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So much of the poison we see manifest in Australian politics today was seeded & cultivated under Howard. The ‘nation of shareholders’. The demonisation of anyone who was not cis het white Anglo people with well paid work. Reframing social problems as individual deficits. Sending our country to war based on a lie. The tragedy is, as politics, it worked. Howard the cruel, unscrupulous ‘strategist’ is still their hero.
That government caused so much damage. We remember. #AusPol #CabinetPapers #IraqWar
Australia kept quiet about early deployment of forces ahead of Iraq war, cabinet papers show https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/01/australia-kept-quiet-about-early-deployment-of-forces-ahead-of-iraq-war-cabinet-papers-show?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
“Grrrrr! Downright dishonest #journalism by the Age and David Crowe.
If you look at the figures they don’t comment on, the biggest shifts are towards independents and away from ‘other’ (small right wing parties mainly).
They have no way of assessing who is shifting where, but Labor voters and a small number of Greens voters shifting to independent and former voters for Palmer etc shifting to Liberal is a more plausible explanation.
These Age polls by right-wing firm Resolve deliberately inflate the independent vote by offering independent as an option even in seats where no independent is standing.
To make Labor look worse. #auspol #politics
Also they don’t do two-party preferred calculations which would still be pretty close to 50-50 if you add Labor Greens & independents together, and add ‘other’ and Hanson to the Coalition.
They are trying to make Dutton look like a potential winner to swing people who have no idea, believe what they are fed, and follow the herd.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/young-voters-slip-away-from-greens-after-year-of-cost-of-living-clashes-20241219-p5kzog.html
Young voters slip away from Greens after year of cost-of-living clashes
Those aged 18 to 34 have shifted their support towards the two major parties over the past three months.David Crowe (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Dozens of assaults on NYE in a city this size is a very low number, the content of the article backs this up.
What is going on at our ABC?
#AusPol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/vic-new-years-eve-police-melbourne-sorrento-vic-police/104775916
Police seize illegal fireworks and weapons, dozens of assaults reported across Melbourne
Police have responded to more than 50 assaults but say they were generally happy with the behaviour of Melburnians ringing in the new year.ABC News
#happynewyear #auspol #genocide #israel #gaza
Impressive tactics.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-31/peter-dutton-labor-meme-pm-orders-takedown/104773522
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese orders Victorian Labor to remove Peter Dutton meme
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ordered Victorian Labor to remove a meme from its social media accounts that mocked Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and his wife.ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-12/pressure-on-pm-over-gambling-reform/104212592
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PM under pressure over gambling reform as parliament returns
The government is still yet to respond to its parliamentary inquiry into the harm caused by online gambling, which the late Labor MP Peta Murphy chaired.Tom Crowley (ABC News)
https://johnmenadue.com/2024-a-year-of-racism-and-lying-to-ourselves/
2024: a year of racism and lying to ourselves - Pearls and Irritations
The defeat of the Constitutional Referendum on the Voice in October 2023 demonstrated political paralysis on one side and reckless moral destitution on the other, and its echoes rolled on throughout 2024.Barry Jones (Pearls and Irritations)
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At last, a charter of rights for Australian airline passengers – but where’s the compensation for delays? Monique Ryan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/23/at-last-a-charter-of-rights-for-australian-airline-passengers-but-wheres-the-compensation-for-delays
#Flying #Travel #auspol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-22/john-pesutto-calls-meeting/104755834
The headline on this article used to say: "Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto apologises to Moira Deeming, calls new vote" but it appears there have been further developments overnight. If John Pesutto had a backbone and a shred of integrity, he'd know one does not apologise for calling-out a white-supremacist TERF.
My impression is that John Pesutto made a high-risk powerplay and called for another party vote to give certainty to the result — he knows he can call in some allies who didn't vote last time because they were on holiday at the time. It could have been a decisive result and quelled arguments about it being a close result or using his deciding vote to make a "captain's call". But, it appears the move has backfired, he looks indecisive and weak, the rightwing media smell blood, and his enemies have had time to organise.
John Pesutto had a golden opportunity to show strength of character and strength of leadership. He should have said: "For the good of the party, and for the good of all Victorians, we're telling Moira Deeming to fuck off and die because she's a nazi and transphobe."
However this matter resolves, this will be awful for his political career. Worse, it has the potential to change the official policy of the Liberal Party of Victoria to overtly include white supremacy and transphobia. His internal party squabbles risk changing the political nature of the party and affecting how minorities live in Victoria. RWNJs have been handed another incremental victory in the sense that they have succeeded again in their ongoing mission to Shift the Overton Window.
John Pesutto has brought this on himself.
He failed to avert a LibSpill.
It's on.
#Auspol #VicPol #SpringSt #MoiraDeeming #TERF #Transphobe #Transphobia #Nazi #NeoNazis #WhiteSupremacists #JohnPesutto #LibSpill #ItsOn
Victorian opposition to vote on John Pesutto's future as leader after four MPs seek special meeting
A group of Liberal MPs signed the call for a special meeting to vote on Mr Pesutto's leadership and whether to readmit Moira Deeming to the party room.Richard Willingham (ABC News)
Was that peak Australian protest? Guess it has Jan 6 vibes in the modern context but seems there was no question or intent of committing violence against Howard and co.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Parliament_House_riot
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It's almost as though the entire system, including government policy, favours landlords and sets out to increase poverty and homelessness.
It's almost as though the landlords are in charge.
#auspol
#rentcrisis
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/20/moira-deeming-victoria-mp-crossbench-liberal-party-room-john-pesutto-ntwnfb
Moira Deeming has narrowly missed-out on returning to Liberal party room after a party vote.
As a public figure who espouses transphobia and attended events with nazis and white supremacists, Moira Deeming fits-in well with a certain segment of her RWNJ political party. Recently, she successfully sued the leader of the party, John Pesutto, for stating that she's a neonazi.
If the party had voted to let her back into the partyroom, it would have signalled extreme shift in the party itself. The close result in the vote looks bad for John Pesutto's leadership. He's dodged a LibSpill, and we can't say "It's on" for now, but don't rule it out some time in 2025 in the lead-up to the next state election.
#Auspol #VicPol #SpringSt #MoiraDeeming #TERF #Transphobe #Transphobia #Nazi #NeoNazis #WhiteSupremacists #JohnPesutto #LibSpill #ItsOn
They have whatever response they have to any announcement or policies from the right wing opposition, but then they also release a statement from their "disabled" policy unit who are very clever autistic people who use evidence to just burn holes in the bullshit that these bastards say which provides so much ammunition for comedians and newspapers.
#Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @actuallyautistic #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic
#uspol #auspol #ukpol
https://kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2024/12/20/is-anthony-albanese-better-than-peter-dutton-and-if-so-is-it-enough-to-win-the-election/
Is Anthony Albanese better than Peter Dutton? - Kangaroo Court of Australia
Whether Anthony Albanese is a better option than Peter Dutton as Prime Minister is a key decision many voters will need to make in the next few months as the federal election […]Shane Dowling (Kangaroo Court of Australia)
"I think Chris Bowen needs to disown this, this morning … Are we saying that nuclear medicine is not safe? Are we saying that the submariners that the partnership in Aukus that Labor has signed up to, is that going to put our submariners at risk? Are you going to be at risk if you live near a base where these submarines will be in? It is so important that the energy minister of this country disowns this campaign right now."
#Auspol
How we overcome this I have no idea, especially with misinformation and scare campaigns being so much easier to spread nowadays. :/
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The nation has lost its horsepower. Why? Because our leaders are too scared to act
#auspol https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-nation-has-lost-its-horsepower-why-because-our-leaders-are-too-scared-to-act-20241219-p5kzrx.html
The nation has lost its horsepower. Why? Because our leaders are too scared to act
The mid-year economic update is a dismal portrait of a mediocre nation, but both sides of politics are culpable.David Crowe (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Mapping how extreme heat exacerbates inequality - The Australia Institute
Extreme heat is the number one cause of weather-related illness and death in all parts of Australia, except Tasmania. Older, poorer, and sicker people are more vulnerable to the effects of extreme heat.Yasmine Wright Gittins (The Australia Institute)
Minister's early Christmas gift to coal companies - The Australia Institute
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has given an early Christmas present to coal companies by approving three new mine expansions – Caval Ridge (Qld), Boggabri mine (NSW) and Lake Vermont (Qld).glenn (The Australia Institute)
As environmental law currently exists, she doesn’t have a legal basis to refuse the approval. #environment #law
#vote for environment / #climate #climateaction oriented independents or Greens #auspol we need a Labor minority govt
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December 2024 courtesy of Sunc... #auspol https://politicalgadgets.com/Interests/interests_display/?1734562866 (https://politicalgadgets.com/Interests/interests_display/?1734562866) #auspol
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Guess we should thank the various critters who branch stacked the party into electoral oblivion.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/dec/18/australia-news-live-vanuatu-assistance-earthquake-hsc-results-atar-nsw-tasmania-jim-chalmers-economic-update-budget-?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-67624dbe8f0864413b2ecd12#block-67624dbe8f0864413b2ecd12
#springst #auspol
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australia-s-damning-of-israel-is-poisonous-i-say-that-as-an-ex-labor-minister-20241213-p5ky5b.html
#auspol #gaza #geopolitics
Australia’s damning of Israel is poisonous. I say that as an ex-Labor minister
Israel has the right under international law to use military force to defend its very existence. The Albanese government’s response is despicable.Mike Kelly (The Sydney Morning Herald)
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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/dec/17/hugh-marks-appointment-abc-managing-director-nine-entertainment
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-17/victoria-protest-laws-changes-religion-worship/104734560
Victoria Police to be given broader powers to remove masks in protest clampdown
The Victorian government has pledged to introduce a raft of new restrictions on protesters, including banning protests from being held near places of worship.ABC News
Anti-Semitic
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Going to have to bail up Albanese and Dutton in the Chairman's Lounge and ask for more.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/17/qantas-to-pay-120m-to-baggage-handlers-it-illegally-sacked-during-pandemic
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Hugh Marks is the new managing director of the ABC. Is he the right person for the job?
The former Nine CEO brings strong business credentials to the role. But on other aspects of the job, questions remain over his suitability.The Conversation
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-17/victoria-protest-laws-changes-religion-worship/104734560
#springst #auspol
Victoria Police to be given broader powers to remove masks in protest clampdown
The Victorian government has pledged to introduce a raft of new restrictions on protesters, including banning protests from being held near places of worship.ABC News