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@davej@dice.camp
2025-09-12 09:37:20
Content warning: CW: auspol, AUKUS.

So the Australian public finally sees the price we pay for AUKUS (aside from damaging relations with—and paying compensation to—France).
“With less than two years to go, Mr Hastie is warning that the WA and federal governments are failing to explain the AUKUS agreement.”
Hastie was Asst Defence Minister at #AUKUS’ very secret inception. Surely, it was upon the

Max Gross (@MaxG@theblower.au)
Australia is the USA's patsy Down Under. Do Aussies even realise they're being set up? #auspol #Australia #AUKUS #USA #militarism #war https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-12/inside-the-aukus-plan-to-station-american-subs-near-perth/105763818

@davej@dice.camp
2025-07-10 23:19:40

My great failure in life is that I never put myself in a position to monetise being this embarrassingly incompetent.
#auspol #australia #government

How will the changes work, and will they keep kids safe? Search engines will have a suite of options to choose from for checking the ages of their Australian users. There are seven main methods listed in the new regulations: • Photo ID checks • Face scanning age estimation tools • Credit card checks • Digital ID • Vouching by the parent of a young person • Using Al to guess a user's age based on the data the company already has • Relying on a third party that has already checked the user's a…
Age-checking tech for social media ban mistakes kids for 37-year-olds Children as young as 15 were repeatedly misidentified as being in their 20s and 30s during government tests of age-checking tools, sowing new doubts about whether the teen social media ban is viable.
He also warned the new rules for search engines could be circumvented using virtual private networks (VPNs). "If the ambition of the government is to prevent children from accessing pornography, they're forgetting straight away the skills of these young people," he said. Beyond concerns about the accuracy of age-assurance technology and the VPN workaround, the new search engine rules will still allow users to access adult content simply by not logging in.
@davej@dice.camp
2025-08-29 22:43:23
Content warning: CW: auspol, racism.

This isn’t rocket science: March for Australia are terrorists and should be treated as such. Ask your quisling MP what they’re doing to keep our streets safe for ALL Australians. #auspol rssfeed.media/@abcfeeds/115114

ABC Feeds (@abcfeeds@rssfeed.media)
Migrants speak out ahead of controversial Australia-wide march By Erwin Renaldi The upcoming March for Australia has drawn mixed reactions among migrants, with some fearful of anti-immigration sentiment, while others say they are not concerned. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-30/mixed-reaction-migrants-to-nationwide-march-for-australia/105711476 #Immigration #RaceRelations #Discrimination #ActivismandLobbying #Multiculturalism #ErwinRenaldi

@drbruced@aus.social
2025-06-24 08:33:47
Content warning: #auspol social media ban

If I was involved in the trial of fictitious "age-assurance" tech and the pretence that it will work as intended, I would resign too: crikey.com.au/2025/06/23/exper

Expert resigns from teen social media ban tech trial advisory board over concerns
There's been some questions raised about the way that this trial was constructed,' said one of the trial's former stakeholder board advisory members.

@davej@dice.camp
2025-08-28 22:54:52
Content warning: CW: auspol, white supremacists.

“Federal independent MP Bob Katter and NSW Libertarian MP John Ruddick have both pledged to attend the event.” #auspol infosec.exchange/@kcarruthers/

kcarruthers (@kcarruthers@infosec.exchange)
Attached: 1 image Investigation finds links between white nationalist views and anti-immigration March for Australia organisers https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-28/who-is-behind-march-for-australia-anti-immigration-rallies/105657548

@davej@dice.camp
2025-09-06 02:40:17
Content warning: CW: auspol, cult.

Depaywalled link: archive.today/2025.09.05-22441

@davej@dice.camp
2025-08-06 01:56:00
Content warning: CW: auspol.

*sigh*
Pauline’s been in the paint chips again. news.com.au/national/politics/

@davej@dice.camp
2025-07-04 15:58:55
Content warning: CW: auspol

#Howard once claimed that the #Libs would achieve gender parity when sufficiently meritorious #female candidates ran for preselection; now he claims it doesn’t matter what gender electoral candidates are.
Once again, I …

On Merit by Paula Matthewson - Books
Little books, big ideas.

@davej@dice.camp
2025-08-20 08:23:49
Content warning: CW: sexual assault, auspol.

#BruceLehrmann argues that his case may’ve differed had he known that Justice Lee might find him, on balance, guilty of a crime the criminal courts could not. He claims a distinction, as if the trauma were somehow diminished, because #BrittanyHiggins was heavily intoxicated at the time. He alleges…

Federal Court judges question logic of Bruce Lehrmann's legal argument in appeal against defamation ruling
Bruce Lehrmann's bid to overturn a finding that he raped his former colleague Brittany Higgins has not started smoothly, with Federal Court judges questioning the logic of his grounds of appeal.

@davej@dice.camp
2025-07-18 03:19:57
Content warning: CW: auspol, Clive Palmer

#UnitedAustraliaParty and #TrumpetOfPatriots data breach sees, potentially, all internal documents and correspondence exposed in #ransomware attack, in what may also inadvertently be the parties…

@davej@dice.camp
2025-07-23 22:04:29
Content warning: CW: auspol, uspol, China, and ScoMo.

So, does Morrison testify in any official capacity, or has he just shown up to shake hands where he’s unwelcome again?
#auspol #uspol #china #ScoMo

ABC Feeds (@abcfeeds@rssfeed.media)
Never become casual': Scott Morrison's China warning at Congress hearing By Brad Ryan Scott Morrison appears before a committee of the US Congress to implore America to "never become casual" about the economic threats posed by China and its willingness to weaponise trade. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/scott-morrison-us-congress-select-committee-china-aukus/105565762 #WorldPolitics #ForeignAffairs #Trade #EconomicGlobalisation #BradRyan

@davej@dice.camp
2025-08-22 03:08:55
Content warning: CW: auspol, lobbyists, corruption.

With but one exception, every ex-federal #Australian #Resources #Minister who served since 2001 subsequently landed a job in the #FossilFuel

Anti-corruption advocate calls for greater scrutiny over political lobbyists
Lobbying has become big business, with around 727 lobbyists registered in the national capital, more than three times the number of elected officials sitting in parliament.