Paul Karp
@paulkarp.bsky.social
Journalist. NSW political correspondent for Australian Financial Review. He/him
The Albanese Government is asking the High Court to create a new defence to false imprisonment to escape $10s of millions it is liable to pay 356 people it was forced to release from immigration detention.
www.afr.com//politics/hi...
www.afr.com//politics/hi...
High Court immigration test case could result in payouts of millions
More than 350 non-citizens released from immigration detention have claims worth hundreds of thousands of dollars each.
www.afr.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The Albanese Government is asking the High Court to create a new defence to false imprisonment to escape $10s of millions it is liable to pay 356 people it was forced to release from immigration detention.
www.afr.com//politics/hi...
www.afr.com//politics/hi...
Sarah Henderson's intervention this week reminded me she's an ex ABC journo and also made a cameo on Frontline, grilling Mike Moore
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Sarah Henderson's intervention this week reminded me she's an ex ABC journo and also made a cameo on Frontline, grilling Mike Moore
Reposted by Paul Karp
The LNP front bench not exactly paying Ley much attention. Cracker of a shot by @mikepbowers.bsky.social #PointLive
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The LNP front bench not exactly paying Ley much attention. Cracker of a shot by @mikepbowers.bsky.social #PointLive
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
Reposted by Paul Karp
Another two men from the NZYQ-affected cohort have been deported to Nauru in a process human rights advocates say is shrouded in secrecy, v @australia.theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albanese government deports two more men to Nauru in secret, infuriating human rights advocates
Exclusive: Sources say a Sudanese national and another man chartered to former regional processing centre last week, joining one other person
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Another two men from the NZYQ-affected cohort have been deported to Nauru in a process human rights advocates say is shrouded in secrecy, v @australia.theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Dressing for Halloween as slutty AI is proving harder than first anticipated
November 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Dressing for Halloween as slutty AI is proving harder than first anticipated
Reposted by Paul Karp
a crumb of media coverage, as a treat www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
October 31, 2025 at 5:43 AM
a crumb of media coverage, as a treat www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Reposted by Paul Karp
Government trying to give police powers to recommend welfare cancellations, senate rebels on enviro laws and David Pocock pulls one over the government in the name of transparency - it is all happening.
thepoint.com.au
thepoint.com.au
The Point
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
October 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Government trying to give police powers to recommend welfare cancellations, senate rebels on enviro laws and David Pocock pulls one over the government in the name of transparency - it is all happening.
thepoint.com.au
thepoint.com.au
De Minaur's results are: beat most people below him, nobody above him, and be reliable grandslam quarter-final cannon fodder. So no, it is not enough.
October 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
De Minaur's results are: beat most people below him, nobody above him, and be reliable grandslam quarter-final cannon fodder. So no, it is not enough.
Adnan thought he’d served his time. But one night border force raided his home to deport him to Nauru - @sbasfordcanales.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Adnan thought he’d served his time. But one night border force raided his home to deport him to Nauru
Australian authorities have been accused of copying the ‘worst tactics of ICE’ in their treatment of the NZYQ cohort
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Adnan thought he’d served his time. But one night border force raided his home to deport him to Nauru - @sbasfordcanales.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
More AI lies. There is simply no song! It doesn't exist!! Oh except that one.
October 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
More AI lies. There is simply no song! It doesn't exist!! Oh except that one.
Reposted by Paul Karp
Morning - I have had three coffees so far and a cookie - The Point Live is with you:
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Albanese government vows to pass environment laws
The Albanese government has returned to parliament determined to do a deal to pass its environmental legislation and wants to do it with the Coalition, which is barely holding it together. All the da...
live.thepoint.com.au
October 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Morning - I have had three coffees so far and a cookie - The Point Live is with you:
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
Reposted by Paul Karp
Crazy we are still looking at what the Coalition is doing when what matters is Labor’s choice
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Craven, ill-advised and now repeatedly wedged, it's too late for Ley
If there remains who believes Sussan Ley can pull the Liberal Party out of its dissent into the political abyss, please raise your hand.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
October 26, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Crazy we are still looking at what the Coalition is doing when what matters is Labor’s choice
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
In iconic Manly, even community infrastructure like a lifesaving club faces a litany of NIMBY complaints.
Noise, tree removal, a "masculine" aesthetic, loss of a "heritage" footpath.
www.afr.com//politics/th...
Noise, tree removal, a "masculine" aesthetic, loss of a "heritage" footpath.
www.afr.com//politics/th...
The ‘masculine’ development testing Manly’s laid-back vibe
Plans to refurbish the surf lifesaving club on Sydney’s iconic Manly Beach have divided the community.
www.afr.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
In iconic Manly, even community infrastructure like a lifesaving club faces a litany of NIMBY complaints.
Noise, tree removal, a "masculine" aesthetic, loss of a "heritage" footpath.
www.afr.com//politics/th...
Noise, tree removal, a "masculine" aesthetic, loss of a "heritage" footpath.
www.afr.com//politics/th...
Don’t do a Deloitte: the AI stuff-up that ricocheted around the world - on the pod with Lisa Murray and Edmund Tadros
www.afr.com//companies/p...
www.afr.com//companies/p...
Don’t do a Deloitte: the AI stuff-up that ricocheted around the world
This week on The Fin podcast, Edmund Tadros and Paul Karp on Deloitte’s stuff-up, why it became a global story and what it means for the way we use AI.
www.afr.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Don’t do a Deloitte: the AI stuff-up that ricocheted around the world - on the pod with Lisa Murray and Edmund Tadros
www.afr.com//companies/p...
www.afr.com//companies/p...
Reposted by Paul Karp
Excited to be able to talk about this publicly now - The Point is now up and running and from Monday, you'll find my parliament blog on it 💃
thepoint.com.au
thepoint.com.au
The Point
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
October 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Excited to be able to talk about this publicly now - The Point is now up and running and from Monday, you'll find my parliament blog on it 💃
thepoint.com.au
thepoint.com.au
Bowen lashes Queensland government plan to keep coal firing for longer
www.afr.com//policy/ener...
www.afr.com//policy/ener...
Bowen lashes Queensland government plan to keep coal firing for longer
The energy minister says a strategy that could mean fossil fuel generation runs for decades could create investment uncertainty for new renewable power.
www.afr.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Bowen lashes Queensland government plan to keep coal firing for longer
www.afr.com//policy/ener...
www.afr.com//policy/ener...
Reposted by Paul Karp
The take-out from the wall of media reporting on Albo's meeting with Trump is wow Albo you diplomatic genius, the psychopathic god-king was in a good mood and found you unthreatening
October 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The take-out from the wall of media reporting on Albo's meeting with Trump is wow Albo you diplomatic genius, the psychopathic god-king was in a good mood and found you unthreatening
Sadly the answer many economists would give to this is NO you're better off upsizing because the family home is mostly exempt from the pension asset test, so you could get a part pension in a multi-million $$ house.
October 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Sadly the answer many economists would give to this is NO you're better off upsizing because the family home is mostly exempt from the pension asset test, so you could get a part pension in a multi-million $$ house.
Reposted by Paul Karp
Scoop: The federal government was warned last month that 1 in 3 parents plan to help their kids get around the social media ban.
The risk of "non-compliance snowballing and becoming normalised" could "undermine" the ban, the report says, based on polling done in Feb/March
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The risk of "non-compliance snowballing and becoming normalised" could "undermine" the ban, the report says, based on polling done in Feb/March
www.crikey.com.au/20...
October 20, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Scoop: The federal government was warned last month that 1 in 3 parents plan to help their kids get around the social media ban.
The risk of "non-compliance snowballing and becoming normalised" could "undermine" the ban, the report says, based on polling done in Feb/March
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The risk of "non-compliance snowballing and becoming normalised" could "undermine" the ban, the report says, based on polling done in Feb/March
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Reposted by Paul Karp
Fake academic reference reveals AI use in claim for $1.6m from NDIS
www.afr.com//politics/fa...
www.afr.com//politics/fa...
Fake academic reference reveals AI use in claim for $1.6m from NDIS
The report asked for increased funding for a client but was created with the help of artificial intelligence and cited academic references that did not exist.
www.afr.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Fake academic reference reveals AI use in claim for $1.6m from NDIS
www.afr.com//politics/fa...
www.afr.com//politics/fa...
More errors, ‘irrelevant citations’ in Deloitte’s revised AI report
www.afr.com//politics/fe...
www.afr.com//politics/fe...
More errors, ‘irrelevant citations’ in Deloitte’s revised AI report
Academics question how AI-generated “gobbledegook” can be justified after the fact by irrelevant citations, as the big four firm republishes its welfare report.
www.afr.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
More errors, ‘irrelevant citations’ in Deloitte’s revised AI report
www.afr.com//politics/fe...
www.afr.com//politics/fe...
Reposted by Paul Karp
For all the students at the social work uni intensive who told me they now use AI at work to write up case reports:
NDIS participant’s bid for more support failed in part because two physiotherapists used AI to write letters used to back her claim to top up her package
www.afr.com/politics/bid...
NDIS participant’s bid for more support failed in part because two physiotherapists used AI to write letters used to back her claim to top up her package
www.afr.com/politics/bid...
Bid to boost $200k NDIS package rejected after AI use found
The National Disability Insurance Agency warned about cut-and-paste medical reports. Throw artificial intelligence in and the results are even worse.
www.afr.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:29 AM
For all the students at the social work uni intensive who told me they now use AI at work to write up case reports:
NDIS participant’s bid for more support failed in part because two physiotherapists used AI to write letters used to back her claim to top up her package
www.afr.com/politics/bid...
NDIS participant’s bid for more support failed in part because two physiotherapists used AI to write letters used to back her claim to top up her package
www.afr.com/politics/bid...
Nothing sadder than a "the truth is out there, we just didn't discover it" waa waa story.
October 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Nothing sadder than a "the truth is out there, we just didn't discover it" waa waa story.
Reposted by Paul Karp
It is not "attribution and sourcing" to generate post-hoc citations that have not been read and did not inform the student's writing. Those should be regarded as fraudulent: artifacts testifying to human actions and thought that did not occur.
www.theverge.com/news/760508/...
www.theverge.com/news/760508/...
August 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It is not "attribution and sourcing" to generate post-hoc citations that have not been read and did not inform the student's writing. Those should be regarded as fraudulent: artifacts testifying to human actions and thought that did not occur.
www.theverge.com/news/760508/...
www.theverge.com/news/760508/...