Matt Byrne
@mattobyrne.bsky.social
Works @withmeaa.bsky.social, volunteers with the SEARCH Foundation, member of the ALP, former member of the Wagga Wagga RSL Cricket Club.
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“Nearly four out of five of Australia’s critical mineral projects sit on Indigenous lands”.
For @copower.bsky.social, Noa Wynn examines the Yindjibarndi claim for damages to land and how green colonialism is repeating old injustices.
For @copower.bsky.social, Noa Wynn examines the Yindjibarndi claim for damages to land and how green colonialism is repeating old injustices.
Colonialism's new Gold Rush: how 80 per cent of Australia's critical mineral mines exploit Aboriginal land without true consent - Overland literary journal
This fight over the Pilbara mine is not an isolated spat — it hints at a much larger problem. A new study finds that nearly four out of five of Australia’s critical mineral projects sit on Indigenous ...
overland.org.au
October 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
“Nearly four out of five of Australia’s critical mineral projects sit on Indigenous lands”.
For @copower.bsky.social, Noa Wynn examines the Yindjibarndi claim for damages to land and how green colonialism is repeating old injustices.
For @copower.bsky.social, Noa Wynn examines the Yindjibarndi claim for damages to land and how green colonialism is repeating old injustices.
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Last Friday I appeared before a Senate committee to talk about the Commonwealth's proposed changes to FOI laws @withmeaa.bsky.social, in my capacity as a working freelance journalist. The changes copy FOI regimes at the state level -- two hours later, one of those states hit me with a charge:
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October 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Last Friday I appeared before a Senate committee to talk about the Commonwealth's proposed changes to FOI laws @withmeaa.bsky.social, in my capacity as a working freelance journalist. The changes copy FOI regimes at the state level -- two hours later, one of those states hit me with a charge:
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This graph says it all: instead of starting to go down, the *annual increase* of atmospheric CO2 is setting new records. We're making climate change worse at a record rate.
Turning this around should be our top priority, and it's not.
From: www.carbonbrief.org/met-office-a...
Turning this around should be our top priority, and it's not.
From: www.carbonbrief.org/met-office-a...
October 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This graph says it all: instead of starting to go down, the *annual increase* of atmospheric CO2 is setting new records. We're making climate change worse at a record rate.
Turning this around should be our top priority, and it's not.
From: www.carbonbrief.org/met-office-a...
Turning this around should be our top priority, and it's not.
From: www.carbonbrief.org/met-office-a...
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“.. Never before has so much money been spent so rapidly on a technology that, for all its potential, remains largely unproven ..”
@bloomberg.com $NVDA
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
@bloomberg.com $NVDA
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
October 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“.. Never before has so much money been spent so rapidly on a technology that, for all its potential, remains largely unproven ..”
@bloomberg.com $NVDA
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
@bloomberg.com $NVDA
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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I've been looking for more reporting on this. NVIDIA has an increasing number of deals where it is paying companies to buy its chips. sounds very bubbly.
NVIDIA and OpenAi:
Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“
@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“
@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
October 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I've been looking for more reporting on this. NVIDIA has an increasing number of deals where it is paying companies to buy its chips. sounds very bubbly.
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In 2024, Meta, Amazon, Netflix, Disney, and Google collectively generated over A$15 billion in revenue from Aus. However, by shifting billions offshore and intercompany advertising arrangements, they significantly reduced their taxable income.
It's time big business paid its fair share of tax.
It's time big business paid its fair share of tax.
September 30, 2025 at 4:07 AM
In 2024, Meta, Amazon, Netflix, Disney, and Google collectively generated over A$15 billion in revenue from Aus. However, by shifting billions offshore and intercompany advertising arrangements, they significantly reduced their taxable income.
It's time big business paid its fair share of tax.
It's time big business paid its fair share of tax.
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unhinged monetary policy philosophy. honouring rba’s commitment to full employment requires them to create more unemployment
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
September 30, 2025 at 1:19 AM
unhinged monetary policy philosophy. honouring rba’s commitment to full employment requires them to create more unemployment
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
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The far-right majority in the Dutch parliament (BBB-FvD-JA21-PVV-SGP-VVD) has just designated “Antifa” a terrorist organization.
This is a dark day for Dutch democracy and the final nail in the coffin of the VVD as a serious liberal democratic party.
This is a dark day for Dutch democracy and the final nail in the coffin of the VVD as a serious liberal democratic party.
Kamermeerderheid vindt Antifa terroristische organisatie
Een meerderheid in de Tweede Kamer wil dat Nederland, in navolging van de Verenigde Staten, de extreemlinkse beweging Antifa aanmerkt als terroristische organisatie. Een motie daartoe van Lidewij de V...
www.rd.nl
September 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The far-right majority in the Dutch parliament (BBB-FvD-JA21-PVV-SGP-VVD) has just designated “Antifa” a terrorist organization.
This is a dark day for Dutch democracy and the final nail in the coffin of the VVD as a serious liberal democratic party.
This is a dark day for Dutch democracy and the final nail in the coffin of the VVD as a serious liberal democratic party.
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Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI
Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
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Nothing says “let’s make a meaningful effort to end this conflict” like assassinating the negotiators
September 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Nothing says “let’s make a meaningful effort to end this conflict” like assassinating the negotiators
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Wednesday night. With an armed cooker on the run …
August 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Wednesday night. With an armed cooker on the run …
Giants of the Middle East resorting to Google to work out how to characterise the Australian PM is a real vibe.
August 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Giants of the Middle East resorting to Google to work out how to characterise the Australian PM is a real vibe.
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New: Industry minister Tim Ayres says the government is “going to take our time to work through” questions on AI regulation “over the coming months”, pledging “an Australian approach”.
The Greens' @davidshoebridge.bsky.social labelled the alleged move away from an AI Act as "incredibly dangerous" 👇
The Greens' @davidshoebridge.bsky.social labelled the alleged move away from an AI Act as "incredibly dangerous" 👇
Australia expected to dump dedicated AI laws
Minister Ayres pledges 'Australian approach' to regulation.
ia.acs.org.au
August 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
New: Industry minister Tim Ayres says the government is “going to take our time to work through” questions on AI regulation “over the coming months”, pledging “an Australian approach”.
The Greens' @davidshoebridge.bsky.social labelled the alleged move away from an AI Act as "incredibly dangerous" 👇
The Greens' @davidshoebridge.bsky.social labelled the alleged move away from an AI Act as "incredibly dangerous" 👇
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In Tally Room podcast here @cmonnox.bsky.social talked about the ACT system and how different it is because the Chief Minister is elected by the parliament from scratch at the start of every term. www.tallyroom.com.au/60946
Podcast #154: Tasmania votes for another hung parliament
Ben is joined by Kevin Bonham and Chris Monnox to discuss the results of the Tasmanian state election and prospects for the formation of a new government. This podcast is supported by the Tally Roo…
www.tallyroom.com.au
August 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
In Tally Room podcast here @cmonnox.bsky.social talked about the ACT system and how different it is because the Chief Minister is elected by the parliament from scratch at the start of every term. www.tallyroom.com.au/60946
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Such a fundamental piece of policy, why wouldn’t we keep the design and architecture in the public sector? We should have the capability. This contract is worth at least $7.5m - if Labor wants to reduce reliance on consultants, this isn't how you do it.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor asks Deloitte to design universal childcare system as PM eyes political legacy
Exclusive: Government could redirect billions in existing spending on the childcare subsidy and introduce a daily flat fee for families
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Such a fundamental piece of policy, why wouldn’t we keep the design and architecture in the public sector? We should have the capability. This contract is worth at least $7.5m - if Labor wants to reduce reliance on consultants, this isn't how you do it.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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PM was asked about the AI copyright thing today.
August 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
PM was asked about the AI copyright thing today.
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Algorithm and blues- my #AI #Auspol cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How the tech industry wants you to think about AI | Fiona Katauskas
It doesn’t
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Algorithm and blues- my #AI #Auspol cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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PRESS RELEASE: Productivity Commission’s shortsighted recommendations are a blueprint for theft of nation’s creative and cultural assets
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#StopAITheft
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#StopAITheft
Productivity Commission’s shortsighted recommendations are a blueprint for theft of nation’s creative and cultural assets
The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance is dismayed by recommendations proposed by the Productivity Commission today, including its resistance to much-needed legislation and regulation that would…
www.meaa.org
August 6, 2025 at 5:41 AM
PRESS RELEASE: Productivity Commission’s shortsighted recommendations are a blueprint for theft of nation’s creative and cultural assets
meaa.io/41fM7n1
#StopAITheft
meaa.io/41fM7n1
#StopAITheft
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Idk why the productivity commission believes productivity can be derived by giving away other people's labour for free to companies with way too much money. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Should big tech be allowed to mine Australians’ text and data to train AI? The Productivity Commission is considering it
Interim report on digital economy also mulls changes to privacy rules and copyright collections to help harness AI’s benefits
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Idk why the productivity commission believes productivity can be derived by giving away other people's labour for free to companies with way too much money. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Thanks for having me on @benraue.com. I'm quite ok with extra Hare-Clark elections, even if Tasmanians aren't.
Me and @cmonnox.bsky.social and and @benraue.com re Tasmanian Election 2025 - results and government formation www.tallyroom.com.au/60946 #politas
Podcast #154: Tasmania votes for another hung parliament
Ben is joined by Kevin Bonham and Chris Monnox to discuss the results of the Tasmanian state election and prospects for the formation of a new government. This podcast is supported by the Tally Roo…
www.tallyroom.com.au
July 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Thanks for having me on @benraue.com. I'm quite ok with extra Hare-Clark elections, even if Tasmanians aren't.
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The WA Government has let foreign oil company Chevron turn Western Australia's second largest Island, formerly a pristine Class A nature reserve into a "contamination site."
Here is what it looks like now.
State capture and regulatory failure.
www.boilingcold.com.au/governments-...
Here is what it looks like now.
State capture and regulatory failure.
www.boilingcold.com.au/governments-...
July 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The WA Government has let foreign oil company Chevron turn Western Australia's second largest Island, formerly a pristine Class A nature reserve into a "contamination site."
Here is what it looks like now.
State capture and regulatory failure.
www.boilingcold.com.au/governments-...
Here is what it looks like now.
State capture and regulatory failure.
www.boilingcold.com.au/governments-...
Robert Manne in @insidestory.bsky.social on the Segel report into antisemitism insidestory.org.au/the-wrong-wa...
The wrong way to respond to antisemitism • Robert Manne
Jillian Segal’s proposals won’t only erode free speech but could also worsen the problem she was asked to tackle
insidestory.org.au
July 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Robert Manne in @insidestory.bsky.social on the Segel report into antisemitism insidestory.org.au/the-wrong-wa...