Inside One Nation’s strategy of scandal, chaos and controversy Most political parties fear a scandal, but not One Nation. The defections, punch-ups, chaos and controversies mount, and yet it survives.

Is One Nation’s chaos a bug or a feature? 🌪️ New analysis explores how Pauline Hanson uses controversy and internal rifts to dominate headlines and keep voters engaged. 🇦🇺
Full story: theconversation.com/inside-one-n...
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CHIP IN: Help cut through gas lobby's smear campaign!

Want to see independent research on the front page? 📰 Help @TheAusInstitute take over The Guardian to ensure facts on climate and the economy reach millions of Australians. Your support puts evidence at the heart of the debate. 🇦🇺 #auspol
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I Fucking Love Australia (@ifloz) The internet always wins.

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We could also be doing this

#AntichristSuperstar #TheLateShow #StephenColbert

Again, there is literally no one covering Hegseth’s Pentagon worship services more closely than @briankaylor.bsky.social.

Goulburn Built Its Own Energy Future - Blog - Solar Directory How a regional NSW town built its own solar farm, proving community ownership can drive reliable, affordable energy for the future.

Goulburn Built Its Own Energy Future
#auspol #renewables
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🧵Thanks again to @ettemedia.bsky.social and @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social for this investigation into the propaganda executed by Murdoch’s elite platform as part of its work drumming national conservatism into our power circles. Chief faking of “enemy” status is Muslims (and “woke” allies).
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Creators of fuel dashboard quoted by News Corp have links to Liberals An ABC NEWS Verify investigation raises questions about popular independent fuel security dashboards that have emerged online, including one whose creators are linked to the Liberal Party.

⚠️ Can you trust those fuel dashboards? ABC Verify reveals the "Last Drop" site has deep ties to the Liberal Party. Experts warn these platforms use AI and questionable data to spread misinformation. Don’t let alarmist countdowns fuel panic—stick to official sources! ⛽️🇦🇺 tinyurl.com/4stmrjyf #auspol

US Declares Huge Victory After It Negotiates for Trade Route That Was Previously Open To Re-Open — The Shovel The White House has declared victory in the war it started in Iran, saying it has achieved its objectives of spending tens of billions of dollars and causing thousands of deaths in order to return thi...

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Aspiring Migrants To Start Congratulating Themselves Under Own Social Media Posts, in Bid to Pass Angus Taylor Background Checks — The Shovel “Nothing says ‘traditional Australian values’ like praising your own Facebook post using your own Facebook profile."

theshovel.com.au/2026/04/15/a...
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Patient in Trump’s AI Image Dies After Not Having Adequate Health Insurance — The Shovel Hospital administrators confirmed that the treatment depicted in the image was not covered under the man's insurance policy.

theshovel.com.au/2026/04/14/p...

Just heard Sally Sara on #RNbreakfast trot out the "NDIS costs are ballooning" line.

A now-standard commentariat script that is rarely applied to superannuation tax concessions, CGT exemptions, subsidies [and criminally low taxes] for fossil fuel corporations.... #inequality #auspol

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meanwhile in China.

#EV Trucks flying off the production lines

“It seems to be entirely lost on the government… that Australia’s natural gas does not belong to them.

"Australia's natural gas resource belongs to all Australians."

- Andrew Wilkie MP

Read more about our case for a 25% gas export tax on The Point: https://theaus.in/47SUXdB

Single use digital cards, such as from Revolut, are also helpful

Fortescue accelerates away from oil: doing what Australia should be doing on the fuel crisis Fortescue is showing the future to the rest of Australia: Batteries and electrification replacing barrels and diesel, backed by firmed renewables rather than gas and oil.

Fortescue accelerates away from oil: doing what Australia should be doing on the fuel crisis reneweconomy.com.au/fortescue-ac...

After Penny Wong's 147th "serious concern" statement, another not-very-strongly-worded urging from Albo ought to do the trick.

Although with Australia contributing parts* to F-35s now attacking Lebanon, the Israelis may not be quaking in their colonizing boots.

[*I mean - "non-lethal components"]

JD Vance is an election-losing machine.

Looking forward to seeing a lot more of him in the lead up to the US mid-terms.

To stop Australian democracy going the way of the US, here’s what we need to do Australia is one of the world’s leading democracies, but we’re not immune from the pressures causing backsliding overseas.

Is Australia’s democracy at risk of US-style polarization? 🇦🇺 To stay on track, we need urgent reforms: truth in political ads, donation caps, and better media diversity. Let's protect our system and strengthen our institutions before it's too late. 🗳️✨ #AusPol
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So far this term he has already paid himself more to play golf than he did in his entire first term.
But that's what you voted for, right?

B-doubling down on electric trucks While the Coalition claims electric trucks are not capable of transporting heavy freight, overseas usage and current trials in Australia show they far outperform diesel on both overall cost and efficiency.

“It is possible to move cattle, steel, toilet paper etc on a giant semi with an electric prime mover at the front, & to do it more cheaply & quickly than with diesel. It’s already happening in much of the rest of the world (& here)”
#renewables #australia
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"the US must end its blank cheque to Israel’s perpetual wars"

The Australian government must end its blank cheque to what passes for US foreign policy.

And #AUKUS. #auspol

Peter Dutton appointed to Queensland investment board Mr Dutton's has kept a low public profile since he led the Coalition to defeat at the 2025 federal election, and also lost his seat of Dickson.

Oh, no.

Queensland Treasurer David Janetski has appointed Peter Dutton to the board of state-owned Queensland Investment Corporation. This entity is crucial to the prosperity of Queenslanders with $135 billion in assets to manage. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Both parties are corrupted by fossil fuel industry & media enablers.

I hope l see class action lawsuits against guilty parties in my lifetime.
Imagine voting against a 25% windfall tax on oil & gas, @australianlabor.bsky.social

You GAVE AWAY the wealth of our nation. 🤬🤬

Denmark didn’t “transition” its grid—it replaced it.

~15% → 92% renewable electricity in 25 years.

Wind did the heavy lifting. Solar is scaling. Interconnection balanced. Flexibility solved variability.

Wind built it. Solar is scaling. Fossil lost it.

This IS system replacement. ⚡#Bettrification

Surely there's a vacancy in a dementia ward in the USA somewhere?

*satire* From PrimeChinister on fb

Soldiers in combat are given rules of engagement. Intentionally killing unarmed civilians are not allowed. Unless you are intending to breach these types of rules, then potential recruits should not be too worried.