Cory Doctorow @pluralistic is ABSOLUTELY ON FIRE* today (and grimly hilarious), skewering crypto among many other enshittified things, not least the politicians who were warned of the consequences of their actions, but still continued to do the wrong thing, whether through stupidity, ideology or graft:

*Take Malcolm Turnbull, the former Australian Prime Minister. When he was told that the laws of mathematics dictated that it was impossible to build selectively effective encryption of the sort he was demanding, he replied, "The laws of mathematics are very commendable but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia"*

pluralistic.net/2025/01/13/wan…

#tech #media #crypto #lafires #auspol #climateemergency #climatechange

*and he's writing as #la literally burns - though as he points out, the authorities were warned, time and time again, about the dangers. Not to mention that #exxonknew long ago about the consequences of its actions...

Hang on, isn’t that … ?

I see racism is still alive & well within the LNP and Young Libs. Punishment and consequences are only headline deep, otherwise it’s business as usual. #AusPol

Starting January 1, wage theft in Australia becomes a criminal offence! Bosses who deliberately underpay workers could face 10 years in jail and fines up to $1.65 million.
This landmark law follows years of scandals involving major employers like #Woolworths, #Qantas, #7Eleven, and the ABC.

#WageTheft #FairPay #WorkersRights #Australia #EmploymentLaw #Auspol

Australian bosses on notice as 'deliberate' wage theft becomes a crime - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2024-12-30/wag…

Australian bosses on notice as 'deliberate' wage theft becomes a crime

Australian bosses could go to jail for up to 10 years and be slapped with a $1.65 million fine if they "deliberately" underpay their workers, as part of new laws that take effect on January 1.

^{Emilia Terzon (ABC News)}

Part 2:

@The_Icarian

#Democracy #AUSpol

(2/2)

...political parties👈 to $20,000. The tweet includes a photo of the Australian flag and a [grumpy looking] photo of #ElonMusk.

Provided by @altbot, generated using Gemini"

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#CitizensUnitedVsFEC:
1)
mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1108…

#Democracy #AUSpol #Australia

Looking at the #Plutocracy the #US #AmericanExperiment has once again become, you might be right.

It"s always a combination of many different measures, some of which I just described in German only minutes ago.

@The_Icarian

#Democracy #AUSpol

(2/2)

...tweet includes a photo of the Australian flag and a [grumpy looking] photo of #ElonMusk.

Provided by @altbot, generated using Gemini"

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#CitizensUnitedVsFEC:
1)
mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1108…

#Democracy #AUSpol

(1/n)

#SpendingLimits are essential for #democracies. One prime example are the #US. It went from being capitalist to being a #plutocracy after #CitizensUnitedVsFEC 1).

#Australia, in contrast, does right in this respect. Let's include more people with #AltText. ;)

"A tweet from @ politicsnewsusa.bsky.social announces that 👉Australia has passed a bill limiting the amount billionaires can spend on political parties👈 to $20,000. The..."