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Elana Mitchell
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Severe cat obsessive and political tragic 😻
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Tony Abbott: "...every country has a right to keep its character. And our character is essentially Anglo Celtic Judeo Christian."
Australia: *stares in the most successful multicultural country in the world.*

#auspol #RacismStillExists #AccountabilityNow #FirstNations
February 14, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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Devastated to hear of the passing of political cartoonist Jon Kudelka. As well as being one of Australia’s most insightful and sharp political observers, he was a brilliant artist.

Our deepest condolences to his family and all who knew and loved him.

May he join his whales in peaceful dreaming 💔
February 9, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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This is the second time in 9 months the Coalition have cracked it. Why all the drama*? 🙄

#auspol #Nationals #Libs

*We know why 🫠
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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Re the hate speech bill: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...

#auspol
January 21, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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"We are being confronted daily with distressing events, polarising rhetoric, and pressure to pick a side quickly and loudly.
In moments like this, trust in democratic institutions matters more than ever."

#auspol

www.democrats.org.au/the-world-is...
The World Is Loud. Democracy Needs Calm and Considered Conversation
The end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026 have been unusually distressing and exhausting. Across the world – from Iran, Gaza, Ukraine and Venezuela, to Minnesota and the United States more broadly,...
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January 18, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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We will have more to say once the facts are at hand, but for now we share the grief and horror of the nation.

#BondiBeach #auspol
December 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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“Labor has the space to do what it wants – and what it wants, apparently, is to be the Liberal Party of the 1990s.”

www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

#auspol
First whispers of discontent for Labor are coming from within
Labor has the space to do what it wants – and what it wants, apparently, is to be the Liberal Party of the 1990s.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
December 7, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Also:
"We are the 12th biggest economy in the world. We are already the 12th biggest contributor to the global military industrial complex. We have considerable power and agency. We can choose to use it."

👇👇👇
www.democrats.org.au/securing-the...

#auspol #AUKUS
Securing the Nation
Australia’s defence strategy should be coherent and have our national interest at its core. We should not squander billions of dollars on doubtful long-range, long lead-time war-fighting equipment tha...
www.democrats.org.au
June 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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"AUKUS was always a disastrous deal for Australia. We were never likely to get any submarines, and all the deal does is tie us ever closer to an increasingly volatile and aggressive America."

#auspol #AUKUS

www.watoday.com.au/politics/fed...
AUKUS is a disaster for Australia. Trump has given us an out – let’s take it
We were never likely to get any submarines, and all the deal does is tie us ever closer to an increasingly volatile and aggressive America.
www.watoday.com.au
June 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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May 26 is National Sorry Day.

We reflect on the recommendations in the Bringing Them Home report, and we have hope that the reforms in the Uluru Statement From the Heart will be borne out to shape an Australia for all Australians.

#auspol #sorryday
May 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Well, no one was expecting that result, not even Labor!

Join @shejedi.bsky.social, @docbaty.bsky.social and a rehabilitated former Liberal as they consider the immediate aftermath of the election.

#auspol #KeepTheBastardsHonest

www.democrats.org.au/podcast/40-a...
May 13, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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In 1977, Don Chipp had a vision to offer Australian voters the choice to support a party with a difference. Today is our birthday. We're still here, and we're still living the same values Don envisioned
May 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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"The country that elected Tony Abbott in 2013 is gone. It has been replaced by a volatile, culturally diverse, values-driven, and economically anxious electorate, one that expects serious answers on housing, inclusion, climate, and fairness."

www.afr.com/politics/fed...

#auspol
The Liberals are fundamentally mismatched with modern Australia
The party is ignoring the realities, identities, and aspirations of the people who will determine its electoral future.
www.afr.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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In the interests of transparency and accountability we have to report that the people’s watchdog had a slow start this morning, but we got there in the end 😂

#auspol
May 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Election eve vibes FYW 💛💚🥳

#auspol
May 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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And that’s a wrap! Pre-poll in WA is DONE. Now for the main event tomorrow! 🥳

#auspol
May 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Here’s me with a last bit of snark about the worst election campaign we’ve seen In generations.

And please don’t forget to subscribe to The Shot to support us, thanks so much 🙏🏼

#auspol2025

theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Is it over yet? - The Shot
By the time you read this, the 2025 federal election campaign will mercifully have less than 24 hours left on...
theshot.net.au
May 2, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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The results of The Chaser's Poll to Save Democracy are in and they suggest a real shock during tomorrow's election.

Read more: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4483...
May 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Elana met Linda today at pre-poll. Linda set up our very first WA branch in Subiaco back in 1977.

She told Elana, “I was protesting uranium mining in the 70s, now I’m protesting fracking in the Kimberley. I'm furious I still have to protest this stuff.”

#auspol #auspol25
May 2, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Elana is back with an incredible anecdote from pre-polling 🥳

#auspol #breakthrduopoly #NeverTooOldToVote as
May 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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No matter who, it's important to keep them honest
The work is far from over if we keep Peter Dutton and the Coalition out, writes Angela Priestley.

The first step is preventing a Dutton Government. Next comes holding a second-term Albanese Government to acount and remaining vigilant.
womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
The work is far from over if we keep Peter Dutton and the Coalition out
The first step is preventing a Dutton Government. Next comes holding a second-term Albanese Government to acount and remaining vigilant.
womensagenda.com.au
May 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Tomorrow, you can vote for:
🏡Affordable homes
🛒Lower living costs
💵 Fair prices at the checkout
We’re ready to deliver bold solutions, grounded in fairness.
Vote #1 Australian Democrats for the Senate.
#AusVotes #FairEconomy #HousingJustice #auspol
May 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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A message from WA State President Lisa Griffiths on this penultimate day of the election, on why she pours her time and energy into the Australian Democrats (spoiler: she cares. And she wants better for Australia).

#auspol #BreakTheDuopoly #DontRiskDutton
May 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM