It’s been 25 Years since The Chaser came to TV — as a reader of the paper, as a 19 year old comedian I really wanted to be part the action. Here I am as a background extra in the fake election tally room for one of the first election Chaser shows.

Aukus (noun): pointless wastage of other people's money for reasons you're over-confident you'll never have to explain.
eg. "mum, someone did an aukus in the kitchen again I don't know I was upstairs"

LNP senator vows to 'make Australia great again', dismisses Trump link The Coalition's spokesperson for government efficiency, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, told a crowd of supporters the party would "make Australia great again". Less than an hour later she said she didn't r...

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price comes back into the opposition front bench. She just needs to remember not to say the Trump slogans out loud this time. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

Cam Wilson has done some really important journalism on the Palantir deals signed by the Australian government

Chinese New Year greetings for the year of the horse, directly but poorly translated:
• “Congratulations Get Rich”
• “New Year Happy”
• “10,000 Matters Satisfactory”
• “Body Healthy”
• “Dragon Horse Spirit”
• “Horse Year Big Luck”
• “Step Step High Rise”

Guardian Aust headline: Tim Wilson set to become shadow treasurer when Angus Taylor unveils new front bench.

Ladies, behold the meritocracy. (Bring a plate.)

Antony Green's Election Blog Musings on Elections and Politics

Reminder: ABC Election analyst, democracy advocate, living legend, and all-round good guy @antonygreenelec.bsky.social has a blog. 👇 #auspol #AusVotes antonygreen.com.au

The next era of conservative politics will make John Howard look woke (Angus) Taylorism is just another word for nothing left to lose

Excellent warning for @australianlabor.bsky.social & @albomp.bsky.social here from @timdunlop.bsky.social

If Labor doesn’t take serious steps to address the injustice that is driving the grievance push to One Nation, the anti-immigrant beat-up might win #auspol
tdunlop.substack.com/p/the-next-e...

Olympic Figure Skater Reveals 'Scary Amount' Of Threats She Got After Her Criticism Of Trump

Just horrible.

Pic of story from The Australian

A man from the Australian Jewish Association is trying to get Grace Tame’s sold out event in Bendigo, for International Women’s Day, cancelled

Two Israeli female soldiers were chased by an angry crowd of ultra-Orthodox men protesting military enlistment on Sunday.

Who is required to serve in Israel’s army is becoming an increasingly contentious issue as the gov't looks to reform the system.

The beatings will continue until social cohesion improves This week, Australia rolled out the red carpet for a world leader who has been accused of inciting genocide, while NSW police were caught on camera bashing people protesting against genocide.

The beatings will continue until social cohesion improves https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-beatings-will-continue-until-social-cohesion-improves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-beatings-will-continue-until-social-cohesion-improves #Auspol

A year later Weev would play a key role in professionalizing the trolls who played a key role in getting Trump elected.

And then there were 6 #auspol

Words Without Consequence What does it mean to have speech without a speaker?

“An LLM’s words shape our beliefs, decisions, and actions, yet no speaker stands behind them.” Deb Roy on how AI might be training us to “accept words without ownership and meaning without accountability.”

yes, rental properties are homes for the tenants. No, tenants are not liable for CGT, they just pay the mortgage for the landlord. CGT is payable by landlords on the profits they get when selling their properties that are <not> their home.

A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum in New York City had long been a mystery. It was recently linked to the Underground Railroad. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/n...

High Court to hear that the deck is stacked against independents and minor parties A new High Court case is set to challenge the constitutionality of Australia’s political donation laws. It is the third such case currently on foot, and if successful it could help level the playing f...

A new High Court case is set to challenge the constitutionality of Australia’s political donation laws. It is the third such case currently on foot, and if successful it could help level the playing field for independents and minor parties.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Why a packet of Arnott's Shapes could help determine the 'case of the century' The "case of the century" is set to play out in the federal court this month, with the ACCC taking on supermarket giant Coles for what it claims are "illusory" discounts.

I hope that the ACCC wins because I’m sick of all these fake specials on stuff like chocolate and coffee, where the ‘special price’ is the non-rip off price

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

A short note to Kristi Noem To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one

The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.

The right to protest and reasonable police response is under scrutiny From 418 arrests in 1977 to fresh clashes in Sydney: The fragility of Australians' right to protest and what makes a reasonable police response is under scrutiny

Australia is becoming increasingly - violently - authoritarian.

From the outback to the beach
Let Australia have free speech
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
#media #AusPol #NSWpol #protest

Palestine 2023 Vs 2025
Israel did this.

Penguins holding flipper/hands

♥️❄️🧊

The next New South Wales state election will be held on 13 March 2027. I hope to see millions of posters like this.
#AusPol #NSWpol #MossadMinns #Herzog #Israel #CrimesAgainstHumanity #genocide #protest

@barackobama.bsky.social praises those who protest ICE "with the truth and with cameras and with peaceful protest and with shining a light on the behavior that, in the past, we've seen in authoritarian countries and dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."

This poster should be used for next year NSW state election - vote Minns out!

"The beatings will continue until social cohesion improves" : Poster seen in Sydney denouncing NSW Premier Chris Minns who ordered a brutal police attack on Palestine protesters this week, justified under the totalitarian mantra of "Social Cohesion" [via radical graffiti].

Poster, reportedly seen in Sydney. Artist unknown.
#AusPol #NSWpol #authoritarianism #protest #PoliceBrutality