“Australia is continuing to collect more revenue from HECS fees than it gets from the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax." - Richard Denniss, Executive Director In 2023-24 Australian HECS revenue rose to $5.1bn while PRRT fell to less than a quarter that amount to just $1.1bn. #auspol

It’s great to see Senator David Pocock has convinced the Senate to order the Govt to hand over its response to a House Committee’s June 2023 report on online gambling. The question is, will the Govt snub the Senate? My #FOI appeal nows stand as the backup option.🥊#auspol

America considers cancelling the sale — so Australia pays another nonrefundable $800m. “Australia pays US another $800m for Aukus amid Trump administration review of security pact” | Aukus | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

Landmark ruling in the Advisory Opinion by the ICJ on Climate Change. 1.5 degree C is legally the Planetary limit. All countries are legally obliged to comply. Even fossil-fuel subsidies can be illegal. States have duty to solve the planet crisis and can be held accountable.

Transparency is the lifeblood of democracy & these findings from the Centre for Public Integrity are a real indictment on the Govt. Historically Labor has had a strong record on transparency & it's something they’ve called for loudly from the opp benches. smh.com.au/politics/feder…

"The ruling makes it clear that Aus has international legal obligations to take responsibility for its fossil fuel production... due to the significant harm it causes, regardless of where the coal, oil, or gas is ultimately burned" - Amanda McKenzie. climatecouncil.org.au/resources/worl…

A new story from Paul Gregoire on Dan Duggan’s case outlines that a 629 day tolling period to extend the statute of limitations of Dan’s alleged crimes may have been used to establish dual criminality in Australia. He says that many people are waiting on @Michelle Rowland to

A pregnant woman was one of two Palestinian journalists killed overnight. The media death toll in Gaza now exceeds 200. In this episode of We Used To Be Journos we question the silence among many Western journalists given the horrifying & unprecedented attacks on our peers.

Interesting case study here between Rex Patrick and David Pocock that highlights exactly why the Centre’s recent research on transparency and accountability matters 1/ #auspol

After 21 months of the Gaza genocide, the Australian govenment has finally begun issuing sanctions... against a Greens Senator.

Offered without endorsement RPT WITHOUT ENDORSEMENT except to say should be read as contribution to debate about conflicted journalism and the Gaza war. As an aside more journalists killed in Gaza than in Civil War, WW I&II, Korea and Vietnam combined FYI counterpunch.org/2025/07/23/a-l…

Our new AG Michelle Rowland has full confidence in ⁦NACCgovau⁩ Commissioner Paul Brereton in spite of inspector’s finding re Robodebt non-recusal. Noted. NACC will only be taken seriously when it uses investigative public hearings to expose serious/systemic C’wealth corruption.

Will our Australian government stand up to Trump while US tech platforms grab free access to our lucrative domestic market? US tech reaps $15B in gross revenues from Australia but pays only $250m in local tax through creative (profit shifting) accounting. Unfair/exploitative.

AUKUS doesn’t just lack submarines. It lacks transparency. A defence deal of this magnitude should have been subject to a full parliamentary inquiry, as a bare minimum. The government can do better - and I’ll continue to demand it. smh.com.au/world/north-am…

The haunted eyes of a starving child: possibly dead by the time you read this. Powerful page 1 not of an anti-Israel or anti-semitic paper but the UK's most conservative. The UN says 80% of Gazans who've died of malnutrition are children. How long will the world let this go on?

I'm ecstatic. I've watched my community of Lismore drowned by Labor + LNP govts, koalas burned alive by bushfires, livelihoods torn about by the coal and gas industry. These decisions give communities a glimmer of hope that they've never had before!

The hunger crisis inside Gaza will affect the news you see about the war abc.net.au/news/2025-07-2…

Morrison is now employed by American firms, needs to register as a ‘foreign agent’. ‘Scott Morrison calls for creation of joint US naval base in Australia amid AUKUS submarine deal review by Donald Trump’s administration smh.com.au/world/north-am…

Ramsay Health Care are set to close 17 of their 20 psychology clinics across the country potentially leaving thousands of vulnerable patients in limbo. ab.co/4lJb6XP

Labor Caucus disappointingly passive on the Palestine issue. Maybe should remind themselves nothing to fear but fear itself 😑 smh.com.au/politics/feder…