I wonder whether the ordinary voter is not becoming sick and tired of the vested interests which unduly influence the present political parties and yearn for the emergence of a third political force representing middle of the road policies which would owe allegiance to no outside pressure group. Don Chipp (from Hansard) This quote is […]
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Rebekha Sharkie says get engaged and enraged for #Ausvotes: @MakeMayoMatter #ViewFromTheCrossbench
April 4, 2019
Chapter one of the #IndiWay ends with Cathy McGowan’s final #IndiVotes speech in Parliament: @indigocathy #auspol valedictory transcript
April 4, 2019
Margo Kingston’s suggested reading:How Indi got itself on the map: The blueprintChasing involved democracy in Indi: @Indigocathy v Sophie Mirabella MPReporting Indi: A reflection by Margo Kingston Cathy McGowan’s valedictory transcript Mr Speaker – I seek the indulgence of the house: Hello everyone and thank you for coming. Six years ago when I rose to […]
Canberra Nippers founder and keen #auspol follower throws support behind @AnthonyPesec’s #ausvotes challenge for Seselja’s #SenateACT spot: @BethanyinCBR comments
March 30, 2019
I live in Canberra, by far the best city in Australia. With the exception of South Australia and the Northern Territory I have lived in every state of Australia, and also New Zealand, so I reckon I ought to know. I was born in Melbourne, grew up on the South Coast of NSW, and moved […]
Crossbench shares common ground not votes: @indigocathy comments on #IndiVotes leadership and #IndependentsDay hopes for @HelenHaines1
March 24, 2019
For six years Indi has been an example of a different kind of political representation. ‘The Indi Way’ has become part of the vernacular and my communities continue to celebrate the many achievements of Independence. We have acted in parliament on many issues since those very first ‘Kitchen Table Conversations’ in Indi. In 2013 they […]
Gen Y could change the #ausvotes game this May: @CharliCaruso #SmashingAvocado comments
March 9, 2019
A few months out from the 2019 Australian federal election the flurry of graphs, predictions and opinion pieces about “safe seats” and “seats in danger” have begun to fill my Twitter feed. These predictions — numbers that often dictate target electorates for a procession of campaign buses — is largely based on the data of […]
Disappearing tweets of @left_of_labor mask stalking gulag troll attacking #auspol’s left flank: (suspended) @jansant reports
April 2, 2018
Jump to update: Questions for Michael Danby MP Jump to update: The curious recent followers of @left_of_labor At the beginning of March Twitter (@twitter) CEO, Jack Dorsey (@jack) publicly admitted via a tweet the platform has problems. Later in March during the final stages of the Batman Federal by-election, the Twitter hashtag #BatmanVotes was sent […]
Barnaby Joyce out of place: @burgewords comments on #NewEnglandVotes
February 16, 2018
The man who once had a home base at Tamworth, but now seems to belong nowhere. AS I approached the polling station at the Tenterfield Memorial Hall on by-election day in December 2017, I suspected Barnaby Joyce would put in an early appearance. If Mr Joyce was going to cover New England glad-handing and holding […]
Part 5 of the Queensland election blog for 2017 – #qldvotes #qldpol @Qldaah
November 18, 2017
Ongoing coverage of the Queensland election campaign for 2017. Check back for updates.
Part 4 of the Queensland election blog for 2017 – #qldvotes #qldpol @Qldaah
November 13, 2017
Ongoing coverage of the Queensland election campaign for 2017. Check back for updates.
Andrew Bolt picks up a #GoldKenny award – @Qldaah #auspol #qldpol
September 15, 2017
Andrew Bolt breaks Godwin’s Law in marriage equality campaign.
