Combine extraordinary death/injury rate with large number of PALM workers running away from employers & applying for asylum (~ 400 per month) should be clear to Govt there are serious problems with this visa. A root & branch independent review is needed. abc.net.au/pacific/palm-w…

I’m about to record my final edition of #TheDrum It’s been a privilege to join people who look and sound like our wonderful vibrant diverse county. I hope you’ve felt seen and heard. Tonight you can see me without all the make up. Just as I am to thank you and say goodbye.

According to its annual report Brisbane Airport corporation says : “FY23 resulted in an operating profit of $254.6 million”. These are the seats outside gate 20. All the seats look like this.

Jesus the NDIA spent $66.5 million just on external AAT legal fees in 2022-23 (out of a total external legal spend of $72 million). I have much more on this in this weekend's The Saturday Paper

They don’t come much better than Bill Hayden. He wld have made a great PM.Inheriting Bill’s policies and the people he’d put in key roles gave Hawke a head start.A politician in the finest Labor tradition. Humble,decent, clever,game as they come, Bill’s contribution was immense.

Net long-term & permanent movements in Aug2023 were 34260. Previous August record was in Aug2008 at 24270. Seems net migration still running super-hot. Govt attempts to reduce net migration still not showing effects.

Idaho hospital closes its maternity ward, citing state’s ‘political climate,’ after Idaho’s Republican-run government implemented strict abortion ban, TODAY rpts; all its OBGYNs left the state; women now struggle for care: today.com/parents/pregna…

Joe Aston is right. For a long time he was providing the only consistent, in depth scrutiny of Qantas. Here’s his latest. (Did Qantas really retaliate by removing all copies of the Fin Review from its business lounges and online WIFI page?!!) afr.com/rear-window/qa…

Not sure why The Sydney Morning Herald is running these advertisements slandering Richard Wilkins. Maybe they think he needs a nice big cash payout for defamation?

Woman tried to flee Australia after crypto.com deposited $10.5 million into her bank account. theage.com.au/national/victo…

Oops. bill gunn called the Fitz inquiry. Former premier Mike Ahern promised to implement “lock stick and barrel” RIP Ahern. A good and decent man.

The ETU, SmartEnergyCouncil, Australian Unions and special guest David Roberts in Canberra today speaking about the immense opportunities for the Aus economy, workforce, climate and industries if we can invest in the energy transition like the US’ Inflation Reduction Act - urgently!

I didn’t realise it was Don’t Pick Up Your Dog’s Poo day

quarter final!! Yooooooo!!!1 #Matildas

There were more than 30,000 occasions in which children were locked in their cells alone for between 18 and 24 hours a day over a one-year period, according to the most recent data between 2021 and 2022.

abc.net.au/news/2023-08-0…

Planeteers! We're back at 8pm Friday August 4th. Tell me, do you plan to stay with 'X' or do we need to find another way to stay in touch through 2024? 🤔

After years of people asking me when the next season of If You're Listening was starting... we've decided to make it a weekly podcast. No more seasons. We're there every Thursday morning, forever. abc.net.au/radio/programs…

Kathryn Campbell suspended without pay from AUKUS job after robodebt report findings:
canberratimes.com.au/story/8276345/… Canberra Times #auspol

Debates about remote work often foreground large-scale issues like productivity and company culture. But the question of where an employee works—and how they feel about it—is an “intensely personal” one, Lora Kelley writes in The Atlantic Daily: theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…