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Michelle Fahy
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National Press Club left red-faced and apologising to Pauline Hanson...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
MEAA condemns the continuing treatment of journalist Sarah Martin by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. Journalists must be able to do their job without fear of intimidation, exclusion, or personal attack.
This is a moment for us to stand together and hold the line on press freedom.
meaa.io/3SbzRlK
Where have we seen this before?
My @smh cartoon.
Michelle Fahy
Been here before... but I'm sure a little reminder about ethics from the minister will make all the difference this time 🙄
Greens senator Barbara Pocock has referred KPMG to the NACC. It joins PwC in that black hole, abt which nothing has been heard in years
www.themandarin.com.au/314726-consu...
Exemptions from the ban are the biggest feature of government's new KPMG ban
The Big Four firm’s financial reporting models slip the noose as govt agencies scramble to meet their EOFY obligations.
www.themandarin.com.au/314688-exemp...
France's domestic intelligence agency is ending its contract with Palantir.
The move reflects growing wariness by European governments about dependency on US tech platforms, and particularly on Palantir Technologies' suite of products.
cybernews.com/tech/french-...
Last week, auditor-general Caralee McLiesh drew a line in the sand. That line was with the Defence Dept.
McLeish made it very clear that in future dealings with Defence she intends to show both bark & bite - and will use her formidable powers to do so.
www.themandarin.com.au/314096-defen...
High profile contribution to the people's AUKUS Inquiry👇
Former Labor foreign affairs minister Gareth Evans says the belief the US would defend Australia in event of an existential attack is a ‘ludicrous delusion’
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Dr Tracy Westerman AM
A banner interrupted the senator’s first address at the National Press Club in 30 years, in which she laid out a vision for an Australian "monoculture".
Public inquiry into AUKUS launched today.
An inquiry is long overdue. It is "people-run" and a response to the government’s failure to hold a Parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS.
Submissions invited. Send them your views. Click here:
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Michelle Fahy
This morning at Parliament House in Canberra, I was honoured to help launch a public inquiry into AUKUS. This public inquiry is not optional. It is overdue and a response to the government’s failure t...