President SLAMMED by Holy Father, more at 11.

Sure, as the USA's chief diplomat and the person responsible for all foreign policy negotiations I *could* be negotiating an end to a conflict that is threatening to engulf the world in an economic crisis, but why do that when I could watch two men beat each other senseless for my amusement? #USPol

"When are we going to transfer some of that NDIS funding into people who have paid taxes all their lives and are stuck now in your public hospitals."

In case you'd forgotten that Nick Coatsworth is an awful piece of work, don't worry, he'll always pop his head up to remind you. #AusPol #NDIS

And I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four psephologists saying 'Come and see'.

And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a ballot; and a pencil was given unto him: and he went forth preferencing, and to preference.

- Bonham 10:44

Someone said to me earlier today that the Victorian Liberal Party is just a collection of Sideshow Bobs stepping on rakes but also putting down rakes for the other Sideshow Bobs in the party to step on.

every time some tech psycho giddily says unemployment could hit 30% soon I'm like ok man and then what. what happens after that usually. how about I give you fifteen minutes to skim wikipedia and then you can get back to me. its fine i'll wait

For mine, I think if we could just collectively re-enact the ending to 'Return of the Jedi' with the entire galaxy celebrating, that'd be pretty swell.

"The cameramen are laughing."

Ashton Hurn (SA Liberal Leader): "The pundits said we wouldn't get a single seat. Tonight we will prove them wrong."

I mean, yeah, sure, but with all due respect that is an incredibly low bar to clear.

Like, subterranean low.

#AusPol #SAParli #SAVotes

I should say credit goes to a fellow member of a Discord server I'm in for capturing the moment, I am but a mere messenger.

ABC News: "We understand Pauline Hanson has been speaking at the One Nation event. Let's bring you some of that now."

Pauline Hanson: [incomprehensible swamp monster noises]

Yeah, sounds about right to be honest... #AusPol #SAParli #SAVotes

Hearing reports that Senator James McGrath is currently angrily walking from his home in Queensland to the ABC Election Centre in Adelaide over Casey Briggs' decision not to wait for the pre-polls. #AusPol #SAPol #SAParli

A question for you Dmitry, do you reckon that the anonymous source leaking about General Caine's reluctance to go war might, in a similar vein, be General Caine?

"I love it when a plan comes together"

"It smells funny in there."

Now's the perfect time to send in a short email to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (em@aph.gov.au) by this Saturday and telling them that this not only a great idea but it'd be even better if we did a 50% increase and didn't have to think about this again for 50 years.

In this same vein, I'm *very* curious as to the response we'll see from the EU, who it's been reported was being heavily lobbied by the Pentagon to stop its plans to diversify defence spending away from the US, presumably with threats of bigger and bigger tariffs which are now blanks.

Sky News Australia, which has made its bread and butter shrieking about the ABC for years, has just announced it's re-brand to... News 24.

Well, if you can't beat 'em...

Someone get Linton Besser on the blower.

#AusPol #MediaWatch

This may be a silly question, and if it is I apologise, but with this model is there a margin of error for the number of seats predictions?

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Matt presumably upon refreshing the ABC News website this evening.

The Avenue formerly known as Prince

Hi, The Guardian, can we chat?

So... I don't mean to tell you how to write your stories, but if you have to put a quote in the article where Hanson said "I am not going to apologise" then it *wasn't* an apology, conditional or otherwise.

Please, be better. #AusPol

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Angus Taylor unleashes the Cerberus, doom and damnation to follow. More at 11. #AusPol

LIVE: Angus Taylor unveils new shadow cabinet following leadership spill | ABC NEWS YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

Angus Taylor and Jane Hume up now on ABC News announcing the new Coalition shadow cabinet:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPkb...

#AusPol #NSWPol #LibSpill

That leads to a fracturing of their vote share, as everyone starts breaking out life boats while the ship continues to sink.

Some will end up with One Nation.

Some will end up with community independents.

Some will end up with other minor fringe parties.

#AusPol #4Corners

You want to know why conservatives in Australia (and, in the broad strokes, the world over) are going backwards?

At the same time as voters stopped having things to conserve due to the centralisation of wealth, conservative politics started focusing exclusively on niche issues.

#AusPol #4Corners

I'm sure there must be a point in trying to read the entrails of conservative politics and the self-implosion of the Coalition... God knows what it is though.

#AusPol #4Corners