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RanaldClouston<a href="https://mastodon.au/@tallyroom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tallyroom</a> "One Nation is running in 147 seats, seemingly making a conscious decision to not bother with the three ACT electorates." Never felt prouder. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Canberra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canberra</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ACTPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACTPol</a>

Ken S‘Forever renters’ the new buzzword?<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-27/australians-forever-renters-housing-crisis-property-market/105051202" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-27/australians-forever-renters-housing-crisis-property-market/105051202</a> it’s not a bad article, but the ‘get your attention’ headline is terrible. ‘forever rents’ has been around for at least the last two-decades.… the newest trending buzzword is ‘Working homeless’ <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/am/more-than-15-per-cent-of-homeless-people-have-a-job/104700698" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/am/more-than-15-per-cent-of-homeless-people-have-a-job/104700698</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AusPol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ACTPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACTPol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HousingCrisis</a>

Ken SFrance law on parking lots mandating solar panels.<a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDj7XygoIkz/?igsh=MXBnYXRiZmVzMHlzZA==" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDj7XygoIkz/?igsh=MXBnYXRiZmVzMHlzZA==</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AusPol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusBiz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AusBiz</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ACTPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACTPol</a>

Ken SJailed whistleblower David McBride says he has faced threats from other inmates in Canberra prison - ABC News <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-20/jailed-whistleblower-david-mcbride-gives-prison-interview/104619510" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-20/jailed-whistleblower-david-mcbride-gives-prison-interview/104619510</a> A milder example, but still a reminder about why Australian corrections facilities are a toxic place for ‘corrections’ and ‘rehabilitation’. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AusPol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ACTPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACTPol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AusLaw</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ACTLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACTLaw</a>

TingoGreat work, Rat and co. ACT Greens grew a spine.Next step - gang up with independents and the Liberals to legislate an inquiry into land releases and sales and for fuck's sake, don't let Barr anywhere near its development, implementation or operation.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-06/act-greens-crossbench-legislative-assembly-no-labor-coalition/104557182" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-06/act-greens-crossbench-legislative-assembly-no-labor-coalition/104557182</a><a href="https://aus.social/tags/actpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actpol</a>

TingoACT Greens hold all the power in dealing with perineal Chief Minister Andrew Barr. He'll agree to do anything to form government and cannot do so without them.A 27-year government is potentially very dangerous across a range of issues, from complacency through to outright corruption. The Greens hold a unique opportunity to act as an effective counter-weight and hopefully will consider their position very carefully, threatening to sit on the cross-bench if a host of demands on transparency and anti-corruption are not met.They can prove themselves a true progressive alternative, or they can again throw in with Barr's Labor and be little more than a left wing of that party.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/act/2024/results" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/act/2024/results</a><a href="https://aus.social/tags/actpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actpol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auspol</a>

Emma Davidson🧵 This weekend saw the Democracy Reset Button pressed. And when we turned the Assembly off and back on again, I’m not part of it.Over the course of my four years in the Legislative Assembly, I got to be part of some really important changes that only happened because we had six Greens MLAs. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/actvotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actvotes</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/actpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actpol</a>

TingoLooks like Mark Parton's started his run at ACT Liberal leader.Comes with a nice pay bump despite being a made up ceremonial position for backbenchers. Guess he'll enjoy that.<a href="https://www.remunerationtribunal.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/2053336/Determination-6-of-2022-MLAs.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.remunerationtribunal.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/2053336/Determination-6-of-2022-MLAs.pdf</a> [pdf]<a href="https://aus.social/tags/actpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actpol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auspol</a>

Matthew Cullis"We have fought and lost multiple elections opposing light rail. In Kurrajong, which has seen first-hand the city building benefits of light rail, we faced a humbling 4 per cent swing against us," Mr Bouckaert wrote on X.<a href="https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8797093/liberal-candidate-calls-on-party-to-drop-opposition-to-light-rail/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8797093/liberal-candidate-calls-on-party-to-drop-opposition-to-light-rail/</a><a href="https://mstdn.matthewmcgranahan.me/tags/actpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.matthewmcgranahan.me/tags/publictransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publictransport</a> <a href="https://mstdn.matthewmcgranahan.me/tags/actelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actelection</a>

RaymondPierreL3From a ‘news’ article on the ABC site today:“A Liberal victory at this ACT election required an enthusiastic mood for change across the territory, to make gains in almost every electorate.” A change from what? More importantly, to what? Those are the questions to be answered. But, hey, no… the ABC is content to echo a Liberal post-defeat talking point. Watching less and reading less ABC stuff by the day I am sad to admit.It goes on to say: “To the extent voters were dissatisfied with a long-term Labor government, they still could not be persuaded to cross over and elect the Liberals.” I would have thought that, given the poliing results, they obvioulsy were not dissatisfied. Futhermore, time in office does not come into it at all, that’s another baseless Liberal talking point. More importantly, Canberrans did not buy into the proposed Liberal policies (or lack thereof) or their right-wing alternative govt, and that decided the outcome. The ACT has long been a ‘progressive’ jurisdiction and that is something the conservative Liberals do not aspire to, simple as that. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GiveMeBackMyABC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GiveMeBackMyABC</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/actpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actpol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CanberraVotes24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanberraVotes24</a>

Tom RobertsSo… at 4:28 am, it’s currently looking like a fairly disastrous results for the Canberra Liberals.They have a 0.9% swing against them. Given the “it’s time” factor, to go backwards is pretty terrible.Combined with the 3.3% swing against Labor, that’s a moderate shift away from the major parties.<a href="https://theblower.au/tags/actpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actpol</a>

Clay TFurther to this story …To give credit where it is due, Ms Lee gave a gracious and eloquent <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ConcessionSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConcessionSpeech</a> tonight: one of the finest I have seen in three decades of watching politics and one in the finest traditions of <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LiberalDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LiberalDemocracy</a>. She should be applauded.The <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CanberraLiberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanberraLiberals</a> would be wise to keep her as their <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Leader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Leader</a>. <a href="https://youtu.be/kGh5CmuQBJo?si=e1ncPt5WUPssX8U2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/kGh5CmuQBJo?si=e1ncPt5WUPssX8U2</a><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ACTPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACTPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ACTElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACTElection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ACTVotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACTVotes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Canberra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canberra</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CBR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CBR</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AusPol</a>

TingoWith close to half the votes counted in the ACT election:• Liberals out-polled Labor on primary votes in a traditional Labor stronghold.• Swing of 6 per cent against the Barr Government coalition of Labor and Greens.• Independents went off, potentially taking two seats (out of 25) from the party machines.• Greens saw a collapse of more than a third of their primary vote in the electorate that hosts their leader.Big Winners - Independents Winners -Liberals Losers - Labor Big Losers - GreensAnd for all that, Barr will probably still be Chief Minister and nothing will change.<a href="https://www.electionresults.act.gov.au/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.electionresults.act.gov.au/</a><a href="https://aus.social/tags/actpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actpol</a>

Tom RobertsIt’s always frustrating how a 2% swing is interpreted as a “change in mood” for the territory.<a href="https://theblower.au/tags/actpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actpol</a>

TingoOn early counting, Liberals are outpolling Labor in *Canberra* on primary votes - 35.7 to 34.2 per cent.There's the talking point the Parliament House bureau nongs will yabber on about if it holds.<a href="https://www.electionresults.act.gov.au/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.electionresults.act.gov.au/</a><a href="https://aus.social/tags/actpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actpol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auspol</a>

Clay TMe thinking about the <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ACT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACT</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#election</a>: the “it’s time factor” alone will probably swing the <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Barr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Barr</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Labor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> out of power, but it’s okay, our <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Liberals</a> are sensible centrists and at least we don’t have that <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/insane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insane</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extremist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#extremist</a> faction in our politics (like in the States) that attacks the <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> The Leader of the ACT <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Liberal</a> Party:Flipping out: ACT Liberal leader apologises for giving journalist middle finger on eve of election<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/17/act-liberal-leader-elizabeth-lee-gives-middle-finger-to-journalist" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/17/act-liberal-leader-elizabeth-lee-gives-middle-finger-to-journalist</a><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/StaySane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StaySane</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/VoteLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoteLabor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ACTPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACTPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ACTElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACTElection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ACTVotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACTVotes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Canberra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canberra</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CBR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CBR</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AusPol</a>

Matthew Cullisok, this has to be my favourite moment in the election so far. <a href="https://mstdn.matthewmcgranahan.me/tags/actpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.matthewmcgranahan.me/tags/actelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actelection</a>

PaulAntony has updated his numbers and added a bit on postal voting. I'm surprised people have until Thursday to apply for a postal voteWhere will the final numbers land, under or over 50% 🤔<a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ACTpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACTpol</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ACTvotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACTvotes</a> <a href="https://antonygreen.com.au/act-2024-tracking-the-early-vote/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://antonygreen.com.au/act-2024-tracking-the-early-vote/</a>

Matthew CullisRemember when Senator Bridget McKenzie said on <a href="https://mstdn.matthewmcgranahan.me/tags/insiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insiders</a> yesterday that 70 thousand Israelis are displaced?"Up to a fifth of Lebanon's population have been forced to flee their homes as a result of intense Israeli air strikes targeting militant group Hezbollah."It is important to have prespective. Israel is ignoring calls for a ceasefire, which is making this worse.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-29/one-million-people-estimated-displaced-lebanon-israel-hezbollah/104411114" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-29/one-million-people-estimated-displaced-lebanon-israel-hezbollah/104411114</a><a href="https://mstdn.matthewmcgranahan.me/tags/actpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.matthewmcgranahan.me/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gaza</a> <a href="https://mstdn.matthewmcgranahan.me/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#palestine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.matthewmcgranahan.me/tags/lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lebanon</a> <a href="https://mstdn.matthewmcgranahan.me/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#israel</a>

TingoSpot the 'coverage' between all the real estate ads ... gross<a href="https://aus.social/tags/actpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actpol</a>

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