{"id":523,"date":"2026-07-25T07:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/07\/25\/political-gadgets-news-2026-07-25\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T07:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:49:14","slug":"political-gadgets-news-2026-07-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/07\/25\/political-gadgets-news-2026-07-25\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Saturday, 25 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 | Saturday, 25 July 2026\",\n  \"datePublished\": \"2026-07-25T07:48:37.820690+10:00\",\n  \"dateModified\": \"2026-07-25T07:48:37.820690+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 Saturday, 25 July 2026: Parliament: not sitting. 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The party&#8217;s refusal to entertain debate on Gaza, AUKUS, and fossil fuel taxation drew sustained criticism, while Trump&#8217;s 12.5 per cent tariff imposition prompted broader questions about the US alliance itself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">Key issues centred on three areas: the Gaza genocide question, which Labor delegates reportedly avoided naming despite mounting calls for acknowledgment of international law obligations; the AUKUS nuclear submarine commitment, with critics flagging structural delays in US shipyard capacity and questioning the $368 billion expenditure without scrutiny; and energy policy, where calls for a gas export tax and gambling advertising restrictions were sidelined as &#8220;too political&#8221; for conference debate. A secondary thread tracked deepening generational disaffection, with analysis suggesting Gen X voters&#8217; turn toward One Nation reflected biographical grievance rather than ideology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">The standout exchange saw Ed Husic break ranks to advocate for a gas tax, Indigenous truth-telling, and stronger criticism of Israel&#8217;s Gaza conduct\u2014positioned as the sole Labor dissenter on significant policy grounds. His intervention sparked broader commentary about whether Labor&#8217;s stage-managed conference reflected genuine party consensus or strategic suppression of legitimate debate. The overall tone was one of frustration: supporters of deeper policy engagement and international law compliance argued the party was choosing performative unity over principled accountability, while defenders of party cohesion saw necessary discipline. Underlying much commentary was a sense that Australia&#8217;s strategic position\u2014caught between US tariff pressure and alliance obligations\u2014demanded more rigorous public conversation than the conference appeared willing to host.<\/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;\">Gaza and International Law<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Commitment<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">US Tariff and Alliance Strain<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Energy Policy and Gas Tax<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Labor Conference Unity Debate<\/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                Australian Taxation Office awards Data#3 $151 million Microsoft licensing contract<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                The Australian Taxation Office has signed a five-year contract worth $150.9 million with Data#3 Limited for Microsoft Volume Sourcing Agreement licensing solutions, representing the largest single procurement announced on 24 July 2026. The Brisbane-based technology company also secured three smaller contracts with the Department of Defence totaling $201,000 for ICT equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Data#3 is an ASX-listed information technology solutions provider founded in 1977, with reported gross sales of $3 billion in the 2025 financial year and more than 1,400 employees across 12 locations in Australia and Fiji. The publicly traded company serves enterprise, government and education customers with cloud services, cybersecurity, software licensing, managed services and IT consulting. In November 2025, Data#3 was named Microsoft&#x27;s Country Partner of the Year for Australia, and in March 2026 was appointed by the Digital Transformation Agency as the whole-of-government Microsoft Licensing Solution Provider under the new five-year VSA6 arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Volume Sourcing Agreements enable government agencies to procure software licenses in bulk, typically covering products such as Microsoft 365, Azure cloud services, and enterprise applications. Data#3 has served as the government&#x27;s exclusive Microsoft license reseller for nearly 15 years, having first secured the arrangement in 2008. The previous iteration of the volume sourcing agreement, VSA5, had risen to over $1.2 billion in contractual costs following program expansions and price increases.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: data3.com; wikipedia.org; itnews.com.au; arnnet.com.au; datacenterdynamics.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                All tenders<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                 $252,304,510 in Fed Govt contracts given today. Top spend was with DATA#3 LIMITED. 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There are no committees today. {41} <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=sitting2' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/new_parl_dates.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                Fed Govt Outsourced labour costs<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                Government Temporary Staff Tenders in the last day: $706,953 <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=outsource_tot' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/outsource_totals.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                How does the tender money flow&#8230;<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                YTD tenders for Office of the eSafety Commissioner: $5,715,085 {719} <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=outsource_flow' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/outsource_flows.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                J.B.Turner Mud Guards declared $222,250 in political donations. {35} <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                Politician Expenses<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                Carol Brown  (Sen, Tasmania, Lab) claimed $455,979 in expenses over the last 4 reported quarters for major categories such as travel, offices and cars. That is $340,070 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                The Gandel Group donated $20,000 in 2023-24. That was $10,000 to Labor and $10,000 to the Coalition. {7971} #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                Tony Sheldon (senate, NSW, Australian Labor Party) attended 81.2% 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: $13,200. 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