Calls grow to ban Palantir in Australia after manifesto described by UK MP as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’

Spy tech firm says it’s just ‘a software company’ amid pressure for a ban on new contracts with government agencies Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Just weeks after it implied some cultures are inferior to others in a manifesto described by one UK MP as the “ramblings of a supervillain” , the US spy tech company Palantir says it is just “a software company” amid calls for Australian government agencies to ban any