We know that outsourcing public service work to the private sector costs three-times as much as hiring public servants to do the work and we know it’s eroding our public service - so why this Government is spending even more on consultants is beyond belief.

While US activists protest Palantir, Australians should take note: Palantir operates here in Defence, Westpac and more, with similar AI surveillance systems potentially deployed for immigration enforcement or other targeting like protests. We need proactive privacy safeguards now