Nostr notes by Matthew Rimmer

‘Incredibly healing’: artist Tony Albert receives more than ...

2026-10-16T21:58:19Z

‘Incredibly healing’: artist Tony Albert receives more than 2,000 public donations of racist Aboriginalia https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/oct/17/artist-tony-albert-receives-2000-public-donations-aboriginalia-mca-exhibition-ntwnfb #IndigenousIP #auspol “What has moved me most is not simply the number of objects donated, but the personal stories and conversations that have accompanied them,” he says. “There is something incredibly powerful and healing about people wanting to confront this history and entrusting me with these objects, so that together we can give them new meaning.”

Paul Barry: ‘People should not be off limits’ ...

2026-10-09T22:11:51Z

Paul Barry: ‘People should not be off limits’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/oct/10/paul-barry-interview-people-should-not-be-off-limits

Victorian stores caught selling illegal tobacco could be closed ...

2026-09-09T00:28:42Z

Victorian stores caught selling illegal tobacco could be closed from today under new laws https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/vic-victoria-illegal-tobacco-store-closures/107131788 #tobacco #smoking #auslaw #auspol

Dolly Parton leaves a legacy to children's literacy with her ...

2026-08-26T21:18:06Z

Dolly Parton leaves a legacy to children's literacy with her Imagination Library
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/dolly-parton-imagination-library-literacy/107078474
'Parton adored her dad, describing him as "the smartest man I've ever known" with a good head for numbers.

However, he never learned to read or write after leaving school at a young age to work to help support his family.

"I knew in my heart his inability to read probably kept him from seeing all his dreams come true," Parton said on social media.

"I know there are children in your community with their own dreams. They dream of becoming a doctor or an inventor or a minister. Who knows, maybe there is a little girl whose dream is to be a writer and singer.

"The seeds of these dreams are often found in books and the seeds you help plant in your community can grow across the world."'

From little things big things grow ...

2026-08-23T05:28:12Z

From little things big things grow https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/wave-hill-walk-off-the-birth-of-the-modern-aboriginal-land-rights-movement/qqiki572c #IndigenousIP #auspol #auslaw

Brisbane punches above its weight in Australia's music scene. ...

2026-08-23T03:16:52Z

Brisbane punches above its weight in Australia's music scene. Here are some of the songs born in the city
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/five-great-brisbane-songs-queensland-music-industry/106962874 #music #Brisbane

Looking back at the 60-year legacy left by Gurindji leader ...

2026-08-21T00:00:34Z

Looking back at the 60-year legacy left by Gurindji leader Vincent Lingiari's Wave Hill Walk-Off https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/wave-hill-walk-off-60th-anniversary-vincent-lingiari-land-rights/107058862 #auslaw #auspol #IndigenousIP

Delvene Cockatoo-Collins wins National Indigenous Fashion award ...

2026-08-09T21:57:09Z

Delvene Cockatoo-Collins wins National Indigenous Fashion award for textiles harvested on Country https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/aug/06/delvene-cockatoo-collins-wins-national-indigenous-fashion-award-for-textiles-harvested-on-country
The Quandamooka artist was one of seven commended for garments that serve as living archives of kinship and memory. #IndigenousIP #fashion

What you should know about the legal case against extending ...

2026-07-25T05:28:34Z

What you should know about the legal case against extending Australia's biggest gas project https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-25/what-to-know-about-the-landmark-case-against-north-west-shelf/106953170 #gas #climate #auslaw #auspol

The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI: How to Think ...

2026-07-24T23:51:44Z

The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence — Before It’s Too Late
Cory Doctorow
Farrar, Straus & Giroux (2026)
https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2026/07/24/Cory-Doctorow-Predicts-AI-Bubble-Will-Burst/

'In tech-bro dialect, a centaur is a human assisted by a machine, such a motorist or a user of hearing aids.

“A reverse centaur,” Cory Doctorow tells us, “is a human who is conscripted into acting as an assistant to a machine,” like users of social media providing themselves as targets for advertisers.

In his latest book, the Toronto-born science fiction author and tech critic argues that artificial intelligence will make us all reverse centaurs, or assistants to machines, if it succeeds.' Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

Eminem’s Lawyers File Appeal Against Trademark Ruling In Favour ...

2026-07-23T07:49:15Z

Eminem’s Lawyers File Appeal Against Trademark Ruling In Favour Of Aussie Brand Swim Shady https://themusic.com.au/news/eminem-lawyers-file-appeal-against-trademark-ruling-in-favour-of-aussie-brand-swim-shady/-2lB7-4REBM/23-07-26 #trademark #music #auslaw

A Wadi Wadi traditional owner has successfully challenged the ...

2026-07-17T08:12:22Z

A Wadi Wadi traditional owner has successfully challenged the approvals of a flood plain engineering project in Victoria's north-west at the Supreme Court.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/nyah-vinifera-floodplain-restoration-project-water-first-nations/106917364
The Victorian government and Lower Murray Water accepted traditional owners were not properly consulted with during planning.
Mr Kirby has launched a second legal challenge against the Vinifera portion of the project, a few kilometres from Nyah.
#IndigenousIP #auslaw #auspol

Traditional owners from Utopia region celebrate native title win ...

2026-07-08T08:56:25Z

Traditional owners from Utopia region celebrate native title win over 'special country'
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/native-title-determination-over-4000-square-kilometre-region/106892780
The native title claim, encompassing Mount Skinner and Woodgreen stations, was lodged in 2023, and the determination will allow traditional owners to access Country, protect their sacred sites and conduct cultural activities. #nativetitle #auslaw #auspol #IndigenousIP

'I don’t want a US tech bro as a patron - which is why ...

2026-07-06T05:08:33Z

'I don’t want a US tech bro as a patron - which is why artists must defend our copyright in the age of AI' - Anna Funder https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/06/authors-writers-copyright-australia-ai-artificial-intelligence-anna-funder #copyright #AI #authors #publishing #auslaw #auspol

‘Don’t kill music’: Anthony Albanese’s favourite bands ...

2026-07-03T03:54:33Z

‘Don’t kill music’: Anthony Albanese’s favourite bands beg PM to stop AI companies from stealing their work
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/03/dont-kill-music-anthony-albaneses-favourite-bands-beg-pm-to-stop-ai-companies-from-stealing-their-work #copyright #AI #music #creativeindustries #musicians #lobbying #auspol #auslaw

Supreme Court backs Monsanto in its fight against liability from ...

2026-06-26T00:36:26Z

Supreme Court backs Monsanto in its fight against liability from popular weed killer https://www.npr.org/2026/06/25/g-s1-120233/supreme-court-monsanto-roundup-decision #SCOTUS #cancer #Monsanto #uslaw #uspol

Hanson-Young said Australia should not allow a “tech bro ...

2026-06-24T06:36:57Z

Hanson-Young said Australia should not allow a “tech bro free-for-all” on the country’s resources of water and power and said the government should halt building of datacentres until the regultory settings were properly established.

“We are sleepwalking into an AI crisis. Until Australia’s laws are up to the task of regulating the big tech bros and their power-hungry datacentres, they should not be given the greenlight to drain our power and water,” Hanson-Young, the chair of a parliamentary inquiry into artificial intelligence and datacentres, said.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/23/david-pocock-urges-albanese-to-stop-tech-companies-training-ai-models-using-australian-content
“Until we have proper regulations for the use of energy and precious water and proper protections for Australian artists and businesses we cannot allow a tech bro free-for-all. Until the necessary safeguards are in place and Australia’s resources are protected, approval and development must be paused.” #AI #energy #environment #water

NSW Police have admitted to battery, false imprisonment and ...

2026-06-10T00:20:39Z

NSW Police have admitted to battery, false imprisonment and causing “harm and damage” to former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas, who suffered permanent eyesight damage during an unlawful arrest https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/police-admit-harm-and-damage-to-hannah-thomas-after-protest-arrest-20260608-p604r2.html #auslaw #nswpol #auspol

Down to the Wire - Saul Griffith When Australian Story first met ...

2026-06-09T23:51:59Z

Down to the Wire - Saul Griffith
When Australian Story first met inventor Saul Griffith in 2023 he was on a mission to electrify the world. Although political changes in the US have tested his optimism, back home his own community is forging ahead. https://iview.abc.net.au/video/NC2602Q017S00 #cleantech #climate #greenenergy

World’s largest banks pledged $906bn to fossil fuel companies ...

2026-06-09T11:32:38Z

World’s largest banks pledged $906bn to fossil fuel companies in ‘unfathomable’ increase in 2025, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/09/world-banks-pledge-billions-fossil-fuel-industry-2025 #climate #fossilfuels #investment #divestment

'A former Labor minister says the federal government ...

2026-06-07T21:30:56Z

'A former Labor minister says the federal government "blinked" on AI regulation, shelving plans to make it safer for consumers rather than provoke US President Donald Trump.

When he was minister for industry and science, Ed Husic was planning to bring in "mandatory guardrails" on high-risk AI as part of a standalone act that aimed to protect the community against the technology's potential harms.

After the election in May 2025, he was dumped from the ministry in a factional deal. By the end of the year his policy proposal was also gone.' https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/federal-government-ai-policy-retreat-data-centres-four-corners/106753596 #AI #regulation #trade #auspol #uspol

The Black Sorrows and Paul Kelly Drummer Peter Luscombe on ...

2026-05-24T10:30:40Z

The Black Sorrows and Paul Kelly Drummer Peter Luscombe on 'living hand-to-mouth even with 40 years’ experience, the lack of royalties for Australian session musicians, and why many players are advocating for change.' https://youtu.be/o1NqCZvkGxA?si=8Y_jxeXlFyezCN-7 #music

'Fifty years ago, these men set out to defeat an insidious ...

2026-05-17T02:53:59Z

'Fifty years ago, these men set out to defeat an insidious disease. A fortnight ago, they did' https://www.smh.com.au/healthcare/fifty-years-ago-these-men-set-out-to-defeat-an-insidious-disease-a-fortnight-ago-they-did-20260511-p5zvn7.html Trachoma eliminated in Australia. #health #eyesurgery #IndigenousIP

Eurovision 2026: Delta Goodrem sends Australia to the grand final ...

2026-05-15T07:06:15Z

Eurovision 2026: Delta Goodrem sends Australia to the grand final with note-perfect performance https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/15/delta-goodrem-eurovision-2026-performance-watch-australia-grand-final-eclipse #eurovision Vote 1 #Australia #Delta

Yindjibarndi people win $150m compensation after Andrew ...

2026-05-12T07:04:15Z

Yindjibarndi people win $150m compensation after Andrew Forrest's Fortescue mines built without permission https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/yindjibarndi-fortescue-andrew-forrest-compensation-payout/106665232 #auslaw #auspol #IndigenousIP

‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock ...

2026-05-09T07:01:00Z

‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about the future of humanity? https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/09/doomsday-clock-ai-iran-ukraine-war-climate-breakdown-nuclear-apocalypse #nuclearweapons #climate #AI #doomsday #doomsdayclock ⏰🌏

Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban ...

2026-05-04T05:51:21Z

Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban public advertisements for both meat and fossil fuel products. Since 1 May, adverts for burgers, petrol cars and airlines have been stripped from billboards, tram shelters, and metro stations. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wejdekpwyo #fossiladban #advertising #Netherlands #Amsterdam

Tobacco ban in the UK could create a smoke-free generation ...

2026-04-24T02:16:10Z

Tobacco ban in the UK could create a smoke-free generation

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-24/generational-smoking-ban-uk/106592244 Should Australia adopt similar laws to create a smoke-free generation? #auslaw #auspol #UKlaw #UKpol #smoking #tobacco #Vaping #ecigarettes #health

In his memoir, Coming up Short, Robert B. Reich reflects on his ...

2026-04-23T00:38:48Z

In his memoir, Coming up Short, Robert B. Reich reflects on his excitement based model of pedagogy: 'Teaching is not about conveying facts or thoughts or even theories. It's about conveying energy and excitement. If my students wanted to know what I think about something, they could read my books. What I could give them in the classroom was my enthusiasm, curiosity, and enjoyment about the subject we were learning about. Rather than use our classroom time together to lecture, I wanted to grab their interest, stir their own excitement. I had to figuratively grab them by the shoulders and shake them, laugh with them, run up and down the aisles of the classroom, asking them questions, keeping them surprised and engaged. If I couldn't touch their emotions, I couldn't get them to think hard.' (p 344) #teaching #pedagogy https://scribepublications.com.au/books/coming-up-short

‘I jumped at it’: Australia’s new CDC chief on trust, ...

2026-04-12T11:19:50Z

‘I jumped at it’: Australia’s new CDC chief on trust, misinformation and never being surprised by a health threat - the latest of a series of interviews with health leaders by the Guardian's Melissa Davey https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/12/australian-cdc-chief-interview-misinformation-health #CDC #healthlaw #auspol #trust #misinformation

New Book (following on from the podcast and the TV series) - ...

2026-04-08T01:00:58Z

New Book (following on from the podcast and the TV series) - Stuff the British Stole by Marc Fennell https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1761354671/
'In the days of the British Empire, things were taken that probably shouldn't have been. So how come they're still in museums, galleries and some much stranger places?'
#culture #heritage #IndigenousIP #GLAM #repatriation

A Day in the Life of an Enshittificator - Absurdist video urges ...

2026-03-16T11:56:25Z

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A Day in the Life of an Enshittificator - Absurdist video urges policymakers and users to resist deliberate deterioration of platforms and devices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ doctorow (npub1hs3…585k) Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

‘Another internet is possible’: Norway rails against ...

2026-03-16T10:54:19Z

‘Another internet is possible’: Norway rails against ‘enshittification’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/16/norway-rails-against-enshittifcation-deliberate-tech-deterioration doctorow (npub1hs3…585k) Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

Gambling advertising. It’s 978 days since Peta Murphy called ...

2026-03-01T20:04:10Z

Gambling advertising. It’s 978 days since Peta Murphy called for a ban on betting ads. What happened to Labor’s pledge to respect parliament? Josh Butler https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/02/labor-gambling-parliament-inquiry-reports-teal-independents 'A government coming to power promising orderly processes, transparency and a respect for parliament, has been criticised by integrity campaigners over all three. Reports are delayed, then left waiting for responses. On thorny issues, there can be long silence.' #auslaw #auspol #gambling #health

‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal ...

2026-02-17T11:11:41Z

‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/17/did-a-prize-winning-novelist-steal-a-woman-life-story-kamel-daoud
His novel was praised for giving a voice to the victims of Algeria’s brutal civil war. But one woman has accused Kamel Daoud of having stolen her story – and the ensuing legal battle has become about much more than literary ethics
#literature #privacy #ethics

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Songs from the Hottest ...

2026-01-07T23:21:34Z

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Songs from the Hottest 100 of 2005 that should have been higher https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-07/songs-from-hottest-100-of-2005-should-have-been-higher/106145224 #music

Proposal to allow use of Australian copyrighted material to train ...

2025-12-19T06:51:06Z

Proposal to allow use of Australian copyrighted material to train AI abandoned after backlash
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/19/proposal-australian-copyrighted-material-train-ai-abandoned-after-backlash
Productivity Commission recommends waiting three years to establish review into technology after furious response from creative industries
#copyright #AI #auspol #auslaw #ProductivityCommission

A US psychologist prescribed a social media ban for kids. How did ...

2025-12-08T03:29:05Z

A US psychologist prescribed a social media ban for kids. How did Australia become the test subject? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/07/how-australia-became-the-testing-ground-for-a-social-media-ban-for-young-people

The news that Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros in an $83bn ...

2025-12-05T23:03:56Z

The news that Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros in an $83bn deal has led to backlash among figures in and out of the entertainment industry.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/05/netflix-warner-bros-deal-backlash
Elizabeth Warren, a Democratic senator, called it “an anti-monopoly nightmare” in a statement released soon after the announcement.

“A Netflix-Warner Bros would create one massive media giant with control of close to half of the streaming market – threatening to force Americans into higher subscription prices and fewer choices over what and how they watch, while putting American workers at risk,” she said.
#uslaw #uspol #competition #monopoly

The Pacific won a stunning climate victory at the International ...

2025-09-14T06:55:58Z

The Pacific won a stunning climate victory at the International Court of Justice. What's next?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-14/whats-next-after-pacific-icj-climate-victory/105747794

#ICJ #Climate #Pacific #Vanuatu

‘We are teaching the machine to take our job’: Banks bet big ...

2025-09-10T22:28:48Z

‘We are teaching the machine to take our job’: Banks bet big on AI as thousands of jobs cut https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/09/dhanushi-lost-her-job-the-same-day-cba-rolled-out-an-ai-chatbot-it-may-just-be-the-beginning #AI #jobs #employment

AI startup Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5bn to settle #copyright ...

2025-09-06T03:44:38Z

AI startup Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5bn to settle #copyright lawsuit over books https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/05/anthropic-settlement-ai-book-lawsuit

Settlement could be pivotal after authors claimed company took pirated copies of their work to train chatbots #uslaw #uspol

NSW environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s ...

2025-09-04T22:41:43Z

NSW environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/05/environment-watchdog-buried-report-on-lead-in-childrens-blood-to-placate-mining-companies-emails-show #auspol #environment #health

Calls to protect Indigenous intellectual property from AI ...

2025-08-25T10:22:59Z

Calls to protect Indigenous intellectual property from AI 'cultural theft'

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-23/calls-to-protect-indigenous-intellectual-property-from-ai-cultur/105680182 w Terri Janke and Company

#IndigenousIP #AI #auslaw #auspol

You can't stop the music - ANU School of Music students ...

2025-08-23T01:57:52Z

You can't stop the music - ANU School of Music students threaten legal action
https://region.com.au/stop-renew-anu-or-else-school-of-music-students-threaten-legal-action-if-uni-doesnt-meet-demands/897166/
The students outlined several concerns, including a potential breach of Federal legislation, “misleading and deceptive conduct” under Australian Consumer Law, and questions about how grant and trust money has been treated.
#consumerlaw #education #auslaw #auspol #music

'Google has agreed to pay a $55 million fine after it ...

2025-08-18T07:31:13Z

'Google has agreed to pay a $55 million fine after it admitted that deals the tech giant struck with Telstra and Optus, banning them from installing rival search engines on some smartphones they sold, amounted to anticompetitive conduct.' https://www.afr.com/technology/google-fined-55m-for-anticompetitive-telco-deals-20250818-p5mnrt #competition #auslaw #auspol #competition #ACCC #monopoly #telcos

First Nations group launches bid to protect Victoria Park from ...

2025-08-05T01:29:04Z

First Nations group launches bid to protect Victoria Park from Olympic stadium development https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-05/qld-victoria-park-application-block-olympic-infrastructure/105613670
The application — made under Section 10 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act (ATSIHP) — allows the Commonwealth to declare long-term protection of a significant Aboriginal area. #IndigenousIP #Olympics #auslaw #auspol

‘Frugal tech’ will build us all a better world Eleanor Drage ...

2025-08-03T08:33:27Z

‘Frugal tech’ will build us all a better world
Eleanor Drage
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/02/billionaire-big-tech-frugal-elon-musk-innovation
'While most of what we consider to be “hi-tech” is closed off behind proprietary algorithms, the open-source technologies above all require community involvement. This can be immensely empowering, and can improve public trust: it’s hard (and unwise) to give yourself over to a technology that won’t tell you how it works, particularly when its predefined settings allow only for meagre approaches to “user privacy”.'

Just reading the Tesla Files at the moment about a ...

2025-07-30T01:04:14Z

Just reading the Tesla Files at the moment about a whistleblower's expose of safety and security issues with the car company - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-tesla-files-9781405984829 Interesting to see the enabling legal victory for this expose - Lukasz Krupski wins retaliation case against Tesla https://www.blueprintforfreespeech.net/en/news/lukasz-krupski-wins-retaliation-case-against-tesla

I have been listening to some Randy Newman classics of late. I ...

2025-07-06T12:29:50Z

I have been listening to some Randy Newman classics of late. I was reminded that I first encountered his music via The Muppets with Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear https://youtu.be/SK1HVj3qM-k?si=-iWYJyiYOXG8mwyK #music #TheMuppets #TV #film I still remember the Fozzie version many decades on... The creators of the Muppets had a fine taste in contemporary music.

The #G7 has once again put multinationals’ profits over the ...

2025-07-02T05:04:55Z

The #G7 has once again put multinationals’ profits over the interests of people
Joseph Stiglitz, José Antonio Ocampo and Jayati Ghosh https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/02/the-g7-has-once-again-put-multinationals-profits-over-the-interests-of-people #economics #tax

New Zealand government sued over ‘dangerously inadequate’ ...

2025-06-29T21:45:16Z

New Zealand government sued over ‘dangerously inadequate’ emissions reduction plan https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/10/new-zealand-government-sued-over-dangerously-inadequate-emissions-reduction-plan-ntwnfb
In the first legal challenge to the plan, top climate lawyers claim the government relies too heavily on forestry and failed to consult the public #nzpol #nzlaw #climate

Copyright Cases Should Not Threaten Chatbot Users’ Privacy ...

2025-06-26T22:10:59Z

Copyright Cases Should Not Threaten Chatbot Users’ Privacy https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/copyright-cases-should-not-threaten-chatbot-users-privacy #copyright #privacy #AI

Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He ...

2025-06-22T00:45:20Z

Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/21/harvard-slavery-decendants-of-the-enslaved

Reading this practical medical care story, I was reminded that ...

2025-06-21T03:27:44Z

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Reading this practical medical care story, I was reminded that there is a significant of the Australian community (particularly men) who avoid seeing a doctor https://ahaclinics.com.au/2023/07/24/demystifying-a-visit-to-the-doctor/

'Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ...

2025-06-21T00:40:56Z

'Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized her colleagues Friday in a scathing dissent in a case involving vehicle emissions regulations.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/scathing-dissent-justice-jackson-says-supreme-court-gives-impression-f-rcna214104
In her dissenting opinion, she argued that the court's opinion gives the impression it favors “moneyed interests” in the way it decides which cases to hear and how it rules in them. The court had ruled 7-2 in favor of fuel producers seeking to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency's approval of California clean vehicle emissions regulations.

She also said she was concerned that the ruling could have "a reputational cost for this court, which is already viewed by many as being overly sympathetic to corporate interests."

With the Trump administration reversing course on many of former President Joe Biden's environmental policies, including those about California's electric vehicle mandates, the case is most likely moot or soon will be, Jackson wrote, making her wonder why the court felt the need to decide it.

"This case gives fodder to the unfortunate perception that moneyed interests enjoy an easier road to relief in this court than ordinary citizens," she wrote.' #SCOTUS

Doctorow at the doctors @npub1fdr…lvhs ...

2025-06-19T12:10:36Z

Doctorow at the doctors Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs) https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/05/carcinoma-angels/#squeaky-nail

Optus to face $100 million penalty for unconscionable conduct ...

2025-06-18T03:17:56Z

Optus to face $100 million penalty for unconscionable conduct selling products to vulnerable customers https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-18/accc-optus-admit-unconscionable-conduct-100m-penalty/105430714 #consumerlaw #auslaw #auspol

Australian #Tesla owners seeking compensation as phantom braking ...

2025-06-11T08:57:08Z

Australian #Tesla owners seeking compensation as phantom braking leaves drivers 'completely terrified' https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-11/tesla-phantom-braking-australia-class-action-lawsuit/105395490 #auslaw

Canadian mining company Vista Gold has been fined $160,000 after ...

2025-05-14T09:50:04Z

Canadian mining company Vista Gold has been fined $160,000 after pleading guilty to damaging a sacred site near Katherine in the Northern Territory.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-14/vista-gold-fined-after-drilling-at-sacred-site-near-katherine/105291010
The NT's sacred sites authority took action against the company after its own shareholder release revealed the illegal exploration drilling.
In his sentencing remarks, Acting Judge Steven Ledek said the unlawful drilling was motivated by profit.
#auspol #auslaw #IndigenousIP

Margaret Atwood says she cannot remember another time ‘when ...

2025-05-13T00:42:57Z

Margaret Atwood says she cannot remember another time ‘when words themselves have felt under such threat’
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/12/margaret-atwood-words-under-threat-freedom-to-publish-british-book-awards
The Handmaid’s Tale author spoke out as she accepted the freedom to publish prize at the British Book awards. #books #freespeech #freepress

Right-to-repair revolution: Farmers challenge John Deere's ...

2025-04-28T02:40:58Z

Right-to-repair revolution: Farmers challenge John Deere's control over equipment repair https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/right-to-repair-farmers-challenge-john-deere-control-equipment-rcna199651
Legislation supporting the movement is gaining ground nationally, but some farming equipment is excluded, and farmers say they're left with costly repair bills. #righttorepair #uslaw #uspol #agriculture

The Correspondent review – Richard Roxburgh is excellent as ...

2025-04-16T23:44:12Z

The Correspondent review – Richard Roxburgh is excellent as jailed journalist Peter Greste https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/17/the-correspondent-review-richard-roxburgh-is-excellent-as-jailed-journalist-peter-greste #film

‘A self-described art thief’: how Wayne Thiebaud channeled ...

2025-04-16T22:57:36Z

‘A self-described art thief’: how Wayne Thiebaud channeled other artists
The late painter was known for his masterly reinterpretations of famous works but also his own, wide-ranging originals https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/16/wayne-thiebaud-san-francisco-exhibition #art #pastiche #copyright

'The Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann has noted that Mr ...

2025-04-16T06:23:09Z

'The Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann has noted that Mr Trump’s miscalculation is focusing on goods trade, while ignoring the bigger game: services, intellectual property (IP) and investment.' https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/15/the-guardian-view-on-donald-trump-industrial-policy-inward-turn-by-ultimatum

‘Silicon Six’ accused of avoiding almost $278bn in US ...

2025-04-16T05:55:15Z

‘Silicon Six’ accused of avoiding almost $278bn in US corporation taxes over 10 years https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/15/silicon-six-accused-of-avoiding-almost-278bn-in-us-corporation-taxes-over-10-years
Analysis finds Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple and Microsoft averaged 18.8%, compared with 29.7% US average

Meta and the FTC face off in court over monopoly claims ...

2025-04-15T06:36:47Z

Meta and the FTC face off in court over monopoly claims https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/nx-s1-5358436/meta-ftc-antitrust-trial-opening-arguments #facebook #antitrust #meta #uslaw #uspol

Michelle Heyman’s 200th W-League game a highlight in a ...

2025-04-15T04:27:53Z

Michelle Heyman’s 200th W-League game a highlight in a remarkable weekend for Canberra sport https://region.com.au/michelle-heymans-200th-w-league-game-a-highlight-in-a-remarkable-weekend-for-canberra-sport/861185/ #matildas #michelleheyman #canberra #wleague #aleague #football #mastodonfc

“No government – regardless of which party is in power – ...

2025-04-15T04:11:36Z

“No government – regardless of which party is in power – should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, the university president, wrote https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/14/trump-harvard-funding-freeze

Mario Vargas Llosa, giant of Latin American literature, dies aged ...

2025-04-14T04:44:43Z

Mario Vargas Llosa, giant of Latin American literature, dies aged 89 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/14/mario-vargas-llosa-dies-aged-89-cause-of-death
Nobel laureate, a star of the international boom in Latin American literature, also once ran for president in Peru

Garbage bag giant fined $8.25m for falsely claiming products were ...

2025-04-14T04:29:12Z

Garbage bag giant fined $8.25m for falsely claiming products were recycled plastic https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/14/garbage-bag-giant-fined-825m-for-falsely-claiming-products-were-recycled-plastic
Clorox, the company behind GLAD garbage bags, advertised them as made from 50% recycled plastic from the ocean. #auslaw #greenwashing #ACCC #consumerlaw

‘It never happened – but the picture says it did’: 28 fake ...

2025-04-13T03:06:25Z

‘It never happened – but the picture says it did’: 28 fake images that fooled the world https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/12/a-locals-guide-to-narooma-people-are-amazed-at-how-turquoise-the-water-is

Sudden closure of iconic bridge to cyclists shows ‘car is still ...

2025-04-13T02:23:19Z

Sudden closure of iconic bridge to cyclists shows ‘car is still king in Brisbane’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/13/sudden-closure-of-iconic-bridge-to-cyclists-shows-car-is-still-king-in-brisbane

‘Ghost stores’: the online retailers promoting closing-down ...

2025-04-13T01:38:09Z

‘Ghost stores’: the online retailers promoting closing-down sales for physical shops that don’t exist https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/13/closing-down-sales-for-shops-that-dont-exist-online-ghost-stores-australia-ntwnfb
Australia’s consumer watchdog says it is investigating complaints of social media ads purporting to be from local boutiques. #auslaw #auspol

The Killers & Bruce Springsteen: Encore At The Garden ...

2025-04-13T01:24:01Z

The Killers & Bruce Springsteen: Encore At The Garden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cma_-E6pG2Y #RSD #music #badlands

Denial of Copyright to AI 'Author' Affirmed by D.C. ...

2025-03-19T07:41:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…sg5a
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Denial of Copyright to AI 'Author' Affirmed by D.C. Circuit https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/human-authorship-required-to-register-copyright-d-c-cir-rules #copyright #AI #art #authorship

Do AI robo-authors qualify for copyright? It's still no, says ...

2025-03-19T07:39:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…elxt
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Do AI robo-authors qualify for copyright? It's still no, says appeals court https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/appeals_court_says_ai_authors/ #copyright #authorship #AI #art

US appeals court rejects copyrights for AI-generated art lacking ...

2025-03-19T07:37:20Z

US appeals court rejects copyrights for AI-generated art lacking 'human' creator https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-appeals-court-rejects-copyrights-ai-generated-art-lacking-human-creator-2025-03-18/

Decision of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2025/03/23-5233.pdf

#copyright #authorship #AI #art

During Cyclone Alfred, a local quarry dam in Mount Gravatt burst ...

2025-03-17T06:56:51Z

During Cyclone Alfred, a local quarry dam in Mount Gravatt burst open, sending debris downstream

https://mountgravattnews.com.au/bmi-group-denies-contamination-claims-after-mt-gravatt-quarry-incident/ 'The company denies any contamination occurred, asserting that all water released from the site met safety standards... Residents in the area have expressed concerns about the long-term environmental impact of the incident, particularly on the local ecosystem. Some have questioned whether BMI Group had sufficient safeguards in place to prevent such an event.'

#cyclonealfred #environment #qldpol

Mervyn Street’s parents were paid in rocks instead of wages. He ...

2025-02-12T00:40:26Z

Mervyn Street’s parents were paid in rocks instead of wages. He led a fight for his people – and won $180m https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/feb/12/stolen-wages-fremantle-arts-centre-exhibition-feature #auslaw #auspol #stolenwages

Australia is becoming an uninsurable nation. There may only be ...

2025-01-18T04:50:39Z

Australia is becoming an uninsurable nation. There may only be one solution
Nicki Hutley
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/17/australia-is-becoming-an-uninsurable-nation-there-may-only-be-one-solution

Mark Zuckerberg has gone full Maga Siva Vaidhyanathan ...

2025-01-08T13:41:11Z

Mark Zuckerberg has gone full Maga
Siva Vaidhyanathan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/08/mark-zuckerberg-supporting-trump-maga

Montana supreme court upholds right to ‘stable climate ...

2024-12-19T05:53:36Z

Montana supreme court upholds right to ‘stable climate system’ for youngsters
Court rules in favor of 16 young people who said their health and prospects were being imperiled by climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/18/montana-supreme-court-climate #Montana #climate #litigation

A nuclear nightmare ...

2024-12-16T09:37:06Z

A nuclear nightmare https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2024/dec/16/coalition-nuclear-energy-plan-peter-dutton-government-ntwnfb #auslaw #auspol

The Queensland supreme court has struck out substantial parts of ...

2024-12-06T09:15:21Z

The Queensland supreme court has struck out substantial parts of Indian mining giant Adani’s case against environmental activist Ben Pennings, describing some of the company’s claims as “confused and embarrassing”. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/06/queensland-supreme-court-adani-coalmine-case-ben-pennings-ntwnfb #auslaw #auspol #climate

More wild weather forecast for Queensland raises questions about ...

2024-12-05T03:10:21Z

More wild weather forecast for Queensland raises questions about how Brisbane drains handle intense rainfall https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-05/brisbane-wet-weather-outlook-flash-flooding-rainfall-drainage/104682998

Fury as US argues against climate obligations at top UN court US ...

2024-12-04T21:55:09Z

Fury as US argues against climate obligations at top UN court
US says current climate rules are satisfactory, prompting condemnation from activists and vulnerable countries
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/04/us-climate-crisis-legal-court
#climate #uspol

Annabel Crabb on the chaotic rush to pass the Australian social ...

2024-11-28T05:27:59Z

Annabel Crabb on the chaotic rush to pass the Australian social media minimum age bill https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-27/social-media-ban-legislative-enshittification-cultural-moment/104648512 #auspol #auslaw

Albanese kills off deal with Greens to pass ‘nature positive’ ...

2024-11-27T10:41:58Z

Albanese kills off deal with Greens to pass ‘nature positive’ legislation after intervention by WA premier https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/27/albanese-kills-off-deal-with-greens-to-pass-nature-positive-law-after-intervention-by-wa-premier #auslaw #auspol #naturepositive

ChatGPT, Meta and Google generative AI should be designated ...

2024-11-26T07:54:49Z

ChatGPT, Meta and Google generative AI should be designated 'high-risk' under new laws, bipartisan committee recommends https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-26/chatgpt-high-risk-ai-act-creative-theft/104646664 via @ABCaustralia Australian Parliamentary Committee recommends stronger copyright laws to address AI: 'If the widespread theft of tens of thousands of Australians' creative works by big multinational tech companies, without authorisation or remuneration, is not already unlawful, then it should be.' #auslaw #auspol #AI #regulation #copyright

'A doctor in Victoria has admitted she breached the medical ...

2024-11-26T01:06:28Z

'A doctor in Victoria has admitted she breached the medical board’s code of conduct by asking her patients for $150,000 so she could start a prescription vaping clinic for teenagers and write a book, among other things.' https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/26/carolyn-beaumont-doctor-medical-code-of-conduct-teenage-vape-solutions-funding-ntwnfb #vaping #codeofconduct #ethics #doctors #healthlaw

Speaking generally, the president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Dr Nicole Higgins, said: “It goes without saying that GPs should act in their patients’ interests at all times, and that the best care comes from a GP who knows their patients and their histories well … Clinical decisions must not be influenced by commercial interests.”

‘We live in a climate of fear’: graphic novelist’s Elon ...

2024-11-24T05:40:55Z

‘We live in a climate of fear’: graphic novelist’s Elon Musk book can’t find UK or US publisher https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/23/we-live-in-a-climate-of-fear-graphic-novelists-elon-musk-book-cant-find-uk-or-us-publisher
Darryl Cunningham blames fear of ‘legal consequences’ for reluctance to take on book, now only available in French

‘Government by the worst’: why people are calling Trump’s ...

2024-11-24T02:55:54Z

‘Government by the worst’: why people are calling Trump’s new sidekicks a ‘#kakistocracy’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/21/trump-administration-kakistocracy

World’s 1.5C climate target ‘deader than a doornail’, ...

2024-11-18T11:10:02Z

World’s 1.5C climate target ‘deader than a doornail’, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/climate-crisis-world-temperature-target
Scientists say goal to keep world’s temperature rise below 1.5C is not going to happen despite talks at Cop29 in Baku
#climate #COP29

New anti-vaping program to target schoolkids as educators fear ...

2024-11-13T05:21:00Z

New anti-vaping program to target schoolkids as educators fear students unaware of health risks https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-13/mark-butler-anti-vaping-program-health-high-school-children/104596136 #health #healthlaw #education #vaping #auspol #auslaw

A precedent-setting case alleges the oil giant misled investors ...

2024-11-10T01:40:02Z

A precedent-setting case alleges the oil giant misled investors about future emissions, using unsubstantiated data and following direct interventions by the chief executive. By Royce Kurmelovs https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environment/2024/11/09/santos-faces-greenwash-charge#mtr #auspol #auslaw #greenwashing

Federal Court finds Pauline Hanson racially discriminated against ...

2024-10-31T23:43:24Z

Federal Court finds Pauline Hanson racially discriminated against Mehreen Faruqi in 'angry personal attack' tweet https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-01/pauline-hanson-mehreen-faruqi-racial-tweet-verdict/104547814 #auslaw #auspol #RDA

Southern Cross University cuts all creative arts programs amid ...

2024-10-30T06:47:23Z

Southern Cross University cuts all creative arts programs amid declining demand
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-30/southern-cross-university-cuts-creative-arts-programs/104533370
#education

A Victorian court has recognised invasion of privacy in ...

2024-10-29T22:22:17Z

A Victorian court has recognised invasion of privacy in Australian common law in a decision published only weeks after the federal government introduced a bill to tackle the issue. https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/oct/30/victorian-woman-wins-30000-for-invasion-of-privacy-after-father-spoke-to-media-about-surviving-attempt-ntwnfb #ausalw #auspol #privacy

Australian COVID-19 inquiry finds vaccine ‘strollout’ cost ...

2024-10-29T06:42:00Z

Australian COVID-19 inquiry finds vaccine ‘strollout’ cost lives, eroded trust

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/covid-inquiry-finds-vaccine-strollout-cost-lives-eroded-trust-20241029-p5km5j.html https://www.pmc.gov.au/resources/covid-19-response-inquiry-report

#COVID19 #auspol #auslaw #access2meds #healthlaw

(Although there were plentiful submissions on intellectual property and access to essential medicines, the report does not really even broach the subject).