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JRG is a failed program entrenching inequality & lumping students from law to commerce with crippling debt. It's been in place for longer now under the Albanese Govt than under Morrison Govt. Reform is overdue & desperately urgent but progressing at a snails pace. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/16/s...

Yesterday I asked Anthropic about their plans for data centres in 🇦🇺 & the impact on water and electricity demand. We hear a lot about the potential of AI & data centres, but not much about the massive risks & need for safeguards against the misuse of AI & data centres guzzling our precious water.

Anthropic to build power, fund grid upgrades for future data centres

Evan Frondorf, a senior executive at Anthropic, tells Senate committee the AI giant would invest heavily in new power supply to support its data centres.

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CSIRO have now lost more jobs under the Albanese Governmet than under the Abbott Government. We have to do better on research funding and backing our scientists. www.smh.com.au/environment/...

‘Worst thing I’ve ever seen’: CSIRO slashes climate modelling jobs

Australia’s science agency is cutting more than 100 jobs in its Environment Research Unit, which critics say will crush our capacity to predict climate change.

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Gas companies that export 🇦🇺 gas are about to make windfall profits after strikes on Iran & we have no plan to capture that value for 🇦🇺 To fix this, we need a 25% tax on gas exports that would raise billions of💲of revenue & ensure that when prices rise, 🇦🇺 benefits www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australian energy bills could surge as Iran conflict drives up global gas prices

Experts warn of similarities with 2022, when electricity prices went up by more than 40% due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Alan Kohler talking about the urgent need to tackle inequality. The major parties talk about it a lot but don't seem to want to do what it'll take: 💸 changes to CGT discount on investment properties 💸 start taxing wealth more than work 💸 get a fair return for our natural resources

Two big tax holes are perpetuating Australia's wealth inequality

Intergenerational inequality will only be dealt with by taxing the people that have the money, not by cutting the taxes of those who don't have it.

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Public faith in anti-corruption institutions is fragile and hard won. Commissioner Brereton’s handling of his Defence connections, and his inability to clearly account for them over time, has weakened confidence in the NACC. He should consider stepping aside to rebuild public trust in the NACC.

Anti-corruption boss given 'please explain' by government over Defence ties

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland asked Paul Brereton to explain why his ongoing ties to Defence had not been "adequately" disclosed in a letter sent last year.

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There’s a real opportunity for sensible reform to the CGT discount on investment properties to incentivise the new housing supply. It’s something Senator Lambie & I had the PBO model years ago & will keep pushing the govt to implement. It won’t solve housing affordability on its own but it’ll help

Submissions for the Inquiry into Funding & Resourcing for the CSIRO close today. More than 20k people signed my petition calling for proper funding of the CSIRO. If you care about evidence, innovation, and Australia’s future, this is a real opportunity to be heard. www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...

Funding and Resourcing for the CSIRO

Committee: Economics References Committee Date referred: 26 November 2025 Submissions close: 30 January 2026 Reporting date: 31 March 2026 Terms of Reference Funding and resourcing for the Commonwealt...

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Renewables supplied ⬆️ half our electricity over a full quarter. Rooftop solar played a major role, meeting much of the growth in demand while cutting costs & emissions. To build on this, we need to ensure households benefit & make it easier for renters & people in apartments to take part.

Grid hits major milestone as coal, gas shrink amid 'tripling' battery discharge

Amid fits and starts, Australia's energy transition turned a big corner in 2025, as renewables shot past fossil fuels despite demand records.

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Renters in 🇦🇺 continue to get an incredibly raw deal as this AHURI research shows. Renters shouldn’t have to handover unnecessary amounts of personal data to companies often exempt from our (already inadequate) federal privacy laws. National cabinet was supposed to deal with this in 2023…🦗

Would-be tenants queried on 'lifestyle' in 50-question rental applications

Tenants are being forced to hand over excessive personal data when applying for rental properties, with new research warning that applicants' personal information could be at risk.

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Big batteries are on track to pump more electricity into the grid than gas next year & could bring down electricity prices We have the technology to transition and bring down prices - we need to ensure that the benefits flow to Australian households. www.afr.com/policy/energ...

Congratulations to the Canberrans recognised this year on the Australia Day Honours List. Their contributions span law, science, culture and volunteering & include leaders like Noor Blumer & Brett Odgers. Their work shows how steady, principled effort can make a lasting difference.

Australia Day Honours: Pioneering lawyer tears up at AM | Region Canberra

A pioneering female lawyer who established a national personal injury firm from Canberra and called out a former High Court…

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This isn’t business as usual. Potentially significant cuts are coming to the Australian Public Service and I want to know what this means for service delivery and for jobs. Labor promised to protect the APS, they need to honour that promise. www.afr.com/policy/econo...

I've worked hard with all non-govt senators to secure release of the Briggs review. Now it's clear why the Albanese Govt was hiding it for two years. They are refusing to implement recommendations designed to ensure we have merit-based appointments 🤯 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Scathing ‘jobs for mates’ review finds appointments to government boards routinely abused

A report by Lynelle Briggs says placements ‘look like nepotism’ and are undermining confidence in government

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Very disappointing the Albanese Govt has refused to accept the full suite of recommendations from the Briggs Review designed to stop the jobs for mates culture in federal politics. No surprise there is such low trust in politicians! Communities constantly call for more integrity but are ignored.

‘Patronage, nepotism’: Labor releases damning jobs-for-mates report

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher commissioned the review in early 2023 after the Coalition was accused of stacking dozens of plum positions.

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My office receives so many complaints about public housing properties in the ACT, especially when it comes to repairs and maintenance. This isn't good enough & wastes funding provided jointly by the Commonwealth. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/909528...

A proposal to the gov’t that would improve Labor's changes to our environment laws so they actually protect nature, with 15 changes including removing native forest logging exemption & removing fossil fuels from national interest test You can read more below: www.davidpocock.com.au/proposal_to_...

PROPOSAL TO PASS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REFORMS THAT ACTUALLY PROTECT NATURE

TRUST. INTEGRITY. LEADERSHIP.

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How can a website cost $96 MILLION?! 🤯 Yes the BOM website is complex, but this seems like is a waste of taxpayers dollars that we need see some accountability for so it doesn’t happen again. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Total bill for BoM’s new website came in at $96 million

In his first interview, new Bureau of Meteorology chief Stuart Minchin has revealed the eye-watering true cost of its lambasted new website.

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Australia doesn't have a gas supply problem, we have a gas export problem. Good to see the govt considering diverting export gas to the 🇦🇺 market. This should apply to existing projects. There's simply no need for new gas. www.afr.com/companies/en...

Looming east coast gas reserve could cut prices by 20pc

Labor is targeting a domestic reservation system that would ensure enough extra gas to bring down prices but not so much that producers rein in output.

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Save the CSIRO Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro

A welcome and long overdue reform that will help better keep children safe. This needs to be implemented with urgency. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Working with children check tracker established amid pressure on child care

Almost a decade after one was recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

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Today we pause to honour all who sacrificed their lives in war, all who served and returned, and the families and communities who carry that legacy. We will remember them. #LestWeForget #RemembranceDay