Donkey Kong Defamation Battle https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/01/donkey-kong-champion-billy-mitchell-wins-defamation-case-australia-youtuber-karl-jobst-ntwnfb #auslaw #auspol

'New smoking laws requiring tobacco companies to print health warnings on every single cigarette they produce for sale in Australia have come into effect.

Today's changes also mean there will be updated health warnings printed on cigarette packets, which will also have inserts with information about how to quit smoking. And a phased ban on menthol cigarettes will also kick in today.' https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/menthol-cigarette-ban-anti-smoking-laws-australia-april-1/105120928 #tobacco #smoking #healthwarnings #auspol #auslaw

Albanese tells Trump that Australia is ‘not negotiating’ on biosecurity, medicines and news https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/01/australia-us-trump-tariffs-albanese-biosecurity-medicine
Office of US trade representative releases report on ‘foreign trade barriers’ including Australia’s biosecurity regime for imported beef, pork and poultry #trade #auslaw #auspol #uslaw #uspol #AUSFTA #access2meds #agriculture #media

Anthony Albanese (Reps, Grayndler) claimed $959,365 in expenses over the last 4 reported quarters. #auspol (https://politicalgadgets.com/) #auspol

Brisbane city council has pulled funding for a music awards after winner used her acceptance speech to denounce #genocide, while the conservative LNP Queensland state government also considers withdrawal of financial support.

https://web.archive.org/web/20250331091713/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/mar/31/kellee-green-river-to-sea-composer-queensland-music-award-palestine-controversy-ntwnfb

Jazz composer and pianist #KelleeGreen used her acceptance speech at the #2025QueenslandMusicAwards to speak of the suffering of #Palestinian civilians and to support peaceful protest against Australian government complicity in selling weapons to Israel (in contravention of obligations under international law, including a specific injunction by the #InternationalCourtOfJustice).

The claim by the council is that her speech was 'divisive'.

Treating opposition to genocide as #divisive is (implicitly or explicitly) to normalise being pro-genocide as a legitimate political stance.

Normalising support for genocide is itself a crime under #InternationalLaw.

By only ever punishing anti-genocide speech, and never those who express unqualified support for a genocidal regime (or who even seek to justify its extreme violence through appeal to a 'right to defend itself'), political authorities send the clear message that we ought to be tolerant of those who support exterminative violence and intolerant of those who oppose it.

Never.

#Qldpol #Auspol

Bob Brown Foundation lodges legal challenge over Anthony Albanese's 'rushed' salmon bill https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/bob-brown-foundation-to-challenge-salmon-bill-federal-court/105115990 #auslaw #auspol

#TheConversation #Science #Tech #auspol The best space telescope you never heard of just shut down Read more…https://theconversation.com/the-best-space-telescope-you-never-heard-of-just-shut-down-253343

Circus Oz. #Australia #auspol #election2025 #dumbanddumber https://www.xenoxnews.com/local/3520-oz-election-2025

another election and another Liberal leader who swears to never set foot in the lodge. So like John Howard he will waste millions flying to and from Canberra every night with an enormous crowd of public servants and police.
He could instead vow to build the actual Prime Ministers residence by the lake as it was intended 70 years ago. The lodge can then go back to being the treasurers house. #auspol

#auspol Dutton knows Canberra loathes him and #LNP
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Peter Dutton’s plan to move to Sydney instead of Canberra if elected ‘arrogant’, Labor says
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/31/peter-dutton-katy-gallagher-kirribilli-house-election?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#AustraliaInstitute #auspol Coalition, independents and Greens all agree: There is no gas supply shortage in Australia Read more…https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/coalition-independents-and-greens-all-agree-there-is-no-gas-supply-shortage-in-australia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coalition-independents-and-greens-all-agree-there-is-no-gas-supply-shortage-in-australia

#StolenGenerations #VoteLabor #Election2025 #auspol

"Migration tipped to plummet" lol

The Labor gov has repeatedly created immigration targets which itself has allowed to blow past. Temporary visas are demand-driven and without caps there's zero chance immigration would suddenly fall.

"there are also 92,000 people on protection visas yet to be deported, while there are almost 350,000 on bridging visas who will have to leave the country in the next two to three years"

Fat chance. I predict a large % will refuse to leave voluntarily.

"...migration cuts that cause migration levels to whipsaw up and down, instead of settling back to a more stable normal"

erm, no - people from developing countries want to come to Australia no matter what. The top three are China, India and Philippines.

"Without such high levels of migration, Australia’s population growth rate would collapse."

No, it won't the reason why the fertility rate is so low is because cost of living and the housing crisis which is exacerbated by immigration. However, this *is* a trend experienced by all developed nations and the Aus Gov has done shit all to introduce policies to encourage people to start families. Like, why import tons of Muslims and risk destabilising social cohesion as seen in Germany / Sweden / France?

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/migration-tipped-to-plummet-as-post-covid-visas-set-to-expire-20250330-p5lnkv.html

#immigration #auspol #australia #housingcrisis #rent

#auspol
Life lessons for 2025 - Don't drink coffee while watching the toxic Potato do a press conference...
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I almost drowned...
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When he claimed that the LNP were better financial managers and then proceeded to pin the Trillion Dollar Lying Nazi Parasite debt on the Alternative Liberal Party...
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yup, I snorted that my morning mocha like a muther...
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Almost a 000 call...
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Hilarious in hindsight.

New Federal outsourced labour hire spend yesterday: $0 {807} (https://politicalgadgets.com/) #auspol

Slow hand clap for Dutton who, in government for a decade, increased debt from $277B to nearly $1T, saying the $1T debt was Labors.
Media pack don't blink an eyelid
#auspol

don’t vote Dutton or Littleproud #Auspol #Australia #Politics #AusVotes25 #election

Trust an LNP Government to consider short-sell an important public asset

This will cost Queenslanders tens of millions within the first few years:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-27/sunshine-coast-rail-bus-network-privatisation-fears/105101438
#QldPol #AusPol

Nine minutes of Paul Keating, the former Australian Prime Minister who reportedly told his own colleagues, 'If there was a university degree for greed, you cunts would all get first-class honours.'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wbh-5jTEmI

#auspol

The powers wielded by #police officers in public places have been rapidly expanding across the nation, at the expense of civil liberties.

https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/the-ever-increasingly-and-unfounded-encroachments-of-policing-powers-in-public-places/

https://t.me/AntifascistSolidarity/54233

#australia #humanrights #classwar #acab #AllCopsAreBastards #fascism #capitalism #oppression #repression #ausgov #auspol #tasgov #taspol #politas

“#Universities #Australia is seeking a definition that will shield the state of #Israel from public criticism”.

https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/the-dangers-of-criminalising-criticism-of-israel-interview-with-muslim-legal-networks-dr-oz-susler/

https://t.me/AntifascistSolidarity/54234

#classwar #ausgov #auspol #tasgov #taspol #politas #antinazi #antizionist #palestine #gaza #rafah #freepalestine

Well, I've been on the road for two days, and have listened to news reports on both ABC News Radio and ABC local radio.
I can confirm there was an obvious template throughout the weekend on all news reports I heard.
Federal politics leads with a Dutton says story including report and Dutton quote. ALP may, or may not follow ,the story may, or may not be relevant to the election.
In one, the newsreader added Albanese was interrupted by protesters. Protesters interrupting Dutton was never mentioned so I was surprised to find via the fediverse it was happening.
Early days of the election 🙄
#auspol

Jodie Belyea (Reps, Dunkley) is 60.70% Dutton (https://politicalgadgets.com/) #auspol #votes_like

This is hilarious & it’s seems *doing an Angus Taylor* has become a thing 🤣🤣😂. #AusPol

MP Andrew Gee praises himself as ‘the good guy’ in Facebook fail | Australian election 2025 | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/29/mp-andrew-gee-praises-himself-as-the-good-guy-in-facebook-fail-ntwnfb

#Robodebt #VoteLabor #Election2025 #auspol

SingTel Optus donated $63,200 in 2023-24. That was $33,000 to Labor and $30,200 to the Coalition. {3724} #auspol (https://politicalgadgets.com/PoliticalDonations/) #auspol

Don't disagree re Littleproud (or Barnyard when it comes to that)
#AusPol

to be fair (and I am from there-aways) it's flood plains.. most of the old-timers will be have prepared for this, most won't be cut off

The local businesses have do this often enough to have it well practiced

They will yell loudly enough if they need help

(My peeps still living out that way are ecstatic... but I think the house I lived in may be under water 🤷‍♀️)

#AusPol

Good explainer about how Australian federal elections work, if you're wondering about the mechanics of it all. #auspol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-29/when-is-the-2025-australian-federal-election-prime-minister/104960004

#TheConversation #auspol Thousands are feared dead in Myanmar’s quake. Trump’s USAID cuts will cause even more unnecessary deaths Read more…https://theconversation.com/thousands-are-feared-dead-in-myanmars-quake-trumps-usaid-cuts-will-cause-even-more-unnecessary-deaths-253403

Election 2022: Albo forgets the job & interest rate figures.

Cue an unhinged media frenzy from Canberra bubble journos like Fran Kelly:
"Safe to say, a DANGEROUS gaffe!!!"

DUTTON LIES DAILY.

#economy #journalism #misinformation
#election2025 #AustraliaVotes #insiders #auspol

Melissa Price (Reps, Durack) claimed $233,856 in expenses over the last 4 reported quarters. #auspol (https://politicalgadgets.com/) #auspol

So well put by George Monbiot. Applies to our tepid Labor government here in Australia too. People don’t want to be regarded only as economic units, and if you block leftist reform they reach for hard-right chaos.

"The democratic recession does not begin when a far-right party takes office. It begins when a centrist party crushes hope in democracy. When Keir Starmer’s government takes a chainsaw to people’s aspirations for a fairer, greener, kinder country, he cuts off not just faith in the Labour party but faith in politics itself. The almost inevitable result, as countries from the US to the Netherlands, Argentina to Austria, Italy to Sweden show, is to let the far right in."

#UKpol #USpol #auspol https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/28/fascism-britain-neoliberalism-opened-door-for-it-labour

12 VIP flights covering 32,657km in the last few days.That's about 13 hrs and 53 mins and cost about $63,323. 4 flights were not properly logged. {145} (https://politicalgadgets.com/) #auspol

Inhaltswarnung: Auspol, postal voting, the actual form Zum Öffnen/Schließen klicken

Deep dive into Musk and associates' history gets dark and darker. A cabal of white South African refugees that reformed in the United States, acquired (more) wealth through various underhanded means and moved to infiltrate government.

It now appears the plans have paid off and they effectively control the White House, attempting to reshape the United States in the image of 1970s South Africa where key players were born and educated.

A similar outpost exists in Australia's state of West Australia, entrenched in its mining industry and seem just as set on shaping the politics of our country.

Like the US cabal, the Australian cabal has targetted conservative political parties and politicians.

These individuals all appear to share family links with and an admiration for Germany's 1930s Nazi party and hold deep fascist, racist and 'eugenic' views.

Dangerous bunch.

#auspol #uspol

Sir Antony Beautiful Mind Green eloquently explained to Sarah on ABC 730 why they're all fuckheads for continuing to talk only of 2PP [i might have paraphrased him a tad]. From the sublimityTM of Antony, to the pointlessness of Marles who's now on... & suddenly my audio became muted... who can explain these mysteries?

#AusPol #Greens #VoteGreens #ProgIndies #WeAreTotallyFscked #WeAreSelfishCruelBastards #Misanthropy #FsckOffDutton! #ShitParty1 #ShitParty2 #ComeOnTanya! #WhyIsLabor #NatsAreNuts #NoNukes #racism #FuckRacists #TuckFrump #OzElection2025

#auspol
Never forget robodebt.
Never forget NBN fiasco.
Never forget the incompetence.
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Never forget the LNP are the party of billionaire fossils.
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Never forget the LNP always forget you...
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Forget the LNP, put them last...

#auspol
Deadline for registering to vote in the May 3rd, 2025 Federal Election is April 7th, 8.00 p.m.
Edited (ty Jude).

National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members held a national day of action for Palestine on March 26 at 9 university campuses demanding universities cut all ties with Israeli academic institutions & weapons companies.

https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/palestine-campus-activists-academics-stand-new-mccarthyism #auspol #BDS #Israel