Dan Holmes

another example of why music should get a restraining order on industry.

It's low key a Coldplay record

Why are people using my fraud machine for fraud?

Also noting the last journo to call me an "activist" for raising this now works for the liberal party.

I make a game out of this now by presenting a different academic paper demonstrating the link between government spending and productivity each time. Keeps things fresh!

Also noting there are 33 recommendations, not 32 as has been widely reported.

A lot of them are interrelated, and rely on government ceding power to community.

NT Police culture slammed in Kumanjayi Walker inquest The coroner’s inquest leaves NT agencies with 33 tasks related to community control, cultural safety, and a decade of reform.

Under the hood of the headline findings, there's some really significant recommendations for government in this report.

If the government accepts even half of them, NTs public sector will have to get very busy very fast.

#ausnews #auspol

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Indigenous incarceration rate has almost doubled The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate was at crisis point in 2009. Since then, it's risen from 20% to 37%.

When I started this yarn, I knew the gap was probably widening on Indigenous incarceration.

I was absolutely not ready for how grim things are.

These figures are from BEFORE the removal of remand as a last resort for young offenders in three jurisdictions.

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I got yelled at on this website today and somehow did not write a story for a magazine about how I'm reorienting my entire political orientation to piss off the people who got mad at me, in fact I learned I was being a bit of a butthead and, despite disagreeing, listened to their concerns, AMA

Hey, find me the evidence and I'll add it to my list!

Dean Lee: 10 years at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance Dean Lee received a Public Service Medal for outstanding public service in the oversight and management of Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance.

Emerging briefly from my government report dungeon to say thanks to Dean Lee for the interview about his decade at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance.

Oh, and a happy UN Public Service Day to those who celebrate.

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Thanks for all your messages and emails over the last week folks - I'll be following you all up today/tomorrow.

Why are Australians so obsessed with bánh mì? The bánh mì was created in Vietnam after the arrival of French colonialists. Now it's a firm favourite for lunch across Australia.

If you don't know why already, I probably can't help you.

Charles Strouse, Composer of ‘Annie’ and ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ Dies at 96

Breaking News: Charles Strouse, the Broadway composer behind hits like “Annie” and “Bye Bye Birdie,” has died at 96.

The cybernetics school is a very curious beast, formerly led by the now VC Bell. A protected species?

NT ICAC boss quits after investigation into 'inappropriate behaviour' Michael Riches' resignation has prevented the chief minister from tabling a report into alleged workplace misconduct.

What a wild ride

#ausnews #auspol #NT

NSW return to office edict a blow to western Sydney Penrith Mayor Todd Carney said public servants of western Sydney would be happier and more productive working closer to home.

Fairly obvious take that has been notably absent in the conversation about NSW public servants being sent back to the office.

Thanks to Penrith Mayor Todd Carney for the chat!

🚨 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

We are delighted to announce that DFAT Secretary Jan Adams will speak at the ASPI Defence Conference on 4 June in Canberra!

This year's conference will examine the major challenges stemming from the 2024 National Defence Strategy.

🎟️ Secure your ticket 👉 bit.ly/43Wz9wq

The image is a photo of PSA Kaihautū Māori Janice Panoho looking straight at the camera. There is a quote to the left of her that says "The future of the Waitangi Tribunal is not just a Māori issue, it is a matter of national integrity, justice, and honouring our founding covenant." The Maniaia logo is bottom left of the image.

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The Government’s proposed review of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 is a clear attempt to undermine the Tribunal’s independence and diminish Māori rangatiratanga
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2025 Shaping Australia Special Feature Archives This special post-election feature series examines how the re-elected Labor government is expected to dictate the direction of 12 key policy areas this decade.

Some real corkers as part of the series too. Highly recommend Melissa Coade's piece on APS reform, Stephen Bartos' piece on taxation and Julian Bajkowski's piece on systems reform!

New skills commission to drive overhaul of tertiary education as workforce surges Universities and TAFE face urgent reform challenges as skills shortages and student poverty threaten national progress.

At a glance, about half my followers are academics, so this one's for you.

Australia's higher ed agenda for the next three years.

#auspol #ausnews #aps

“These guys read those cyberpunk novels & mistook a dystopia for a road map. They’re rich enough to bend reality to reflect their desires. But we’re not futurists, we’re entertainers!”

See also @cstross.bsky.social’s talk from Next Frontiers Applied Fiction Day 2023
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This isn't me, but I'm pretty sure I wrote this headline four or five times between 2010 and 2020

Power point slide with a corgi in a gilt frame in the right corner. The slide reads “No children. No husband. I want to live all by myself. I want to come home from my self rewarding job and have everything exactly where I left it. And no GROSS children.”

my 14yo made a power point of what she wants her future to look like and this is my favorite slide

Orange Book 2025: Policy priorities for the federal government - Grattan Institute Australia could be on the cusp of a new wave of prosperity – provided our political leaders confront five long-standing domestic policy challenges.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the Albanese Government’s second term will be primarily about productivity.

Our ‘Orange Book 2025’ – published just before the election – sets out a productivity agenda for a fairer, more prosperous Australia.

Here it is:

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Your posts are all too real.

'Risk of losing momentum' on mental health and suicide prevention The government's mental health and suicide prevention bodies have decried a lack of unified action under the current national plan.

Today from me - the National Mental Health Agreement that isn't.

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I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

I dub this look "squatters tuxedo"

Governments Are Not Startups | by Mariana Mazzucato & Rainer Kattel - Project Syndicate Mariana Mazzucato & Rainer Kattel explain why ongoing efforts to run the state like a business are doomed to fail.

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