a free link about the state of the war, for you, the people
(bluf: this really is a war unlike any the u.s. has fought before, and it shows) www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Apparently they concluded Morrison and Campbell are too stupid to be held accountable
#EndImpunity for #Murder by #Policy, #auspol.
Maybe I'm just an idiot who doesn't understand messaging but kind of seems like repeatedly using the phrase 'p*nic b*ying' (even if proceeded by 'please don't be') isn't the best way to stop people p*nic b*ying
"That sign can't stop me because I can't read" Arthur meme
Morrison, Campbell & Musolino cleared of corruption in what can only be described as the "D.W. defence"
Given Ms Campbellโs delegation to Ms Golightly of management responsibility for OCI; Ms Campbellโs lack of involvement in drafting the NPP once the PAYG Clean Up proposal had been approved for development; Ms Campbellโs belief that no substantive change was made to the proposal after it was approved for development (as was reflected in the fact that once approved for development, the projected savings did not alter); Ms Campbellโs belief, and the fact, that legislative compliance was the responsibility of DSS and, therefore, something about which she need not be concerned; Ms Campbellโs focus on costings; the sheer volume of NPPs with which Ms Campbell had to deal within a short time; and the speed with which she must have had to deal with each one, I do not find it โimplausibleโ that the changes or their significance did not register with her. It presents to me as well within the bounds of reasonable possibility they did not.
NACC disagrees with the Royal Commission that Campbell deliberately misled the ERC. The Morrison defence is again wheeled out to clear the Department Secretary: she was simply too busy and stupid to participate in corruption
Secondly, if Mr Morrison had suspected the NPP was misleading, I think it probable that the last thing he would have done was refrain from speaking up in the hope of OCI being adopted without further delay or investigation. For, as a member of parliament and minister of many years standing, he would almost certainly have foreseen that, were he to do so, there would be a high chance of the deception soon being discovered and of his and his governmentโs subjection to the inevitably adverse political consequences that would follow. Rather than being a reason to suspect a dishonest failure to inquire, the fact that Mr Morrison did not make further inquiries appears more probably consistent with him not having perceived there was a need to do so.
"We don't believe Morrison would act dishonestly, because he was a member of parliament for many years" is a very funny argument. I'll give them that
Thirdly, it is necessary to bear in mind that Mr Morrison, like many other ministers, was not a lawyer, and therefore did not have, nor could be expected to have, an informed comprehension of how a once-perceived need for legislative amendment had resolved, without fundamental change to the structure of OCI, to the view that legislative amendment was not required.1555 It was enough, and it was necessary for the proper efficient processes of government, for Mr Morrison, as with other like ministers, to be assured by the NPP and checklist that the subject matter experts within each department were agreed that legislative amendment was not required
"Thirdly, as a dumbass who doesn't know stuff - and never bothered to learn - Mr Morrison can hardly be held accountable"
In the present context, however, of an investigation into allegations of corrupt conduct, we are not so much concerned with Diceyan theory of ministerial accountability and Cabinet solidarity as with personal obligations of honesty and good faith. Thus, although Mr Morrison may have been responsible to Cabinet for the failings of DSS โ in particular for DSSโ failings in not preventing the shortcomings of the NPP and checklist โ it by no means necessarily follows that Mr Morrison was personally at fault for not detecting the failings of DSS or that he set out to act dishonestly or in bad faith. The question of any personal shortcoming requires consideration of the system and circumstances of ERCโs operation at the time of its adoption of the NPP.
The passages clearing Morrison of fault are extraordinary
NACC says Morrison is technically "responsible" as cabinet Minister, but not "personally at fault"
If responsibility exists without consequence...then what does "ministerial accountability" even mean anymore?
Recommendations and outcomes The investigation made findings of serious corrupt conduct against 2 individuals. It also concluded that there was insufficient admissible evidence to establish the alleged offences against either Mr Withnell or Ms Wilson beyond reasonable doubt. Key admissions and statements made during this investigation are not admissible in criminal proceedings. It is therefore not appropriate to refer either to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. The NACC Act invests the Commission with corruption prevention and education functions and the power to make recommendations as part of the Commissionโs investigation reports aimed at preventing corrupt conduct from occurring again. In this case, however, the Royal Commission made a number of recommendations to improve the budget process and agency responses to the Commonwealth Ombudsman, and they have since been implemented.
NACC clears Morrison, Campbell, Musolino, & Halbert of corrupt conduct.
Withnell & Wilson were found guilty of "serious corrupt conduct", but aren't referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions because statements they made to NACC "are not admissible in criminal proceedings"
The system works!
accuracy of advice provided to the Cabinet under their names. Those were and are requirements of the principle of Cabinet solidarity. But that does not mean that the presenting and portfolio ministers were (or presumably are) expected to examine or interrogate each proposal they brought to Cabinet with the time, skill and insight of the departmental experts whose role it was to ensure that the NPP complied in all respects with Cabinet requirements. If the department failed to ensure that an NPP was compliant, the presenting minister and to a greater or lesser extent the portfolio minister were ultimately responsible; but not necessarily, if at all, because of any personal failing on the part of those ministers to do what was to be expected of a competent minister in the presenting or portfolio ministerโs position. Neither presenting ministers nor portfolio ministers had or presumably have the time, or in most cases ability, to reinterpret or re-examine matters covered in the checklist; especially the question of whether legislation is required. Ministers were, and presumably still are, expected to and did rely on the warranty of the secretaries of the departments who had signed off on their Cabinet submissions.
NACC lets Morrison off the hook, believing Ministers shouldn't be expected to "examine or interrogate" new proposals like Robodebt. They say Ministers also don't have the time or ability (??) to ensure programs are compliant with the law.
What...do they think we're paying these people to do?
Most accurate portrait of modern culture currently available
UAE are one of the regimes backing genocide in Sudan aren't they?
The massive rise in Islamophobia, consciously fuelled by large sections of the media, is a national disgrace.
I'd love to hear the PM and LOTO speak out about this and the dangers of white supremacy but ....crickets
oh the ACCC wrote a letter. That'll keep prices reasonable
"The watchdog has written to fuel companies requesting information about their fuel reserves and the prices they are charging."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
WHAT IF IT'S A BIG HOAX AND We CReATe A BeTTeR WORLD FOR NOTHING? โข ENERGY INDEPENDENCE โข PRESERVE RAINFORESTS โข SUSTAINABILITY โข GREEN JOBS โข LIVABLE CITIES โข RENEWABLES โข CLEAN WATER, AIR โข HEALTHY CHILDREN โข ะตัั. ะตัั.
About time for this to get another run I reckon.
what gets me is we willingly give billions of dollars to the federal government every year to provide universal health care and public education and Albanese and his mates give our money to landlords and rich people schools and white mercenaries seeking fortunes in Dubai.
I am in a rushed hearing into the Albanese Labor Government's travel freeze, clearly aimed at preventing people from Iran from seeking safety in Australia.
More below๐
South Korea cannot stop Washington from redeploying some weapons stationed in the country, President Lee Jae Myung said, after reports that US Patriot missile defense systems were being sent to the conflict in the Middle East reut.rs/4sEUtje
Israel is evil
Does the community need to ask for charges to be laid for trespass and assault?
A man stormed an Iftar event screaming slurs and had to be restrained by people and got a "take a walk mate" from the cops?!?! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
No Labor MP was prepared to speak in support of this bill and the government provided cover by rushing it through with no notice and no usual speaking list, preventing crossbenchers from speaking on the second reading debate about the serious flaws in the legislation.
#auspol
"It doesnโt matter what the person using these expressions meant by them, whether there was any intention to cause this kind of harm, or whether any member of the public heard or saw them. The penalty is up to two yearsโ imprisonment."
Palestinian journalist Abdul Karim Al-Alami
#BREAKING | Israeli occupation forces abduct Palestinian journalist Abdul Karim Al-Alami from his home in Beitunia, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
3 years in the making. The concessional tax rate on earnings for superannuation balances between $3m & $10m will double from 15% to 30%. Balances above $10m at 40%.
Greens Senator Nick McKim encourages the government on further tax reform. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
So it's wrong to conflate Jewish people with Israel actions but also criticism of Israel's genocide is anti-semitism. Got it ๐
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
NEW -- The Geneva Conventions state clearly that after a naval battle, all parties are supposed to take "all possible measures" to rescue survivors from the water.
Our sub that sank that Iranian frigate Wednesday took no possible measures.
www.huffpost.com/entry/submar...
"This crisis will be good for the energy transition" is not just untrue in the basic sense but also as morally repugnant as the "nature is healing" stuff from the early weeks of COVID.
None of this should be happening, and celebrating the side effects of racist extermination is ghoulish
