A royal commission focused on individual criminality may not address the underlying conditions that allowed corruption to flourish.
Yet another CFMEU royal commission won’t solve much until we learn from the past
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Osmond Chiu (赵明佑)
@redrabbleroz.bsky.social
Policy & Research, @cpsu.org.au | Research Fellow, @percapitaaustralia.bsky.social | On the left-wing of the possible | Views are my own🌹✊ https://linktr.ee/ochiu
EVENT | Immigration: Fact and fiction Join Wanning Sun, Abul Rizvi & @redrabbleroz.bsky.social for an interactive forum to explore Australia's political and public debate about migration, chaired by Vanessa Chan. 🗓️Tue 18 Aug, 5.30-7.30pm 📍UTS Business School, Level 3 Public Space
"Overhaul" is a nice euphemism for slash the federal public service workforce like Dutton planned to do #auspol
The Canberra Times@canberratimes.bsky.social · 6d agoThe Opposition Leader has revealed a broad intention to overhaul the APS. https://bit.ly/44Uk2D7
"Overhaul" is a nice euphemism for slash the federal public service workforce like Dutton planned to do #auspol
The Canberra Times@canberratimes.bsky.social · 6d agoThe Opposition Leader has revealed a broad intention to overhaul the APS. https://bit.ly/44Uk2D7
#Newspoll VIC state level TPP: ALP 48 (-1) L/NP 52 (+1) Primaries: ALP 28 (0) L/NP 31 (-5) ON 19 (+7) GRN 13 (-1) OTH 9 (-2) www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/newsp... ($) #springst (+/-) changes since November 2025
ACTU leaders Sally McManus and Michele O’Neil anounce resignations
Sally McManus and Michele O’Neil resign from top ACTU jobs
The heads of the Australian Council of Trade Unions have announced that they are making way for the next generation.
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EVENT | Immigration: Fact and Fiction Wanning Sun, Abul Rizvi and @redrabbleroz.bsky.social will discuss Australia's political and public debate about migration in an interactive forum chaired by Vanessa Chan, President of the Chinese Australian Forum.
It’s been a big few days of conferencing in Adelaide so now I’m going to try to rest up and recover
Remembering Utøya means refusing to compromise with far-right nationalism. Remembering Utøya means attacking the political and economic power of the oligarchs who promote far-right ideas. Remembering Utøya means continuing to fight for international social democracy.
Fifteen years ago today, 77 lives were taken - most of them young - on an island that should have been a place of summer, friendship, and first ideas about the world they wanted to build. On that day, Norway grieved, and Europe grieved with it. Utøya. Oslo. We remember.
'Australia's system of privatised employment services is structurally broken and its prized federal contracts are being used to enrich millionaires and private equity firms’. Check out ABC's coverage of our latest report (and, non-Aussies, find out what 'rorting' means). cictar.org/news/abc/job...
ABC coverage of new CICTAR report on Australia’s outsourced jobseeker system — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research
Media coverage of CICTAR’s report on the Australia’s outsourcing of its jobseeker system
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Australia's jobseeker system fails workers and enriches millionaires, report says
Private firms profit as Australia's job system fails workers, report finds
A new report argues Australia's employment services system is failing jobseekers, while filling the pockets private equity and millionaires.
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Australia's diversity is our strength. And I'm proud to lead Australia.
Kinda says something the normalisation of her views that this has only been mentioned by a few outlets in their #auspol reportage about the podcast
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 3w agoPauline Hanson blames end of White Australia policy for migration issues on Tommy Robinson's podcast
“What began as a policy for Manchester buses should become the template for housing and care, such that the basic conditions of social life can no longer be treated as an asset class.” The Productive State in @lrb.co.uk 👇 www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
William Davies · Burnham’s Political Economy
Whatever rash remarks he may have made about the bond markets or spending commitments, Andy Burnham understands...
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Private actors are increasing their control over the essentials of life in energy, fuel, housing, food, healthcare & education. They drive inflation & drag down living standards. We need price controls & more public delivery to protect Australia from inflation & profiteering. My op-ed with SMH.
According to AusTender, spending on temporary personnel services contracts increased by $1.2b or over 50% between 2024-25 & 2025-26 #auspol
Canberra Times bot@canberra-times.bsky.social · 4w agoCPSU slams axed public service targets amid a $1.2b contractor boom.
An interesting report from the Centre for Independent Studies about growing intolerance in Australia, especially highlighting the divergences between older & younger cohorts when it comes to negative sentiments & solutions www.cis.org.au/publication/... #auspol
A Confident Nation, An Anxious One: landmark CIS study - The Centre for Independent Studies
Why are Australians increasingly concerned about antisemitism? Rising anxiety reflects weakening social cohesion, and stronger laws alone cannot rebuild trust.
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New: @weownit.org.uk's @cathobbs.bsky.social warns talk of 'public control' of services is a 'fudge'. "We have control already via regulation – it’s been failing. We need public ownership – for true accountability and re–investing profits.” Interesting debate on Burnham plans - link below
📢 Privatising utilities like energy and water has caused prices to increase, far above the rate of inflation.
Rising prices have one big common denominator. When will we learn?
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According to AusTender, spending on temporary personnel services contracts increased by $1.2b or over 50% between 2024-25 & 2025-26 #auspol
Canberra Times bot@canberra-times.bsky.social · 4w agoCPSU slams axed public service targets amid a $1.2b contractor boom.
I wrote a piece reflecting on progressive patriotism & how to think about it in a way that isn’t too cringey or confected substack.com/home/post/p-... #auspol
Imperfect Home: A History of Progressive Patriotism
By Osmond Chiu for the 2026 Conference Edition of Challenge
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I wrote a piece reflecting on progressive patriotism & how to think about it in a way that isn’t too cringey or confected substack.com/home/post/p-... #auspol
Imperfect Home: A History of Progressive Patriotism
By Osmond Chiu for the 2026 Conference Edition of Challenge
substack.com
So when our grandparents overdose & die because they didn’t understand how many tablets to take because no interpreter or can’t call an ambulance when having a heart attack & die, will One Nation take responsibility for their deaths, I’m being serious. neoskosmos.com/en/2026/07/0...
One Nation calls for end to government translation services in push for English-only Australia
Today, One Nation Senator, Sean Bell, called for all Australian government services to be delivered exclusively in English, arguing that translated services undermine unity, and needed assimilation an...
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