{"id":510,"date":"2026-07-12T07:49:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T21:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/07\/12\/political-gadgets-news-2026-07-12\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T07:49:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T21:49:38","slug":"political-gadgets-news-2026-07-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/07\/12\/political-gadgets-news-2026-07-12\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Sunday, 12 July 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, 12 July 2026\",\n  \"datePublished\": \"2026-07-12T07:49:02.082161+10:00\",\n  \"dateModified\": \"2026-07-12T07:49:02.082161+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, 12 July 2026: Political donations: $340,000 from Mathew Whittingham. 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Pauline Hanson&#8217;s international activities\u2014particularly meetings with far-right figures in the UK and planned appearances with Tommy Robinson\u2014drew sustained criticism as evidence of One Nation&#8217;s transnational extremist connections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">Three main issues emerged across the conversation. First, climate and energy policy: councils backed a levy on coal and gas companies, while critics attacked the government&#8217;s failure to tax gas properly and its AUKUS commitments. Second, Israel-Palestine: a royal commission hearing featured Students for Palestine, and posts widely circulated criticism of special envoy Jillian Segal&#8217;s claims about ABC and SBS coverage, with independent analysis contradicting her assertions. Third, governance and service failures: Telstra&#8217;s 000 outage sparked debate about privatisation, cost-cutting, and outsourcing&#8217;s role in critical infrastructure collapse, with comparisons drawn to broader neoliberal policy failures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">A standout exchange saw Professor Mohammad Marandi&#8217;s sharply critical interview with ABC&#8217;s Sarah Ferguson circulate extensively, with historians and geopolitical analysts praising his demolition of her questioning as exposing poor journalism. The overall tone was one of frustration\u2014voters expressing disaffection with both major parties, concern over corporate influence and climate inaction, and anger at what many saw as government abdication of responsibility to both vulnerable Australians and international justice commitments.<\/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;\">Climate Action Policy<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Gaza and Israel Advocacy<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Pauline Hanson Far-Right Ties<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Critical Infrastructure Privatisation<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Government Service Failures<\/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                Home Affairs Commits $60.9 Million to VMware Software Subscription<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                The Department of Home Affairs has awarded VMware Australia a three-year software subscription contract valued at $60.9 million, running from July 2026 through June 2029. The deal, structured as a limited tender for compatibility with existing systems, represents the department&#x27;s continued reliance on virtualisation infrastructure now owned by semiconductor giant Broadcom.<\/p>\n<p>VMware, founded in 1998, pioneered virtualisation technology that allows multiple operating systems and applications to run on a single physical server. Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware in November 2023 for approximately $84 billion and immediately restructured the company&#x27;s licensing model. The new owner eliminated perpetual licenses in favour of subscription-only pricing, consolidated over 8,000 product variants into four core bundles, and shifted to per-core licensing with minimum requirements. Industry reports indicate the changes have driven price increases ranging from 150 to over 1,000 percent for some customers, prompting widespread concern across enterprise and government sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Australian government agencies have faced significant cost pressures under the new model. Services Australia&#x27;s VMware licensing jumped 20 percent to $94 million in 2024, while Defence&#x27;s three-year contract more than doubled to $178 million in December 2025. The subscription model requires ongoing payments to maintain access to software updates and support, with a 20 percent surcharge applied to late renewals. VMware serves more than 500,000 customers globally across enterprise, education, and public sector markets, providing virtualisation, cloud infrastructure, and security solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: sec.gov; itnews.com.au; broadcom.com; schneider.im; thomas-krenn.com <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                Consultant Tenders<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                $205,225,272 in Federal contracts to the big consultants in 2026. $0 yesterday. {152} <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                $340,000 in Federal political donations from Whittingham, Mathew. {119} <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 939 km in the last few days. That&#8217;s 2 planes doing 3 flights over 10 hrs and 11 mins and costing around $46,467.  <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                Kevin Hogan  (Reps, Page, Nat) claimed $873,503 in expenses over the last 4 reported quarters for major categories such as travel, offices and cars. That is $77,454 more 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                Corporate Affairs Australia donated $81,986 in 2023-24. That was $71,736 to Labor and $10,250 to the Coalition. {8501} #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                Barnaby Joyce (representatives, New England, Pauline Hanson&#8217;s One Nation Party) attended 67.7% 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: $6,600. 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