Put corporate-style CEOs in charge of public institutions & look what happens. Universities Hospitals Public Broadcasters What's gone wrong with Australia's ABC is just one example of a much more widespread problem.

“University councils increasingly seem to have very little connection to, interest in, or knowledge of, what’s actually happening on the ground beyond the reports from the limited range of senior managers they hear from.”indailysa.com.au/news/opinion/2…

“reforms must at least ensure proper staff and student representation in governing bodies, real transparency for university council appointments and decision-making, and robust protections for staff”

This unprecedented intervention is a damning indictment of the governance crisis engulfing not just ANU, but universities around the country. Such a massive win for NTEU members fighting for governance reform. Time for national change! afr.com/work-and-caree…

Tom Johnstone BunurongCountry AU EU UK Authors were very cooperative and were very appreciative of me pointing out the errors. I give a ton of credit to them for their honesty and transparency!

Fear. Make as many people scared as possible. A well-known strategy to keep people silent & compliant. Explains a lot of what’s going on right now.

These are the devastating consequences of SCU’s reckless pursuit of profits over quality education and training. Staff, students and society pay - all because of the dire lack of accountability in university governance. abc.net.au/news/2025-07-0…

The powerful & elite in Australia suffer massively from Dunning-Kruger, arrogantly convinced they're more morally correct, insightful & harder-working than the plebs. Sadly, many claiming to represent ordinary Australians seem to catch the same disease as they rise to power.

Ed Husic: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published: Widespread mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention buff.ly/AoU1vUC

Biko Konstantinos The problem is trade unions control licensing and prevent anyone from becoming a licensed tradie unless they go through an apprenticeship. If I wanted to become an electrician, the only way to do it is via a 4 year apprenticeship. My electrical engineering degree, years of

What an indictment! Anthony Albanese’s Govt is more secretive than ScoMo’s. Even though he doesn’t personally make #FOI decisions, secrecy of Govt is a cultural issue. The PM sets the culture. Govt info is generated for public purpose and is paid for by the public. It’s our info! #auspol

I just love definitive statements made without any evidence. "Research shows" is a completely empty phrase if you don't at least link to the research.

Don't you think it would be appropriate in your official advice that you link to here, to mention the 8.7 magnitude quake? Right now, you're still only mentioning the 6.8 magnitude quake, which makes your advice seem completely inconsistent with other official sources.

Ruling politicians should decide what political protests are permitted. Yeah, good one Tony.

Solidarity with CPSU members facing job cuts at the CSIRO. As with job cuts in universities, this proposal will devastate lives and undermine Australia’s research capacity. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Can someone please tell Lisa O’Carroll that countries don’t pay export taxes imposed by Trump. US importers pay the taxes. This is basic stuff. “Dozens more countries face higher taxes on exports to US as new Trump tariffs come into effect” theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

It’s an interesting thought experiment: if cars had never been invented and bicycles rules the roads, what would the road rules look like? Which current road rules would be less strict, and which wouldn’t exist at all?

Lots of people in my comments are saying that renewable energy is cheaper. Why then have our electricity prices done this since we started installing it? Thanks to Mark Gell for the graphic.

Just days after more shocking revelations at the Senate inquiry into uni governance, UTS consultants tell staff facing devastating cuts to “wash delicates” for stress relief while 146 courses are slashed. Disgraceful. We need urgent governance reform abc.net.au/news/2025-08-1…