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Exclusive: Robodebt architect remains employed in a senior governance role in the public service Scott Britton was a national manager of the customer compliance branch in the Department of Human Services and signed a June 2014 minute that first detailed how robodebt would work.

From me: The architect of the Robodebt scheme, who was told it was unlawful even as he delivered it for the government, is still employed in the public service, now at the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. And in a senior governance and risk role. www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/20/r...

Federal police raided Dissent Bar in Canberra and stripped anti-fascist posters off the walls under Labor's brand new hate speech laws. Not a Nazi compound. A local café with political art. This is what biased laws look like in practice. 🧵

Climate disinformation, the Atlas Network and Dr Karl The scourge of AI-slopaganda, viral disinformation campaigns and online attacks against individuals and institutions is going to get far worse before it gets better, if the latest public hearings on t...

"Nationals senator Matt Canavan said that until this inquiry he had never heard of the Atlas Network.

That was interesting, because Senator Canavan has been a regular speaker at events held by CPAC Australia, which is part of the Atlas Network ecosystem"
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

New: Internal gov documents show how OpenAI lobbied Australia's top public servants & politicians — and how they responded, including:
- Treasury pouring cold water on OpenAI's claims of AI's economic benefits
- meeting with the prime minister's intelligence agency
- & more
www.crikey.com.au/20...

Was the Adelaide University merger really worth $185 million in consultants? The first full academic year for Adelaide University – the product of a merger between the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia – is about to start. The merger cost a total of $500...

"Was the Adelaide University merger really worth $185 million in consultants?" @alicektg.bsky.social

The merger cost a total of $500m & Deloitte won the contract worth $185m to manage the merger.
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Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a "global criminal enterprise" that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity,...

Yup!

www.reuters.com/world/allega...

its wild that australia's most coherent politician is a former professional rugby player who spends half his day posting thirst traps on instagram

Two vignettes. 1. Isaac Herzog, President of Israel, with quote: “Now is not the time to recognise a Palestinian state.” 2. Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s Finance Minister, with quote (preceded by my words “…not while…”), “We’re deepening our roots in all parts of the land of Israel and burying the idea of a Palestinian state.”

Now?
My @smh cartoon.

They’re all 23 year olds who have already had plastic surgery and say things like “your stock either goes up or down, that’s a 50-50 chance every day”

Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.

Highly sensitive court data accessed by entity based in India Highly sensitive Australian court files have been accessed offshore in breach of the privacy act and Commonwealth contractual obligations, an ABC investigation has revealed, raising concerns of a national security risk.

Highly sensitive Australian court files have been accessed offshore in breach of the privacy act and Commonwealth contractual obligations, an ABC investigation has revealed, raising concerns of a national security risk.

One of the great myths of our society is that really rich people are rich because they are smart.

They are not rich because they are smart.

They are rich because are broken. Because nothing matters more to them than hording wealth. Because they lack morality, empathy, and social responsibility.

Dr Jeremy Walker details the “enormous war chest” of Advance & lists funders inc Gina Rinehart, James Packer, IPA board, Woodside’s Charles Goode & “the priv foundation of Jillian Segal” - who pay Advance to “flood social media with aggressive Far Right disinformation”🔥 #auspol

Microsoft AI CEO: 'Most, if not all' white-collar tasks can be replaced by AI within 12-18 months Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.

M&Ms CEO: 'most, if not all' meals can be replaced by M&Ms within 12-18 months

How dare they try to patronise powerful and principled women like this while they obsessively attack their every utterance. This paper is a disgrace.

Give her what she really wants for Valentine’s Day: A bookshelf with a rolling ladder, a vintage bottle of Château Margaux, a basket of fresh pastries, and a candlelight meal where she can dine on the hearts of all who've wronged her.

So The Age has churned out "special series" on exclusive men's clubs, then private golf clubs, now restaurant tycoons. All suitably fawning over supposed powerful elites. Tell you what, why not just save time and do one called "Rich arseholes, and why we suck up to them".🙄

Pretty rich coming from someone so desperate to stay relevant and "edgy" that she posted vile, disgusting crap about how "boring" the Epstein files were.🙄🤡

Politician at heart of $80 million Cayman Islands Watergate scandal quits Opposition front bench…

…In a bid to become leader of the Liberal Party of Australia.

Two frames. 1. Lib Party Room, members huddled around table, one says “We have no policies, no principles, no vision, no credibility, no gravitas, no consistency, no popular appeal…” 2. Same scene, another says, “You’re right - Angus Taylor is the leader who best represents us.”

If the cap fits.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

Image of Angus Taylor next to a phone with a facebook comment section of Angus Taylor saying "Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus" over and over. Headline: Angus Taylor says he has the numbers to lead, producing petition of his Facebook comments

Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus chaser.com.au/national/ang...

This is not 'social cohesion' – it's just a tighter net to trap us all Australians have been lectured a lot on social cohesion, but it reached a fever pitch after protests against the visit by Israel’s president.

'Social cohesion'? No, it's just a net to trap us all

www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Two frames. (Like two pages of a picture book.) 1. Scene of PM Albanese at his desk, looking embattled, holding a phone that is shouting at him, pen in other hand. IN tray stacked full of papers on one side of him, OUT tray empty. Waste paper basket overflowing one side of desk, fire extinguisher other side. Text: “He used to wish he could just get on with his job, instead of spending all his time pandering to special interest groups…” 2. Zoom in on PM in same position, now looking at us, text continues: “Until one day he realised that *was* his job.”

The job.
My @smh cartoon.

Press gallery having orgasms at not having to worry at all about policy and being able to talk about “cut through” “conviction” “a good look” “win back the centre” all without one iota of supporting evidence

Helen Haines ask AG if change is needed at the NACC, noting “the public has heard more about the Commissioner’s conflicts of interest than findings of corruption”💥
Rowland sees no need to panic, saying the NACC is “working as intended”
Working for who exactly? 🙄 #auspol

Angus Taylor resigns from nothing to be nothing

Single frame. Chris Minns stands beside a massive tonne weight marked NSW POLICE being lowered by a crane. Visible sticking out from under the weight are hands, legs, a woman’s face, a keffiyeh and placards saying “NO TO GENOCIDE”, “FREE PALESTINE”, “HERZOG OUT”, “NO TO VIOLENCE” Minns says, “Thst should socially cohere them nicely.”

Cohesion.
My @smh cartoon.

Since when is the President of Israel the head of state of all Jews?

NSW cop tells harrowing story of getting a bit of pepper spray in his eye while spraying a child

The NSW government claims everyone 'lacks context', so we spoke to an officer hear his story. chaser.com.au/general-news...