“Proposed Queensland #nuclear power plants risk contaminating #water supplies in event of disaster”

#LNP #energy #environment #insiders #Election2025 #auspol

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/23/proposed-queensland-nuclear-power-plants-risk-contaminating-water-supplies-in-event-of-disaster-research-finds-ntwnfb

New Federal outsourced labour hire spend yesterday: $0 {287} (https://politicalgadgets.com/) #auspol

“This election will install the best governance that money can buy.”

If the Govt can't establish the existence of price gouging, how can they outlaw it?
This is #ACrock #Bumkum
#AusPol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-29/labor-commits-to-outlawing-supermarket-price-gouging/105112494

Good explainer about how Australian federal elections work, if you're wondering about the mechanics of it all. #auspol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-29/when-is-the-2025-australian-federal-election-prime-minister/104960004

Always cracks me up come election time the classic photo-ops start circulating of 'Politician holding a Beer' and 'Politician holding a Football'... Like we're all just supposed to say "Yup, they're definitely one of us, definitely voting for them now"

(incidentally there's a very amusing photo of Dutton holding a beer in front of him like he doesn't know what to do with it over on the Guardian website currently)

Really insightful explainer on rare earth minerals by @mattbevan.bsky.social. Matt explains why Trump wants them, why they're so critical, and how Australia is basically the only country other than China that currently supplies them: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5MS... #auspol

Why Trump’s Rare Earth scrambl...

A reminder that to vote in the 3 May federal election, you must be registered by 7 April. If you know anyone who's recently turned 18, send them this link!

#auspol https://www.aec.gov.au/enrol/

Pleased to see that The Conversation policy tracker is covering Greens and independents, who actually have policies as well as the duopoly parties, who have little more than tweaks to the status quo #auspol

https://stories.theconversation.com/policy-tracker/

Liberal party now sending phishing SMSs to collect personal data from people who think they are applying for a postal vote

Clive Palmer's Trumpet Of Patriots Party is offering free University Education, which might win them a few votes.. #auspol #ausvotes

Oh, won’t this be Antony Green’s last election on abc? #Auspol adjacent

Murdoch Press has begun its usual dirty tactics campaign in an effort to get Australia's version of Trump (Peter Dutton) elected

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/mar/28/a-mugs-game-murdoch-presss-anti-labor-budget-coverage-foreshadows-election-attacks-to-come