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Thanks to Kon Samaras for writing this ... I can feel his searing hot anger in every word. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/10...

How do we respond to the awful attack on Dr Helen Haines? With all the kindness and dignity we can muster. This is Australia: we share our grief, we have compassion for everyone. #Auspol

Today we're all hoping Helen Haines recovers from her horrific injuries. Our thoughts and heartfelt sympathy to her family, her colleagues in Parliament and her community. Helen Haines and the Voices for Indi are leaders guiding Australia's respectful conversations about our democracy. #Auspol

Today I'm thinking about how Helen would respond to this terrible event. I know that it would be to reach out to those who need support and love, to lead with dignity and respect, and to remind us all of the inherent goodness and decency of Australians and the strength of our democracy.

Zelenskyy: “Don’t attack us. Don’t kill our children. We will stop attacking your diesel. I think it’s a fair deal.”

Victorians go to the polls in November. There’s a lot at stake for climate action, integrity in politics, gender equity and more. Not just in Victoria but federally. Help communities win, donate to C200's community accelerator fund now. #Independents #Auspol www.climate200.com.au/community-ac...

Independent Australian media have clocked that One Nation is copying Netanyahu campaign ads, says @lucyham.bsky.social. Something we woudn't expect mainstream media to inevestigate. #auspol lucyham29.substack.com/p/brief-who-...

Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.

🇦🇺 households are dealing with interest rate rises while corporate profits increase & multinational tax loopholes remain unaddressed. In this ep we talk about this + the trade-offs around AI & update on what’s happened lately in the senate & in parliamentary inquiries. youtu.be/90IuwGjfzz8

A beautiful morning to join Perth Listens meet and greet in Stuart Street Reserve at 11am. We will be near Parkside Coffee on the southern side of the park. Grab a coffee and come and tell us what matters to you. No speeches. No agenda. Just coffee and conversation. #Auspol

#racistbots #onenation #dodgy #media #auspol #australia

For Australians dealing with a cost-of-living crisis due to soaring oil prices that have led to huge profits for gas companies, the figures are a slap in the face. Read the full piece on The Point: https://sbrew.link/jiwpRnTN

Political Gadgets - Find My Electorate helps find your electorate, and maps state and local government boundaries. #Auspol

Interesting synopsis of Australia's intergenerational report 👇 More workers, higher household incomes, more tax revenue and a larger productive economy. And the energy transition is a defining structural shift where Australia has advantages if we play our cards right. #renewables #Auspol

Australians have embraced clean energy because it works, and communities like Kooyong rejected expensive, slow, risky nuclear fantasies in favour of faster action on climate change in 2022 and 2025.

Dr Monique Ryan, independent MP for Kooyong, doing the work for all Australians 👇 Support, donate, vote independent. #independents #Auspol

Incoming electoral reforms will cap the amounts parties can spend on election campaigning, but it’s still far too high. Here’s what the rules should be instead.

Woohoo 💃 welcome @voices-of-hasluck.bsky.social Doing politics differently for our neighbours in Hasluck, Western Australia. Support, donate, vote independents. #independents #Auspol

Perth Listens hold regular meet and greets to hear from the people of Perth about what matters to them. Join us at 11am on Saturday 3rd October in the Stuart Street Reserve, Perth. No speeches. No agenda. Just coffee and conversation. #Independents #Auspol www.perthlistens.com.au/civicrm/even...

Reminder for people living in the Federal electorate of Perth 👇 Perth Listens is keen to hear from you. Our Listening Report will be built around responses to the survey here www.perthlistens.com.au/surveys/comm... Support, donate, vote independent. #independents #Auspol

In Australia, participation in the democratic process is compulsory. https://michaelwest.com.au/democracys-despair-new-donation-laws-to-entrench-uniparty-power/

Independents work hard for all Australians. #independents #Auspol

Remember when the Labor Government were spruiking their industrial relations reforms? ‘Same job, same pay!’ Senator Fatima Payman on being the only independent parliamentarian without any personal staff 👇 #Auspol

Live in the Federal electorate of Perth? Perth Listens invites you to complete our Community Listening Survey, to understand what matters to you. Your responses will form part of our Community Listening Report. #PerthListens #Auspol www.perthlistens.com.au/surveys/comm...

Perth Listens is one of Australia's community groups who are committed to listening to and engaging with the local community. Our work has boosted Australia's ranking in one of the world's leading democracy indexes. #independents #Auspol

Things you love to see: "The rise of independents and teals...have helped boost Australia’s ranking in one of the world’s leading democracy indexes." citynews.com.au/2026/austral...

Nicolette Boele (independent rep, Bradfield) asked the Treasurer for a nationally consistent definition of affordable housing, so affordable homes can be made for key workers. Treasurer confirmed Govt will. Independents work for all Australians. #Auspol www.nicoletteboele.com.au/housing_peti...

Labor's failure to explain, debate and engage deepens distrust in government. Democracy is not a spectator sport: join your local community group and find your voice. #PerthListens #Auspol

The duopoly re-wrote the rules to rig elections in their favour. Independents Zoe Daniel and Rex Patrick are fighting back, taking their case all the way to the High Court. Watch this case. Democracy is not a spectator sport. #Auspol

Doesn't believe in viruses? Bacteria? E-Coli not a thing in the bush, then?

No delusions here about what we've become - a base for B-52s (and anything else Washington fancies) B-52s Deploy for Bomber Task Force to Upgraded Australia Base share.google/eHpH8kptrq57...

The electorate of Farrer produces 6% of Australia's food. The 40% figure MP David Farley frequently quotes applies to the entire Murray-Darling Basin area which includes parts of NSW & Victoria. It's 1 million square kilometres in size. #auspol www.aap.com.au/factcheck/on...

Uber just announced it will lay off 10% of its workforce, or around 3,300 workers. Last year, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi made $35M — 360 times his median employee's pay — and announced a $20B stock buyback program to further enrich shareholders and himself. Textbook corporate greed.

A foreign military is getting more and more bases, control and domination over our country. Labor, the Coalition and One Nation are all celebrating this. They are not on our side.

Can male politicians, influencers and public figures get a grip and stop acting like women have declared war on you. They haven’t. Wanting an end to women being raped and murdered by men and boys being radicalised to hate, fear and resent girls and women is a good thing.

Time has come To pay the rent #Nowar #Auspol youtu.be/dqBRYMdIVzU?...

Algorithms are actively pushing harmful content at young men, and we know it: within 23 minutes of opening a new account, boys are already being fed misogynistic material. But Matt Canavan's answer is to point the finger at the women who teach our young men consent and respect.

Business owners scan cash notes with blue lights in a bid to avoid being stung, as the Australian Border Force reports a huge increase in the amount of counterfeit cash entering the country.

The wonderfully talented Marsh Family has a new parody of Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic." This will piss off Crybaby Caligula yugely. Isn't he moronic? Don't you think?😅

Busy in Perth city today, despite a little rain. People talking to soldiers, admiring the Bushmaster and patting the horses. Also a blue umbrella 😍 #PerthListens #Auspol

Discovered musicians playing in a laneway near me 👇 Then I discovered sometimes local muso Danny Estrin drives his vintage car down the same laneway, while being filmed 🤷 Watching Precious Metal: a Love Story now #lovePerth #PerthListens

It is an honour to be part of the team that brought democratic oversight and critical analysis to the AUKUS disaster. Peter and his team of Commissioners have given their time, expertise and commitment for free and have done a great service for the nation. Now for the report!

When you claim renewable energies aren’t workable—but you attach solar panels to all your dystopian Flock surveillance cameras.

Big Four consulting firm Deloitte has been handed a $2.1m contract to provide “management advisory services” to the Illicit Tobacco and E-Cigarette (ITEC) Commissioner despite a decades-long relationship with the tobacco industry. New from me for @deepcutnews.bsky.social.

How badly is the @australianlabor.bsky.social political party misreading the mood of Australians ? We will try a little trick in WA whilst promoting our climate change credentials (lack of) at the Pacific Forum. They wont notice a thing. #auspol kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2026/09/03/h...

Political donations and funding are a critical part of our democratic processes. Zoe Daniels and Rex Patrick are fighting new Aust electoral finance laws that make it harder for independent MPs and candidates to compete. Democracy is not a spectator sport. #communityindependents #Auspol