@jessieprice4bean.bsky.social narrowly in front in Bean.

Back page of today's post newspaper.

This stuff happens when a party is so hollowed out that it can no longer function rationally or cohesively. They are not a serious party, let alone a viable alternative government, and “policy” like this is a leading indicator their collapse.

Last election, the Coalition ran a campaign claiming independents were powerless and could achieve nothing.

This election they’re complaining independents are too influential in their advocacy. 😅

Here’s SOME of what they’ve achieved…

www.indiewins.com.au

"Politicians are really the only people out there who can get away with lying in their advertising."

"I think that's a real miss from this Government."

@helenhainesindi.bsky.social on the need for truth in political advertising laws. #auspol

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Australia, next year we get to vote on our next Federal Parliament.

This Honest Government Ad is a hilarious primer, covering why you can't "waste your vote" in Australia, donation reform, minority government and more.

@thejuicemedia.bsky.social nails it again. #auspol

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Are you frustrated with the Labor/Liberal duopoly's electoral reform spin? Can you trust these two parties to do what's best for Australia's future? Please consider signing Lambie network petition.

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Anybody who believes the two parties are part of the problem in Australian democracy should be furious. A cynical, self-protecting act of aggrandisement. Would that we had an ACCC equivalent in #auspol to call this rigging to account.

if farrell’s plan works, libs will eventually wake up broke, with buyer's remorse, without palmer in their trenches — and community independents will have harnessed their people power to stay in the game.

senior libs & nats not smart enough to realise they are being played.

#OnePartyDemocracy?

We need electoral reform, but not in the form of a stitch up that favours the 2 party system and locks communities out of democracy. The government’s electoral reform bill needs proper scrutiny. Watch. Part 2.

Deleted my twitter/X account. Feels good!

I am Dr Sue Chapman, Community Independent Candidate for the federal electorate of Forrest.

#auspol #forrestvotes #blueskythinking

Labor and the Coalition have just joined forces to vote down the referral of the newly introduced ‘Electoral Reform Amendment Bill 2024’ to the ‘Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters’ for inquiry. No scrutiny, no public input! #DemocracyFail #auspol

I haven't watched a counter go up like this since Covid.

While the transparency part is long overdue, replacing political donors with taxpayer $ locks in the 2 party system. The ALP and LIB ‘electoral reform’ deal needs proper scrutiny- rushing it through threatens future political competition. #auspol #electoralreform

Duopoly - pls call it for what it is so. Penny might drop for people then
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