Something very similar could be said about the obsession with political parties releasing election costings in #auspol

Something very similar could be said about the obsession with political parties releasing election costings in #auspol

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FREE TO READ: In an exclusive interview contributing editor @stevenklein.bsky.social speaks to philosopher Elizabeth Anderson about how progressives can reclaim a positive vision of the work ethic.

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I mean Australia was a bit like that but now Albo is the first leader to win two elections in a row in over two decades

The suburban sprawl from Wollongong is now stretching all the way down to Nowra now

Judgment of the NSW Court of Appeal declaring that anti-protest laws introduced by the NSW Government in the wake of the Bondi Massacre impermissibly burden the implied freedom of political communication #auslaw #nswpol www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/19d...

Or if they work at Barangaroo

I am assuming it’s more about the track changes than the one station though?

High Court throws out Victoria's $5,000 cap on political donations Victoria's political donation and disclosure laws have been scrapped by the High Court just seven months out from the state's upcoming election.

Sounds like the Liberals and Greens would both support acting quickly www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

When you’re the metropole, you don’t care about the periphery

I suspect the primary beneficiaries of this decision will actually be the Coalition & One Nation, not independents, as it invalidates the entire section that covers donation caps in general so now allows big donations from corporations & the wealthy who want a change in govt #springst #auspol

You would hope that Labor + Greens + Legalise Cannabis would support that to get it through quickly so there’s no gaps but would the crossbench do that instead of also pushing for other changes too?

Before you jump on the “punish the big parties” bandwagon, beware you are promoting the “keep big money in politics” bandwagon.

Its important to note that the HCA found the offending sections could not be severed in any way, so they invalidated *the entirety* of Part 12 of Electoral Act 2002 (Vic), which contains the bulk of laws around expenditure and donations

You can have a look at what Part 12 of the Electoral Act 2002 covers at www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/view...

I suspect the primary beneficiaries of this decision will actually be the Coalition & One Nation, not independents, as it invalidates the entire section that covers donation caps in general so now allows big donations from corporations & the wealthy who want a change in govt #springst #auspol

From recollection, the South Australian donations laws also have nominated entities provisions so you’d assume a challenge is likely to those laws too

High Court holds that the Victorian donations law is invalid due to it improperly burdening the implied right to freedom of political communication

Challenged concerned the law's operations *with* the nominated entities exemption, which benefited political parties

#springst

This bit from @kossamaras.bsky.social’s piece about Angus Taylor’s speech aligns with my view that his language will be interpreted by Chinese Australian communities as endorsing discriminatory migration policies against Chinese people open.substack.com/pub/redbridg... #auspol

This bit from @kossamaras.bsky.social’s piece about Angus Taylor’s speech aligns with my view that his language will be interpreted by Chinese Australian communities as endorsing discriminatory migration policies against Chinese people open.substack.com/pub/redbridg... #auspol

I’m a big fan of First Nations art from the APY lands in Australia www.agsa.sa.gov.au/education/re...

Put One Nation Last YouTube video by GetUp! Australia

New @getup.org.au ad for the Farrer by-election that highlights One Nation’s support for Trump’s inflationary Iran war that is driving up the cost of fuel, food & mortgage repayments youtu.be/B9yLQJMWkmw?... #auspol

Half the issue seems to be that it’s one road that is the main railway crossing with others not being close by

Put One Nation Last YouTube video by GetUp! Australia

New @getup.org.au ad for the Farrer by-election that highlights One Nation’s support for Trump’s inflationary Iran war that is driving up the cost of fuel, food & mortgage repayments youtu.be/B9yLQJMWkmw?... #auspol

Sacrificing Mitchell and Berowra in the hope of maybe holding Farrer

There’s a long term plan to turn that surface car park on lllawarra Rd into a town square

There is the idea floating around to pedestrianise part of Illawarra Road in Marrickville

Politics has always had that tribal identity where it’s about being an entertaining contest aspect to it, if anything it exists far less now than in the past though the attention economy has meant many have had to lean back into it

I mean the National Party ruled Queensland for decades under a gerrymandered system so it’s not too hard to see how it happened

I suspect the EU FTA may also massively reduce the number of European working holiday visa holders who do farm work if it eliminates work requirements like what happened for the UK