Chief of Staff @9NewsSyd | @_RACEWEEK | š§ arickert@nine.com.au
Sydney, New South Wales
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andrew rickert retweeted
#FOI has revealed a plot by our million dollar departmental secretaries to āto strengthen our management of [Senate] committeesā. Itās contemptuous of the Senate and completely disrespectful of our system of responsible government. #disgrace #auspol michaelwest.com.au/cover-up-ā¦
andrew rickert retweeted
One more sleep until my Snowy 2.0 court case, which might ultimately prevent officials entering into confidentiality agreements that prevent taxpayers accessing performance info about publicly funded projects. Itās an open court - transparency die-hards are welcome. #FOI #auspol
The Govt enters into $100B worth of contracts each year, all with confidentiality terms that prevent citizens from knowing if the contractor is performing well. If I win in the Full Federal Court next week, thatāll all change. #transparency #Snowy #auspol michaelwest.com.au/snowy-bloā¦
andrew rickert retweeted
Things continue to get worse because bean counters like this have taken over most if not all leadership positions in sports. āActually the data on audio streaming shows us thatā¦ā No one cares. No one cares. Not everything gets to be a transaction.
Baseball on the radio is the Costco $1.50 hot dog and soda combo. Itās a loss leader that keeps people engaged on their fishing boat, in the tractor during harvest season, on a long road trip.
Color me shocked that the former president of the worst run team in big four sports thinks this way. Itās no wonder the Marlins never cut through if this is how their leadership thinks.
@DavidPSamson says MLB no longer needs radio: "We don't need baseball on radio anymore." The former Marlins president predicts on Nothing Personal that "radio will go the way of Kodak and Blockbuster." @JohnMamola has more. #MLB
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andrew rickert retweeted
something that makes me sad, not in a trad way, is that public buildings used to be designed to be places that were both functional and served as celebrations of art and architecture. they were supposed to feel important and grand.
andrew rickert retweeted
The Teals say "We need more housing. But not here. My neighbourhood is special".
If everyone acted like this, nothing would be built.
Central governments need to over-ride narrow-minded localism for the greater good.
Everyone needs to do their share.
andrew rickert retweeted
KINGS CROSS | A DA has been lodged for a 40-storey/139m tower at 203-225 Victoria St. Designed by Bates Smart & Neeson Murcutt Nellie, the development proposes 249 apartments with 1,650m2 of retail space and a 1,708m2 public plaza. Read more here: planningportal.nsw.gov.au/maā¦
andrew rickert retweeted
RED FLAG š©
We've got a wallaby on track š¦
#AustralianGP š¦šŗ
andrew rickert retweeted
A scoop from me: CBS-owned local stations' election coverage will be sponsored by DraftKings, a deal that has stirred concern inside the company. status.news/p/cbs-draftkingsā¦
thought I was going crazy seeing the Australian version of these which have Alan Kohler and Michelle Bullock exchanging cash in a park
andrew rickert retweeted
"A live-fire training exercise hit a gas line or gas well on the base causing an explosion, multiple Canadian Armed Forces sources told Global News."
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#BREAKING: At least seven people are dead and dozens more left injured from an explosion and fire at the CFB Wainwright, according to multiple military sources.
globalnews.ca/news/12106709/ā¦
andrew rickert retweeted
This is fucking nuts. What a model of conduct for authors theguardian.com/uk-news/2026ā¦
andrew rickert retweeted
Palantir's merch feels like the endpoint in streetwear's evolution, which started with young kids in urban areas āĀ mostly ethnic minorities from low-income families āĀ creating their own style from the ground up. Over time, that aesthetic was co-opted by luxury brands seeking "authenticity." And now, by a surveillance company seeking cultural capital.
Streetwear used to be an aesthetic defined by the ground-up by people were disempowered in political and economic life, but engaged in actual street culture. Now it's an aesthetic dictated from the top down by giant corporations with no conenction to such cultures. And used by political and economic elites who want to appear as outsiders.
andrew rickert retweeted
looking forward to cafe owners explaining why they "HAVE TO" put prices up 50 cents to cover the loss of an 8 cent surcharge
The Albanese government's new "cost of living measure" could lift coffee prices by as much as six per cent, costing cafe-goers an extra $130 per year.
news24.com.au/politics/austrā¦
andrew rickert retweeted
It's incredibly important to aggressively resist the idea that AI can be conscious or have "personhood," not only because it's as ridiculous as believing that a book can think, but because once this is accepted, "AI's interests" will very quickly be prioritized over humanity.
andrew rickert retweeted
Hereās the video of the interaction, worse than I remembered.
I have spoken at more council meetings in more different councils than probably anyone in Sydney over the last four years. Iāve never encountered a mayor as combative and unprofessional as this.
The Mayor of Woollahra took my address from the registration form, snooped on realestate.com.au and made a snide comment about the value of my apartment during this questioning.
Straightforward breach of the Code of Conduct and privacy violation. Iāll be making a complaint
1) no its obvs for esafety to breach TOU or laws for purposes of policing
2) wouldnāt u rather put the abilities of the govt into law instead of them just doing it without public knowledge
3) youāre assuming state actors donāt run adverse online actions and sock puppets anyway ?
The censorship industrial complex is going on the offensive. New legislation being field tested in Australia would give the government the power to run AI bot networks/sock puppets, apparently to secretly influence & manipulate online debates. Creepy af. H/t @NAffects @MikeNayna
Australian brothers bragging about living and working from South East Asia bought niche trusted websites and turned them into an AI churn mill
Suboptimal futurism.com/artificial-inteā¦
