Former army officer shining a spotlight in dark places. Spins a good yarn @MichaelWestBiz. Bylines @canberratimes @australian @dailytelegraph etc. Views my own.
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"#auspol PM Albanese inherited this mess, but he won't fix it by leaving the gormless Keogh in place while trying to minimise the political damage. He must now directly intervene. Keogh should be replaced by a competent minister. The federal police should be called in to forensically investigate the VCR program. And Albanese must commit to properly reforming the broken legislation."
My latest for @canberratimes
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The IGADF coercive powers are more oppressive than ASIO powers and Brereton abused the hell out of them. Nothing justifies this. @DavidShoebridge @DavidPocock @SenatorCash @MRobertsQLD
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The Communications Minister decides what Australians are not allowed to see. Asked who decides, she said the test would be made by her.
Australians should decide what they see online, not government.
Sign the petition.
The NACC is beyond a joke now. Shut it down and start from scratch.
"You have to eat your data vegetables before you enjoy your AI dessert".
#NACC's acting CEO George-Philip De Wet wants to use AI to block referrals that don't fit the NACC's remit.
The NACC has a budget of $66M and employs 266 staff, all are too lazy to investigate corruption
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Anthony Albanese is the most unpopular he has ever been since becoming prime minister in 2022, with a new poll showing only about a quarter of Australians would cast their vote for Labor. bit.ly/4iFzdYW
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David Shoebridge doesn’t hold back on NACC’s Kylie Kilgour after she draws a complete blank on the three measly CDPP prosecutions actually secured on their watch
“You’ve only had three…and you can’t even remember them?”
“You’re the Acting Commissioner!”
“You’re doing nothing”🔥
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Published quietly last week. No one was told. No submissions were called for. No one was spoken to. Small sample desktop review of serious allegations of misconduct. Classic whitewash igadf.gov.au/system/files/20…
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What if I told you there was a third secret investigation into NACC Commissioner Brereton that involved IGADF James Gaynor paying a NT Supreme Court Judge to cover up a mess? This is the state of corruption under @AlboMP This is going to need more than @DavidShoebridge to unravel
Dr Hannah Spier breaks down the unhinged group psychology of the Clancy trial jurors; incl how the real villain in this murder trial was in their minds the juror who wouldn't conform to their twisted morality.
The most revealing part of the Lindsay Clancy juror interviews wasn’t the viral line about the holdout juror.
It was the coffee cart. The “we read him.” The frustration that he wouldn’t join the group.
In this episode I explain what that reveals about conformity, the “good mother” halo, what the prosecution was really fighting—and how the holdout juror might actually have persuaded the women to side with him.
Journos fishing for a controversial remark from Sam Mitchell in the post-game coatch presser detracts from what was the best game of the season and one of the best games of finals footy ever. Well done for putting them in their box Sam.
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One of the all-time great preliminary finals 🤯
Relive the thrilling last two minutes now, thanks to OMO Australia.
#AFLFinals
#auspol Senator @DuniamJonathon opposing a motion for an order to produce the IGADF report on higher ADF command responsibility for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan ( 02/07/2026).
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“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵.”
~ @TroyStolz
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Six of us in that photo. One fight.
Standing with 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧 against the same pattern we see in private companies and the public sector: speak up, get named, get punished, then get buried in process.
This has to stop. #Whistleblowers
#Auspol #Shell #𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧
@JMwhistleblower @Shell_Australia @uapX
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This from the bloke who sent the SAS after the Hazaran passengers aboard MV Tampa, in the lead up to the "we decide who comes to this country" 2001 federal election.
'Started to go off the rails': John Howard calls for calm in toxic immigration debate shorturl.at/ezCsL
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Who advised the Coalition? An Inspector-General's report can be redacted wherever needed & cannot impact already abysmally slow OSI investigations into allegations regarding events over 10-20 years ago. This is farcical. #Auspol
#auspol Senator @DuniamJonathon opposing a motion for an order to produce the IGADF report on higher ADF command responsibility for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan (02/07/2026).
#auspol Senator @DuniamJonathon opposing a motion for an order to produce the IGADF report on higher ADF command responsibility for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan (02/07/2026).
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“The only people who are left inside these organisations are those who either believed it, or went along with it.”
@MForstater and @DerryBanShee explain the key role charities have played in allowing misunderstandings of the Equality Act to undermine safeguarding in schools.