Ask some of Australia's journalists and politicians and they will madly, rabidly, consistently insist it's social media that threatens democracy.

Which tells you everything you need to know.

#auspol

Kristine Ziwica Ronni Salt ABC News there is a walkley for 'diversity' which is exclusive to disability issues reporting and issues for non-english speakers

last year i accidentally became the 2nd ever disabled disabilities issues reporter for an outlet

so its literally an award for speaking over us

'There was a gasp that went around the room when we realised the rising costs of the NDIS', Sarah Ferguson on ABC News Does anyone else see the problem of having this repeatedly brought up without any disabled people on the panel? #Budget2023

How the Kremlin manipulates useful idiots like @ElonMusk and ⁦Tucker Carlson⁩ into parroting their disinformation and assorted pro-Russia BS foreignpolicy.com/2022/10/13/mus…

The big lie. The NDIS generates $2.25 in the economy for every $1 spent. It’s an industry that employs people who in turn pay taxes and spend. Can someone pull these fools up on their lies? The NDIS MAKES MONEY FOR THE GOVT BY GENERATING INDUSTRY FFS nds.org.au/news/new-model…

Stephen Duckett I am working my way through a PhD. I am very wary of making conclusions that my data does not support. Dr Margaret Faux media statements are a major over-reach & lack scholarship. Qualitative statements needs a qualitative methodology. #rigour #axiology #epistemology #ontology

Ronni Salt The Today Show Aside from the lack of anything credible in this “interview”, I wonder what the reaction would be if it had been a male journalist speaking to a female treasurer, showing her a clip of a similar movie scene and suggesting she should replicate it on the spot??

Please support this event if you can and follow the link to the facebook information page. 👇🏽

There is power in numbers and power in showing you care.

#JusticeForCassius

Or to put it another way - getting good policy from a govt is like pushing a car that has run out of petrol. At least progressives no longer have a govt that also has its foot jammed on the brake. But the hard work remains.

Do not say 'whatabout the LNP?'. They are not the bar. The bar that needs to be cleared is good progressive policies. Don't settle.

Joint Australian Centre for International Justice + Human Rights Law Centre statement on the prosecution of David McBride, which begins tomorrow. There is no public interest in prosecuting whistleblowers; the case should be dropped so the govt can focus on reckoning with our actions in Afghanistan hrlc.org.au/news/2022/10/2…

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There we have it. $1.9 billion dollars of public money committed in the first Albanese/ Chalmers/ Gallagher #budget23 for a gas and petrochemical zone in Darwin that will accelerate the Beetaloo Basin, pushing up emissions and toxic pollutants that will threaten cancer.

marquelawyers An inquisitorial system (such as in Europe) rather than an adversarial system would go a long way to alleviating these ills imho.

Recent criminal cases have demonstrated amply just how unfit for the purpose of dealing with alleged crimes of sexual violence our justice system is. Ignore the guilty/not guilty binary; this is simply a question of social utility. We are torturing trauma victims for no benefit.

The hearing for soldier and lawyer David McBride begins this Thursday 27 at the ACT Supreme Court. Supporters welcome 9 am. This hearing is to test whether David, who released the ‘Afghan Files’ to the ABC is entitled to a defence as a Whistleblower under Australian legislation.

And for anyone interested, here all the Burdeshaw Associates contracts summing close to $11m.