Nick Feik
@nickfeik.bsky.social
Writer, journalist, former editor of The Monthly.
https://nickfeik.substack.com/
Email: nickfeik at proton dot me
https://nickfeik.substack.com/
Email: nickfeik at proton dot me
Did he leave with a large brown paper bag?
Breaking: Nauru president makes secretive parliament visit amid bikie contract claims
Nauru's president has made a secretive visit to Parliament House in Canberra amid allegations that bikie gangs won a lucrative contract to provide security for former immigration detainees.
www.abc.net.au
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Did he leave with a large brown paper bag?
Some astonishing details in here. It’s like reading a recipe for pure corruption.
"The money has and must be going somewhere". Has Australia been played by Nauru for a cool $2B?
Human rights lawyer @alisonbattisson.bsky.social finds blacked out FOIs and no trust deed for asylum seekers deal #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/no-trust-dee...
Human rights lawyer @alisonbattisson.bsky.social finds blacked out FOIs and no trust deed for asylum seekers deal #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/no-trust-dee...
No trust deed. Billions of tax dollars to be spent without oversight by Nauru - Michael West
The Labor Government's deal with Nauru to resettle unwanted refugees will cost Australian taxpayers billions, spent on who knows what.
michaelwest.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Some astonishing details in here. It’s like reading a recipe for pure corruption.
The Dems have caved to this guy
Every politician gets booed at games at some point, but I genuinely don’t remember an elected official getting booed for this long at a sporting event.
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The Dems have caved to this guy
How about that. And we wonder why the AFP haven’t got to the bottom of the problem.
#60mins reporting via a whistleblower that a bikie linked security gang has partnered with our own Australian Federal Police to manage refugees on Nauru. Wild. Tragic. Outrageous. Corruption. This is a genuine scandal. #60minutes #nauru #albanese
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
How about that. And we wonder why the AFP haven’t got to the bottom of the problem.
Ezra Klein’s head is so far up his own ass that he now invites people onto his show to interview HIM.
Incredibly, while ostensibly opining about the Mamdani election and other recent results, Klein fails to observe anything interesting at all in them.
Incredibly, while ostensibly opining about the Mamdani election and other recent results, Klein fails to observe anything interesting at all in them.
November 9, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Ezra Klein’s head is so far up his own ass that he now invites people onto his show to interview HIM.
Incredibly, while ostensibly opining about the Mamdani election and other recent results, Klein fails to observe anything interesting at all in them.
Incredibly, while ostensibly opining about the Mamdani election and other recent results, Klein fails to observe anything interesting at all in them.
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It would be difficult to identify a more unambitious government.
Committed to holding onto incumbency rather than doing anything big, bold, and transformational with it.
Time Albanese retire to his Central Coast clifftop pad.
His mind has already moved there
#auspol
Committed to holding onto incumbency rather than doing anything big, bold, and transformational with it.
Time Albanese retire to his Central Coast clifftop pad.
His mind has already moved there
#auspol
November 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
It would be difficult to identify a more unambitious government.
Committed to holding onto incumbency rather than doing anything big, bold, and transformational with it.
Time Albanese retire to his Central Coast clifftop pad.
His mind has already moved there
#auspol
Committed to holding onto incumbency rather than doing anything big, bold, and transformational with it.
Time Albanese retire to his Central Coast clifftop pad.
His mind has already moved there
#auspol
Btw this isn’t the only whistleblower who’s tried to alert authorities about wrongdoing by Home Affairs
1/ wtf is going on at Home Affairs? I’ve lost count of the number of offshore detention-related scandals
2/ check out how hard the whistleblower tried to alert authorities, only to be ignored
3/ both Labor and Lib govts have actively turned a blind eye to this corruption. Prob the NACC too.
2/ check out how hard the whistleblower tried to alert authorities, only to be ignored
3/ both Labor and Lib govts have actively turned a blind eye to this corruption. Prob the NACC too.
‘Mind-boggling’: Whistleblower reveals how global bikie boss won Nauru security deal
A former soldier recruited to support an Albanese government deportation plan wants an inquiry after finding a gang had infiltrated the border security operation.
www.theage.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Btw this isn’t the only whistleblower who’s tried to alert authorities about wrongdoing by Home Affairs
Corruption watchdog being watched by its watchdog again.
Would be good if they investigated corruption as much as they investigate their own conduct imo
Would be good if they investigated corruption as much as they investigate their own conduct imo
Anti-corruption commission watchdog inquiring into NACC chief Brereton
The inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission is inquiring into the agency's head, Paul Brereton, in relation to several complaints including from a former employee.
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Corruption watchdog being watched by its watchdog again.
Would be good if they investigated corruption as much as they investigate their own conduct imo
Would be good if they investigated corruption as much as they investigate their own conduct imo
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This perfectly encapsulates how I feel living in the US. The republican party is an insane death cult, the democratic party is 3 corporations in a trench coat, and the "socialists" are just the completely normal left-wing capitalists you'd find in any of 2 dozen European nations.
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This perfectly encapsulates how I feel living in the US. The republican party is an insane death cult, the democratic party is 3 corporations in a trench coat, and the "socialists" are just the completely normal left-wing capitalists you'd find in any of 2 dozen European nations.
1/ wtf is going on at Home Affairs? I’ve lost count of the number of offshore detention-related scandals
2/ check out how hard the whistleblower tried to alert authorities, only to be ignored
3/ both Labor and Lib govts have actively turned a blind eye to this corruption. Prob the NACC too.
2/ check out how hard the whistleblower tried to alert authorities, only to be ignored
3/ both Labor and Lib govts have actively turned a blind eye to this corruption. Prob the NACC too.
‘Mind-boggling’: Whistleblower reveals how global bikie boss won Nauru security deal
A former soldier recruited to support an Albanese government deportation plan wants an inquiry after finding a gang had infiltrated the border security operation.
www.theage.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
1/ wtf is going on at Home Affairs? I’ve lost count of the number of offshore detention-related scandals
2/ check out how hard the whistleblower tried to alert authorities, only to be ignored
3/ both Labor and Lib govts have actively turned a blind eye to this corruption. Prob the NACC too.
2/ check out how hard the whistleblower tried to alert authorities, only to be ignored
3/ both Labor and Lib govts have actively turned a blind eye to this corruption. Prob the NACC too.
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HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
Universities, state education, welfare system, mental health, transparency/accountability, youth justice reform…
Gambling, housing, climate, Gaza, AUKUS etc etc. The captain’s arm has ossified at the tiller as the wind blows us towards the shoals, yet any questioning is treated as mutiny and ruthlessly suppressed. I fear for the ship, crew and the slaves in the hold.
November 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Universities, state education, welfare system, mental health, transparency/accountability, youth justice reform…
Do any Labor MPs or senators (besides Albanese and his handful of praetorian hacks) have any say over anything?
Do they care about their own collective and individual impotence? Evidently not.
Do they care about their own collective and individual impotence? Evidently not.
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Do any Labor MPs or senators (besides Albanese and his handful of praetorian hacks) have any say over anything?
Do they care about their own collective and individual impotence? Evidently not.
Do they care about their own collective and individual impotence? Evidently not.
“Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules.”
Another Labor special then. Try to legislate a do-nothing policy, pat yourself on the back for being so sensible.
Another Labor special then. Try to legislate a do-nothing policy, pat yourself on the back for being so sensible.
Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis? Five reasons to be concerned
Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis? Five reasons to be concerned
Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules
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The Albanese government is overhauling national environment laws. It wants its changes to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act rushed through parliament before the end of the year.
But should they be? Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
“Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules.”
Another Labor special then. Try to legislate a do-nothing policy, pat yourself on the back for being so sensible.
Another Labor special then. Try to legislate a do-nothing policy, pat yourself on the back for being so sensible.
“Labor sources have told ABC Investigations the prime minister's office has been putting pressure on advocates for gambling reform within the parliamentary Labor party to prevent them from speaking up.”
So pathetic. Backbenchers scared of taking a moral position, Albanese scared of any reform.
So pathetic. Backbenchers scared of taking a moral position, Albanese scared of any reform.
'Broad, unspoken consensus': silent Labor MPs want action on gambling
Andrew Wilkie has asked the PM to allow a free vote on banning gambling advertising and it appears many Labor MPs would support it.
www.abc.net.au
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“Labor sources have told ABC Investigations the prime minister's office has been putting pressure on advocates for gambling reform within the parliamentary Labor party to prevent them from speaking up.”
So pathetic. Backbenchers scared of taking a moral position, Albanese scared of any reform.
So pathetic. Backbenchers scared of taking a moral position, Albanese scared of any reform.
The world thanks you Mr President, both for large tariffs and stopping so many imaginary wars.
Trump layers lies on top of each other: "Of the 8 wars I ended, I would say 5 or 6 were ended because of tariffs."
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The world thanks you Mr President, both for large tariffs and stopping so many imaginary wars.
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Exclusive from me: The mascot Carlton fired for alleged anti-Semitic comments and “storming” out of a bar mitzvah breaks his silence to share his version of events. Shockingly, but unsurprisingly, the Herald Sun didn’t speak to him before writing their story.
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-ca...
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-ca...
Exclusive: Carlton Mascot Breaks Silence After Being Fired For Leaving IDF Fundraiser
After a media storm, the man behind Captain Carlton lost his job. In his first interview, the young man at the centre of it all, speaks to Lamestream.
www.lamestream.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Exclusive from me: The mascot Carlton fired for alleged anti-Semitic comments and “storming” out of a bar mitzvah breaks his silence to share his version of events. Shockingly, but unsurprisingly, the Herald Sun didn’t speak to him before writing their story.
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-ca...
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-ca...
Little known fact about Jesus: he was also very close to the gambling lobby, and fought hard to shut down freedom of information requests
At the Christian prayer breakfast this week, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said that the “principles and values that Jesus lived by underpin the role of Australia’s first law officer” and claimed that “our values and faith” guide lawmakers. Read more: rationalist.com.au/australias-a...
#auspol
#auspol
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Little known fact about Jesus: he was also very close to the gambling lobby, and fought hard to shut down freedom of information requests
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So, @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social lost the public argument on this wretched amendment, allowing police to cancel Centrelink payments for ppl who have not been found guilty
So she went on Sky News to defame legal, disability, & community advocates as well as Senator Thorpe
revolting stuff
So she went on Sky News to defame legal, disability, & community advocates as well as Senator Thorpe
revolting stuff
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
So, @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social lost the public argument on this wretched amendment, allowing police to cancel Centrelink payments for ppl who have not been found guilty
So she went on Sky News to defame legal, disability, & community advocates as well as Senator Thorpe
revolting stuff
So she went on Sky News to defame legal, disability, & community advocates as well as Senator Thorpe
revolting stuff
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The latest edition of @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social and @scottmitchell.bsky.social's Lamestream is a cracker. As progressive parties around the world are handed more and more platforms, Australia's Greens could learn a great deal by listening in:
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www.lamestream.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The latest edition of @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social and @scottmitchell.bsky.social's Lamestream is a cracker. As progressive parties around the world are handed more and more platforms, Australia's Greens could learn a great deal by listening in:
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AND Dick Cheney died.
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
AND Dick Cheney died.
The Woolcott Review report is a remarkable document. For anyone interested in the complexities of how govts (mis)handle allegations of abuse involving public sector workers, it's a masterclass. #politas
Hope the Tas government acts on its advice, because we will be observing...
Hope the Tas government acts on its advice, because we will be observing...
It was a morion of mine in the Legislative Council in Nov 2023 which prompted the Premier, Jeremy Rockliff, to establish the Woolcott Review.
I welcome the tabling of the Final Report-Part A of the independent Woolcott Review
#politas
Read my full release…
megwebb.com.au/media-releas...
I welcome the tabling of the Final Report-Part A of the independent Woolcott Review
#politas
Read my full release…
megwebb.com.au/media-releas...
Media Release: Lessons to be Learned in Independent Woolcott Review - Meg Webb MLC | Independent Member for Nelson
My name is Meg Webb. Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council.
megwebb.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
The Woolcott Review report is a remarkable document. For anyone interested in the complexities of how govts (mis)handle allegations of abuse involving public sector workers, it's a masterclass. #politas
Hope the Tas government acts on its advice, because we will be observing...
Hope the Tas government acts on its advice, because we will be observing...
Ten tonnes of diseased dead fish. Ample warning but they still had no mass mortality response plan.
More tragic ineptitude by the TAS govt.
More tragic ineptitude by the TAS govt.
Environment regulator releases report on mass salmon deaths
The state's environment watchdog has released a debrief of lessons and reflections from a mass salmon mortality event in which dead fish washed up on Tasmanian beaches.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Ten tonnes of diseased dead fish. Ample warning but they still had no mass mortality response plan.
More tragic ineptitude by the TAS govt.
More tragic ineptitude by the TAS govt.
Or as Sarina Russo says, “Check out my Louis Vuitton!”
another utter failure of private delivery of public services
“It’s hard to think of another government-funded industry allowed to operate in this way … to continue soaking up so much public money and to spit out so few results.” @jeremypoxon.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“It’s hard to think of another government-funded industry allowed to operate in this way … to continue soaking up so much public money and to spit out so few results.” @jeremypoxon.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nearly 90% of jobseekers unable to get long-term work despite millions spent on private job agencies
Employment department’s annual report shows just 11.7% of jobseekers ended up with jobs lasting at least 26 weeks last year
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Or as Sarina Russo says, “Check out my Louis Vuitton!”
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"Net zero" is a signifier with no actual meaning.
And that, of course, is why it is so beloved of the major parties and the press gallery. They can sound serious and committed without actually promising to do anything. Net zero commitment indeed.
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And that, of course, is why it is so beloved of the major parties and the press gallery. They can sound serious and committed without actually promising to do anything. Net zero commitment indeed.
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Net zero reality and the extinction of politics-as-usual
On words without meaning, meaning without worlds
The sheer inanity, the ecocidal banality of our current political discourse was encapsulated perfectly this morning on the floor of the House of Repre...
in-between-days.ghost.io
November 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
"Net zero" is a signifier with no actual meaning.
And that, of course, is why it is so beloved of the major parties and the press gallery. They can sound serious and committed without actually promising to do anything. Net zero commitment indeed.
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Have you subscribed to my blogletter yet?
And that, of course, is why it is so beloved of the major parties and the press gallery. They can sound serious and committed without actually promising to do anything. Net zero commitment indeed.
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Have you subscribed to my blogletter yet?