[PREVIEW] Federal ICAC - Honest Government Ad

Could maybe mention getting propaganda printed by their mates to tell us what to believe? Y'know, their mate's printing co. that has no printer, just takes millions in public funds to order the delivery.

Brilliant! Very much looking forward to this vid :)

Can you work in a Partner / Not Partner in honour of JBish?

Love mendacious ShitLords.

I love this one. And you raise a good point - Sure, you can spy on me, watch what I do on the internet, see my bank account, listen to my phone calls.... but I can spy on you too, right? .... right? .... What do you mean "classified"? No no, I get it, you're surveilling millions of innocent people because of one or two bad apples. Makes total sense! I just want the same access to you, too, just on the small tincy wincy chance that you might not be acting in our best interests.... What? There's never been a documented incident of a government acting against the best interests of its people? Oh, okay then.

the United States. The ADF told ABC: "As this matter is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), it is not appropriate to provide further comment on any individual's alleged involvement in this investigation. Any further enquiries relating to the investigation are a matter for the AFP." The AFP told ABC it was, "working in conjunction with the Australian Department of Defence (DoD) and the [United States US Defense Criminal Investigative Service] DCIS to investigate any Australian involvement in the alleged corruption". "As this matter is ongoing, it is not appropriate to provide further comment," it added. Many of those facing criminal charges in the US have pleaded guilty, admitting the extensive evidence against them, including email and phone trails about money and a host of other benefits they received from Francis, put their guilt beyond all reasonable doubt. So too has Francis, the man who corrupted so many senior military officers. Singapore, where Francis was based, sees more Australian ships pass through it than any other navy's, save for the United States. The Australian Navy's ship movements in the region were clearly a rich vein of potential revenue to Francis. It raises the question of whether Francis may have bribed Australian officers to reveal classified Australian military information. Australian authorities silent on criminal investigations To date, Australian authorities have been virtually mute on whether and how the Leonard Francis scandal has involved Australian officers. Actually there's a whole section suggesting Australia is in the same boat. "The US Navy has been investigating its own, and many of the reports it has produced in the course of that investigation have been released to the ABC. They show the US military has sent officers to Australia to investigate GDMA."

All salient points. I'm glad you're addressing these kinds of topics but I'm also cool with you going for the "low-hanging fruit". You do a stellar job of addressing any and all of the political shenans regardless. I do take your point about the mainstream visibility of certain issues versus others so I think your approach is a good call on that score. Looking forward to seeing the video!

I love the "oh sweetheart". Brilliant! And the "cos fuck you" ending. Perfect!

Credibility is paramount. Even if you're not touching on the most juicy conspiracy theories, you gain a broader audience whenever you can readily supply legit sources for your claims (perhaps even linking to them in/after the video?). I think it's awesome to call out so many examples of corruption, but only so long as each and every one is credible - in this way you're less likely to appear as fake news, and fencesitters/naysayers won't be able to dismiss / discredit you as easily. <3 Love your work!

this is not relevant - but fuck its a good read ! <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-03/us-navy-corruption-scandal-spreads-to-royal-australian-navy/9663558" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-03/us-navy-corruption-scandal-spreads-to-royal-australian-navy/9663558</a>

hah brilliant as always. Who were you talking about with all the "lotsa moneys for these guys" bit? I could only think of the Great Barrier Reef handout, and Adani should be in there somewhere. And I agree with Margaret that defense/intelligence/surveillance industry should get a mention if you've got the time. Corruption has to be rife with all the anti-terror anti-privacy anti-freedom mass surveillance laws being forced through.

I think the idea of the #revolvingdoor is really important because it shows people how the system works through a fairly small number of people moving in RELATIONSHIPS in and out of : well: defence dept/ government /bureacracy/ diplomacy/ militaryservice itself. We have been looking for a decent GIF that represents #revolvingdoor that we could use for Twitter - so if you imaging/graphics settles on something I'd love to know. #revolvingdoor. Thanks for your work

BTW I like that you use these words which I'm emphasising on twitter #mates #revolvingdoor #transparency [actually you don't use transparency - and neither do I but apparently it is the normal word for this - as per that Guardian article you mention]

There's this link <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/defence-oversight/9443316" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/defence-oversight/9443316</a> Defence industry oversight: Are we doing enough? Which gives a sense of the POTENTIAL [hidden] problems in defence.

Hey Giordano, I reckon tie at least some corruption to Defence contracts. They are mega huge and they are ever expanding and the corruption warriors [yes apparently these are honest public servants in the unusual style] say that these are the places corruption happens easily. Get up has a corruption campaign - though you don't see it much - maybe they are still researching. But I think because I complain they don't do militarism - they sent me a short video they made about Airbus helicopters [not Tigers - but Tigers have a similar story] that were expanding in costs and never got used and then the future contracts were abandonned.

Need some federal ipecac, tbh

It seems Prime Minister Smiley is becoming less jolly as the various poop trains arrive at his station. While I can understand his unwillingness to create a Federal ICAC, the events that have come to light over recent weeks do make it seem to the casual observer that his government has more poop to hide - probably a whole lot more poop to hide .