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\n\nLesley Howard’s (@adropex<\/a>) #ActiveDemocracy<\/a> looks at grassroots movements and participatory democracy for #ausvotes<\/a>.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An #AusVotes student and first time voter in #HigginsVotes: @adropex reports #ActiveDemocracy #YouthForFuture<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Imi is 18 and a first-time federal election voter. She is currently completing Year 12 and is studying Australian Politics for VCE. She will be voting in the inner metropolitan seat of Higgins, in Melbourne. Imi has kindly agreed to answer some questions about the upcoming federal election. With no assumptions as to her knowledge […]<\/p>\n

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Dark clouds and silver linings, the ICAN #ClimateAction vision: @adropex reports #ActiveDemocracy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Distinctive campaign battle lines were defined long before Scott Morrison\u2019s belated April 11 announcement that we would be going to the polls on May 18. For months the Coalition had insisted the election was going to be about the economy, security and putting locals first, “to keep our economy strong, to keep Australians safe and […]<\/p>\n

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The Liberal campaign in #KooyongVotes an #AusVotes dinosaur: @adropex reports #ActiveDemocracy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Cutting his parliamentary teeth in the Tony Abbott opposition of the 43rd Parliament, Josh Frydenberg could be excused for thinking that with a blue-ribbon seat and a bit of judicious backing in the leadership spills he was set for life. Certainly, since winning the seat of Kooyong in 2010, his rise through the Liberal Party […]<\/p>\n

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An #AusVotes first timer talks #YouthForFuture and #ActiveDemocracy: @adropex reports<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Tom is 19 and a first-time federal election voter. After completing school in 2017 he worked for a year doing whatever came his way. He is now at university, studying media and communications in the politics stream, and working nights on weekends at a pub. He will vote in the inner metropolitan seat of Macnamara, […]<\/p>\n

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A successful #IndependentsDay is like winning Eurovision: @adropex reviews #GetElected #ActiveDemocracy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Pale, male and stale The political class \u2018is on the nose\u2019 and trust in our politicians is going into a deep dive. Parliament is seen as being dominated by “personalities, parties and pecuniary interests”. People are tired of the scandals, the factional power struggles and the revolving door of leadership and prime ministers. With each […]<\/p>\n

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I felt she was speaking directly to me: @digitdave reflects on @indigocathy and #ActiveDemocracy with @adropex<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Like the waters of the Murray-Darling Basin, communities run deep in regional and rural Australia. From the Hawkesbury River and the central coast of New South Wales to the Murray River and the valleys and ranges of north east Victoria, people gathered at Parliament House overlooking Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin to listen to Cathy McGowan’s […]<\/p>\n

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Shouting at the television and planting gardens: #ActiveDemocracy stories by @adropex<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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What do shouting at the television and gardening have in common? From little things big things have grown. Gather ’round people, let me tell you a story… or two. Whilst a television was not one of the perks of an Aboriginal stockman’s life in the Northern Territory in 1966, the story of Vincent Lingiari and […]<\/p>\n

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The #AusVotes preference system or choosing sides when your team can’t make the Grand Final: @adropex stops #ShoutingAtTheTV and comments<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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The closest I have come to an election campaign was handing out How-to-Vote cards in the Victorian state election last year, but I must admit to being an interested observer of #Auspol since the 2013 federal election which saw a local independent unseat a major party incumbent in the hitherto safe Liberal seat of Indi. […]<\/p>\n

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The @NoFibs #IndependentsDay Twitter mission at #ausvotes: @margokingston1 comments<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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The way I see it, every safe Coalition seat must be in play in the sense that quality indies ask tough questions incumbents are forced to answer. That requires courageous indies & committed, creative citizens because a weakened local media can\u2019t do it. Ready to play? #ausvotes \u2014 Margo Kingston (@margokingston1) February 22, 2019 Hi. […]<\/p>\n

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Burnt bridges: A reflection on the demise of Sophie Mirabella by @adropex<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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    The result in the seat of Indi is final. Only in the last few weeks, as her 2016 campaign collapsed, has the topic of Sophie Mirabella not rekindled in me the upset and anxiety of the last decade. Rather the emotion was one of grudging compassion. With hindsight, the similarity in the unrelenting […]<\/p>\n

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So @martycorboynats v @mirabellasophie at #indivotes, how will @Barnaby_Joyce play? @adropex reports<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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The Coalition \u2018Cupid Shuffle? What was Warren Truss thinking when at a recent media doorstop he singlehandedly emasculated the National Party in Victoria? For that matter, what was Sophie Mirabella thinking when, during this same media event, she deposited six years of her career in the \u201dcan\u2019t actually deliver\u201d bin? Warren Truss, in the final […]<\/p>\n

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INDI: The Road to Canberra — CROWDFUNDING TRAILER from David Estcourt on Vimeo. INDI: The Road to Canberra \u00a0\u201cMore than a year has passed since the campaign, so it was interesting seeing our emotions on the big screen\u2026Obviously there are a lot of nuances that can’t be conveyed in a 90 minute film, but [the […]<\/p>\n

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Participation an antidote to #Auspol cynicism: the #IndiVotes democratic revolution, by @adropex<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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\u201cWhat do rowers and politicians have in common?\u201d asked Dr Simon Longstaff AO, Executive Director of the St James Ethics Centre. \u201cThey both look one way and go another.\u201d This resonated with the 265 attendees at the  \u201cIndi talks Democracy\u201d event who came to listen to Simon Longstaff and, \u201cthe warhorse from the inside\u201d, former […]<\/p>\n

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Innumerate Ignorance or Calculated Deception It is unfortunate that the IPA, and in particular James Paterson, did not take note of the \u2018scholarship\u2019 referred to in their recent report of the ABC\u2019s coverage of \u2018Australia\u2019s energy choices\u2019 and apply it to their own publication. It would undoubtedly have saved them the embarrassment of making public […]<\/p>\n

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On 3 July Credit Suisse, published a report on the Narrabri Gas Project (NGP). The NGP is a coal seam gas (CSG) operation in the Pillaga State Forest in northwestern NSW, owned and operated by Australian company Santos Ltd. The purpose of the report was: \u201cTo assess the risks to the NGP due to the […]<\/p>\n

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By\u00a0Lesley Howard\u00a0\u00a0@adropex On January 17,\u00a02014, the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Scott Morrison, reported that Australian vessels had entered Indonesian territorial waters during operations conducted in association with Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB). On January 21,\u00a02014,\u00a0terms of reference were given for an internal review to be conducted by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service […]<\/p>\n

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By\u00a0Lesley Howard\u00a0@adropex 21st February 2014 No matter what you think of the ALP or the LNP policy on asylum seekers, regardless of whether you voted for this government or not, the riots, the violence and social unrest, the fear, the death and the injuries happened on our watch. Ours. Us. Australia. Australia is a signatory […]<\/p>\n

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By\u00a0Lesley Howard\u00a0@adropex 9th February 2014 (Updated 11 February 2014) BACKGROUND\u00a0 In a tweet to me @Coles said, \u201caround 90% of our Coles Brand Food and drink is Australian made\u201d. I asked them to \u201cconfirm for me that about 90% of Coles own brands are 100% Aus product.\u201d In response they politely referred me to their […]<\/p>\n

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By\u00a0Lesley Howard\u00a0@adropex 4th February 2014 On February 1, 2013, the Australian federal government submitted a proposal to the World Heritage Committee for a minor boundary modification to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The World Heritage Committee reviewed and accepted the submission in June 2013 and the extension of approximately 170,000 hectares was duly listed. […]<\/p>\n

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By\u00a0Lesley Howard\u00a0@adropex 30th January 2014 Cory Bernardi opens the third chapter of his book, The Conservative Revolution, by stating the obvious: that children learn from their home environment and the people directly around them, generally through observation and participation; the better the environment and the role models, the better the lessons the child will carry […]<\/p>\n

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[clear] [clear] By\u00a0Lesley Howard\u00a0@adropex 19 January 2014 In Chapter 2 \u201cThe First Pillar: Faith\u201d Bernardi presents a strong and considered study of the historical contribution Christianity has made to Australia\u2019s national development and how this heritage is represented in the laws and moral codes of Australian society today. Bernardi proposes that faith is fundamental to […]<\/p>\n

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By\u00a0Lesley Howard\u00a0@adropex 13 January 2014 Intro: in part one of a @NoFibs series, Lesley Howard examines and fact-checks\u00a0the preface and Chapter 1 of Cory Bernardi’s book The Conservative Revolution. A lot has been said in recent days about Cory Bernardi and about statements he makes in his book The Conservative Revolution.\u00a0 It seems that Bernardi\u2019s […]<\/p>\n

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