Day 33

“A #Liberal-aligned #ThinkTank running last-minute #AntiGreens #advertisements targeting young voters received more than $600,000 from the #coal industry during last year’s #Queensland election, disclosures show.

On Monday evening, the #AustralianInstituteForProgress released a “Can you afford the Greens?” video advertisement pushing claims, based on its own commissioned research, that the Greens’ housing policies would lead to increased #rents.

Emails to supporters from the #AIP executive director, former Queensland Liberal vice-president #GrahamYoung, seeking #donations to push anti-Greens advertisements show the #campaign is specifically aimed at helping elect #LiberalNational party #candidates #TrevorEvans and #MaggieForrest in the seats of #Brisbane and #Ryan.”

This is why I use the term #LNPCrimeGang.

#AusPol / #Liberal / #Nationals / #LNP / #ThinkTanks / #democracy / #MaxChandlerMather / #ClimateEmergency / #HousingEmergency <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/02/australian-institute-for-progress-anti-greens-election-ads-coal-australia-donations-ntwnfb>

Day 31 cont

A reminder, the seat of Aston was the seat of a former (discraced) Liberal MP, #AlanTudge #TudgyFudge.

“#PeterDutton (#Liberal) continues his campaign swing through #Melbourne’s #suburbs, and you’ll never guess where the bus has stopped now.

That’s right, we’re now at Dutton’s 15th PETROL STATION PHOTO-OP of the #campaign – that’s 15 – at a truck stop in #Aston. Dutton’s plan to cut the fuel excise by 25 cents per litre is getting a major airing in his campaign material, the backdrops of his #PressConferences, and his #photo #opportunities.”

Slogans, propaganda and stunts…

OR

Policies?

#AusPol / #propaganda / #slogans / #policies / #policy / #LNP / #Nationals / #Coalition <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/30/australia-election-2025-live-housing-crisis-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-campaign-final-week-labor-coalition-cpi-inflation-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6811b11f8f08f0938cf49225#block-6811b11f8f08f0938cf49225> / “Education Minister Alan Tudge stands aside amid abuse allegations, PM tells parliament” <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-02/alan-tudge-stands-aside-amid-abuse-allegations/100669592>

Day 22 cont

“Nearly half of all #renters sit in the bottom 40% of income levels, compared with just one-fifth of first home buyers.

“If you’re in the bottom two #quintiles of income, you’re probably not really going to have enough #income to be servicing a #mortgage, whichever way you go,” Phillips says.

“There’s not a lot that we’ve seen in the election #campaign to really help those people, and they’re the people who really are #struggling.”

That leaves nearly half the renting population, or four million #Australians, beyond the reach of homebuyer help even before the new #policies arrive.”

If you don’t own or cannot afford a home, Australian politicians are not interested in you.

#AusPol / #LNP / #Liberal / #Labor / #Nationals <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/20/who-actually-benefits-from-the-coalition-and-labors-housing-policies>

@Nonilex ... there are some basics that are being missed when it comes to any/all #DOGE actions, is that it is raw granular #data. It is indexed under a specific person, or company, or organization, and in such detail that _anyone_ who has it can 'become' that identity.

Fake a voting ballot for every living (or dead) citizen? Absolutely! Write a #campaign #contribution check? Of course! Transfer funds from your charity into my some fascist 'wealth fund'? You got it!

The raw data is the prize.

Day 17 cont

“Donald Trump was seen only months ago as a disruptive force who brought huge danger to #AnthonyAlbanese at this election campaign.
But things changed when the US president brought chaos and confusion to world markets and became an economic risk to #Australia with his #tariff policies.

Now we have hard #data on how this is reshaping the #election – and ️hurting #PeterDutton️ at the halfway point of the #campaign.”

For all those who can’t read behind the lines? #Straya is not #Merica.

#AusPol / #Liberal / #LNP / #Nationals / #Coalition <https://archive.md/uxUDT> / <https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/we-thought-trump-was-dragging-down-peter-dutton-now-we-know-why-20250414-p5lrox.html> (paywall)

Day 16 cont

“#TanyaPlibersek and #AnthonyAlbanese have brushed off an awkward moment at Sunday’s #Labor #FederalElection #campaign launch when the prime minister appeared to block a hug from the #environment minister, insisting that the pair are good friends.”

Labor Environmental policy release day.

#AusPol / #LaborParty / #EnvironmentalPolicy / #trees / #koalas <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/14/i-shouldve-done-the-elbow-bump-plibersek-and-albanese-brush-off-awkward-greeting-at-labor-election-campaign-launch>