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#lobbying

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Mojo ♻️

Same driver, 26 years apart in China.
Meanwhile, countries like Australia and the USA are in the same boat when it comes to trains. Rail doesn’t suit the interests of private trucking companies, airlines, and bus operators — so it’s been left to decay. When nations let big corporations call the shots on public infrastructure, everything starts to fall apart.

Same driver, 26 years apart -photo from 1996 shows him with a SY-class steam loco; 26 years later, he stands before a modern high-speed train
#publictransport#railfail#privatisationfail
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Strypey

"Prior to the pandemic farming contributed less than 10% to GDP and dairying was 3.6% of GDP. Clearly, farming is not the backbone of the economy and 30,000 farmers have a far greater influence on Government policies than they deserve.

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Farmers pay $151 million in levies each year to farming organisations to promote their interests and products. They can also pay over $1000 each year to Federated Farmers."

theintegrityinstitute.org.nz/f

#farming#lobbying
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Mojo ♻️

Shocking Revelation: Tasmania's Salmon Farms at Risk for Years

As early as 2017, scientists warned the Tasmanian government about the catastrophic risk of disease wiping out fish in salmon farms. Their advice? Strengthen biosecurity measures to protect the industry.

But instead of acting, the government—under pressure from the salmon industry—weakened standards and handed out exemptions to the new biosecurity program.

Now, the consequences are unfolding. Why weren't warnings heeded? #Tasmania #SalmonFarming #BiosecurityFail #lobbying #JBSFoods

thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/e

The Saturday Paper · Biosecurity warnings ignored by the Tasmanian salmon industryBy Gabriella Coslovich
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PrivacyDigest

#Spyware Maker #NSOGroup Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s America

The #Israeli spyware maker, still on the US Commerce Department’s “blacklist,” has hired a new #lobbying firm with direct ties to the #Trump administration, a WIRED investigation has found.
#blacklist #nso #Israel

wired.com/story/nso-group-the-

WIRED · Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s AmericaBy Vas Panagiotopoulos
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Strypey

Having listened to the interview, this Let’s Level the Playing Field campaign to regulate lobbying does seem like a nonpartisan effort with some weight behind it. Led by a group of NGOs, one chaired by a former Nat Cabinet minister (TI NZ), one the personal fiefdom of a former Labour PM (Clark).

I hadn't heard of the third group, Health Coalition Aotearoa, but they helped exposed a Chinese vape company trying to bribe NZ officials;

scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2501/S00

#lobbying

@lightweight @falcennial

www.scoop.co.nzProtest Calls For Answers On Company Chosen To Supply Vape Kits | Scoop NewsThe company chosen to supply vaping kits to Government funded stop smoking services is Chinese based vaping giant RELX. Reporting by The Straits Times in Singapore obtained leaked call recordings where employees of RELX can be heard discussing bribing the ...
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MediaFaro News Digest

Huawei fires two staffers in response to corruption scandal.

Huawei has fired two employees and suspended a third for their alleged involvement in a bribery investigation surrounding the Chinese technology giant and the European Parliament, POLITICO has learned.

It is unclear whether the three employees are the same as the Huawei officials who were preliminary charged.

mediafaro.org/article/20250407

They Huawei logo against the backdrop of the Flag of Europe. | Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images
Politico.eu · Huawei fires two staffers in response to corruption scandal.By Mathieu Pollet
#Huawei#EuropeanParliament#Lobbying
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MediaFaro News Digest

Huawei corruption probe: eight charged.

The Belgian prosecutor has charged eight people with active corruption, money laundering and criminal organisation in an investigation into Huawei’s suspected illegal payments to secure support from European lawmakers in the company’s interests.

Three suspects are now under electronic surveillance, two were released under conditions and three remain in prison.

mediafaro.org/article/20250404

The Huawei logo. | Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Politico.eu · Huawei corruption probe: eight charged.By Mathieu Pollet
#Huawei#Lobbying#Corruption
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OpenStreetMap Förderung BaWü

Wie kann man den #Grund für drastische Änderungen 📉 in #OpenStreetMap nachträglich feststellen ? "Ein Sprecher von OpenStreetMap bestätigte, dass es noch keine Hinweise auf eine "große Verschwörung" gebe. Allerdings würden nun 17 Konten und 100.000 Datenänderungen überprüft..." taz.de/Datenmanipulation-bei-O

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#Qualitätssicherung wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/DE 🤔⁉️

TAZ Verlags- und Vertriebs GmbH · Datenmanipulation bei OpenStreetMap: Vandalismus aus dem Google-NetzBei dem Kartendienst OpenStreetMap wurden offenbar absichtlich Daten manipuliert. Die Zugriffe wurden zu einer IP-Adresse, die Google gehört, zurückverfolgt.
#Sabotage#Vandalismus#Lobbying
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