From Laura Tingle: this week has been an assessment of basic competence.

In which the #ALP shows it can perform actual governance alongside campaigning for reelection, while the #Libs demonstrate incompetence at both. Independent candidates, please take note.

I wonder for how long the media #DistractionMachine can effectively obscure this?

#AusPol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-05/potential-economic-consequences-australia-trump-policies-now/105139692?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

#Auspol #Wages

i owe the #ALP an apology — i thought they were completely useless, but <same job same pay> is in principle an important leap forward.

since forever women and other marginalised people have been underpaid, based on the assumption they are less productive. now, employers can no longer use bias about productivity to discriminate in wages. (of course, they can continue to do what they have always done which is to simply not give jobs to women and marginalised people, but same job same pay does remove an excuse for ripping people off if they do have a job)

so… what does #LNP plan to do about it? if the party says they will repeal it but Dutton says he won’t, whom should we trust? If dutton doesn’t back down to party demands, how hard would it be to depose him as leader after the election?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-05/same-job-same-pay-laws-in-doubt-under-coalition-election-2025/105138292

Do you know your Arse from your Albo?

#LNP #Dutton #Albo #ALP #election2025
#Australia #Aus #AusVotes #auspolitics
#Auspol #pol #politics #political

#Dutton wants to be PM for Home ownership

Well as one of the 8 million australians who dont own their own home and likely, never will,

Its good to know you state at the outset that you have no interest in me.

So, 2 days in, and thats my vote decided.

Hmm do I vote for
the right wing party or
the ultra right whinge party?

The Liberal Party or the
Alternative Liberal Party?

Tory or
Toy-Tory 2?

Mr DooLittle or
Mr CareLittle?

Mate or
Tater?

I no longer maintain the rage, I will vote #Green

#Woke is a badge of honour not an insult wear it with pride!

#auspol
#auspolitics
#australia
#Vote
#AusVotes
#Election
#Aus
#pol
#Politics
#political
#ALP
#Tas
#AusGreens
#WokeAF
#Election2025
#Election25
#AusElection
#Greens

SO Apparently the Aussie election is May 3

I just want to remind ALL AUSTRALIANS of every political belief.
Its really important that you vote on May 3

Unless you vote counter to me -
then its really important that you vote on May 10.

#Auspol #Environment #TasmanianSalmon #Greens #ALP

LOL

<<Hanson-Young then said: "On the eve of an election, have you sold out your environmental credentials for a rotten, stinking extinction salmon", before pulling out a large, dead fish wrapped in plastic.
Senate president Sue Lines then told Hanson-Young to remove it immediately.>>

<<McAllister said: "Australians deserve better from their public representatives than stunts.">>
Famous last words about politics in Australia? or just what is necessary to get past the gate-keepers of mainstream media??

Salmon industry row intensifies as Greens senator waves dead fish during debate
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/greens-sarah-hanson-young-waves-extinction-salmon-in-the-senate/jdqegcxw6?cid=newsapp:socialshare:copylink

[Satire] Labor announces exact same climate promise as last election, “but for realsies this time”

https://chaser.com.au/national/labor-announces-exact-same-climate/

How Australia’s uninspiring media ruins election coverage and do a disservice to it’s remit, readers and democracy.

https://thepolitics.com.au/gotchas-and-grumbles-just-another-ho-hum-poll/

#liberal in #canada is like #alp in #australia #politics - opposite from #republicans in #usa and #lnp in #australia

I was asked
"Do you realise that you are losing friends because of your politics?"

NO!
I' m losing friends because of their values!

Thats a huge difference.

Brendon Moeller: Life Begins at 170 ALP [FREE]

Although he connected with jungle and drum & bass when he was discovering electronic music as a teenager in South Africa in the early 90s, Moeller never felt inspired to

https://music-society.de/brendon-moeller-life-begins-at-170-alp-free/ableton/musicus/

[Satire] Labor polling so dire they resort to announcing actually decent policies

https://chaser.com.au/national/labor-polling-so-dire-they-resort-to-announcing-actually-decent-policies/

#Queensland is trying to cause harm to #trans kids until they can stage a Cass like review to ban gender affirming care for youth permanently.

And if liberal party wins, they will ban it across all states, and I'm not too sure if #ALP will have any problems with it if they lose.

Those blood-sucking fuckers won’t just screw the country, they will screw YOU! With a pineapple! With no lube!!!
#Australia #auspol #election2025 #AnthonyAlbanese #PeterDutton #ALP #Labor #LNP #Coalition #CONservatives #Reactionaries #GoodnightVienna
https://maxgrossarchive.com/2025/02/21/by-the-pricking-of-my-thumbs/

Is everyone sitting in Federal Parliament really this out of touch?

"Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said the country needed more young people to understand how democracy worked.

"This is why I've boosted funding for school students to get out of the classroom and visit Parliament House and the War Memorial. To understand what generations of Australians have fought and died for," he said."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-18/civic-education-curriculum-assessment-students/104946138

A trip to Canberra, subsidised or not, won't be very informative about anything except big beautiful buildings and confusing streets.

Civics is a huge topic, much bigger than the War Memorial and Federal Parliament buildings in Canberra.

IMO better would be: Some decent classroom lessons, mock parliaments and analysis of relevant news reports on issues governments are currently concerned about. In later years, talk about voting, lobbying and how legislation is developed - consultation, green papers, white papers, cabinet submissions, parliament. The role of govt and opposition. The three arms - executive, legislative and judicial branches. Constitutions and Acts of Parliament, regulations etc etc.

Maybe followed by a visit to a local council meeting (or state parliament if it's close by), the local cop shop, a local magistrates court. This could be supplemented by q&a visits from parliamentarians of different parties, a judge/magistrate or two, a lawyer or two, a policeman or two, a public servant or three, an electoral office person, and some time watching federal parliament on tele.

All of the above might be OTT, but some of it would be quite useful and informative IMO. And who knows - we might get some good politicians or public servants out of it :)

“In spite of cost-of-living pressures, families still prefer their children to have an education that reflects their beliefs, values and philosophies,” Evans said.

In one sentence Margary Evans, CEO of the Association of Independent Schools NSW lays bare the crumbling of Australia's social contract. We are loosing the belief that we have a common future. We believe we have more in common with sects and class and "philosophies" than our neighbours.

WAKE THE FUCK UP AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY.

#auspol #alp

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/feb/17/australia-public-school-attendance-statistics-record-low-abs