Emma Branson
@bransea.bsky.social
I live on Kaurna country, South Australia, and grew up on Ngarrindjeri country. I love hot tea, books, and nature. Interested in politics and news.
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Donations will go to running our services, and will give certainty to our passionate, knowledgeable and dedicated team.
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VOTER ALERT ‼️ Peter Dutton has quietly committed to stripping away ‘prac payments’ to student nurses, midwives, social workers and teachers who must finish their studies by doing practical work, often for no pay and in locations where they must move temporarily to, sometimes far from home #auspol25
May 2, 2025 at 1:52 AM
VOTER ALERT ‼️ Peter Dutton has quietly committed to stripping away ‘prac payments’ to student nurses, midwives, social workers and teachers who must finish their studies by doing practical work, often for no pay and in locations where they must move temporarily to, sometimes far from home #auspol25
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"Australia! It’s time to (metaphorically) kick the duopoly in the nads and elect a minority government."
Don't forget that preferential voting also applies in the Senate!
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#auspol #BreakTheDuopoly #auspol25 #Democracy
Don't forget that preferential voting also applies in the Senate!
👇👇👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#auspol #BreakTheDuopoly #auspol25 #Democracy
Australia! It’s time to (metaphorically) kick the duopoly in the nads and elect a minority government | First Dog on the Moon
Yeah! In the nads!
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
"Australia! It’s time to (metaphorically) kick the duopoly in the nads and elect a minority government."
Don't forget that preferential voting also applies in the Senate!
👇👇👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#auspol #BreakTheDuopoly #auspol25 #Democracy
Don't forget that preferential voting also applies in the Senate!
👇👇👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#auspol #BreakTheDuopoly #auspol25 #Democracy
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March 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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We still have in-person and online tickets available for our National Conference this Saturday, 15 March. Join us as we discuss the future of democracy in the lead-up to the 2025 federal election
#auspol #BreakTheDuopoly
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#auspol #BreakTheDuopoly
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Australian Democrats National Conference
Australian Democrats National Conference 2025 – Debate democracy, AUKUS, climate & more! March 15 | Sydney & Online. Join the conversation! #ADCon2025 #AusPol
events.humanitix.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
We still have in-person and online tickets available for our National Conference this Saturday, 15 March. Join us as we discuss the future of democracy in the lead-up to the 2025 federal election
#auspol #BreakTheDuopoly
events.humanitix.com/australian-d...
#auspol #BreakTheDuopoly
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You can’t waste your vote in Australia, thanks to the genius of preferential voting. It’s what helps set our voting system apart from the US and the UK.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social explains how it works. 👇
@richarddenniss.bsky.social explains how it works. 👇
You can't waste your vote in Australia | Richard Denniss
YouTube video by The Australia Institute
youtube.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
You can’t waste your vote in Australia, thanks to the genius of preferential voting. It’s what helps set our voting system apart from the US and the UK.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social explains how it works. 👇
@richarddenniss.bsky.social explains how it works. 👇
The NACC's decision not to investigate Robodebt should be exposed to sunlight, and hung out for everyone to see.
#auspol
#auspol
From the @GuardianAus live blog 👀
A welcome reversal from the NACC in regard to its original decision not to investigate Robodebt further, but it also serves to highlight how inadequate the NACC as it is currently constituted is.
#auspol
#BreakTheDuopoly
A welcome reversal from the NACC in regard to its original decision not to investigate Robodebt further, but it also serves to highlight how inadequate the NACC as it is currently constituted is.
#auspol
#BreakTheDuopoly
February 18, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The NACC's decision not to investigate Robodebt should be exposed to sunlight, and hung out for everyone to see.
#auspol
#auspol
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Keeping the Coalition out of government is my number one goal this election. They see a future for this country that is selfish and mean-spirited- I don’t want any part of that.
February 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Keeping the Coalition out of government is my number one goal this election. They see a future for this country that is selfish and mean-spirited- I don’t want any part of that.
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"Since the major parties have nine branches, and they can take four donations per donor every three years, that means a single person or company could give $1.8 million to a major party every election cycle."
live.australiainstitute.org.au
live.australiainstitute.org.au
Australia Institute Live: Major parties making a 'mockery' of democracy warns crossbench
live.australiainstitute.org.au
February 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
"Since the major parties have nine branches, and they can take four donations per donor every three years, that means a single person or company could give $1.8 million to a major party every election cycle."
live.australiainstitute.org.au
live.australiainstitute.org.au
Billionaires can still spend up big with the duopoly, you just won't know about it.
We will have more to say about the electoral reforms soon, but for now @thejuicemedia.bsky.social have got it covered.
#auspol
#BreakTheDuopoly
#auspol
#BreakTheDuopoly
BREAKING: Labor and Liberal may not agree on much but when it comes to introducing a new law to stop Clive Palmer, but which actually stops newcomers from competing with them in our elections, you can be sure they'll pass it and lock in the two-party system by Xmas www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3WT...
February 13, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Billionaires can still spend up big with the duopoly, you just won't know about it.
A pox on both your houses, indeed.
"Voters are sending Labor a message, but they're not switching over to the Liberal Party as the alternative."
Or, a pox on both your houses.
#BreakTheDuopoly
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Or, a pox on both your houses.
#BreakTheDuopoly
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
We're watching the demise of the two-party system in real time
We are watching the demise of a political system where the two major parties once relied on "safe" seats and fought elections in marginal seats that would swing between them.
www.abc.net.au
February 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A pox on both your houses, indeed.
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December 5, 2024 at 4:52 PM
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January 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Australia, you're in charge of where your preferences go. If you don't like the preferences a candidate suggests, just number the boxes in the order you prefer! Radical *and* sensible.
#AusPol
#AusPol
Good morning to Australia who has an election soon.
One very simple way to vote: #reversevote
Do you have a vegetable or similar in your electorate?
A potato? A beetroot?
Get the 🥔 voting card.
Reverse their preferential votes so that 🥔 comes last.
Eat your vegetables.
#AusPol
One very simple way to vote: #reversevote
Do you have a vegetable or similar in your electorate?
A potato? A beetroot?
Get the 🥔 voting card.
Reverse their preferential votes so that 🥔 comes last.
Eat your vegetables.
#AusPol
December 7, 2024 at 6:33 AM
Australia, you're in charge of where your preferences go. If you don't like the preferences a candidate suggests, just number the boxes in the order you prefer! Radical *and* sensible.
#AusPol
#AusPol
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Updated: Australia’s newest and biggest battery makes a surprise intervention on the #grid as the market operator marshalled resources to keep the lights on in NSW
Australia’s newest and biggest battery charged with surprise role in keeping lights on in NSW heatwave
Updated: Australia’s newest and biggest battery makes a surprise intervention on the grid as the market operator marshalled resources to keep the lights on in NSW.
reneweconomy.com.au
November 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Updated: Australia’s newest and biggest battery makes a surprise intervention on the #grid as the market operator marshalled resources to keep the lights on in NSW
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The Senate will decide this week on how much politicians can fundraise and spend.
But thanks to taxpayer funded advantages for sitting MPs, new candidates challenging them need to raise and spend more money just to catch up.
@browne90.bsky.social #auspol
youtu.be/J-y6o0eZXt8
But thanks to taxpayer funded advantages for sitting MPs, new candidates challenging them need to raise and spend more money just to catch up.
@browne90.bsky.social #auspol
youtu.be/J-y6o0eZXt8
How politicians defending their seat get a leg up in elections
YouTube video by The Australia Institute
youtu.be
November 27, 2024 at 6:16 AM
The Senate will decide this week on how much politicians can fundraise and spend.
But thanks to taxpayer funded advantages for sitting MPs, new candidates challenging them need to raise and spend more money just to catch up.
@browne90.bsky.social #auspol
youtu.be/J-y6o0eZXt8
But thanks to taxpayer funded advantages for sitting MPs, new candidates challenging them need to raise and spend more money just to catch up.
@browne90.bsky.social #auspol
youtu.be/J-y6o0eZXt8
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Australian women will never be safe while people like Matt Canavan and Alex Antic remain in our parliaments. #auspol #VAW #VAC #AbortionIsHealthcare #AbortionRightsAreHumanRights
November 26, 2024 at 7:11 AM
Australian women will never be safe while people like Matt Canavan and Alex Antic remain in our parliaments. #auspol #VAW #VAC #AbortionIsHealthcare #AbortionRightsAreHumanRights
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“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
-Plato
-Plato
November 21, 2024 at 9:04 PM
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
-Plato
-Plato
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More than 15K submissions! Imagine if the consultation period had been longer than 24hrs 🤔
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Social media age ban inquiry flooded with 15,000 submissions after Musk weighs in
The government is rushing to get its laws banning children under 16 from social media through parliament before the end of the week, with a senate inquiry open for submissions for just one day.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2024 at 8:09 AM
More than 15K submissions! Imagine if the consultation period had been longer than 24hrs 🤔
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Australia, take note. Time to call out the delulu.
Nobody's cancelling Christmas. Refugees aren't simultaneously taking your jobs and Centrelink.
Keep it going 👇
Nobody's cancelling Christmas. Refugees aren't simultaneously taking your jobs and Centrelink.
Keep it going 👇
This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
November 19, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Australia, take note. Time to call out the delulu.
Nobody's cancelling Christmas. Refugees aren't simultaneously taking your jobs and Centrelink.
Keep it going 👇
Nobody's cancelling Christmas. Refugees aren't simultaneously taking your jobs and Centrelink.
Keep it going 👇
Since departing that other place, I was missing those great journos Peter Fitz, Mike Carlton, Leo Puglisi, and Paul Barry. Three found here, and one still eludes me...
Bluesky algorithm, please do your thing!
Bluesky algorithm, please do your thing!
November 17, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Since departing that other place, I was missing those great journos Peter Fitz, Mike Carlton, Leo Puglisi, and Paul Barry. Three found here, and one still eludes me...
Bluesky algorithm, please do your thing!
Bluesky algorithm, please do your thing!
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Alex Jones cries foul. Judge to make final decision if The Onion is clear to purchase Infowars after auction. One of his many companies was the only other bidder. If not approved, it will return for another auction.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
How Sandy Hook families teamed up with The Onion in the battle for Infowars
If the sale goes ahead, the Infowars website will be relaunched with satire aimed at conspiracy theorists and right-wing commentators.
www.abc.net.au
November 16, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Alex Jones cries foul. Judge to make final decision if The Onion is clear to purchase Infowars after auction. One of his many companies was the only other bidder. If not approved, it will return for another auction.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Happy to be here, far, far away from X!
November 15, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Happy to be here, far, far away from X!