Day 23

“Blocking the #GamblingAdReforms is the fourth known example of Albanese’s willingness to #overrule senior ministers such as #EnvironmentMinister Tanya Plibersek, #AttorneyGeneral Mark Dreyfus and assistant minister Andrew Leigh when they were tackling #controversial and #sensitive #policies.

The #PrimeMinister can always use the authority of his position to make the final call on all matters of policy. This masthead has already revealed that #Albanese has come over the top of Plibersek on #EnvironmentalProtection laws, Dreyfus on mandatory jail terms for hate crimes and antisemitism, and Leigh on sex and gender census questions.”

I’m going to be re-elected.

#AusPol / #Labor / #PM / #Leadership <https://archive.md/PfMXe> / <https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/albanese-used-captain-s-call-to-avoid-messy-brawl-over-gambling-ads-20250420-p5lsyi.html>

@johnlogic @Brad_Rosenheim

Prima facie support that #NEPA and related #EnvironmentalProtection strategies worldwide are totally inadequate to address emerging technology threats, esp in a world of #billionaires and #MultinationalMegacorporations.

…tell me what you want, but AI is an unnecessary use of energy (see above), just like cryptocurrency. Doctrine promises packed into a lot of effort to get hold of data in order to exploit it again.

»Google’s greenhouse gas emissions jump 48% in five years:
Google's 2030 "Net zero" target looks increasingly doubtful as AI use soars.«

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/googles-greenhouse-gas-emissions-jump-48-in-five-years/