John Ready
@john-ready.bsky.social
News junkie (international, Australia, NZ, sports, privacy, progressive)
4000 law suits against Uber and its drivers and counting!
greatgenes@greatgenes.bsky.social · 19h agoGift Article + Very Important Read My last Uber ride was now my last ever Uber ride. Reading this article, sitting in one of these vehicles will feel like enabling rape & abusing survivor. I feel sick… #uspolitics #auspol #feministsky #uber #capitalism
Can NZ get too close to Australia military-wise yet still retain its independence? theconversation.com/will-buildin...
Will building an integrated ‘Anzac force’ with Australia cost NZ strategic freedom?
New Zealand is lifting its defence spending while deepening its military ties with Australia. But what happens when it needs to say no?
theconversation.com
Media and political complacency is letting Pauline Hanson re‑write the rules on accountability In democracies, public figures do not get to pick and choose who covers them and how. This is especially so with politicians at election time. www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...
Media complacency allows Hanson re‑write rules on accountability
Despite being banned by One Nation, two of our largest media organisations can't find it in themselves to call this behaviour what it is.
thenewdaily.com.au
NSW should do this. If Uber and Didi drivers want to carry paying passengers they should sit an additional test rather than just have a drivers licence
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP@hongkongfp.com · yesterdayMore than 1,000 drivers apply to take written tests for new ride-hailing regulatory regime 🔗 hongkongfp.com/2026/08/04/m...
How can anyone this ignorant of political donation laws have been appointed the NSW Shadow Attorney-General?
Robert Maxwell@robmax4.bsky.social · 2d ago
"We traded our privacy for no reason..." you say. "They obtained permanent access to our private details by deception", I say. It was never about giving protection to kids, but taking protections away from all of us, and those drafting the legislation the way they did knew it.
Australia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...
More than 80% of kids still using social media despite ban, new eSafety report finds
The report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan.
theconversation.com
Dear Australia: fuel prices are not about to jump. What is about to happen is that you will pay something closer to the real price of oil reliance, rather than forcing your fellow taxpayers who either don't drive or drive less to make up the difference.
Prices to jump at the bowser as fuel excise cut ends
The price of unleaded and diesel will climb in the next week as the government's fuel excise cut officially ends. But experts say prices won't go as high as they did due to increased supply.
abc.net.au
This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. statuskuo.substack.com/p/just-for-s...
Luxon walked-in to a kick-ass business & drove it into the ground! It was always 'his' way, or the highway! He never listened to experts in their field. He purchased wrong aircraft, engines, seats, routes & rusty parts. Bullied staff to stay silent. #NZPol
Editorial: The NSW ICAC is a telling window into radical politics. Federally, it would never be opened. The NACC carries on, making minor findings and working mostly in secret. It has been defined by its incompetence. trib.al/qkwJPjK
Phone tap justice
Whatever else might be established by the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption’s probe into Liberal Party donations, it has already proved how inadequate is its federal counterpart.
trib.al
New rule: if the indictment gets a press conference, the dismissal gets one too
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.this Pirro press conference is completely beyond parody, like a deleted scene from Idiocracy. listen to this shit
I'll give you a clue Guv ... Do you think it is because politicians have all spent DECADES literally screwing every Australian, gaslighting with lies and half-truths, refusing to confront the issues and provide real solutions, to honour mandates from elections? 𝐖𝐡𝐨'𝐬 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲?
The 55 member associations in UEFA approved the boycott unanimously on Thursday.
European Teams Plan FIFA Boycott Over Controversial Investment Plan
The 55 member associations in UEFA approved the boycott unanimously on Thursday.
forbes.com
Trying to resolve workplace disputes and recover backpay is too costly, too hard and too slow. And some scrupulous employers know that, and can even resort to insolvency, bankruptcy or abandonment to avoid paying. Will another Court solve this? theconversation.com/chasing-unpa...
Chasing unpaid wages is slow and expensive. Is a new Fair Work Court the answer?
A dedicated court could help fill a gap for workers seeking justice, but the design will matter.
theconversation.com
Albanese can barely say Hanson’s name. Eventually, he’s going to have to enter the fight “antiseptic centrism” drains progressive politics of its purpose and makes centre-left parties look like managers of the existing order. #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...
Time for Albanese to enter the fight against populism
There's a hunger for radical change in Australia, eventually Anthony Albanese is going to have to enter the fight.
thenewdaily.com.au
It's all very well saying that the "pervert glasses" will always show an LED when recording but it's a miniscule little light which most people won't notice unless they are up close and checking closely. m.gsmarena.com/samsungs_sma...
Samsung's smart glasses have this important privacy feature
It will hopefully make people less wary of others wearing them. During its Unpacked event earlier this month, Samsung unveiled its AI smart glasses powered...
m.gsmarena.com
That's some pretty stark differences in wicket keeper "catches" depending upon who is playing at slip
Cricinfo@cricinfo.com · last wk.'Clicky Ponting' is accused of imitating the sound of an edge to fool the umpire into a caught behind dismissal in English club cricket matches
Not just China, the EU is also mandating physical controls in cars for important functions
Ewart, Dave@davidewart.bsky.social · last wk."A higher penalty is warranted to deter repetition and to motivate Harvey Norman to improve its compliance processes."
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · last wk.Harvey Norman and Latitude issued combined $55m penalty for misleading 'interest-free' ad campaign
This is part of the reason I don't like company intiated direct debits. There is no reason for a company to have your credit card details. Customers can set up them up from their accounts if they want them. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Origin Energy believes 900,000 customers' data accessed in breach
Origin Energy says it started reviewing a "potential security threat" early this month but deemed it not credible, before new information indicated a breach.
abc.net.au
My final cartoon for Stuff www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610... It's been an honour & a pleasure to create as many cartoons as I have for Aotearoa. - - today's toon is the cult of NZ First and the blind obedience of its MP's & members... And the ridiculousness of Jones! #NzPol #PoliticalCartoon
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