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Incompetent & out of touch - I’ll add completely dysfunctional to that!. #AusPol #USPol
America's oligarchs petrified by chaos but won't criticise Trump
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/us-news/trump-news/2025/04/16/american-oligarchy-trump
The #LNP dregs are not looking too good as the election campaign progresses.
After the election we’ll be left with the dregs of the dregs of the opposition.
I expect a few will “retire” to “spend more time with their family” rather than be members of a witless, fact denying coalition. #auspol #ClimateCrisis #Renewables #TheGreens
This is an interesting moment with #Canada and #Australia both having national elections.
From what I can tell the dominant issues are the same:
-Housing
-Affordability
-Inflation
-Energy
and of course #Trump
The conservatives in both countries represent the #FossilFuels interests and are doing everything they can to discredit alternatives. Its a global effort.
The conservatives in both countries are basically racist misogynistic science denying assholes.
The Liberals in both countries are not terribly popular but are seen as the less bad option.
Election entrée: Things that are only milestones in the post-war era https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/election-entree-things-that-are-only-milestones-in-the-post-war-era/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=election-entree-things-that-are-only-milestones-in-the-post-war-era #Auspol
The Australia Institute · Election entrée: Things that are only milestones in the post-war era - The Australia InstituteFor many journalists, the past – specifically the past before 1945 – is a foreign country. Election coverage is replete with references to “firsts” or “milestones” that assume that Australian history began in the post-war period. But a longer view would help us better understand the political processes around us. Journalists described the 2010 federal
Election entrée: Things that are only milestones in the post-war era https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/election-entree-things-that-are-only-milestones-in-the-post-war-era/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=election-entree-things-that-are-only-milestones-in-the-post-war-era #Auspol
The Australia Institute · Election entrée: Things that are only milestones in the post-war era - The Australia InstituteFor many journalists, the past – specifically the past before 1945 – is a foreign country. Election coverage is replete with references to “firsts” or “milestones” that assume that Australian history began in the post-war period. But a longer view would help us better understand the political processes around us. Journalists described the 2010 federal
Labor made plenty of promises at the last election. Did they deliver?
Labor made plenty of promises at the last election. Did they... #australia #auspol #alp
The ConversationLabor made plenty of promises at the last election. Did they deliver?
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Aotearoa NZ: People power kills controversial bill https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/aotearoa-nz-people-power-kills-controversial-bill #Auspol
Green Left · Aotearoa NZ: People power kills controversial billThe controversial Treaty Principles bill has been defeated after the people of Aotearoa New Zealand spoke out against it in record numbers, reports Zara Lomas.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Hugh White on what the next PM should tell Trump and defending Australia – without the US https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/04/politics-with-michelle-grattan-hugh-white-on-what-the-next-pm-should-tell-trump-and-defending-australia-without-the-us #Auspol
johnmenadue.comPolitics with Michelle Grattan: Hugh White on what the next PM should tell Trump and defending Australia – without the USThe Trump ascendancy has forced international economic issues and the future strategic outlook onto the Australian election agenda, even if they are at the margins.
Peace is union business https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/peace-union-business-0 #Auspol
Green Left · Peace is union businessTrade unions have led the fight for peace since the fight against conscription in World War I. Steve O'Brien argues that we need to resist attacks on the trade union movement, also because it will stymie the peace movement.
Giving birth to the new international order https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/04/giving-birth-to-the-new-international-order #Auspol
johnmenadue.comGiving birth to the new international orderThe multipolar world will be born when the geopolitical weight of Asia, Africa, and Latin America matches their rising economic weight.
#TheConversation #auspol Election Diary: there were a couple of ‘moments’ in second Albanese-Dutton encounter Read more…https://theconversation.com/election-diary-there-were-a-couple-of-moments-in-second-albanese-dutton-encounter-254586
The ConversationElection Diary: there were a couple of ‘moments’ in second Albanese-Dutton encounter
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#TheConversation #auspol Second leaders’ debate is a tame affair befitting a ‘deeply uninspiring’ campaign Read more…https://theconversation.com/second-leaders-debate-is-a-tame-affair-befitting-a-deeply-uninspiring-campaign-254466
The ConversationSecond leaders’ debate is a tame affair befitting a ‘deeply uninspiring’ campaign
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