Senator David Shoebridge

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Greens Senator for NSW. Living and working on unceded Gadigal land. Authorised by David Shoebridge, Australian Greens, Canberra ACT 2600

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The first paragraphs of a media release from the AG saying she sent the Privacy Commissioner a letter about her concerns
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Headline about US deciding how long nuclear subs will be in Australia and image of Minister Marles
‘Impenetrable border’: Farage claims Australian plan can stop the boats to Britain David Crowe David Crowe August 4, 2026 — 5:05am
Sydney morning herald queer venues locked out as meta suspensions hit Melbourne and Sydney Some of Melbourne and Sydney’s best-known queer venues have been locked out of Facebook and Instagram accounts that they spent more than a decade building, in a wave of Meta suspensions that operators say cut their advertising to zero and left them with no way to reach a human being at the company.
Headline from guardian Australia: Pakistan accused of fatally shooting 30 unarmed protesters in Kashmir
Government response to a question on notice that says The response to the senator’s question is as follows: The Government has given in-principle support to establishing a federal judicial commission as a transparent and independent means to address concerns about the conduct of judges and reinforce public trust in the judicial system. The Government is continuing to give careful consideration to establishing a federal judicial commission.
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‘We expect decency’: Christian Brothers accused of shielding millions in assets from abuse survivors An institution built on truth and justice has allegedly moved assets beyond survivors’ reach – while telling victims there is not enough money left for them. Lisa Flynn
Headline from ABC saying First-of-its-kind government report says AI not yet causing mass job lay-offs By national AI and technology reporter Cam Wilson
LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system PUBLIC HEARING Friday 3 July 2026 Committee Room 2S3 Australian Parliament House, , and via videoconference, Canberra 9.00 am Law Council of Australia (Submission 112) Tania Wolff, President (via videoconference) Adam Fletcher, Senior Policy Lawyer (via videoconference) International Commission of Jurists (Australian Section) (Submission 19) Greg McIntyre SC (via videoconference) Dr Lisa Ewenson (47th parliament submission 67) (via videoconference) 9.45 am Human Rights Law Centre (47th parliament submission 82) Sohini Mehta, Senior Lawyer, First Nations Justice (via videoconference) Amnesty International Australia (47th parliament submission 89) Uncle Rodney Dillon, Cultural Advisor United Nations Youth Australia (Submission 1) Satara Uthayakumaran, UN Youth Delegate 10.30 am Break 10.45 am Australian Child Rights Taskforce (Submission 44) James McDougall, Co-Chair (via videoconference) Dr Stuart Kinner, Taskforce member (via videoconference) Australian Research Alliance for Children and Young People (Submission 27) Adam Valvasori, Advocacy Lead (via videoconference)
summary text In short: The Senate has passed a motion compelling the privacy watchdog to release the full report on its years-long investigations into technology security failures at American Express. The investigation began in 2023 after a customer complained that his ex-partner had used his position at American Express to spy on his personal banking transactions. Last month, Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind decided to publish a summary of her findings and threatened the complainant with legal action if they shared the full report publicly.
Newspaper headline Christian Brothers cry poor to abuse survivors after transferring elite schools for $1 by Cameron Houston and Caroline Schelle