Brent Hodgson

“Teals [work] to undermine democracy.” 👀👀👀

…Seriously?

That’s a huge, and disturbingly Trumpian claim from an elected Liberal MP.

Australia deserves better than “Jan-6”-style dog whistles.

Let’s leave Trump-lite politics overseas.

Let’s talk ‘engagement’ - a sold out town hall last Friday. @mon4kooyong.bsky.social and Malcolm Turnbull show how its done

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Mountain River

(Huon Valley)

Population 600.

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My understanding is country folk on relatively secluded acreages in rural Tasmania

Countless in the sense that there is no register of volunteers or staff - and certainly none that lists gender and sexuality.

I’m aware a large % of staffers to a particular MP have been trans, at least 5 Victorian “Voices” groups led by queer & gender diverse people, & a bunch of queer candidates

The movement has very few religious links

That aside “teals” have supported a strong national redress scheme, an independent review of childcare safety standards, an end to conversion therapy practices, the preservation of workplace gender/sexuality protections, …

“No anything” is frankly bullshit

I doubt that.

That aside, I would gently suggest that claiming a “teal conspiracy” is behind the Trans Justice Project erases the leadership and agency of people like Jackie Turner.

Let’s not infantilise her, or play her as some kind of puppet. She’s owed recognition for her own work.

I find it odd to simultaneously claim “erasure” while erasing the leadership and agency of countless queer and gender diverse folk within the movement…

That aside, you say “Teals could have helped victim-survivors”. What help did you mean by this?

I believe the key was in the unlocked car already

From there it’s push to start

Tony Abbott morphs same sex-marriage into a culture war issue Tony Abbott, who resoundingly won an election being “Dr No”, will bring all his formidable attack skills to trying to kill the push to change the definition of marriage. In a pitch that sees him lined...

I don’t think that’s credible.

“Teals” didn’t invent Tony Abbott, or his culture wars.

Had the movement not formed, Abbott (and about a dozen like him) would still be in a “safe” seat.

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I'd argue that they CAN in Brisbane and Griffith 😂

Both seats were won by Greens in 2022 because Liberals finished 2nd, and Labor preferences got the Greens across the line.

But Liberals coming 3rd meant preference flows favoured Labor.

By tanking the LNP vote, Labor won.

As a victim-survivor, what's the best way to support you and others like you, Tess?

I agree. Up until today I was entirely ignorant to the existence an organisation you've claimed is somehow "teal".

There's no conspiracy, no collusion.

Naomi Milgrom seems to be a Labor donor - as are Trades Hall, ANMF... Most commonly donors gave to Yes23.

I missed Tripple (also Milgrom-linked), however they also seem to give to Labor/Unions, Yes23, and a number of other charities.

There doesn't seem to be much of a "teal takeover" here.

It’s Australia mate. As our national anthem says “there’s boundless space to share” 😂

I’m surprised they HAVE funding

They seem to be doing the opposite of what their donors want.

You’ll be pleased to know they’re their own unique movement.

As far as I can see the 2023, 2024, and 2024-25 impact reports (sadly) didn’t name any shared big donors.

ACNC records also don’t show shared board or donors

Chuffed fundraisers too

(CEO @jackiemaeturner.bsky.social might confirm.)

I suppose given enough time… 😂

We’ll have to import like… almost all of Indonesia, or all of Sri Lanka and Nepal five times. 😂

Maybe. But also human and worthy of kindness and (I hope) understanding.

How?

Plenty of queer and gender diverse folk in the movement who choose to be there, sit in leadership roles, become candidates, and hold office today.

How are they driving polarisation?
How are they being used and abused?

Correct!

Only 18-point-something million voting aged too

Of them around 6 million are born overseas

😂

Tess, you’re responding to a clipping of my post, which tagged me.

Idk what I’ve done to deserve this kind of abuse.

Is this the opposite of myopic, ignorant, and privileged?

I’m not so sure

Almost all seats they are visible in see a drop in the Liberal primary

They are effective at polarising people AWAY from the Coalition

Here’s a breakdown of Advance’s “top casualties”:

Griffith: LNP -4.16%
Brisbane: LNP -3.44%
Wills: LIB -3.33%
Melbourne: LIB +0.24%
Macnamara (where the Liberals ran an Indigenous ex-Green, ex-Labor finance guy as a candidate): +3.38

All 5 seats were won by Labor.

Advance has won more seats for Labor than GetUp! ever did.

Since 2018 they’ve overseen the largest loss of Liberal-held seats in the 81 year history of the party.

Their campaign against Greens shifted 3 to a Labor government; Aston was a once-in-a-century loss by an Opposition.

Yeesh

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Rookie numbers

What is it? (I’m so out of the pop culture loop)