writes for the general public so it's understandable he didn't include this, but trust me you have to work VERY hard to get the ANAO to find you were outright "ineffective" as opposed to "partially effective".
May 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Rick writes for the general public so it's understandable he didn't include this, but trust me you have to work VERY hard to get the ANAO to find you were outright "ineffective" as opposed to "partially effective".
US Liberals love to simultaneously argue that Trump is a unique menace that must be stopped at all costs, but also that the Democrats shouldn't be criticised for choosing to run very weak candidates against Trump.
If he's that bad, why are you sending a senile octogenarian to fight him?
If he's that bad, why are you sending a senile octogenarian to fight him?
May 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
US Liberals love to simultaneously argue that Trump is a unique menace that must be stopped at all costs, but also that the Democrats shouldn't be criticised for choosing to run very weak candidates against Trump.
If he's that bad, why are you sending a senile octogenarian to fight him?
If he's that bad, why are you sending a senile octogenarian to fight him?
glad to see we'll finally have some representation for narcissists in parliament
“A kind of new teal” is what Hannah Ferguson is hoping for, with the founder of Cheek Media Co having announced her own Senate run.
'I’m happy to lose': Hannah Ferguson on why she’s running for the Senate
Hannah Ferguson sat down with Crikey following her National Press Club address to explain why she's running for the Senate.
www.crikey.com.au
May 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
glad to see we'll finally have some representation for narcissists in parliament
ah don't worry guys Glyn totally intended to leave after three years, which is why he repeatedly foreshadowed it from the beginning and gave some great closing addresses
May 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
ah don't worry guys Glyn totally intended to leave after three years, which is why he repeatedly foreshadowed it from the beginning and gave some great closing addresses
if your university course is cheatable by ChatGPT, then it wasn't teaching anything useful in the first place but instead its value lay in the social connections it offered
Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College
ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.
nymag.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
if your university course is cheatable by ChatGPT, then it wasn't teaching anything useful in the first place but instead its value lay in the social connections it offered
My take on the 2025 election: what if we did the 2022 election, again.
None of the major parties involved learned anything from 2022, so no reason to expect them to learn anything from 2025.
None of the major parties involved learned anything from 2022, so no reason to expect them to learn anything from 2025.
May 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
My take on the 2025 election: what if we did the 2022 election, again.
None of the major parties involved learned anything from 2022, so no reason to expect them to learn anything from 2025.
None of the major parties involved learned anything from 2022, so no reason to expect them to learn anything from 2025.
Hearing a lot of talk about election costing, but strangely Finance+Tsy are showing they've only been asking to do two costings this election and the PBO hasn't been asked to do any
May 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Hearing a lot of talk about election costing, but strangely Finance+Tsy are showing they've only been asking to do two costings this election and the PBO hasn't been asked to do any
Given the LNP have copied almost every other ALP policy this election, why wouldn't they also announce a new efficiency dividend on the APS like the ALP just did?
April 28, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Given the LNP have copied almost every other ALP policy this election, why wouldn't they also announce a new efficiency dividend on the APS like the ALP just did?
you can tell the ANU leadership is new to this because 1. they are very bad at lying to the senate and 2. they think they need to bother to lie to the senate
ANU secret plan raises questions over whether senate was misled, again
A confidential consultant report details potential multimillion-dollar budget cuts at the university as part of its $250 million restructure.
www.afr.com
April 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
you can tell the ANU leadership is new to this because 1. they are very bad at lying to the senate and 2. they think they need to bother to lie to the senate
That the Liberal party lacks the ability to even make Reynolds wait until the election campaign is over is yet more proof it's a complete husk of a party.
No policies, no processes, just naked self-destructive self-interest.
No policies, no processes, just naked self-destructive self-interest.
Linda Reynolds launches legal action against Commonwealth over Higgins payment
Outgoing WA Senator Linda Reynolds is suing the Commonwealth over a payment it made to Brittany Higgins, which she claims gave validity to false accusations her former staffer had made against her.
www.abc.net.au
April 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
That the Liberal party lacks the ability to even make Reynolds wait until the election campaign is over is yet more proof it's a complete husk of a party.
No policies, no processes, just naked self-destructive self-interest.
No policies, no processes, just naked self-destructive self-interest.
Given The Pez was found to have "used his duty, power, status or authority to seek to gain a benefit or advantage for himself" and having "failed to act apolitically in his employment", the Government should have had someone other than The Pez investigate the 2022 election day boat scare.
The bloke was sacked in disgrace but, yeah, righto.
Dutton says sacked Home Affairs boss Pezzullo ‘should have a role to play’ in nation’s future
Mike Pezzullo says he would be prepared to “again serve my country” if the government asked.
www.smh.com.au
April 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Given The Pez was found to have "used his duty, power, status or authority to seek to gain a benefit or advantage for himself" and having "failed to act apolitically in his employment", the Government should have had someone other than The Pez investigate the 2022 election day boat scare.
Everyone is so obtuse on this point.
Consultants are not a significant part of the APS workforce. Never have been, never will be.
The "$20b on consultants" line is a misreading of what employment audit found, as per the charts below.
Consultants are not a significant part of the APS workforce. Never have been, never will be.
The "$20b on consultants" line is a misreading of what employment audit found, as per the charts below.
April 16, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Everyone is so obtuse on this point.
Consultants are not a significant part of the APS workforce. Never have been, never will be.
The "$20b on consultants" line is a misreading of what employment audit found, as per the charts below.
Consultants are not a significant part of the APS workforce. Never have been, never will be.
The "$20b on consultants" line is a misreading of what employment audit found, as per the charts below.
Imagine all the progressive policies an ALP majority government could do!
(for the purpose of this exercise, please ignore the last three years)
(for the purpose of this exercise, please ignore the last three years)
Paul Kelly writes a Labor majority “would constitute a worse crisis for the Liberal Party than its 2022 defeat.” All the more reason why a 2025 ALP majority (w/ teal wins vs LNP) is actually the best long-term #ausvotes result for progressive change
www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/h...
#auspol
www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/h...
#auspol
www.theaustralian.com.au
April 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Imagine all the progressive policies an ALP majority government could do!
(for the purpose of this exercise, please ignore the last three years)
(for the purpose of this exercise, please ignore the last three years)
If Australia didn't have compulsory voting, I believe this election is sufficiently dull that it would be able to achieve a sub 50% turnout
April 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
If Australia didn't have compulsory voting, I believe this election is sufficiently dull that it would be able to achieve a sub 50% turnout
All the hyperventilating about an Australian DOGE, yet little mention of the time we actually did DOGE with Abbott's Commission of Audit.
An exercise that was so embarrassing everyone has scrubbed it from memory, instead pointing to the 2014-15 Budget as the Bad Thing e.g. Dutton and MBS cuts.
An exercise that was so embarrassing everyone has scrubbed it from memory, instead pointing to the 2014-15 Budget as the Bad Thing e.g. Dutton and MBS cuts.
April 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
All the hyperventilating about an Australian DOGE, yet little mention of the time we actually did DOGE with Abbott's Commission of Audit.
An exercise that was so embarrassing everyone has scrubbed it from memory, instead pointing to the 2014-15 Budget as the Bad Thing e.g. Dutton and MBS cuts.
An exercise that was so embarrassing everyone has scrubbed it from memory, instead pointing to the 2014-15 Budget as the Bad Thing e.g. Dutton and MBS cuts.