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Sloane ends workers’ comp stalemate with deal to freeze premiums The NSW Coalition will help Labor pass cuts to psychological injury claims in return for an 18-month premium freeze and a “return-to-work” year with benefits.

Great to see that among the changes is that employers now have a defence where reasonable management action is a "significant" (rather than the predominant) cause of an injury.

Bullies should not scurry from a disciplinary meeting onto workers comp.
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Mali may still go for it. Don't dream it's over.

Saw an U16 on social media this morning so I smacked the phone outta his hand into the icy cold waters of Port Jackson.

Just doing my part.

Tribes pay tribute to Richo, a deal maker who ‘gave voice to the mob’ The country’s political and media elite gathered to celebrate the “colourful” powerbroker, with Anthony Albanese acknowledging his service and controversies.

Tribes pay tribute to Richo, a deal maker who ‘gave voice to the mob’
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Starting the day at Graham Richardson's state funeral and concluding with a Rebecca Black concert at the Metro theatre. Tops of 31 degrees.

The Sydneyest day to ever Sydney.

Government deal sending non-citizens to Nauru faces High Court challenge An Iranian man facing removal to Nauru under a controversial agreement will ask the High Court to find the government's plans to deport him lack procedural fairness.

An Iranian man facing removal to Nauru under a controversial agreement will ask the High Court to find the government's plans to deport him lack procedural fairness.

I can't unsee it. Chad, please bring back your luscious locks and JT tips.

Price is set by supply and demand. Dwelling type (an unoccupied 10BR mansion where there could be apartments) has some influence on that, but too often this "luxury housing" rhetoric disguises supply denialism: NIMBYs arguing nice apartments can't lower prices cos they're too nice.

In an otherwise strong article, Guardian Australia chooses not to name influencers allegedly profiting off these possibly dangerous peptides, for reasons unstated.

I don't buy that it's to prevent driving sales, the whole premise of the article is that internet/socials are awash with them.

I am yet to hear anything resembling a plan to win 50%+1 of the 2PP vote. It all seems to be about carving up the 45% or less that vote right.

There are three stories about on post-Liberal politics:
* AFR says teals and Liberal moderates chatting
* SMH says One Nation expects more defections/recruits and to eat Nationals
* Daily Tele says Reform Australia will register.

These can't all succeed. The right is disintegrating.

Hundreds of cases of public service nepotism, cronyism went unreported The National Anti-Corruption Commission has warned of at least 554 instances when corruption in the federal public service was witnessed but was not reported.

"Public servants had admitted to witnessing but failing to report at least 554 instances of corruption, including nepotism, fraud, cronyism and conflicts of interest."

Adds to 1,000s of incidents that have been reported to the NACC.

From @paulkarp.bsky.social
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What happens to December Spotify listens? Are they in next year's wrapped? Or ignored? Significant lacuna in the wrapped system architecture.

The way she phrased it it wasn't even clear to me that he got out. He could still be in one for all I know.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's two-year phantom grip on my mind has been broken.

Overheard: "He is an escape expert. He has been to 40 escape rooms."

Girl, dump him he sounds dull. Unless 39 of those rooms were a straight jacket while he was thrown to the bottom of the ocean...no, just no.

NDIS plans will be computer-generated with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul Exclusive: Staff were told of major changes to the way NDIS funding and support plans will be made during a recent internal briefing

Good news break this. Cuts to NDIS via computer assessments and preventing ART giving out new, more generous plans.
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This post-election analysis by a Liberal source (left) as relayed to Paul Sakkal in the SMH is exactly what I said (right) on 30 April, days BEFORE the election.

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Well it's a strict liability offence, so in the slammer they go.

It's more like sports bars isn't it? I don't think they have pub culture.

States to tighten rules on watching workers in age of WFH and AI The Allan government has backed greater protections for workers against spying bosses as technology and work from home test the boundaries of employee privacy.

ICYMI States to tighten rules on watching workers in age of WFH and AI
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"Deloitte allegedly cited AI-generated research in a million-dollar report for a Canadian provincial government", per Forbes

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And further to this: what are the "legitimate concerns about the rate of overseas migration"???

Worker paid for three years after they quit in $295k payroll blunder In a scathing report on public service accounting errors, the NSW Audit Office found that one agency kept paying 481 people after their employment ended.

I've often joked about wanting to be paid by accident long after I retire...seems one public servant lived the dream to the tune of $295,000 three years after quitting

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Did anyone think Pauline Hanson was trying to make a legitimate argument about banning the burqa?

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Labor accuses Nats of ‘blowing up’ nature deal between Ley and Albanese Climate change and the environment are at the centre of debate in Canberra in the final parliamentary week of the year.

Labor accuses Nats of ‘blowing up’ nature deal between Ley and Albanese
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TRUMP they still have that Phantom of the Opera musical on Broadway

MAMDANI it's an immersive theatrical experience now. it's called Masquerade

TRUMP that Phantom's a jerk, isn't he