Jason Strecker

Australia's Parliament has taken another deeply troubling step towards government censorship, with the House of Representatives passing the Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026. It's very concerning that this bill now goes to the Senate, which is controlled by Labor and the Greens. I strongly oppose this legislation, which threatens freedom of speech, parental responsibility, intellectual diversity and democratic debate. It's no stretch to compare this bill with the dystopian novel 1984. A huge thank you to Llew O'Brien MP, Member for Wide Bay, for his passionate, enlightened and balanced parliamentary speech opposing this dangerous expansion of government power. O'Brien rightly exposes several fundamental problems: 1. Vague definitions: Terms such as "hostile attitudes towards women" and "gender equality" are left dangerously open to ideological interpretation. 2. Weaponising misogyny: The legislation's supporting material draws on feminist academic Kate Manne's expansive interpretation of misogyny, raising concerns that legitimate disagreement with feminist ideology will be characterised as harmful. 3. Double standards: The government's approach to gender equality frequently overlooks male disadvantage, including male victims of violence and female perpetrators. 4. Threats to free speech: Platforms facing penalties of up to $109 million have powerful incentives to censor lawful expression, including traditional, conservative, Christian and male-positive perspectives. 5. Government overreach: Parents, families and individuals should not surrender fundamental responsibilities to politicians and unelected regulators, such as the so-called eSafety Commissioner. Protecting children from genuine harm is important. Protecting ideological orthodoxies from scrutiny is not. Australia needs genuinely balanced, evidence-based online safety legislation that protects women AND men, girls AND boys, without sacrificing fundamental freedoms... Gender equality must mean equality for everyone, not ideological conformity. Please watch Llew O'Brien's excellent speech attached below. This is parliamentary courage worth celebrating. 👏👏 #FreeSpeech #OnlineSafety #GenderEquality #MensRights #Australia #DigitalDutyOfCare @BrienLlew

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Australia's public servants are increasingly enjoying better pay, more generous benefits and greater job flexibility than the private sector workers and small businesses that fund them. Former Prime Minister John Howard has warned that Australia's expanding public sector, excessive government spending and lack of economic reform are undermining productivity and economic growth: dailytelegraph.com.au/news/n… The figures are revealing: - Public sector employees earn 11% more than private sector workers on average: $2,263 versus $2,034 per week. - Public sector wage growth has exceeded private sector growth for six consecutive quarters. - Australian Public Service (APS) employees receive 15.4% superannuation, compared with the private sector statutory minimum of 12%. - Public servants receive more generous personal and carers leave entitlements. - Public servants generally enjoy significantly greater opportunities for working from home, flexible hours and other flexible working arrangements. - Australia's public sector in total employs approximately 2.6 million people (state and federal), growing another 3.3% in 2025. Small businesses, meanwhile, face rising costs, shrinking margins, regulatory burdens and difficulty competing for staff. One in three small businesses has reportedly considered closing. Warren's excellent cartoon captures this growing divide, but it contained one very important mistake... The modern federal public service is overwhelmingly female. There are approximately 55% more women than men in the APS, with women constituting the majority at every classification level. The modern bureaucrat pictured on the right should therefore be a woman in her late-30s to mid-40s. So I've fixed it, to accurately capture the current circumstances... Importantly, the federal APS is predominantly concerned with administration, policy and regulation, rather than frontline health and education services, which are largely delivered by state and territory governments. Public servants perform important functions, and competitive remuneration is necessary. However, when government employment consistently offers better pay, benefits, security and flexibility than the businesses generating Australia's prosperity, the balance has clearly shifted too far and we're heading in the wrong direction... A thriving Australia needs a productive private sector, not an ever-expanding bureaucracy.