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Independent Media Australia.<p>If the Coalition under Dutton isn’t liberal or conservative, what is it? <a href="https://johnmenadue.com/if-the-coalition-under-dutton-isnt-liberal-or-conservative-what-is-it/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">johnmenadue.com/if-the-coaliti</span><span class="invisible">on-under-dutton-isnt-liberal-or-conservative-what-is-it/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a></p>
Frédéric D'Astous<p>🧵 Results of the study "Alternative paths to politics : How young people engage in <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> in Australia" are here -&gt; <a href="https://giwl.anu.edu.au/files/2024-11/Alternative_paths_to_politics.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">giwl.anu.edu.au/files/2024-11/</span><span class="invisible">Alternative_paths_to_politics.pdf</span></a></p><p>A research paper of the follow up study ( ‘Risky visibility’: the online harassment of queer politicians) is published in the European Journal of Politics and Gender • vol XX • no XX.</p><p>The research paper can be found there -&gt; <a href="https://cdn.theconversation.com/static_files/files/3695/ejpg-article-10.1332-25151088Y2025D000000075.pdf?1739851408" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cdn.theconversation.com/static</span><span class="invisible">_files/files/3695/ejpg-article-10.1332-25151088Y2025D000000075.pdf?1739851408</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Harassment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harassment</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Generations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Generations</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Demography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Demography</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Sociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sociology</span></a> <br> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Lgbtiq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lgbtiq</span></a></p>
Independent Media Australia.<p>Socialist Alliance to contest Fremantle, WA Senate on ‘People before Profit’ platform <a href="https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/socialist-alliance-contest-fremantle-wa-senate-people-profit-platform" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">greenleft.org.au/content/socia</span><span class="invisible">list-alliance-contest-fremantle-wa-senate-people-profit-platform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a></p>
Frédéric D'Astous<p>🧵 <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Study" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Study</span></a> : Australian <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/LGBTIQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTIQ</span></a>+ politicians were hit with vile online <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abuse</span></a> at the last federal election. The coming campaign could be even worse.</p><p>« In a follow-up study of 98 politically engaged, young gender and sexuality diverse people, we found that online violence and a lack of workplace safety were some of the biggest barriers for them in considering a career in politics. » <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Harassment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harassment</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/australian-lgbtiq-politicians-were-hit-with-vile-online-abuse-at-the-last-federal-election-the-coming-campaign-could-be-even-worse-250039" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/australian</span><span class="invisible">-lgbtiq-politicians-were-hit-with-vile-online-abuse-at-the-last-federal-election-the-coming-campaign-could-be-even-worse-250039</span></a></p>
Planet Auspol<p>💰Economics 🗳️ Election 2025 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> 🧠Analysis: As an election looms, will Australians remember Labor for one rate cut or the 12 hikes before that? As an election looms, will Australians remember Labor for one rate cut or the 12 hikes before that? <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/19/australia-election-labor-rate-cut-12-hikes-before?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">feb/19/australia-election-labor-rate-cut-12-hikes-before?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p>
Planet Auspol<p>🗳️Election 2025: Labor v the Coalition: who is leading in the polls?<br>See how the next federal election is shaping up with Guardian Australia’s statistical model, which combines all opinion polls to get a better estimate of the two-party preferred vote <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2024/nov/02/labor-v-the-coalition-who-is-leading-in-the-polls?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/ng-interactive/2024/nov/02/labor-v-the-coalition-who-is-leading-in-the-polls?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p>
Independent Media Australia.<p>Finally a rate cut but did the RBA Review cost Labor the election? <a href="https://michaelwest.com.au/pascoe-how-the-rba-got-it-wrong-on-interest-rates/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">michaelwest.com.au/pascoe-how-</span><span class="invisible">the-rba-got-it-wrong-on-interest-rates/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a></p>
Independent Media Australia.<p>A five-minute scroll <a href="https://johnmenadue.com/a-five-minute-scroll-89/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">johnmenadue.com/a-five-minute-</span><span class="invisible">scroll-89/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a></p>
Emma Davidson<p>Had a great time at the Greens launch for ACT Federal candidates Isabel Mudford, Sam Carter, and Dani Hungerford for Reps, and Christina Hobbs and Jo Rocke for Senate.</p><p>The antidote to despair about the state of the world is action to make it better. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a></p><p><a href="https://greens.org.au/act/candidates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">greens.org.au/act/candidates</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Independent Media Australia.<p>Interest rate cut a good start <a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/interest-rate-cut-a-good-start/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=interest-rate-cut-a-good-start" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">australiainstitute.org.au/post</span><span class="invisible">/interest-rate-cut-a-good-start/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=interest-rate-cut-a-good-start</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a></p>
Pat Hudson Cartoons<p>Wannabe’s</p><p>Today’s cartoon</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a></p>
Alpha1Nine :funkwhale: :sofia:<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/TheConversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheConversation</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> ASIO boss expects more communal violence in worsening security environment in Australia Read more…<a href="https://theconversation.com/asio-boss-expects-more-communal-violence-in-worsening-security-environment-in-australia-250276" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/asio-boss-</span><span class="invisible">expects-more-communal-violence-in-worsening-security-environment-in-australia-250276</span></a></p>
David Marler<p>Peta Credlin visits Tony Abbott in Oxford where he's training up some new suppositories of wisdom to shirtfront the enemies of western civilisation. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a></p>
Independent Media Australia.<p>Shouting at ABC to raise standards won't help <a href="https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/shouting-at-abc-to-raise-standards-wont-help,19455?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=IA_Feed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">independentaustralia.net/busin</span><span class="invisible">ess/business-display/shouting-at-abc-to-raise-standards-wont-help,19455?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=IA_Feed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a></p>
Max Gross<p>'This under-explored topic is particularly important to consider in the wake of controversial new laws in Australia which will require jail time for some specific terrorism offences.' <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/warcrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warcrime</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://johnmenadue.com/sourcing-antisemitism-paid-actors-and-urgent-questions-to-be-asked/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">johnmenadue.com/sourcing-antis</span><span class="invisible">emitism-paid-actors-and-urgent-questions-to-be-asked/</span></a></p>
Peter Relph<p>We laughed at the stupidity of Trump too How did that go? <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23auspol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auspol</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bxdfrfazqqwn6quplj2rz6rv/post/3lijisr3wc22k" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bxdfrfazqqwn6quplj2rz6rv/post/3lijisr3wc22k</a></p>
Mlb Kiwi 🫵✋😛🤚<p>Project 2025 in action <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23nzpol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nzpol</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23auspol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23uspolitics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspolitics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ukpol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23BHN" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BHN</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Project2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Project2025</a></p>
Old_IT_geek I voted Yes<p>“You should’ve never started it,” Donald Trump said today.</p><p>That’s victim blaming, basically Donald is blaming Ukraine for wearing a short skirt and inflaming Russias passions (for rape, murder and theft). </p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/seppo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seppo</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://7news.com.au/politics/world-politics/donald-trump-has-brought-russia-in-from-the-cold-and-turned-his-back-on-ukraine-australia-should-be-worried-c-17778425?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_content=topic%2Faustralia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">7news.com.au/politics/world-po</span><span class="invisible">litics/donald-trump-has-brought-russia-in-from-the-cold-and-turned-his-back-on-ukraine-australia-should-be-worried-c-17778425?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_content=topic%2Faustralia</span></a></p>
Davie Dean<p>I'm so happy that I've convinced my local candidate <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/remahformoreton.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>remahformoreton.bsky.social</span></a></span> to post on Bluesky and bridge to here too. We shouldn't have to go to Facebook or Instagram to follow what progressive organisations and groups are doing! <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>progressive</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facebook</span></a></p>
DrALJONES<p>2. "Robodebt was a crude &amp; cruel mechanism, neither fair nor legal, &amp; it made many people feel like criminals. In essence, people were traumatised on the off-chance they might owe money". The scheme caused immense harm, including some deaths by suicide.</p><p><a href="https://www.pm.gov.au/media/final-report-royal-commission-robodebt-scheme" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pm.gov.au/media/final-report-r</span><span class="invisible">oyal-commission-robodebt-scheme</span></a> </p><p>"The commission is now making arrangements to ensure the impartial &amp; fair investigation of the referrals."</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/18/nacc-to-investigate-six-referrals-made-by-robodebt-royal-commission-ntwnfb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/feb/18/nacc-to-investigate-six-referrals-made-by-robodebt-royal-commission-ntwnfb</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NACC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NACC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robodebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robodebt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CentreForPublicIntegrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentreForPublicIntegrity</span></a> .</p>