Matthew Ricketson

Nov 14, 2024 | insidestory.org.au | Rick Morton |Harper Collins |Matthew Ricketson

Robodebt is the emblem of all that went wrong with the Coalition governments of 2013–22. If the kindest thing that could be said about the scheme is that it aimed to ensure welfare payments were well managed… well, a lengthy royal commission found it was ill-conceived and poorly executed. And when democracy’s guardrails — the bureaucracy, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the ombudsman — raised questions about its legal foundations, they were ignored or finagled.

Sep 19, 2024 | asiapacificreport.nz | Matthew Ricketson |Andrew Dodd

ANALYSIS: By Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University and Andrew Dodd, The University of MelbourneUntil recently, Elon Musk was just a wildly successful electric car tycoon and space pioneer. Sure, he was erratic and outspoken, but his global influence was contained and seemingly under control. But add the ownership of just one media platform, in the form of Twitter — now X — and the maverick has become a mogul, and the baton of the world’s biggest media bully has passed to a new player.

Sep 10, 2024 | theconversation.com | Emma Shortis |Matthew Ricketson

Emma Shortis is senior researcher in international and security affairs at The Australia Institute, an independent think tank. Matthew Ricketson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Sep 9, 2024 | thenewdaily.com.au | Matthew Ricketson |Andrew Dodd

Until recently, Elon Musk was just a wildly successful electric car tycoon and space pioneer. Sure, he was erratic and outspoken, but his global influence was contained and seemingly under control. But add the ownership of just one media platform, in the form of Twitter – now X – and the maverick has become a mogul, and the baton of the world’s biggest media bully has passed to a new player.

Sep 9, 2024 | phys.org | Matthew Ricketson |Andrew Dodd

Until recently, Elon Musk was just a wildly successful electric car tycoon and space pioneer. Sure, he was erratic and outspoken, but his global influence was contained and seemingly under control.