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Neoliberalism bad for people, bad for the planet. Focus is mostly #foi, equity, restoration of integrity and accountability in #auspol (profile cartoon by Pope)

[Vote for Transparency @FOIcentric]

Corruption Commission yet to prove its worth. Public left none the wiser in #robodebt aftermath.

What exactly were the charges? Were any charges dropped, if any? Were penalties incurred? Who was found liable? Who escaped scot-free? #NACC
https://t.co/TRpUlVWxsl | Jack Waterford

[Rex Patrick @MrRexPatrick]

Without #transparency, the use of taxpayer funded ‘private’ jets by politicians is open to abuse. @AlboMP’s claim that detailing PAST flights is a security risk is farcical. I’m in the AAT trying to lift the secrecy blanket off these flights. 1/5 #auspol https://t.co/hetmLaApeR

[Hugh Riminton @hughriminton]

So Peter Dutton will go to the election not telling Australians what his 2030 target will be, while claiming he’s committed to the Paris Agreement which requires that no target can be less than that already committed to. How does that work? 🤔 https://t.co/VOQJPPTY5n

[Pup Fiction @jjjove]

“If they won’t let you know, vote no”

[Vote for Transparency @FOIcentric]

@jjjove A novel election strategy. The LNP has no climate change policy. Any 'reforms' they have regurgitated in the past have been dismissed as ineffective or thinly disguised non-policies. It's the smug toddler denying they ate the chocolate while it is visibly smeared over their face.

[Vote for Transparency @FOIcentric]

From Jack Waterford, The Canberra Times #corruption #auspol #NACC

[Vote for Transparency @FOIcentric]

Corruption Commission yet to prove its worth. Public left none the wiser in #robodebt aftermath.

What exactly were the charges? Were any charges dropped, if any? Were penalties incurred? Who was found liable? Who escaped scot-free? #NACC
https://t.co/TRpUlVWxsl | Jack Waterford

[Vote for Transparency @FOIcentric]

That #auspol politicians are not barred from accepting gifts from vested interests is mind boggling to this day. It's also commonplace for ministerial allowances to be used to pay for transport to events gifted to them as free tickets by lobbyists. #corruption comes in all sizes.

[Vote for Transparency @FOIcentric]

Committee demands new rules for government contracts. The #Big4 consulting firms have been 'operating in the shadows for too long'.

Calls for PwC to disclose the names and positions of staff involved in the tax leaks scandal. #auspol
https://t.co/f0BCGGNRlE via @ABCaustralia

[Barbara Pocock @BarbaraPocock]

📺TONIGHT: 7:30PM ABC TV 📺

I'll join Laura Tingle on 7.30 Report to discuss the outcome of the much anticipated Consultants Inquiry Final Report.

14 months in the making - don't miss it!

#auspol

[💧Michael West @MichaelWestBiz]

Yes, will be doing pwc consultants inquiry story. Government got gutted. Need to read report first. Good work by @BarbaraPocock and colleagues to expose this rort
#auspol

[FACT Coalition @FACTCoalition]

“These are difficult cases, but they can be done.”

Outstanding coverage by @ICIJorg's @spencerwoodman of the IRS' recent difficulties in investigating and, especially, prosecuting instances of suspected tax fraud by large corps. and the ultra wealthy.
https://t.co/kDbHbqPi64

[Linton Besser @lb_online]

Commonwealth Freedom From Information Act

[Prof. Euan Ritchie (@euanritchie.bsky.social) @EuanRitchie1]

If we don't end up with a minority (likely Labor) government next election, with Greens, Teals, & sensible Indies having control of both houses, I honestly don't know what will shift Aussie voters.
The duopoly is utterly destroying this place & any hope of a fairer, safer future.

[Nick Feik @NickFeik]

The avg mortgage holder is paying more per month from the interest rate rise than the combined total that all of these companies paid in income tax in 2021-22

[David Pocock @DavidPocock]

The Government’s ‘Sea Dumping’ Bill stinks.

It can be used to facilitate the expansion of the fossil fuel industry.

Govt & Coalition both supporting it in the Senate.

Full ramble in committee of the whole here: https://t.co/BHdHRF5BkS

[Vote for Transparency @FOIcentric]

Australian government under Scott Morrison paid millions for unusable Covid face masks from obscure online retailer (ABM) in 2020.

Labor government is exploring whether it can recover the money or request replacement masks. #auspol #LNPfail
https://t.co/RE9L16MM6U

[Jenny Difficult-Frecklington-Jones 🇵🇸🍉🇮🇷 @JonesHowDareYou]

Oh what fresh Hell is this ...

"MyGov to use face or fingerprint recognition instead of passwords in bid to fight scams

"Announcement of change to Australians’ accounts from 2024 comes amid concern over ‘scam-in-a-box kits’ being sold on dark web"
https://t.co/a0jpaSvbrO

[Vote for Transparency @FOIcentric]

@JonesHowdareyou A few years ago I started to write a dystopian novel centred around growing surveillance, oppression, non-consensual sharing of personal data and privacy incursions etc (the usual stuff).

It was going to be a work of fiction but maybe it's in the wrong category.

[Rachel Withers @rachelrwithers]

Back from Covid and back on my bullshit.

With the screws tightening on everyday Australians, can Labor really afford to proceed with tax cuts for high-income earners, telling struggling voters to just sit tight?
https://t.co/nG70nfgc8u