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"For a brief few moments, the Coalition had found a cause that gave it some legitimacy and had Labor on the backfoot. Then it chose, again, to shoot itself in it's own foot," Amy Remeikis, Chief Political Analyst of The Australia Institute. Read the full article here ⤵️ https://theaus.in/44M4zVp
Whatever happens in the November midterms, this won't be a "normal" election cycle, says @emmashortis.bsky.social. Emma reflects on Trump's gaudy 'Freedom 250' celebrations, before looking at key primary races ahead of the midterm elections. 🎧 theaus.in/4gIf6Zd
Good morning from Seven Hills, NSW, Australia, where at 9.30 am on Tuesday, July 7, it is a sunny 16°C. Lots of little things to do before my 3 pm Hospital appointment. Wish this day was over before it began. Have a great day, take care, keep smiling. From the farm. 😀
I genuinely think Albo's crude reply to the crass 'shag, marry, date' quiz was deliberate. The replies I've received on all my social media are overwhelmingly supportive.👇 I STILL think it's sexist & misogynistic. Albo is trying to win back the votes of blokey-dope men from One Nation. 😠 #auspol
I genuinely think Albo's crude reply to the crass 'shag, marry, date' quiz was deliberate. The replies I've received on all my social media are overwhelmingly supportive. 👇 I STILL think it's sexist & misogynistic. Albo is trying to win back the votes of blokey-dope men from One Nation. 😠 #auspol
Attention-seeking Albo is as stupid as he appears OR he's as sexist & misogynistic as he sounds OR he thinks by making crude comments about Kylie Minogue during a crass 'shag, marry, date' game, he thinks he'll win back the votes of blokey-dope sexist men who've drifted across to One Nation. #auspol
"You would have to go back way before the noughties to find tax reforms that will make Australia fairer than Labor's reforms passed this week," writes @ebonybennett.bsky.social, Deputy Director of The Australia Institute. Read the full article here ⤵️ https://theaus.in/3QHvcaS
Research by The Australia Institute has shown that Australians have lost over $104 billion to gambling in the three years. ✍️ Sign the petition to ban online gambling ads ⤵️ https://theaus.in/3QCVrPJ Read the Australian Institute report ⤵️ https://theaus.in/4aDI1tz
In the social media age, focusing on 'announceables' for TV doesn't go far in convincing voters. "If Albo wants to cut through, he has to cut through by doing big things people care about, and convince them those big things are going to make their lives better." @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
The Rt Hon Enele Sopoaga PC will be a speaker at our Climate Integrity Summit 2026! Sopoaga has been instrumental in advancing international climate action. He is a consistent and powerful advocate for challenges facing atoll nations. 🗓️ 15 September 📌 NSW Parliament 🎟️ https://theaus.in/4p0QJYw
If you want a picture of how moronic and detached the discourse in Australia is, the Prime Minister is presently being roasted for saying he'd fuck Kylie Minogue (lots of people would!!) and not for selling explosives to a genocide of children. MSM conversation is worthless.