Pirate Party Australia

Freedom of information & culture, civil & digital liberties, privacy, gov transparency. Part of @fusionpartyaus
Authorised by: A. Jago, PPAU, Brisbane

[Pirate Party Australia @piratepartyau]

Just in case anyone's wondering, we do have a Mastodon account, hosted by our Belgian colleagues!

https://t.co/ge1tdQU0JW

[Pirate Party Australia @piratepartyau]

Good morning everyone, as is tradition we're live-streaming our AGM!

https://t.co/SvvjeoGata

[Pirate Party Australia @piratepartyau]

@und_cuckoosnest @EuropeanPirates @PiratePartyUK That's very cool!

[Pirate Party Australia @piratepartyau]

In light of today's news...

[Pirate Party Australia @piratepartyau]

Albo & Dutton think that kids under 16 shouldn't be on social media. To highlight the absurdity, we're proposing to ban social media for everyone under 160. That's right, one hundred and sixty years old. Go outside and touch grass, folks.

[Pirate Party Australia @piratepartyau]

https://t.co/hBuH1bgBL0

[Pirate Party Australia @piratepartyau]

Today is our National Congress (annual general meeting). In the spirit of radical transparency (and to allow for remote participation) we live stream the whole thing!

[Pirate Party Australia @piratepartyau]

Read our policy on Civil and Digital Liberties: https://t.co/UnJVxU8g1p

[Pirate Party Australia @piratepartyau]

Today, most physical and digital spaces open to the public are owned by corporations. Our freedom to create and express ourselves is confined to this ever-shrinking public space.

It doesn’t have to be like this.

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#AusPol #VoteFusion

[Pirate Party Australia @piratepartyau]

Restore the public domain to how it should be. The patent system should be reviewed and reformed with the aim of creating a fairer and more innovative market where creatives can grow without the power imbalances currently holding them back.

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[Fusion Party Australia @FusionPartyAus]

Read our policy on Civil and Digital Liberties: https://t.co/QqIYNAd6vZ

[Fusion Party Australia @FusionPartyAus]

Restore the public domain to how it should be. The patent system should be reviewed and reformed with the aim of creating a fairer and more innovative market where creatives can grow without the power imbalances currently holding them back.

[Fusion Party Australia @FusionPartyAus]

Today, most physical and digital spaces open to the public are owned by corporations. Our freedom to create and express ourselves is confined to this ever-shrinking public space.

It doesn’t have to be like this.

#AusPol #FusionParty #VoteFusion #CivilAndDigitalLiberties

[Pirate Party Australia @piratepartyau]

Twenty years.
That's how long we've had the FTA.
It's also how long we had to extend our copyright term.
Memo to the Yanks: we have a say too.

[Pirate Party Australia @piratepartyau]

@Stalruth If you're not a current Full member of Pirates then you shouldn't be in the Fusion DB without separate action on your part. If you are then you will be.

Email [email protected] for confirmation.

[Peter Tulip @peter_tulip]

It's a good time to renegotiate the Australia-USA Free Trade Agreement.
In particular, the overly restrictive intellectual property provisions, which unfairly and inefficiently redistribute income from Australians to Americans.

[Pirate Party Australia @piratepartyau]

@uhr3al @etherealcapital Thanks! Pirates will be running as part of @FusionPartyAus

[Pirate Party Australia @piratepartyau]

A very heartfelt congratulations to the thousands of Australia's newest citizens!

[jeremy poxon @JeremyPoxon]

Huge new scandal in the mutual obligations system: the Department has been automatically cancelling jobseekers' payments unlawfully https://t.co/2pKifZFhiR

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@Jamlamingtonjam https://t.co/khGub4UfgL

[Pirate Party Australia @piratepartyau]

24 hours to make a submission!

There's a phrase for this: "taking the piss".

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

The ban will affect platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat. But as @antmandan writes, the bill is still vague about how exactly these platforms must comply. @QUT
https://t.co/Wb6tJNcLJd