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"Melbourne’s Institute of Public Affairs... was absorbed into the Atlas Network in the era of the Liberal Party’s battle between the Wets and the Dries. It was reportedly “hijacked” by “radicals” after people senior in the body attended an MPS conference." theaimn.net/the-atlas-ne... #auspol

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The Left need to understand that political debate is not a rational environment where the best message/argument wins. We are in a post-truth world where media is manipulated by Right. The Left need to understand old rules are dead, there are no rules! 🚨By me👇🏻 independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

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I wish Chalmers well, but the odds are stacked against us given what we know about the mango Mussolini. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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Jim Chalmers says you can see that the economy is turning a corner in “at least 5 positive ways” “We’ve got inflation down ✅ Wages are up ✅ Unemployment is very low ✅ We’ve got the Liberal Debt down ✅ & now Interest Rates are starting to be cut as well ✅” #AbcInsiders

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Our catalogue of major reasons Peter Dutton should never be PM now numbers 85. Michelle Pini updates the list of cons. There is currently a consistent crusade by the legacy media to turn a “monster” into a credible contender for the top job but we’re not buying it. @michellepini.bsky.social

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Vote Dutton, get Trump👇🏻

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Peter Dutton has form in disappearing when things get inconvenient. He’s spent most of this week in hiding, leaving the job of responding to interest rate cuts to colleagues - by @BernardKeane www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/20/p... #auspol

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we were discussing this in my discord: once the german election is over and our election is called, elon musk will no doubt weigh into Australia's election. but: who is he going to support? Put your bets in now

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Well done SMH, this is how you report lies -as lies

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Kind of stunning really, but in January a record percent of adults in Australia had a job

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Update to my previous post. I hear Dutton is furiously backpedaling his recent adoring statements about Trump, trying to distance on the pro Russian anti Ukraine outrage. Bit late for that Dutton considering images like these (note the Rinehart/Murdoch/Liberal trifecta on this screen print).

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Clive Palmer has a new party? Great time to look at this chart of his spending in politics. collab from me and @joshnicholas.com www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

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Wannabe’s Today’s cartoon #auspol

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Hey siri … define self fulfilling.

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Apparently Rachel and The Age are doing journalism 🤣

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Statistics, statistics & damned… When SMH quotes 28 322 Building approvals in last 12 months - is that ‘buildings’ or ‘dwellings’? Or is a 40 storey building with 100’s apartments the same as a granny flat approval? Really tells you nothing. And what matters is real building completions anyway…

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“The responsibility of the media is, as always, to look precisely at what is being said and done, and the context in which that is happening. In this racially charged moment, that responsibility is more important than ever.” www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

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Your handy list of achievements of the Albanese Labor gvt. www.reddit.com/r/LaborParty...

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Tim Blair's a "True Believer" on climate change. By which I mean he wants more of it. No, really! He wants more offshore rigs, hard hats and belching oil refineries. They mean economic growth, you see. Whether he truly believes in climate change is moot. He just doesn't care about it. #NewsCorpse

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Nepo Benny

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Anyone who claims Labor is as bad as the LNP were in power has a very short, selective memory.

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Less than a third of voters support the Coalition’s plans to slash 36,000 public service jobs essentialreport.com.au/questions/su... #auspol

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Geoff Chambers in The Australian claiming that our preferential voting system "favours Labor". Did the system favour Labor in 1961 when they won the primary vote by 5.8% and lost the election?

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Dutton should be reminded that inflation was well and truly taking off a year before Labor won government.

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This is the man #Dutton and the #LNP will give you as our treasurer if they win the election. He is an idiot. #WellDoneAngus #LNPFail #ElectionAus #Election25 #Auspol

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Not just that. 1. The more disasters in Oz, the more expensive insurance will be 2. The more disasters globally, the more expensive insurance will additionally be (global firms + reinsurance) 3. The smaller the capital pool of Oz insurance firms, the more expensive it will ALSO additionally be.

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I wonder why Albanese’s policies are unknown amongst the public? Whose job could it possibly be to inform the public about their choices in a democracy… 👀

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' virtually all of Australia’s preventable housing problems are the direct result of Coalition decisions' #auspol

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Liberal Party caught funding fossil fuel lies! theklaxon.com.au/white-mans-d...

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#Dutton angrier, more contemptuous in an attempt to look like a future PM to cover his weaknesses. That’s what people with no emotional intelligence do. A danger in a position of power. BL red faced anger, talks fast stressed, swallows hard fear, shrugs I don’t know,I don’t care.

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Wilcox

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3 yrs is not long enough

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Spot on from Bernard Keane. Just about every mainstream media outlet, not to mention both major political parties, use fear, hate & division to get clicks or win votes. The cynicism & paucity of moral leadership in this country really sucks.

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Repeating the past under Peter Dutton. Government contracts for consultancy services rise as the public service declines. Tony Abbott's "budget emergency" saw personnel costs rise from $9.9b to $21.7b & contract costs from $286.5m to $418.4m. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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We have a male voter problem

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Dan and Andrews

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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... “Many Australians say they are not aware of the Labor government’s key economic achievements and policies” That’s because msm & abc showcase only “dutton says” & spend the rest of their time demonising anything the ALP achieves.

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What the hell has happened to the once progressive paper in the country now just another labor hating rag

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Peter Broelman in Canberra Times

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