Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!
Spies, more spies, cybering, and more cybering! We also have proposed new ID and drug laws, a report on sexual consent laws, and an apology for robodebt — to Services Australia staff.
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This week we finally saw the legislation for the national anti-corruption commission, the robodebt royal commission kicked off, and there was much more — including some public consultations of note.
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In a prelude to The 9pm Edict autumn series we ignore the special guests and rant about other things.
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We wrap up the Spring Series 2021 — finally — by solving most of the world’s mysteries with journalist and all-round raconteur Andrew P Street.
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Australian author and reprobate John Birmingham joins me once again for the first sensible episode in The 9pm End of Spring Series 2020.
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In this episode we look at what might happen in The America in November, we hear more strange conspiracy theories, and we learn some bureaucratic language that you can use in your own life. Plus more Quarantimes dramas, obviously.
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