Watching some of the pre-Budget coverage, and I'm curious for other opinions on this: Are you ok with a Government breaking promises it took to a previous election *if* it is for a net positive gain for the wider society? #AusPol #Budget2026

Sure, as the USA's chief diplomat and the person responsible for all foreign policy negotiations I *could* be negotiating an end to a conflict that is threatening to engulf the world in an economic crisis, but why do that when I could watch two men beat each other senseless for my amusement? #USPol

"When are we going to transfer some of that NDIS funding into people who have paid taxes all their lives and are stuck now in your public hospitals." In case you'd forgotten that Nick Coatsworth is an awful piece of work, don't worry, he'll always pop his head up to remind you. #AusPol #NDIS

every time some tech psycho giddily says unemployment could hit 30% soon I'm like ok man and then what. what happens after that usually. how about I give you fifteen minutes to skim wikipedia and then you can get back to me. its fine i'll wait

For mine, I think if we could just collectively re-enact the ending to 'Return of the Jedi' with the entire galaxy celebrating, that'd be pretty swell.

Ashton Hurn (SA Liberal Leader): "The pundits said we wouldn't get a single seat. Tonight we will prove them wrong." I mean, yeah, sure, but with all due respect that is an incredibly low bar to clear. Like, subterranean low. #AusPol #SAParli #SAVotes

ABC News: "We understand Pauline Hanson has been speaking at the One Nation event. Let's bring you some of that now." Pauline Hanson: [incomprehensible swamp monster noises] Yeah, sounds about right to be honest... #AusPol #SAParli #SAVotes

Hearing reports that Senator James McGrath is currently angrily walking from his home in Queensland to the ABC Election Centre in Adelaide over Casey Briggs' decision not to wait for the pre-polls. #AusPol #SAPol #SAParli

Now's the perfect time to send in a short email to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters ([email protected]) by this Saturday and telling them that this not only a great idea but it'd be even better if we did a 50% increase and didn't have to think about this again for 50 years.

In this same vein, I'm *very* curious as to the response we'll see from the EU, who it's been reported was being heavily lobbied by the Pentagon to stop its plans to diversify defence spending away from the US, presumably with threats of bigger and bigger tariffs which are now blanks.

Sky News Australia, which has made its bread and butter shrieking about the ABC for years, has just announced it's re-brand to... News 24. Well, if you can't beat 'em... Someone get Linton Besser on the blower. #AusPol #MediaWatch

Hi, The Guardian, can we chat? So... I don't mean to tell you how to write your stories, but if you have to put a quote in the article where Hanson said "I am not going to apologise" then it *wasn't* an apology, conditional or otherwise. Please, be better. #AusPol

full Angus Taylor shadow ministry list - promotions for Tim Wilson, Jacinta Price, Andrew Hastie, Tony Pasin, Claire Chandler More: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Angus Taylor unleashes the Cerberus, doom and damnation to follow. More at 11. #AusPol

Angus Taylor and Jane Hume up now on ABC News announcing the new Coalition shadow cabinet: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPkb... #AusPol #NSWPol #LibSpill

I'm sure there must be a point in trying to read the entrails of conservative politics and the self-implosion of the Coalition... God knows what it is though. #AusPol #4Corners

we live in the ruins of a greater civilization

Based on today's events, and to borrow a phrase from the mad monk, I'm ready to declare the Liberal Party of Australia "dead, buried and cremated". Sure, it may sit there in the corner rattling and gurgling for a little bit longer, but make no mistake, it's dead. #AusPol #NSWPol #LibSpill

Press conference by Taylor/Hume delayed again by another 90 minutes, presumably because they are apparently trying to figure out what to do with the car now that they've caught it. Not a strong start. #AusPol #NSWPol #LibSpill

I'm sure Tim Wilson thinks he is making a point banging on about union corruption and trying to present an image of business as normal, but from my point of view it makes him look oblivious to the fact that the house he's standing in his burning down around him. #AusPol #LibSpill #NSWPol #VicPol

I respect Patricia Karvelas, but I'm going to vehemently disagree with the point just made that Taylor has played his cards close to his chest. He's basically spent the last 9 months walking around with a bloody billboard behind him reading "I can't wait to be king!" #AusPol #LibSpill

Can you imagine if he loses? The value of 'Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus.' memes will go through the roof. Maybe the Future Fund should look at a quick investment? #AusPol #NSWPol #LibSpill

ABC News is reporting that Angus Taylor has resigned from the Shadow Cabinet, but is *not* calling for a leadership spill against Sussan Ley. Apparently more resignations are expected in the coming hours to put mounting pressure on Sussan to call on the spill herself. #AusPol #NSWPol #LibSpill

With another Liberal leadership spill apparently in the offing, a strong performance for Don't Know, the Member for Who Cares. #AusPol #LibSpill

"I would like Grace [Tame] to be reflecting on whether she is being a good Australian citizen." With all due respect, go away. Grace Tame is an awesome person, a proud advocate and consistently demonstrates the best of what it means to be an Australian, citizen or otherwise. #AusPol #NSWPol

Via r/Sydney, video of NSW Police chasing pro-Palestinian protestors down Bathurst St (originally posted by u/karlkloppenborg). #Sydney #TownHall

I find Question Time such a bore. It really makes me want to snore. Daily questions thrown in the remixer. It's time to ban the Dorothy Dixer. #AusPol #QT

Dave Wasserman voice: "I've seen enough". #AusPol #LibSpill

#Newspoll declining to do a two-party preferred breakdown for the first time since 2002 (thanks to @kevinbonham.bsky.social for that stats nugget) is both very funny as it conjures the image of them staring at a map, rotating it over and over, before eventually throwing it at us and wishing us luck.

I swear this was straight up the ending to 'House of Dynamite' - (former) US President seeing a moment of imminent destruction and going 'There was this podcast I listened to once...'

Roll up, roll up, come see the amazing Chuck 'Chuckles' Schumer, the man who never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

I'll admit I've never studied journalism, but surely the primary role of a journalist when there exists a contested set of facts is to report as to what is actually true. Person A: "The sky is blue" Person B: "The sky is red with pink polka-dots" Journalist: "Dispute rages as to colour of sky"

Incidentally, many of the redundant checks, verifications and additional hoops to jump through were introduced after a tabloid story about someone getting something they shouldn't caused a government to vow to 'take action' and make the application process even more rigorous.

Civil servants will privately tell you that a major reason every process is slow, full of redundant checks and forms is that, "government accidentally granted benefit to someone who shouldn't get one" is a front page tabloid story, and "government was annoying, slow and painful for citizen" is not.

#4Corners just had an interview as part of their program on the impacts of Trump's tariffs where the man said that should Republicans lose the midterms, you would see Democrats launch a third impeachment where they'd be spoilt for choice as to the charges. I'm not holding my breath. #AusPol

"And another thing. The Australian political press are not mad that they didn't get to see Trump abuse Albanese in Canada. Please don't put in the newspaper that they got mad." Seriously, it's very tedious sometimes.

If you want an example of how nothing has changed for the Liberal Party even with their new lick of paint as a 'modern party for modern Australians', you need only look at the Cabinet v. Shadow Cabinet postings. #AusPol

your regular reminder that buying Harry Potter stuff gives money to Rowling and she uses that money directly and in large quantities to fund attacks on trans people no ethical consumption under capitalism and all but “don’t buy Potter stuff” is an extremely easy baseline to follow

I always understood it was 'Canavan' (like caravan), not sure who this "Matt-who Carn-a-varn" that Kevin Hogan keeps talking about is. #AusPol #Insiders

A complete disassembly of David Littleproud's actions these past few weeks by the wonderful Karen Middleton, in which Littleproud appears to have made the fatal mistake of attempting to retroactively build the ladder while he was standing on it. insidestory.org.au/david-little...

Liberal Party agrees to suck it up while Nationals Party agrees to fuck it up (again) at indeterminate date in the future.

If you want an indication as to how bad the fighting is between the Liberals and the Nationals post-divorce, Sussan Ley's office just responded to Bridget McKenzie's interview on the ABC's 7.30 Report in real-time by sending a note to the production team. #AusPol

Sussan Ley intends not to re-form a ­Coalition with David Littleproud before the 2028 election as she moves to seize on the Nationals’ shock split to promote up to nine additional Liberal MPs to her new opposition frontbench. — via the Australian #AusPol

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Someone has cheekily already updated the Wikipedia page for the 'Next Australian federal election' to reflect the updated relationship status of the Liberals and Nationals. Lol. #AusPol #AusVotes

The year is 2052. The Prime Eternal, Anthony Albanese, has just been re-elected for an 11th successive term leading a Labor government with an increased majority. The sole remaining Liberal Party and Nationals Party MPs are still divided if Australia should have nuclear power by 2045. #AusPol

To quote a former occupant of the West Wing...

Why is Andrew Wallace (Member for Fisher) doing a press conference on the leadership outcome? Everyone else said comment would be made in due course. Sussan Ley hasn't even spoken yet. But here's Andrew just going for it. #AusPol #LibSpill

According to ABC: - There are 54 votes in the Liberal Party Room. - The winner of the leadership contest requires 28 votes to win. - The Party Room will vote for the Leader and then the Deputy Leader separately. - 3 presumed votes for Ley are departing Parliament on June 30. #AusPol #LibSpill

PK: "I'll give [Husic] the last word on this topic [climate change] before we move onto our next question." EH: "Well I think..." *a cacophonous wall of noise from the other panelists* PK: "Well, thanks Ed, moving on..." EH: "Well hang on, I haven't actually finished my point." #QandA #AusPol