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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 <theguardian.com/australia-news> / “Education Minister Alan Tudge stands aside amid abuse allegations, PM tells parliament” <abc.net.au/news/2021-12-02/ala>

the Guardian · Federal election 2025 live updates: Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton continue campaign in final days before Australia votes – latest newsFollow live

just #reminiscing about the good ole days before #melbourne was over-gentrified right out if my price range (i feel like an exile, some times)

#TheMonthly (an independent publication) has a catch-up with #SophieLee (Tracy Kerrigan in #TheCastle, Tania in #Muriel’sWedding)… i knew she retreated to a world of mohterhood and manuscripts, but it seems she’s now living in London. a link to the short article is below, if you are inteested
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reminiscing mainly cos i always thought Sophie Lee was under-rated, under-used, typecast and cursed perhaps by her looks. saw her at #LaMama one night in 1994 in a play called Tanya and Kit. i used to see lots and lots of small productions dirt cheap — even bad shows are interesting if they are live, cos there is something magical about live theatre, and maybe the small space adds to it?
anyway, Tanya and Kit was spellbinding.

Tanya and Kit by Harry Cripps, La Mama, REVIEW, 7 May 1994
THEATRE
At La Mama, until June 1994
Reviewer: Kate Herbert around 7 May 1994
This review was published in The Melbourne Times after 7 May 1994

Two women meet in an apartment and both believe they live there. They become intimates, familiars, inseparable. Harry Cripps' Pintersque script is interesting, involving and funny. It comes to life with the two actors, Sarah Chadwick and Sophie Lee who have a great rapport on stage.

Chadwick plays Tanya, a "sleek and dangerous" woman with an unspecified executive position. Her performance is masterly, her presence magnetic, her timing and delivery impeccable. Lee has a charming ingenuousness as Kit.

This is a quirky play which works on many levels although it incorporates some improbable left-field plot elements.

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themonthly.com.au/may-2025/nat

The MonthlyOur first issue’s cover star, Sophie LeeIncongruously featured on the cover of The Monthly’s first issue 20 years ago, the former actor reflects on homesickness and life in London

"Since February 2024, Adelaide has only received around 300 millimetres of rain — the driest it's been since the city's weather records began in 1839.

During the same period, Sydney has been drenched by more than 2,000mm, nearly 500mm above average, and is facing possibly another 50mm during the coming week."

The cause of this? Uncharacteristically, Tasmania has had a lot of high pressure systems sitting over the state causing easterly winds over the south of mainland Australia bring rain to the east coast and stopping the westerly winds that typically bring rain to South Australia and much of Victoria.

Not good for gardening!
#Melbourne #Adelaide #Sydney #GardeningAU

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-30/wea

ABC News · Sydney's wet spell reaches day 10 as drought intensifies in South Australia, VictoriaBy Tom Saunders
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Day 27 cont ⚫🟡🔴 Colours 🇦🇺

#PeterDutton 🥔🤓 (#LNP, #Liberal, #Coalition, #Nationals) says he wants welcome to country ceremonies respected even as he reaffirms his push to unite #Australians under “one flag”.

🥔🤓 made the comments after disruptions at #AnzacDay services and the sudden cancellation of a welcome to country ceremony at a major #NRL match in #Melbourne.

The #MelbourneStorm is facing criticism after it informed #Wurundjeri elder #AuntyJoyMurphyWandin she was no longer needed to perform the welcome to country ceremony at the club’s annual #AnzacDay clash at #AAMI Park against South Sydney on Friday night.”

Across the street at the #MCG the welcome ceremony was performed for the #AFL ANZAC clash with Essendon verses Collingwood.

#AusPol / #politics / #TheVoice / #Melbourne <theguardian.com/australia-news>