{"id":493,"date":"2026-06-28T07:49:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T21:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/06\/28\/political-gadgets-news-2026-06-28\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T07:49:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T21:49:41","slug":"political-gadgets-news-2026-06-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/06\/28\/political-gadgets-news-2026-06-28\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Sunday, 28 June 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"NewsArticle\",\n  \"headline\": \"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Sunday, 28 June 2026\",\n  \"datePublished\": \"2026-06-28T07:49:06.060778+10:00\",\n  \"dateModified\": \"2026-06-28T07:49:06.060778+10:00\",\n  \"author\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n    \"name\": \"Political Gadgets\",\n    \"url\": \"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\"\n  },\n  \"publisher\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n    \"name\": \"Political Gadgets\",\n    \"logo\": {\n      \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pignew-1.png\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"description\": \"Daily Australian political transparency digest for Sunday, 28 June 2026: Federal contracts: $506,660 awarded; largest to L & Z Solutions PTY LTD ($506,660)...\",\n  \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n    \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n    \"@id\": \"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/06\/28\/political-gadgets-news-2026-06-28\/\"\n  },\n  \"about\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n      \"name\": \"Australian Federal Politics\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n      \"name\": \"Parliamentary Expenses\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n      \"name\": \"Political Donations\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n      \"name\": \"Government Contracts\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"keywords\": \"Consultancy Wins Half, Million Dollar, Consultant Tenders, Politician Expenses, Double Donors\",\n  \"image\": \"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pignew-1.png\"\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 16px;\">Today&#8217;s Political Gadgets digest covers: Federal contracts: $506,660 awarded; largest to L &#038; Z Solutions PTY LTD ($506,660); MP expenses: Terry Young (Longman, Lib Nat) \u2014 $633,673 over 4 quarters; Political advertising: Google $8,250 (YTD $2,821,800); Facebook $93,552 (YTD $642,607).<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4f8;border:1px solid #ccc;border-radius:10px;padding:16px 20px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:bold;\">Today&#8217;s digest includes:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;\">\n<li>Federal contracts: $506,660 awarded; largest to L &#038; Z Solutions PTY LTD ($506,660)<\/li>\n<li>MP expenses: Terry Young (Longman, Lib Nat) \u2014 $633,673 over 4 quarters<\/li>\n<li>Political advertising: Google $8,250 (YTD $2,821,800); Facebook $93,552 (YTD $642,607)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Preview Text --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none; max-height:0px; overflow:hidden; opacity:0; color:transparent;\">\n  Today\u2019s snapshot of money, votes, donations and more.\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:16px;\">\n <!-- Masthead --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:16px 18px; margin-bottom:18px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size:12px; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#444; text-align:center;\">\n    Machinery for democracy\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"border-top:2px solid #111; margin:10px 0 8px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size:38px; line-height:1.05; font-weight:700; color:#111; text-align:center;\">\n    Political Gadgets News\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"border-top:1px solid #111; margin:8px 0 10px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:12px; color:#444; text-align:center;\">\n    Sydney \u2022 Sunday, 28 June 2026 \u2022 Daily Edition \u2022 politicalgadgets.com\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 6px; color:#333;\">Bluesky says social media age restrictions dominate #auspol conversation as platform enforcement questioned.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:12px; color:#888; margin:0 0 14px;\">BlueSky #auspol &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; 28 June 2026, 05:29 AEST &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; 409 posts &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; AI-generated<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">Australian political discourse on Bluesky centred on the government&#8217;s push to restrict minors from social media platforms, with sceptics questioning whether age-limit enforcement will prove effective. Users drew parallels to tobacco regulations, noting that legal age restrictions have not prevented underage access. The debate reflects broader tension between government intervention and real-world compliance challenges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">Key Issues<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">Three main topics dominated discussion: first, social media age restrictions and their enforceability, with users arguing that platforms will absorb fines while minors find workarounds. Second, criticism of media personalities entering politics, particularly Karl Stefanovic&#8217;s defection from Nine to independent broadcasting, which sparked debate about whether media figures misrepresent themselves as &#8220;average&#8221; Australians while promoting conservative interests. Third, institutional accountability, including scrutiny of the Christian Brothers&#8217; property transfers to avoid abuse compensation and Melbourne University&#8217;s cancellation of a surgeon following pro-Palestinian activism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">The conversation reflected deep scepticism toward government policy effectiveness, major-party credibility, and media gatekeeping, with contributors spanning left and progressive voices. A standout exchange saw users critique the ABC for platforming Stefanovic despite his commercial broadcaster background, while others questioned whether his move signalled broader shifts in Australian media and politics. Overall, the tone was fractious and distrustful, with recurring themes of institutional failure, corporate influence, and calls for structural reform.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px; color:#555; border-top:1px solid #eee; padding-top:10px; margin:14px 0 0;\">Top topics: <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Social Media Age Restrictions<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Media Personalities in Politics<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Institutional Accountability<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Government Policy Effectiveness<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Media Gatekeeping<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:11px; color:#999; font-style:italic; margin:12px 0 0;\">AI-generated from BlueSky #auspol posts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Canberra IT Consultancy Wins Half-Million Dollar ACIC Contract<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                L &amp; Z Solutions PTY LTD, a Franklin-based IT consultancy, has secured a one-year contract worth $506,660 with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. The open tender, awarded on 27 June 2026, runs from 30 June 2026 through 29 June 2027 and is described as an IT contractor engagement.<\/p>\n<p>L &amp; Z Solutions is registered on the NSW Government procurement platform as an Australian-owned small-to-medium enterprise offering IT consulting services across cloud products, data analytics, security, managed services, and solution design. The company also provides advisory consulting services to government clients.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission relies on external IT contractors to support critical national law enforcement and intelligence systems. The agency&#x27;s Chief Information Officer branch is responsible for ensuring the availability, continuity and security of ICT infrastructure supporting operations both domestically and overseas. According to 2020 reporting, ACIC spent $13.3 million on IT contractors in the 2018-19 financial year alone, part of a broader Commonwealth trend that saw government IT contractor spending exceed $1 billion annually. Government IT contractors typically provide specialist technical expertise on a temporary or project-specific basis when agencies require skills not maintained in-house.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: buy.nsw.gov.au; acic.gov.au; itnews.com.au <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=tsum' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                All tenders<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                Fed govt contracts given today came to  $506,660. The winner is L &#038; Z Solutions PTY LTD ($506,660) <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=tenderTotal' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/tendersTotal2.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Consultant Tenders<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                $188,900,965 in Federal contracts to the big consultants in 2026. $0 yesterday. {300} <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=tenders_pi' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/tendersbig4.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Donations<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                $91,900 in Federal political donations from Calvert-Jones, John Anthony. {410} <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=donations' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/donations.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Flights<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                The VIP fleet flew at least 7,162 km in the last few days. That&#8217;s 2 planes doing 5 flights over 11 hrs and 00 mins and costing around $50,205.  <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=vipflights' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/flights.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Politician Expenses<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                Terry Young  (Reps, Longman, Lib Nat) claimed $633,673 in expenses over the last 4 reported quarters for major categories such as travel, offices and cars. That is $73,875 less than the average. #auspol <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=expense' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/expenses_ind.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Double Donors<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                Precision Public Affairs donated $88,400 in 2023-24. That was $68,750 to Labor and $19,650 to the Coalition. {7867} #auspol <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=double_donors' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/double_donors.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Parliamentary attendance<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                Louise Miller-Frost (representatives, Boothby, Australian Labor Party) attended 97.5% of possible votes. <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=attend' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/attend.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Political advertising on Google<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                Political advertising spend with Google in last 24 hours: $8,250. 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