@sylmobile Cheers. But was it worth it? :)
@ScottRhodie @AndrewColley Ah. Yeah nah, won’t happen. :)
“The Moist Machine” by Joel Haver and accomplices (6m54s) youtube.com/watch?v=YEC6Sj…
I’m bailing from Estimates, sorry. I don’t have a particular paying project for this and my brain is turning to mus..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Gf
Now they’re getting into the data on the rate of pre-poll voting. Short answer: It’s all over the place.
This is beautiful. Ping @ApostrophePong. twitter.com/sovietvisuals/…
There’s a discussion about non-English speakers and the election. A lot of detail on their programs.
@TooheyMatthew I have some photos in my stream, of course, but no consistent coverage.
matttburke WA Newspapers have locked out their printers without pay because they refuse to sign an EBA that slashes their cond..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…aU
Senator Tim Ayres up now.
AEC is scheduled to be before this committee until 2300 AEDT. Wondering if they’ll go the full distance. Wondering..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Vp
Discussion now on processes for reconciling discrepancies in funding disclosures.
CovertShores **NEW** #China’s New Submarine Is Unlike Anything In Western Navies.
Don’t forget China.
It represents a much..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…0v
Proposal: Someone should just randomly erase names on office doors and send photos to the media. All hail Eris! pic.twitter.com/wvhr0noTdb
Short answer: There’s no way to look into Kooyong 200 under the Electoral Act. Unless there’s a compliance investig..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Pf
@dobes @_BertHandsome @rohan_p @cameronwilson @TooheyMatthew That certainly seems to be the case.
Senator Larissa Waters up now. First question is about the Kooyong 200 and related. Commissioner is saying he’s rel..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…oW
@rohan_p @cameronwilson @dobes Are there sufficient people making the effort to support a proper Twitter account or blogue?
Commissioner and his staff are saying that thus far they haven’t seen a breach of the Electoral Act. Mirabella is n..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…49
rohan_p Parliament’s online safety inquiry has been extended aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_… pic.twitter.com/yPw0smRvqS
Questions now from Mirabella on the Zali Steggall donations kerfuffle. theguardian.com/australia-news…
Important @rohan_p and @cameronwilson areas. Maybe @dobes too.
Senator Greg Mirabella compliments the Electoral commission on his tie, the style of which Mirabella has chosen to..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…IZ
The questions from Senator Farrell are all very nuts and bolts. But now he’s asking that if there were a split elec..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…c6
They have contingency plans for if health orders affects specific polling places. They have a pandemic health advis..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Cs
@mithrilrat Sounds like they’ve got a much better system these days. And the implication was that this year they’ve..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…rU
Voters will have to wear a mask. So there will be some fun there. No vaccine mandate for voters, but there are stat..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…7y
@jetztgibtshaue I’m giving the poor AEC social media team an easier ride this week by not being a troublemaker. :)
There’s nearly 8,000 polling places.
Questions about consistency of training of the temporary polling place staff.
@AndrewColley @ScottRhodie “Still be a member” don’t you mean, @ScottRhodie? The PM doesn’t have the power to kick..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…lp
In response to a question about police at polling places, this is the first election with a command and control cen..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…vs
AEC notes that in Australia you can vote in a number of places, whereas in certain other overseas places you have t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…25
@expectproblems Depends where you squirt them.
Outreach includes the YouTube channel AEC TV. youtube.com/c/AECTV
This is the first election with BYO pencils. The rules were changed to allow this.
You can also also BYO pens or pencils. And this deals with the conspiracy theory that AEC erases ballots.
Normally they use 100,000 pencils at a federal election. This year it’s 4.5 million pencils and they’ll have to be..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…VD
Senator Don Farrell asking about larger venues for social distancing at polling places, etc.
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee is starting with the Australian Electoral Commission now. S..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…86
LCA has finished with OAIC. Now on to the National Archives but I’ll skip that.
I note that the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee was due to start with the Australian Electo..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…RF
@JustJimWillDo Don’t give up your day job.
HamillHimself I finally watched an episode of Shark Tank & was very disappointed there were no sharks or marine life of any kind.🦈
Bracing myself for action. pic.twitter.com/Shq4vY28vb
@dowhatonemustdo @jpwarren They’re at dinner break now, until 1930 AEDT, but it’s always at aph.gov.au/Watch_Read_Lis…
@FrKarlSinclair @DizLizzle It goes, but perhaps Cliev or someone is poisoning the odds, or someone things Craig Kel..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…q2
There’s some lovely @JonathanPieNews over at NYT. twitter.com/nytopinion/sta…
@aleeb88 That looks very nice.
The Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee breaks for dinner. They’ll be back in an hour at 1930 AE..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…YP
The much-bearded Senator Carr is up first with three questions, all well-focused as you’d expect from him. Some OAI..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Tc
The Commissioner is tabling her opening statement, but mentions that some of the things it highlights are the Clear..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…IY
OK, the committee has now called the OAIC with 10 minutes before the scheduled dinner break. They’re going to try t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…aG
@DizLizzle Heh. Nice day for it. :)
Strange creatures, 2 of 2. Ping @upulie. They’re almost identical! twitter.com/tardigradopedi…
Strange creatures, 1 of 2. Ping @NewtonMark @expectproblems. twitter.com/HelenJMacdonal…
@jpwarren Oh. I see the problem.
I stuffed up the threading. This Senate Estimates stuff continues over here. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…
The Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee has just moved on to the High Court of Australia, which..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…u4
Oops I stuffed up the threading. Here are some Senate Estimates tweets that should be in this thread. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…
It’s hell when your inner sanctum is leaky. twitter.com/10NewsFirst/st…
@aleeb88 They should become a Senator because Estimates would be their element. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…
Anyway, ACMA has left the building. I’ll switch to another committee now. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislat..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Hw
Some of this “How does X work?” stuff can be learned from Wikipedia or the agency’s website.
@bastardsheep Lol and we only tweet the interesting bits!
Dear Senators, save Estimates for the questions where you really need to grill the minister and department over the..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…BU
One of the things I loathe* about Estimates is the number of Senators who use it to have things explained to them w..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…A6
@dawnstarau Where they didn’t actually work lol.
Last I saw Sportsbet had Dutton at $1.90. The odds here, well, “substantially narrower” is the phrase. twitter.com/the_red_heifer…
So, sonar. twitter.com/GuardianAus/st…
@DizLizzle They’ve still got the Labor leadership market open. sportsbet.com.au/betting/politi…
@DizLizzle No, that’s betting in the election. I mean this one. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…
“Minister Tudge set to be sacked: report” (25 minutes ago) perthnow.com.au/politics/labor…
This book is still running though. Lel. sportsbet.com.au/betting/politi… pic.twitter.com/dfi55nu94L
@steampowerednet It totally has to be On this week. After Thursday parliament then doesn’t sit until Budget Night o..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…dj
Meanwhile, fwiw Sportsbet has closed the book on its Next Liberal Leader market. Too volatile I guess. ;)
@samanthamaiden The Environment and Communications Legislation Committee is already onto the ACMA, but I think that..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ah
From earlier today: “Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes clashes with ex-staffer Rachelle Miller over Alan Tudge bullying..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…KU
SpiceBoyJoey mom asked if Grindr is for “ordering subs” and i just walked out of the room
Going back to the Australia Post session this morning: “Aus Post lashed over mammoth ‘out of touch’ bonuses for sta..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…40
@paulkidd @noreasonspec Well, we all know it’s On. It’s just a matter of who’s going to pull the trigger, and when.
What I’m also enjoying is that it’s not immediately obvious who should go. So many choices!
@noreasonspec @paulkidd Indeed, so that’s not it. Morrison may make mistakes, but surely he wouldn’t be so stupid as to roll himself.
paulkidd Who’s getting shafted?
I also love how if I RT or QT a tweet with the cursed hashtag in it, my own tweet mutes itself.
If I were Scott Morrison, I’d be seeding different rumours to different ministers, so when PVO names a name I know..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…kl
antsharwood @Colgo a “Marrickville”
Well I certainly needed that nap. So, where are we up to?
RobCoco aůşpöl twitter is about to go nuclear twitter.com/AusElectoralCo…
Glorious. twitter.com/pdmcleod/statu…
no_good_wyfe TEDDY BEARS AS MOST POWERFUL FACTOR IN “RACE SUICIDE DANGER” the moral panic white supremacist f&ckos sure stay f&c..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ah
TrainLinkWest ⚠ #BlueMountainsLine Trains are not running between Springwood and Penrith due to urgent track repairs at Lapstone…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…iC
The next hour and a half is about Program 6.1: Arts and Cultural Development. I’ll skip this one and deal with a little matter called lunch.
Senator Pratt does seem to like asking much the same question over and over again.
Senator Pratt seems unable to understand the program for the day, either the document or what the chair is saying t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…sU
The eSafety Commissioner’s opening statement was tabled rather than read out. Here it is. twitter.com/eSafetyOffice/…
They’re taking a long time to discuss this one issue. twitter.com/cameronwilson/…
@skwashd I think we’ve left their internet up. Only the gods know why.
This is true. twitter.com/cameronwilson/…
Discussions now on how eSafety Commissioner interacts with WA Police.
She’s asked about stories like this one: “Tik Tok blamed for crime spree after teens commit crimes and post online” news.com.au/technology/onl…
eSafety Commissioner is up. Begins by saying the Online Safety Act came into effect three weeks ago. So far they’ve..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…EV
NASAJPL After some dusty weather delays, it’s time to celebrate the #MarsHelicopter’s first flight of 2022! The rotorcraft..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…AJ
I’m sure there’s nothing to worry about. Ping @jpwarren and other fans of process and due diligence. twitter.com/ayrestim/statu…
The the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee has gone to coffee break and will come back with the e..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Rh
The discussion has moved on to covid’s impact on the arts community and the lack of continuing government support.
Answer: To provide certainly of funding. Pratt is political point-scoring about whether this was in response to Lab..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…t0
Finally onto the Dept of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. Senator Pratt kicks of..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…VW
The Environment and Communications Legislation Committee is still doing Australia Post. They seem to be focused on..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…nU
“Sydney Light Rail (L2/L3) speeds up, unannounced” (30 Sep 2021) transportsydney.wordpress.com/2021/09/30/syd…
If you encounter drips wh..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…TD
@AndrewPStreet @GrogsGamut At first, quite good. pic.twitter.com/PdzjG6YExx
@unixbigot Cute.
I’ll only tweet from that first bit if something happens that’s relevant to my interests.
Today I’ll start with the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee from 0945 AEDT, for general question..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…wK
Tuesday Senate Estimates Thread: This is where I’ll tweet any comments on Estimates today.
The programs are at..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…aC
PhilJamesson reading the first page of any sci-fi novel pic.twitter.com/WZZLTCVBaz
@kcarruthers @Leo_Puglisi6 @6NewsAU Wait no that was the previous series. As you were.
@kcarruthers @Leo_Puglisi6 @6NewsAU I need to rework the page, but for you (and everyone else) TRIGGER WORDS are he..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…zE
@jsleeio Just his One Nation membership pin. Now the question becomes “What are those other two?” But the red one m..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…pj
Background: “ABC, Nine ordered to pay Chau Chak Wing $590,000 in damages” (2 Feb 2021) smh.com.au/national/abc-n…
But..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ru
Sigh. “Mission Accomplished” from Senator Kitching, I guess. After Senator Keneally’s forensic examination of ASIO’..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…VD
dcuthbert I really feel we need a hacking Uncle Roger.
@mithrilrat Oh tosh and piffle! I’m sure that would never happen. :)
I also tweeted the podcast plans last night. In this thread. But there isn’t a photograph of a slug…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ui
Further plans may be found in the Weekly Wrap, of course, and that’s just been updated with all the new podcast rec..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Fy
Tue plan, the three parallel threads edition: Senate Estimates, poking at a technical document, and the laundry. Me..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…JG
@mithrilrat The vibe I got was that whole Home Affairs may do policy, it’s Infrastructure who has to fund it, and t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2F
@mithrilrat There wasn’t a lot, but I should also say that there was a big chunk I didn’t listen to because I don’t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Pi
cameronwilson using this data, I found that 588 Australians gave US$33,734 to the Canadian Convoy protests twitter.com/daithaigilbert…
Look, the status of “karaoke superstar” is a bold claim, and since @dfpiii and I haven’t met, well, one can’t be to..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…tk
jeamland Did you just tell me to go duck myself? twitter.com/roxytall/statu…
PessimistsArc 🗓 This day in 1946 the first electronic computer (ENIAC) was unveiled, by 1952 there would be almost *50* of them. ..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…47
TrainLinkWest ⚠ #BlueMountainsLine Trains are not running between Springwood and Penrith due to urgent track repairs at Lapstone…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…zH
@NewtonMark And here’s a picture. Well, two pictures. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…
Here’s the Graun’s report on what ASIO chief Mike Burgess was saying last night in Estimates, with most questions c..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5B
@Thongdam07 Sadly no.
@NewtonMark To their credit, both the AFP Commissioner and ASIO D-G kept straight faces as they gently explained th..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…cI
@NewtonMark Last night he was asking the AFP about sonic weapons, and both ASIO and the AFP about whether they were..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…rY
Today, Tuesday 15 February, is World Hippo Day. daysoftheyear.com/days/hippo-day/
It’s going to be a sunny day in the Blue Mountains today. pic.twitter.com/WNkkWC9niZ
Tuesday. Your eyes open. You shake your head to shake off the blurriness. Then you see it at the end of the bed, al..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…X0