From abc.net.au
Labor's landslide win hides a disturbing trend for the two major parties
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Labor took the glory, but beneath the surface of the election result an ongoing trend holds a warning for both major parties.
#alp #news #analysis #election #australia #elections #histogram #mattliddy #julianfell #benspraggon
17h ago
From abc.net.au
Emily recognised her son on the news. He was standing with a group of Neo-Nazis
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These families never imagined their loved ones would be drawn to Neo-Nazi groups. Now they're fighting to get them back and begging the government to help.
#nazi #crime #nazis #auspol #Extremist #avanidias #extremism #maddyking #elisepotaka #FuckYouNazis
on Feb 16
From australiainstitute.org.au
29 years on, Australia's gun laws still fall short of John Howard's pledge - The Australia Institute
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Tomorrow marks the 29th anniversary of the day John Howard announced sweeping changes to Australia's gun control laws in the wake of the Port Arthur massacre.
19h ago
From politicalgadgets.com
Free tools providing insights into what our politicians stand for
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Machinery for democracy. Understand how your representative votes, spends money, talks, and more. Make an informed voting decision.
on Nov 26
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Surely this is the end, the rock bottom drunks talk about at their first meeting. For more than 20 years, the Liberal Party has staggered further and further from the political centre, stopping occasionally to bicker with gays or yell at the weather that it isn’t real.
#auspol #whyislabor #natsarenuts #hahahahaliebs #ozelection2025
10h ago
From bbc.com
Ukraine not attending US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia, government source tells BBC
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Elsewhere, European leaders are preparing for an emergency summit in France as the continent responds to US moves on Ukraine.
#us #Putin #trump #uspol #auspol #russia #ukraine #ukrainian #saudiarabia #volodymyrzelensky
on Feb 16
From aljazeera.com
Israeli soldiers used 80-year-old Palestinian as Gaza human shield: Report
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With an explosive cord tied on his neck, the senior was forced by army to scout buildings, and shot dead on his release.
#vsn #auspol #israel #aljazeera #palestine #worldnews #gaza
on Feb 16
From bbc.com
Discordant Trump team statements on Ukraine leave allies anxious
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A cacophony from senior members of the US administration has sown confusion and alarm in Europe.
#Putin #trump #uspol #auspol #russia #hegseth #ukraine #FuckTrump
on Feb 16
From abc.net.au
The parties are carving up the spoils in a political Bonfire of the Vanities
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Hopefully everyone who has been elected can retain a muscle memory of the goodwill that seemed to be abroad on election night.
#whyislabor #lauratingle #natsarenuts #hahahahaliebs #ozelection2025 #federalgovernment #federalparliament #governmentandpolitics #auspol
16h ago
From theguardian.com
Peter Dutton wants to cut public service jobs in Canberra. Here’s what happened last time
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There are 26,000 more APS employees than in 2022, but the bill for contractors has fallen from its Covid pandemic peak
#lnp #ausvotes #auspol2025 #auspolitics #auselection25 #duttonisafascistafuckwitandaclown #dutton #auspol
on Feb 16
The Coalition and the real hate media
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As editor of the British tabloid rag The Sun in the 1980s, Kelvin MacKenzie had a favourite description of how to make the lives of public figures unpleasant – his journalists were instructed to “stick a ferret up their trousers”. It’s a matter of legend that whenever an editorial line proved...
#auspol #whyislabor #natsarenuts #hahahahaliebs #ozelection2025
10h ago
From johnmenadue.com
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In his term as attorney-general, Mark Dreyfus failed to address many big issues.
#whyislabor #natsarenuts #hahahahaliebs #ozelection2025 #auspol
15h ago
From abc.net.au
Former home affairs boss says Australia should take leaf out of Trump book — as it happened
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Australia needs to take a leaf out of the Trump administration's book and be more aggressive in pushing countries to take back their citizens that commit violent offences, a former home affairs boss says.
#auspol #parliament #courtneygould #federalgovernment #governmentandpolitics
on Feb 17
From abc.net.au
Australian immigration is a mess, controlled by business and universities
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It seems beyond either the wit or the political muscle of Australia's political leaders to set an immigration target, let alone to meet it.
#auspol #alankohler #federalgovernment #immigrationpolicy #HousingConstructionIndustry
on Feb 16
From theguardian.com
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People living in tents at Suttons Beach Park, Redcliffe, forced to move to avoid fines for ‘storing goods on public land’
#qld #auspol #neoliberalparadise
on Feb 16
From nousgroup.com
2025 Global Survey of International Education Leaders
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Internationalisation in the Midst of Slowbalisation - 2025 Global Survey of International Education Leaders - Nous Group and Navitas
#anu #auspol #insights #education #nousgroup #universities
1h ago
From smh.com.au
Coalition powerbrokers prepare for leadership contests
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A storm is brewing within the Coalition as the Liberals and Nationals prepare for leadership contests next week.
#whyislabor #natsarenuts #hahahahaliebs #ozelection2025 #auspol
3h ago
From abc.net.au
Australian beef exports surge during Trump's tariff war
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Despite global uncertainty, tariffs, Trump and trade wars, demand for Australian beef is breaking records.
#uspol #auspol #tariffs #mattbrann #anniebrown #consumergoods #beefcattlefarming
10h ago
From abc.net.au
Welcome to Country snub costs Melbourne Storm major partner
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The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service severs ties with the Melbourne Storm after the NRL club's decision to cancel a Welcome to Country before its Anzac Day game.
#nrl #snub #sport #auspol #health #anzacday #jonhealy #aboriginal #rugbyleague #auntyjoymurphy
11h ago
From michaelwest.com.au
Cairo Takeaway stunt. Building antisemitism one caper at the time - Michael West
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The anti-semitism stunt at Cairo Takeaway last week may have been orchestrated by pro-genocide right-wing groups.
on Feb 17
From abc.net.au
Lawyers for protesters say use of capsicum spray was unlawful and excessive
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A class action representing dozens of protesters in Melbourne who were capsicum sprayed at a 2019 mining conference has begun, with their lawyers arguing the use of capsicum spray went beyond reasonable force and police protocols.
#auspol #courts #harveybiggs #climatecrisis
on Feb 17
From theguardian.com
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Critics cast doubt on effectiveness of policy, citing low volume of purchases by overseas buyers, as Labor seeks to improve housing affordability
#auspol #homebuyers #laborpolicy #HousingCrisis #housingmarket
on Feb 17
From abc.net.au
'There is not a silver bullet': Insurance sector dismisses Dutton carve up plan
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Peter Dutton used multiple interviews over the weekend to float the idea of extending the Coalition's existing plan to carve up supermarket and hardware chains to the insurance industry.
#auspol #insurance #maanitruu #federalgovernment #governmentandpolitics
on Feb 17
From johnmenadue.com
Caligula's horse and Washington - Pearls and Irritations
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A series of Caligula-esque demented decisions by Donald Trump are modern day equivalents of such historic perversity.
#uspol #auspol #amateurhour #caligulalite #toddlertrump #makeamericagrowup
on Feb 16
From smh.com.au
‘Mayhem’: Trump tariff threat forces Australia to pause big tech levy
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The Albanese government has decided to go slow on a scheme to hit digital platforms if they refuse to pay local media outlets for news articles.
on Feb 16
From youtube.com
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Bekijk je favoriete video's, luister naar de muziek die je leuk vindt, upload originele content en deel alles met vrienden, familie en anderen op YouTube.
#auspol #alplnpextinctioncoalition
on Feb 16
From blogspot.com
Preferences Help Non-Majors Beat Major Parties Far More Than The Other Way Around
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Tasmanian and Australian psephology, opinion poll analysis, election analysis and political commentary by Dr Kevin Bonham.
on Feb 16
From abc.net.au
Albanese in trouble as polling shows Dutton in line to be next PM
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The ABC can reveal the results of YouGov's latest MRP model, which finds the Peter Dutton-led Coalition would be likely to win about 73 seats if an election was held today.
#abc #dutton #albanese #election25 #Thisisnotjournalism #auspol
on Feb 15
From abc.net.au
LGBTQI+ questions scrapped from census revealed
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The 2026 census questions on gender and sexual orientation that have been at the centre of a political brawl for the past week have been revealed to the ABC.
#census #lgbtqia #whyislabor #shitliteparty #auspol
on Sep 6
From theguardian.com
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Peter Dutton says Labor shouldn’t do preference deal with Dr Ziad Basyouny after it was reported he shared post celebrating 7 October Hamas attacks
#gaza #hamas #auspol #apartheid #independents
on Sep 6
From theguardian.com
Three men charged over museum gun heist in regional NSW
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Police still searching for more than a dozen antique handguns after charging trio over Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum robbery
on Sep 6
From crikey.com.au
Big ute popularity is an arms race. The price we pay is death
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Why are we subsidising vehicles that make us all less safe?
on Sep 6
From abc.net.au
National cabinet promises $4.7 billion plan for frontline family violence services
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National cabinet has agreed to a $4.7 billion plan to ramp up frontline legal support for people escaping family violence.
on Sep 6
From substack.com
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I think the first time Bill Shorten called me, I was in the biscuit aisle at Woolies, looking for Jaffa Cakes.
on Sep 6
From theguardian.com
From union rabble-rouser to ‘cringe socials’, Bill Shorten was a master of retail politics
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Labor’s Icarus flew high as a ‘future prime minister’ but ultimately watched his highest ambitions crash and burn
#msm #rwnj #shitparty #progindies #votegreens #whyislabor #fsckoffdutton #auspol
on Sep 6
From theguardian.com
Anti-gambling ads to ‘swarm’ key Labor seats during footy finals season
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Exclusive: Alliance for Gambling Reform to ramp up pressure on Albanese government to impose a full gambling ad ban
on Sep 5
From theguardian.com
NSW drug summit to be co-chaired by former state Liberal leader who denounced pill testing
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Exclusive: Health minister says John Brogden and former deputy premier Carmel Tebbutt ‘respected across the aisle’
on Sep 5
From greenleft.org.au
United States: May Day protests demand worker, immigrant rights, denounce Trump
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In the United States, hundreds of thousands of people marched and rallied in more than 1000 cities across the country on May 1, International Workers’ Day, reports Malik Miah.
2h ago
From smh.com.au
If the Coalition sticks with nuclear, the fallout will be toxic
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Despite well-funded campaigns against renewables, Australians overwhelmingly rejected nuclear power. The Coalition must take the hint.
2h ago
From theguardian.com
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The political editor for 7.30 signs off saying ‘there’s no correlation between what News Corp says and what voters do’. Plus: Mail’s headline highlight
2h ago
From openforum.com.au
The rabble strikes back - Openforum
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The ever expanding cross-bench of independents may not hold the balance of power in the new Parliament but can use their influence in the Senate to push Labor towards more radical reform in energy and social policy.
3h ago
From openforum.com.au
What's the big idea? - Openforum
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After a modest list of achievements in its first term, Labor has the majority and political capital to pursue more ambitious goals in its second term, so what policy reforms should it take on?
3h ago
From openforum.com.au
Universal basic income - Openforum
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Australia should call the cost-of-living crisis what it really is — a wealth gap that could be addressed with a universal basic income and real tax reform to ensure companies and the super wealthy pay their fair share.
3h ago
From openforum.com.au
Building productivity - Openforum
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While the major parties focus on demand-side interventions – Labor’s reduced minimum deposit and the Coalition’s mortgage repayment tax deductibility for first home buyers – supply-side reform is required to increase the nation's housing stock.
3h ago
From openforum.com.au
Brand transgressions - Openforum
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With federal elections looming and with global politics in the spotlight, researchers from Edith Cowan University have offered political parties some sage advice, warning that broken election promises could damage the party brand and ultimately lead to a loss of political power.
3h ago
From openforum.com.au
Labor's productivity plan - Openforum
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The Albanese government’s second and possibly third term in office provides another opportunity to undertake the major structural changes required to secure Australia’s future as an inclusive and dynamic knowledge-based economy.
4h ago
From openforum.com.au
The productivity problem - Openforum
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Australia’s productivity performance has been poor for decades, but neither party wants to tackle the issue, despite its importance to economic growth.
4h ago
From openforum.com.au
Sweeter the second time around - Openforum
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Albanese must use the political capital of his overwhelming election win to tackle the fundamental budget, economic and social issues facing Australia, while the Liberals have a long way to climb out of the electoral pit they've dug for themselves.
4h ago
From mailcommunity.com.au
Remembering Race Mathews: A tribute
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Race Mathews was nothing short of a reformer for Australia, working through all forms of Government to enact real change. [...]
4h ago
From openforum.com.au
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No politician wants to introduce taxes, but Australia may have to as costs increase and revenue declines if Trump's tariffs plunge the world into recession.
4h ago