75 — Sour worms

We discuss the cops who can't stop leaking sensitive information to abusers, Victoria's return to lockdown and the government ministers who keep forgetting that Grandma exists.

Porter stuff Christian Porter has dropped his case against the ABC. …a week after calling on the ABC to not drag out the case, because they’re spending taxpayer money. Fairfax papers published a weird puff piece on Porter’s new relationship. Abusive leaks In 2013, a QLD Police sergeant Neil Punchard deliberately leaked information about a domestic violence victim to her abuser. In a completely unrelated note, QLD police is “grappling” with a rise in officers named in domestic abuse orders. This week, it came out that NSW police gave the entire image of a domestic violence victim’s phone to her abuser. Celebrite is an Israeli hardware/software package used by law enforcement. The CEO of Signal posted a blog post dissecting how Cellebrite works. It’s not just cops! The NDIS leaked information about a participant to their family, despite warnings they were at danger of domestic violence. Lockdown! Victoria has been in lockdown for two weeks. The Victorian government has propped up businesses with $250m in grants. The Federal government has finally agreed to give some measly grants to individual people, in the form of a wizard’s riddle. Businesses have refused to pay back Jobkeeper overpayments (and the government isn’t asking for it back). …while they claw back money from individuals. Aged care Richard Colbeck is minister for aged care, apparently. He just refuses to admit he’s responsible. Of the 910 people who have died of Covid in Australia, 655 were in Victorian aged care homes. The Royal Commission found that the Government did not have a plan for the pandemic. During the outbreak in 2020, the government provided additional funding for aged care workers to not work at multiple sites. They dropped this funding as soon as possible. The National cabinet has agreed that Covid Vaccines are not mandatory for aged care workers. We have a Registry of who’s been immunised in Australia! There are anti-vaxxers in the Government. A great thread about the roll-out of the HPV Vaccine. Health Minister Greg Hunt posted anti-mask propaganda. Shoutouts Sign the petition to stop the planned cable-car up Mt Wellington in Hobart.