15 September 2016

Dealing with The Government

25 July 2023
Kathryn Campbell has quit her plum $900,000 role on the AUKUS advisory panel 
at the Department of Defence.  She had already been suspended without pay.
  • Head of the Dpt of Human Services during the robodebt in 2014
  • Did nothing even if she learnt of the illegality of the prg. targeting the most vulnerable.
  • Head of the Dpt of Foreign Affairs & Trade before the Albanese govt appointed her to the AUKKUS role.
4-13 Mar 2023

7.30 by Laura Tingle: The Robodebt fiasco has been laid bare at royal commission hearings. An overhaul of public service culture must be next
26 Feb 2023
MW: Secret government Roundtable with media mates less love-fest than nat-sec
16 Feb 2023

2 Feb 2023


IA: Former Minister for In-Human Services Alan Tudge faces Robodebt RC
18 - 31 Jan 2022


Alex Lewis, rpter to ABCnews: A bureaucrat involved in drafting his department’s response to the Ombudsman as it investigated Robodebt has conceded he failed to provide full and frank information. Under intense question at the #RobodebtRC, he admitted approving false statements.


RC into robodebt: An administrative appeals tribunal member who ruled against the Coalition government on several robodebt cases has told a royal commission how he was surprised to lose his job after nearly 40 years of service.

A summary of the debacle robodebt

TSP: Robo-debt ‘insights’ to shape NDIS compliance 

11 Nov 2022  TSP: Inside Morrison’s push for robo-debt

25 Aug 2022  RC into Robodebt announced 
10 Jan 2023
Rex Patrick viaMWM: 
The dog ate my Cabinet document: Christian Porter’s vanishing rorts advice
28 Dec 2022

14-24 Dec 2022 
IA: Morrison’s Robodebt RC grilling: Nothing to see here at 'The Australian'
barrister at the Robodebt Royal Commission
Scott Morrison's day as Former for Social Services, Former Treasurer at Robodebt RC
Tweet

13 Nov 2022

10 Sep 2022
TSP: New details in governor-general grant saga 
8 Sep 2022
Gu: Coalition calls for Albanese to ‘enforce’ ministerial code as more details of frontbencher investments emerge
Mark Dreyfus says he has complied with code of conduct but Peter Dutton says attorney general should have known he had investments linked to legal firm

 Dreyfus is Australia’s first law officer, and the opposition called it a conflict of interest.        

Labor has withdrawn $18 m in funding for the GG's favoured charity

5 Sep 2022

2 Sep 2022
Michael pascoe/TND: 
30 Aug 2022
P&I: Super Scott and the coup vaccine

24 Aug 2022
 
23 Aug 2022
pmc: Solicitor-General Opinion - In the matter of the validity of the appointment of Mr Morrison to administer the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

7News: Can you spot on the difference?
Tweet with Karen Middleton

Scott Morrison and the Liberal Party caught stacking the courts with cronies to cover-up .. kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2019/09/28/sco

18 Aug 2022
Parliamentary Privilege re: Secret Self Appointment as Ministers

Need to know what the Government is doing, or
what it's thinking, or what it knows about you? TRANSPARENCY WARRIOR

11 Aug 2022

What a break! Not to be surprised. Not my earning of living
5 Feb 2021
Jommy Tee, contributing author to MWM: 
17 June 2020
  
15 May 2020
#qt  Nothing changed or reformed since the survey in Oct last year.
 


 
5 Feb 2020
 First sitting in year 2020
 
3 Oct 2019  QT Survey

22 Sep 2019 
Supreme Court v Boris Johnson:  Unlawful shutting down of parliament. Same here in Australia?
Former PM Malcolm Turnbull had done and then ScoMo did before the federal election in May 2019.
 
25 Jan 2020
23 & 24 Jan 2020
Democracy and trust in politics
 
#auspol  #AuspolSoCorrupt
People have spoken  Over 35,000 have signed the petition.
Related reading:  Lenore Taylor, editor of Guardian Australia on Twitter

5 Dec 2019
Andrew Wilkie MP makes my day.  News has been on and off in me since the negative outcome of the federal election in May.  My interest in audio-recording practice is also gone.
 
26 & 28 Nov 2019  Ministerial Standards 
More of AG controversy from Fiona McLeod SC  

NSW Police Commissioner should disqualify himself too!
 
Angus Taylor should stand aside.
 
 

19 Nov 2019  Robodebt Backdown
Gu:  The department of human services says it will review all existing alleged debts and freeze current debt.
 
Well done!  Now all we have to do is get them to ditch their 'illegal' cashless welfare card plans too.

29 - 31 Oct 2019
Stronger parliamentary..? I don't think so.  Also, Mark Dickson's view point of the house.
 
  
and more from theJuice + thread
Gu:  The Transparency Project
Christopher Pyne's second defence contractor

29 Oct 2019  Palaszczuk Govt

23 Oct 2019
YouTube:  The Morrison Government doesn't care about facts anymore 

21 Oct 2019
#AusMedia #pressfreedom #YourRightToKnow #mategame
#Estimates
 

Former judges and legal experts are calling for
  • caps on electoral expenditure, 
  • real time disclosure of large donations, and 
  • tighter rules around former MPs becoming lobbyists for industry.
14 Oct 2019 
MPs back to work and coalition govt's agenda sent out.
 
Who are on the mailing list? Press Gallery, IPA sponsors/supporters in Murdoch..

3 Oct 2019  QT Survey
Have your say
 
If I am correct: 45 days of parliament sitting this year - 29 days after the fed election
Let's redefine 'welfare'

What's going on now in the wake of Peter Dutton and Michael Cash's comments threatening democracy - right to protest and right to welfare (Social Security Act?).  Another MP's role is in question. 
 
22 Sep 2019 
Supreme Court v Boris Johnson:  Unlawful shutting down of parliament. Same here in Australia?
Former PM Malcolm Turnbull had done and then ScoMo did before the federal election in May 2019.
 
 Grasslands Affair - The story has come out since Insiders interview guest, minister for energy?, Angus Taylor, who said...
   
 
21 Sep 2019
TSP:  Robo-debt class action launched 

The robo-debt scheme was found illegal    
 
18 Sep 2019
Took a quick look at #auspol and here is a quick update
 Regarding robodebt class action
 
28 & 1 Dec 2018 
Mark Dickenson pointing out that Dutton has a pecuniary interest

27 Nov 2018
Who do you think you're fooling Porter?
  
26 Nov 2018
 A federal Integrity Commission with teeth model preferred
 
 
  
A later news I hope. ICAC motion went through the HoR. Show thread
Gu 14.02 AEDT: Coalition passes federal Icac motion to avoid minority govt defeat

Debate on debate re: ICAC establishment? And it is rejected by the Govt.
 
 
25 Nov 2018
Gu: Dozen of former judges urge Scott Morrison to set up anti-corruption watchdog

InDaily: Labor move to refer ICAC to reviewer
Gu: Labor urges PM Morrison to commit to a NIC  in the final sitting fornight of the year

23 Nov 2018
Metadata (laws passed on 27 Mar 2015) continued. Karen Middleton follows the work of  
Jonathan Holmes  A chilling step closer to Australian secret police
21 Nov 2018
ICAC founder backs federal body
 
 No wonder why Christopher Pyne does not support a federal body
 
8 June:  John Hewson: 'Clean up the whole donation system' 
 
20 Nov 2018
MW Discovered: Matthias Cormann's billion-dollar black hole

19 Nov 2018 
Q&A with the panel including Mark Dreyfus Shadow AG, Karen Middleton Chief Political Editor of The Saturday Paper, Alex Hawk Special Minister of State, Greg Sheridan from The Australian Newspaper, and a guest from US, a global affairs analyst for CNN
Bill Short on Q&A some months ago (L) and Mark Dreyfus, Shadow AG (R)
#auspol: ICAC. It's on
17 Nov 2018
An interesting tweet from Anne

No surprise why pollies (supported by Murdoch MSM) are slow at an ICAC establishment

 15 Nov 2018
10 Nov 2018
The Saturday Paper with Karen Middleton
Exclusive: Auditor-general found Morrison breaches...
  
Read here too
 
2 Nov 2018
Shadow AG, Mark Dreyfus: Morrison must refer Crewther

10 Oct 2018
Sally McManus: Instead of raiding the head offices of banks who have been accused of over 300,000 acts of criminal conduct, the AFP are raiding government offices to investigate leaks that embarrassed Peter Dutton. Show thread

  2 Sep 2018
Insiders
A senate committee to assess Dutton's use of ministerial power in relation to foreign au pairs 
23 & 30 Aug 2018
 Leaked emails reveal Peter Dutton overruled advice and granted au pair visa
Gu:  Senate inquiry to investigate Peter Dutton's au pair visa decision
 
  
 
Gu:  Home affairs boss accused of 'cover up' in Peter Dutton au pair case
Michael PezzulloPeter Dutton is facing a potential inquiry into his decision to use ministerial intervention powers to save two foreign au pairs from deportation. 
$150,000 in political donations to free a French au pair was 'Australia's interest'

3 Apr 2018  AAP v Dutton's decisions re. au pair cases
22 May 2018
Please shut down the house
 
 
Gu:  Home affairs boss accused of 'cover up' in Peter Dutton au pair case
Michael Pezzullo
3 Apr 2018  AAP v Dutton's decisions re. au pair cases
23 Apr 2018
Ditch The Dicks on #auspol:  why Cormann opposed a RC into Financial Inst.

 Update. Show this thread. Also includes Matthew Canavan who gives ..
30 Oct 2016  #auspol re: Post-ministerial employment 

18 Sep 2016  Ministerial Ethical Standards
 

6 Apr 2018 4Corners next Monday
 
Paul_Karp@Gu: Federal anti-corruption commission to be followed?
 
3 Apr 2018  AAP v Dutton's decisions re. au pair cases
Gu: Details related to au pair decisions suppressed on privacy grounds
Peter Dutton
1.
 "In the first case, an au pair whose visa was cancelled at Brisbane’s international airport in June 2015 was able to make a phone call and, within a couple of hours, Dutton approved a new visa using his ministerial discretion powers." 
IMO: More info needed
2.
" In November the same year, Dutton defied written warnings from his department that granting a visitors’ visa to a second au pair was of “high risk” because she had previously been counselled about work restrictions."
Minister v his dept warnings in writting
AAP tried to obtain details via FoI and were provided with unreadable docs due to privacy grounds. Hence, took the matter to AAT, whose member, a former Lib senator threw out the case.
24 July 2017

13 December 2017 
In search for a constitutional expert
  
show thread 
24 Oct 2017 and 28 Oct  related
MPs code of ethics
 
 
 
29 September 2017 
George Brandis dropped a list of AAT appointments in the late afternoon on Friday before the long weekend. 

18 August 2017   
8.00pm fr: Adani loan decision may be challenged, Labor warns
18.47 gu: Labor questions if Joyce and Nash can make legally valid decisions as ministers
  4.52am auspol Joyce's citizenship concerns raised in July

PM's bizarre response
  
Born to rule Tories: 'not one of us ever thought of the words 'constitution' and "s44' 
before the dual citizenship fiasco two months ago'
4 August 2017   
Inappropriate use of afp's logo on centrelink's letterhead
24 July 2017
2.01 Gu: Gillian Triggs warns Dutton's 'super ministry' endangers separation of powers
 
23 July 2017  Individuals and lawyers v new 'home office'
22 July 2017  Home Affairs v Corruption = Conflict of Interest in question
12 July 2017
abcNEWS: Victorian Nationals MP, Tim Curdy investigated by police over alleged fraud property deal
  
The Age:  Politicians and Principles:  A binding code of conduct is needed, immediately 
   
11 July 2017 
 
Federal ICAC now!
 

7 July 2017
The smh: Labor launches High Court action against Turnbull MP in bid to topple government
Labor candidate Peter Alley is bringing a legal challenge against Nationals MP and minister David Gillespie. 
Labor candidate Peter Alley (R) is bringing a legal challenge
16 June 2017   
Supreme Court of Victoria re: Three Coalition Ministers
Statement of the Court of Appeal in Terrorism Cases

 

Live Stream of the contempt of court case against the ministers

 YouTube: Chief Justice Marilyn Warren not amused by 'don't shoot the messenger' plea

 

 

17.05 AEST gu: Our politicians show an alarming ignorance of the separation of powers 
10.00pm sbs  Ministers partially retract criticism of Victorian judiciary
  
15 June 2017   
No show from trio The com SG will appear in court on their behalf
 
14 June 2017 
7.12pm The Age: A day in court for ministers who criticised judges 

5 June 2017
7.30am IA: Coalition corruption thrives under Turnbull
1 June 2017  nswICAC v ministerial misconduct
 
 
 
19 May 2017  Massive Tax fraud + Privacy breach Investigations
ATO deputy commissioner charged for allegedly abusing his position to get access into information for his son
 Adam Cranston left AFP offices in Sydney on Thursday. He is out on $300,000 bail. 

How about those charged with minor offences, unable to pay for bail and left in jail waiting for the day in court. Is it fair? Have a look at diversion program in Victoria? Yes or no  depends on each case, i think.

1 June 2017 #Trump-RussiaScandal
5.12am The Conversation: How Trump could be removed from office under the US Constitution 
 
Keep on twitts and you were out.
Bell Group: Senate still waiting for docs from Brandis
smh: George Brandis names former Liberal MPs for $200,000 tribunal role
A new (INDEPENENT?) S-G
Dr Stephen Donaghue has been appointed as a new solicitor-general, Australia's second law officer, who will start in mid January next year. Separation of powers?

8 Dec  2016  Politics v Policy
 
 
6 Dec ... not your business, Roberts
 
1 December 2016   
YouTube: Scott Morrison and the Invisible Bill

And Scott lied on Bp tax
 
29 November 2016  
Senate votes (36-29) for inquiry: ALP, Greens, NXT (3), Jacqui Lambie, Derryn Hinch and Rod Culleton (ON) all voted for the inquiry to examine the Bell Group scandal.

Gu: Four questions George Brandis's statement to parliament did not answer 
 
'Hockey thrown under the bus'
 
au.news:  If this is correct, the A-G's integrity is destroyed. PM must sack him.
25 Nov 2016 

2 November 2016  Au politics/Ministerial standards
@SenatorWong
 
 
26 Oct 2016 
Canberra Times: Brandis' pattern of dysfunctional relationships leaves his future unclear
 
5 Oct 2016 Labor Herald  Lying to parliament, you are fired
gu: Lawyers' alliance backs Labor's call for George Brandis to resign

25 Oct 2016 The Conversation Role of Solicitor-General has been damaged.. 

24 Oct 2016
#Brandis  #BrandisMustGo  #SackBrandis  
#SolicitorGeneral  #JustinGleeson  #IStandWithJustinGleeson
#BrandisGleeson  
21 Oct 2016  Labor Herald/Best & worst of the parliamentary week: #5and5 
The Wrost, Part 2
"Why does Labor have a problem with George Brandis? Here’s a quick list of the issues Mark Dreyfus has been pursuing against the man who is meant to be Australia’s Attorney-General: misled the Parliament, undermined the office of Solicitor-General; and appointed 37 people to jobs which pay up to $370,000 when none of these positions were advertised, there was no merit-based selection process and no departmental advice.
Penny Wong was brilliant in Senate Estimates when Brandis went to his default mode of total arrogance. Penny hit straight back: “Would you just like to be pompous for the whole day, or only for this question?"
15 October 2016 gu / Senate inquiry 
Ian Macdonald and 'the art' of 'respectful' questioning
 
5 Oct 2016 Labor Herald   
Lying to parliament, you are fired

22 Sep 2016  5.35pm The Age: Solicitor-General
FOI documents suggest Attorney-General George Brandis misled parliament
  
15 Sep 2016 Labor Herald: independence of the Solicitor-General
Related: FOI request for access to AG Brandis' diary
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1 November 2016 
The Age: Bob Day quits the Senate again, leaving gov. short a vote on ABCC bill
"Misuse of public money": government hands Bob Day - linked institution nearly $2 million
Labor frontbencher Doug Cameron (r) v Bob Day. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen 
27 Oct 2016 gu  
Bob Day's companies owe total of $37.8m. Bankruptcy is a possibility.

26 Oct 2016  7.10pm The Age
Bob Day may face legal challenge to prevent his ABCC vote
25 Oct 2016 The Age 
Former treasurer Joe Hockey double dipping: US ambassador wage + pension + babysitting bills
20 Oct 2016 The Age
 Former minister Philip Ruddock 'double dipping' with envoy pay and parliamentary pension
A senate committee hears Philip Ruddock is receiving his full parliamentary pension
while also being paid to be a special envoy.
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30 Oct 2016  #auspol re: Post-ministerial employment 
The Age Andrew Robb gets job with Chinese company that leased Darwin Port

18 Sep 2016  Ministerial Ethical Standards
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26 August 2016 #CensusFail  Newspaper headlines in the old days
Privacy and the 2016 by Bill McLennan 
".. the most significant invasion of privacy ever.. "
the 2016 census post
 
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