Brickbat: Unclipped
The proposal came from the Secretaries Board, which represents the heads of all federal departments, after several officials objected to how testimony from parliamentary hearings had been reused online. The bureaucrats suggested that full hearing videos and transcripts should instead be made available, potentially with comments disabled, so the public could see the complete context. Critics argue that restricting clips would weaken parliamentary scrutiny and transparency because excerpts shared on social media can bring important exchanges to a much larger audience.
- ▪The proposal came from the Secretaries Board, which represents the heads of all federal departments, after several officials objected to how testimony from parliamentary hearings had been reused online.
- ▪The bureaucrats suggested that full hearing videos and transcripts should instead be made available, potentially with comments disabled, so the public could see the complete context.
- ▪Critics argue that restricting clips would weaken parliamentary scrutiny and transparency because excerpts shared on social media can bring important exchanges to a much larger audience.
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| Publication time | Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:00:01 +0000 |
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Social Media Brickbat: Unclipped Charles Oliver | 9.22.2026 4:00 AM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/09/AusParliaRestrction-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="A pictures of Australia's Parliament with a cell phone recording it in video mode." alt="A pictures of Australia's Parliament with a cell phone recording it in video mode.
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