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So let’s talk about this, because @billshortenmp is talking about it at the National Press Club today and Bill is nothing if not a cunning bastard (that’s a compliment, Bill). And listen hard, because this has to do with #Robodebt & #RoboNDIS.

amp.theguardian.com/australia-news…

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2/ Your first two questions should be this: why are the architects of Robodebt, Scott Britton and Jason Ryman, still employed within fraud and compliance at the Ndia? And what did they do there?

Your second, what’s intended next? #auspol
3/ There are reasons I do conservative media (outside personal relationships) to do with echo chambers and ensuring accurate info is disseminated. And there is no way 20% of NDIS funding is lost to fraud. teamdsc.com.au/resources/have…

Sorry, Mr Phelan. Show us the evidence. #auspol
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This week at the #NationalPressClub, Australia’s Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP outlined his new vision for the nation in the face of catastrophic fires.

Let’s call it the ‘Shonk Doctrine’.

Here’s a thread on the ‘Shonk Doctrine’ and how it works.

#auspol #shonkdoctrine
Morrison’s Shonk Doctrine combines elements of what @NaomiAKlein called ‘Shock Doctrine’ with a whole lot of our Prime Minister’s characteristic shonkiness.

It is a dangerous combination.
Naomi Klein coined the expression ‘Shock Doctrine’ to describe the phenomenon of vested interests using moments of ‘shock’ (eg wars & disasters) to force through aggressive neoliberal policies targeting ordinary people and the public domain:

theguardian.com/books/2007/sep…
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