Voted in Dickson today. Jane will be most disappointed. Young people galore but the LNP volunteers looked all old enough to be Duttons parents.

This is just... *chef's kiss*

Honest Government Ad | Don't Become America YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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Late comedian John Clarke

“Today we announced we’ll significantly ramp up defence spending Brian”
“Why did you do that?”
“To better defend ourselves, obviously”
“Against who? China?”
“No Brian, in a last ditch effort to defend ourselves against losing our seats.”

Well that and fronting The National Press Club.

Social media platforms like X are enabling the spread of propaganda and disinformation which is undermining the health of Australian democracy.

James Patterson on #ABCNews once again talks up Mike Pezzullo, noted for having an Order of Australia taken off him.

Once again the opposition wrongly states that youth crime is at unprecedented levels.

Unless he talks of unprecedented low levels. QLD rates decreased for 14yrs
#VoteLNPLast
#Auspol

American Conversations: Senator Angus King (I-ME), on Paul Revere's Ride YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

A must watch discussion from @hcrichardson.bsky.social

"This is serious. This is an attack. It's an attack on the constitution." - Senator Angus King
www.youtube.com/live/5YHvpx3...

So Peter Dutton thinks it is a catastrophic failure on the prime minister and foreign minister’s part that they did not know that a non existent Russian military base request to Indonesia did not happen.
No scruples, no balance.

Big changes are planned for aged care in 2025. But you’d never know from the major parties Here’s what an incoming government needs to have on its radar when it comes to aged care.

Lately Governments are taking an accountant's approach to AGECARE/NDIS and it isn't auguring well
theconversation.com/big-changes-...

If I were health minister… Ministerial time is a scarce commodity. Hence setting priorities is critical. But, unfortunately, the minute I walk into my new office I will be assailed by the smell of a dead cat on my desk emanating from a stack of briefs on private sector issues.

Priorities need to be set, some stakeholders sent away with empty hands, more effective and equitable policies can be implemented within the available funds. #auspol

Zionist Federation lodges Federal Court complaint against journalist Mary Kostakidis The Zionist Federation of Australia has filed a legal action with the Federal Court of Australia against renowned Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis relating to a complaint it first raised with the Australian Human Rights Commission in July 2024, claiming posts she made on social media platform X were antisemitic in nature.

As Kostakidis fronts up to court to ensure all of our rights to speak freely in the face of catastrophic injustices, a significant portion of Australia stands with her. #auspol #Gaza

Coal industry-funded group deletes social media posts after AEC intervention A coal industry-funded group campaigning against progressive candidates in the federal election has deleted two months of social media posts after being pulled up by the Australian Electoral Commissio...

The Liberals have been running a scam group funded by the coal lobby.
They say "We believe that the right to govern comes from the people, not from the elites"
Yet it is run by former Liberal MPs including the bloke I ousted
Stop treating us like mugs
#dodgybrothers

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

BREAKING: After AEC intervention, a Liberal-aligned group funded by the coal lobby running attack ads for Amelia Hamer on Kew Junction billboards just deleted two months of posts.

Hamer benefits from this dark money - coal funds her ads but remains off her donation disclosures.

ABC has Four Corners with just one angle: Anti-China Media Watch In the midst of a federal election campaign, China is front and centre, with the major parties falling over themselves to look tough on national security.  The mainstream media is once again aiding and abetting the political narrative without any serious analysis; Albo and Dutton are going to swipe back the Port of Darwin from its CCP-linked owners, but the mainstream media is clueless as to how that will happen; Tony Abbott tells his former chief of staff we’re being bullied by China; and a heavily-promoted Four Corners program fails to scale the great wall of objectivity.

Does our former prime minister Tony Abbott really not know we constantly engage in military exercises off the coast of China? #Auspol

Coalition election win could cause loss of hundreds of jobs at agency scrutinising aged care mistreatment, modelling says Exclusive: Peter Dutton’s plan to reduce public service may see 26.5% jobs at Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission disappear, according to union

Peter Dutton’s ‘chaotic and poorly thought out’ plan to slash 41,000 public service jobs would gut agency investigating serious aged care mistreatment #auspol #TemuTrump www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Dutton ducks question on Liberal party vetting amid concerns over charge against Melbourne candidate Opposition leader remains quiet on how Coalition will achieve promise to save $7bn through public service cuts

Despite the Wills Liberal candidate Jeffrey Kidney guilty of obtaining financial advice by deception, Peter Dutton insists the party has amazing candidates. In a Trump-like moment he began speculating that Anthony Albanese would be convicted. #ausvotes www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This Is Why Dictatorships Fail The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason.

"No one, apparently, is willing to prevent a single man from destroying the world economy, wrecking financial markets, forcing this country and other countries into recession if that’s what he feels like doing when he gets up tomorrow morning"

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Coalition confirms it is committed to Paris climate agreement, hours after refusing to rule out withdrawing Shadow climate and energy minister Ted O’Brien releases statement after ambiguous stance at debate with Labor’s Chris Bowen

These people can barely remember to breathe in and out, never mind anything they said five minutes ago www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This is Dutton under pressure. He can't handle it. He gets aggressive

ABC are live blogging but only Sky Binge Herald subscribers will be able to view.

Dutton is finally being tested this election, and he's not passing Maybe the first time in his political career, Peter Dutton is being tested. And so far he doesn’t seem to be passing.

I write a column for the New Daily now - www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Did you know (from his published transcripts) Dutton did just 16 press conferences in Canberra while opp leader? And just three in the last year. But guess how many times he was on 2GB and Sky!

From the edge of victory to the jaws of defeat, Dutton hits the panic button The opposition leader has begun his election campaign in shambolic fashion. He urgently needs to fix it — otherwise, we might be doomed to a Labor majority.

Peter Dutton has stuffed this election! www.crikey.com.au/2025/04/07/p...

Peter Dutton: "We will revitalise discussions on a Free Trade Agreement with our trusted partner, Israel – building on a strong economic relationship and looking to harness Israel’s strengths in technology and R&D."

🧵 Dutton says he'll seek an FTA with Israel if he wins the election.

A reminder that the International Court of Justice last year found all countries were “under an obligation not to render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation created by Israel’s illegal presence” in occupied territory.

Staff at the Age protest over Trumpet of Patriots gender ad as Newcastle Herald apologises for running it Australian Community Media, publisher of the Newcastle Herald, removes ad promoting Clive Palmer’s party from digital edition, saying it does not meet the company’s values

The Newcastle Herald apologised to readers for publishing a front page ad from Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots party which says “there are only two genders” and removed the ad from digital edition. Age journalists are “furious” the paper has accepted the same ad for publication. www.theguardian.com/...

Interesting stat here for you: "Since Jan 2019 Australia has lost 148 news outlets. In 2023,the Public Interest Journalism Initiative reported 30 local government areas have no local or digital news publisher."
That’s not just “bad news” it’s “no news”.
Loca and Indi news should be supported!

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