Michael Barnes

Topic: Robodebt Case Legal Fees Question reference number: IQ25-000016 Asked By: Senator Jacqui Lambie Type of question: Spoken. Hansard Page/s: 9 Date set by the committee for the return of answer: 24 October 2025 Question: Senator Lambie: Services Australia, you lost a Robodebt case against Mr Warren before the full court. I'm just wondering what your legal costs for both Administrative Review Tribunal and the Federal Court were? I’m gathering it's about half a million and I’m being conservative. Do you know what the costs were? Mr Higgins: I'd have to take that on notice, Senator. I don’t have that detail with me. Answer: $776,739.02 including GST (where applicable) in relation to AAT, Federal Court and ART.

Wow, Services Australia spent three quarters of a million in legal fees fighting a losing FOI fight against @daedalus.eigenmagic.com

Weaponising media. National Press Club and its arms industry sponsors - Michael West More than a quarter of the National Press Club’s sponsors are part of the global arms industry or working on its behalf.

"More than a quarter of the National Press Club’s sponsors are part of the global arms industry or working on its behalf"
Investigation by Michelle Fahy #auspol
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Ken Henry warns ‘conga line of developers’ would try to exploit exemptions in Labor’s proposed nature laws Exclusive: ‘Every project developer is absolutely convinced that their project is in the national interest,’ Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation head says

Labor’s proposed environmental reforms are a recipe for corruption and political manipulation. Inviting special treats for ministerial intervention.

causing poverty - a primary outcome of criminal law - does not support victims of sexual violence. Expanding police powers has never in the history of patriarchy reduced, halted, nor prevented sexual violence. Increasing inequality in fact strongly correlates with higher rates of violence.

Perfect pun, perfect ass no notes.

On the time J.R.R. Tolkien refused to work with Nazi-leaning publishers. This week marks the 130th birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings writer, academic, and pranking enthusiast—and today we’re revisiting a time Tolkien stood up for his beliefs a…

Never concede ground to Nazis. Post Tolkien's letter about Aryan purity instead. lithub.com/on-the-time-...

Huge news from the ACT! Laws closing the loopholes exposed by Bird v DP have passed today. This means institutions can no longer hide behind technicalities to avoid responsibility for child abuse. Survivors deserve justice. Every state and territory must follow the ACT's lead.

"on an equal basis" What are you talking about you numpty Three countries have tested nuclear weapons since the CTBT opened for signature in 1996, India, Pakistan, and North Korea?

Just when you think Labor can't sink any lower on welfare policy.

If you work in the service industry, barrista, nurse, librarians etc once a year on the anniversary of when you started the job you should be allowed to punch a customer of your choice in the face with no repercussions.

BREAKING: The Greens have secured a fresh Federal inquiry into youth justice. While States and Territories compete on cruelty, First Nations kids are being locked up at skyrocketing rates. The Federal Government can't keep washing its hands of this crisis. It's time for urgent action.

A tweet from Morgan J. Freeman states: “FACT: Venezuela is NOT a major producer of cocaine. They do not have large cocaine factories. They do not produce fentanyl either. What Venezuela does have is the world’s largest oil reserves.”

Fentanyl and coke are the new “weapons of mass destruction” lie. It’s Iraq all over again, folks. It’s always about controlling the oil.

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That is a delightful photograph.

I like Roko's basilisk because it implies that as far as AI can have a “personality”, the one it defaults to is as petty, vengeful and cruel as say, a Real Housewife, or the God of the Christian Bible.

Spirit of Tasmania operator TT-Line to get $75 million state government bailout The ferry operator had asked for $100 million in equity…

But sure the government can definitely manage to build a ridiculous stadium. Definitely won’t go over budget. No worries maaaaate. pulsetasmania.com.au/news/state-g...

It on the HBO Max streaming service in Australia.

#3012GIR

The Potent Solution by Dr Ashley Nova.

I confess I am surprised an ABC story acknowledged China is 'working passably well'. (Compared to Oz, I'd have said fantastically well) but still surprised.

The morally bankrupt ALP.

Sweet.

Children under 14 are incapable of evil and should be protected from criminal responsibility, NSW review finds Review was led by former supreme court judge turned parole authority chair Geoffrey Bellew SC and former NSW police deputy commissioner Jeffrey Loy

Our entire system of punitive incarceration should be overhauled. It’s a nasty 19th century colonialist relic.

We should follow nordic countries. Reform must start with children and young adults, and include human rights for social services housing and food

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Good luck, the ow ow ow suggests you are on the right track.

TLDR Short answer No, long answer FUCKING HELL NO.

In ecology a diverse ecosystem is the most robust. Same for any human community.

A centuries-old legal presumption that children aged between 10 and 14 are not capable of evil should become law, a New South Wales review led by a former supreme court judge and a former senior NSW police figure has recommended

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