On 10 December, You Have to Say It Out Loud
From 10 December 2026, Australian organisations must publish in their privacy policy what their automated systems decide about people. Most can’t produce that list, and the obligation isn’t about AI.
When Trust Breaks Down in Organisations, It’s Never the Trust That Broke
AUSTRAC found the same names across unrelated loan files. When trust breaks down in organisations it’s never the trust that broke. It’s the layer nobody checks.
We Funded the Bed, Not the Nurse. Now We’re Being Asked to Fund the Robot.
For about two decades Australia funded aged care by counting beds. Not nurses, not meals. Beds. We got exactly what we counted. Robots are now entering the same sector, and the funding question is live. A robot is easier to count than a bed, and the thing we actually want to buy is the hour of human attention it was supposed to free up.
Robots Are Already Working in Australian Aged Care. The Argument We Skipped Is the One That Matters.
Companion robots are already in Australian aged care and the national AI plan names them. Monitoring supports care. Companionship substitutes for it.
Kmart Just Settled the Smart Glasses Debate for Eighty-Nine Dollars
Kmart put camera glasses on the shelf for eighty-nine dollars and sold out. The signal isn’t the technology, it’s the price. At $469 these were an enthusiast product. At $89 they’re an ambient condition, and that changes what happens in every room your people work in.
The Employer Trust Window: Why It Closes Without Warning
Edelman 2026 data puts employer trust at 78%. Morris Misel explains organisational trust collapse and why peak trust is a warning, not a win. What to do now.
