Simple answer is no, not at all.
"The only mandate won in an election is a mandate to be the government. A government does not win a mandate to shut down opposition to its policies." Donald Horne
#auspol
"The only mandate won in an election is a mandate to be the government. A government does not win a mandate to shut down opposition to its policies." Donald Horne
#auspol
Does Labor have a mandate to do what it wants after its big election win?
Does Labor have a mandate to do what it wants after its big election win? Do mandates even exist?
www.abc.net.au
May 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
So Plibersek goes from being the one put out to explain why they're approving new coal mines to be the one put out to explain why they're not raising Jobseeker.
May 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Labour has a whopping great majority and four years left to turn this country around.
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
May 12, 2025 at 9:46 AM
"There are a lot of people that are seeing things on the TV screens, seeing the horrors, turning to their political representatives, and they’re not asking for the lines of the day, they’re asking for a statement of values, what you believe in, what you will stand up for" - well said Ed Husic
'You can't celebrate diversity and expect it to sit in a corner': Ed Husic | Insiders | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
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May 12, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Plibersek will move from environment to social services. 👀
May 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Wish I had written this. Note: Labor was already rotten in it's first term. Rotten and spineless.
The ALP states it values solidarity above all else. There is a party line, walk it. This means it values solidarity above morality seemingly as a matter of principle. Ultimately then you get a large unthinking, unfeeling bloc that agrees with itself while the world rots around it
May 12, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Albo poisons week one of his 2nd term with compassion for Dutton while pitching to #newscorp and #advance with his withering attack on #Greens
#auspol #albo
#auspol #albo
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May 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
"The key question is: will the Albanese Government seize this nation shaping opportunity? Or will it continue cautiously – at best, wasting precious time or, at worst, letting a new, more dangerous, right-wing politics emerge?” #auspol #ALP2ndTerm #poverty #housing
#WellbeingOfFutureGenerations
#WellbeingOfFutureGenerations
"Bravery is the best antidote to fear," writes @richarddenniss.bsky.social.
"Labor right has used the fear of irrelevance to control the Labor left for decades. Now that it is the Liberals who are irrelevant, the biggest danger for Labor is that it is afraid to use the power voters have given it."
"Labor right has used the fear of irrelevance to control the Labor left for decades. Now that it is the Liberals who are irrelevant, the biggest danger for Labor is that it is afraid to use the power voters have given it."
May 7, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"The key question is: will the Albanese Government seize this nation shaping opportunity? Or will it continue cautiously – at best, wasting precious time or, at worst, letting a new, more dangerous, right-wing politics emerge?” #auspol #ALP2ndTerm #poverty #housing
#WellbeingOfFutureGenerations
#WellbeingOfFutureGenerations
"I was seeking a minority government that drove Labor left, but in the absence of that I want Anthony Albanese to be confident enough to return to the values of his earlier political life; to see a bold leader who acts like the country just gave him the fucking golden ticket, because we did" #auspol
What will Labor do next?
Dutton is unemployed, and I'm eating a chocolate.
cheekmedia.substack.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Albo's instinct to hold the middle has worked as Libs go right, get routed. What it means for Australia's democracy. A @kimwingerei.bsky.social oped #Election2025
michaelwest.com.au/democracy-sa...
michaelwest.com.au/democracy-sa...
The democracy sausage eaten by Labor landslide. What's next? - Michael West
The Labor party added at least ten more seats to return with a clear majority, while a leaderless LNP will be wondering where to from here.
michaelwest.com.au
May 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
After a brief sleep, here’s my piece for @theconversation.com on the success of independents at the election and their prospects for the next parliament
@australiainstitute.org.au
theconversation.com/independents...
@australiainstitute.org.au
theconversation.com/independents...
Independents will not help form government – but they will be vital in holding it to account
Yes, Labor has won a huge majority. But it will still need to work constructively with the crossbench in both the House and the Senate.
theconversation.com
May 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Do you reckon Labor might finally stop this exporting weapons to Israel shit now? #AusVotes25
Israel Defense Forces soldier holding DroneGun Mk4, from DroneShield, an Australian company (ASX: DRO)
Image from DroneShield’s Feb 2024 investor presentation
"Government ministers have previously stated that Australia has not exported a single defence weapon to Israel over the last five years..."
Image from DroneShield’s Feb 2024 investor presentation
"Government ministers have previously stated that Australia has not exported a single defence weapon to Israel over the last five years..."
May 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
"…how 🇦🇺's 2 major parties & public service came to so comprehensively & deeply internalise acting for Oil, Gas & Coal interests over the public interest” #auspol #climate #ALP2ndTerm
Oil and gas industry congratulates Albanese, takes a swipe at Greens
Australian Energy Producers (fmrly APPEA) looks forward to "working with the Albanese government"
Says the Labor victory "showed Australians "do not support the Greens' reckless policies, including a ban on new gas proiects"
Australian Energy Producers (fmrly APPEA) looks forward to "working with the Albanese government"
Says the Labor victory "showed Australians "do not support the Greens' reckless policies, including a ban on new gas proiects"
May 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"…how 🇦🇺's 2 major parties & public service came to so comprehensively & deeply internalise acting for Oil, Gas & Coal interests over the public interest” #auspol #climate #ALP2ndTerm
"… Australians do not support Greens’ reckless policies, including a ban on new gas projects”
#APPEA #ALP2ndTerm #auspol
#APPEA #ALP2ndTerm #auspol
Australian Energy Producers (fmrly APPEA) sure does 🤎 Labor's work!
'Oil & gas industry congratulates Albanese, takes a swipe at Greens'
Tells govt "to prioritise implementing actions from the Future Gas Strategy & address the regulatory delays & uncertainty in the environmental approvals system"
'Oil & gas industry congratulates Albanese, takes a swipe at Greens'
Tells govt "to prioritise implementing actions from the Future Gas Strategy & address the regulatory delays & uncertainty in the environmental approvals system"
May 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"… Australians do not support Greens’ reckless policies, including a ban on new gas projects”
#APPEA #ALP2ndTerm #auspol
#APPEA #ALP2ndTerm #auspol
Australians voted for the fossil fuel industry to burn their future with their willing servants in the Labor Party #auspol
Oil and gas industry congratulates Albanese, takes a swipe at Greens
Australian Energy Producers (fmrly APPEA) looks forward to "working with the Albanese government"
Says the Labor victory "showed Australians "do not support the Greens' reckless policies, including a ban on new gas proiects"
Australian Energy Producers (fmrly APPEA) looks forward to "working with the Albanese government"
Says the Labor victory "showed Australians "do not support the Greens' reckless policies, including a ban on new gas proiects"
May 4, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Well done, Australia! We did it! We said no to Temu Trump & Co! We said no to white supremacy! We said no to the right wing nut jobs! Let's hope that Labor doesn't let us down. Let's hope, they do the right thing with the opportunity they've been handed! #auspol
May 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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"I don’t think the new ALP will be game enough to do anything they didn’t mention in the campaign. Anyone hoping for reform of Aukus, negative gearing, etc., don’t hold your breath”
#auspol #ALP2ndTerm #vestedinterest #fossilfuels
"I don’t think the new ALP will be game enough to do anything they didn’t mention in the campaign. Anyone hoping for reform of Aukus, negative gearing, etc., don’t hold your breath”
#auspol #ALP2ndTerm #vestedinterest #fossilfuels
An Old-Fashioned Shellacking - Cheryl Kernot and Michael West - May 4
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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May 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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"I don’t think the new ALP will be game enough to do anything they didn’t mention in the campaign. Anyone hoping for reform of Aukus, negative gearing, etc., don’t hold your breath”
#auspol #ALP2ndTerm #vestedinterest #fossilfuels
"I don’t think the new ALP will be game enough to do anything they didn’t mention in the campaign. Anyone hoping for reform of Aukus, negative gearing, etc., don’t hold your breath”
#auspol #ALP2ndTerm #vestedinterest #fossilfuels