Leanne Veronica
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Leanne Veronica
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* Public Policy
* Internet, Telco & Security Regulation
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Text of the report (pdf) available here:
www.aph.gov.au
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Reposted by Leanne Veronica
Musk has been instrumentalising Twitter/X to feed reactionary politics and its concomitant disinformation networks for the past two years. Staying there gives tacit consent to that destructive project. And yet so many institutions, politicians, broadcasters & companies remain there, morally inert.
February 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I don't even drive but this was an interesting conversation.
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM
He has certainly gathered an impressive range of experts for his transition team.
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
100% - Tamar has done brilliant work for so many years.

Did you see the research from Rights Advocacy Project on a related topic - a FOI request revealed that in the two years to Jan 2023, just 1% of searches conducted in designated areas by police resulted in an item or substance being
found ...
Stop and Search — Rights Advocacy Project
www.rightsadvocacyproject.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The Age did report on this research but the article didn't seem to be on the front page for long, trumped in the Victorian politics section by budget pieces ...
‘These rates are astonishing’: Victoria Police’s profiling problem laid bare in new report
Victoria Police says its officers are trained to respond to a person’s behaviour, not their background. The numbers tell a different story.
www.theage.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Reposted by Leanne Veronica
+ earlier this year information released to @libertyvictoria.bsky.social's Rights Advocacy Project under FOI revealed that in the two years to Jan 2023, just 1% of searches conducted in designated areas by police resulted in an item or substance being found:
Stop and Search — Rights Advocacy Project
www.rightsadvocacyproject.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
+ earlier this year information released to @libertyvictoria.bsky.social's Rights Advocacy Project under FOI revealed that in the two years to Jan 2023, just 1% of searches conducted in designated areas by police resulted in an item or substance being found:
Stop and Search — Rights Advocacy Project
www.rightsadvocacyproject.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Unless VicPol are expecting an outbreak of crime at the Flower & Garden Show
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Including Carlton Gardens seems directly related to climate protests as they have used that area in the past ...
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
What Amy said :)
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Congratulations; that's brilliant news!
November 25, 2025 at 5:48 AM
@tamaleaver.bsky.social have you seen if any other states are also offering such grants?
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I guess that explains the timing behind why the Government announced it will be establishing an AI Safety Institute today ...
Australia to establish AI safety institute
The Albanese government will establish an AI Safety Institute to assess the risks from emerging artificial intelligence systems and help safeguard Australians from potential harms. Industry minister T...
www.innovationaus.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Less than ideal ...
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
And ideally each bank, telco etc working with ConnectID has also undertaken their own security and privacy assessments.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM