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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 6h

Joint statement from Senator David Shoebridge and Senator Steph Hodgins-May

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 7h

I do this dance every day on Faceblecch (I only went back because of my local political activism) where I bite my lip and scroll past the rage-baiters. I really want to post this comment on them: 'Those who post rage-baiting messages are master-baiters." So far I haven't, but the day is young.

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 7h

Stop punishing homeowners. Tax the rich and the gas companies. Even just a little would make a big difference. The uber-smart Richard Denniss explains inflation. #Auspol thepoint.com.au/podcasts/260...

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What’s the point of inflation?

The Point, helping readers make sense of the issues shaping their lives today.

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 8h

Albo doesn't give a tinker's dam about you. He's too busy tinkering around the edges and bragging at the UN. Vote more Independents in to make his life more difficult. #Auspol www.deepcutnews.com/p/this-labor...

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This Labor government is the Ed Sheeran of Australian politics – Amy Remeikis

There is more opportunity to push back against toxic centrism

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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Disgruntlement & disintegration. It's decades of the same One Nation story. Out of the 51 members ever elected across Australia, 28 of those ended up resigning or being expelled by Pauline Hanson. #auspol www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

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A timeline of One Nation’s instability: more than half of Hanson’s MPs have quit or been expelled

As party numbers swell to record levels, Guardian analysis reveals a three-decade history of tumult

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Last night's 4 Corners only served to reinforce this conviction: that PHONy are too dysfunctional to cause any real harm and it seems most of their incompetence is driven by greed and grift. #Auspol

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Integrity pays off. "The economic case for integrity." Why we need more ethical leaders. They are not going to come from parties, but from Community Independent movements. Take heed, #Auspol publicintegrity.org.au/integrity-or...

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2026 Integrity Oration: Danielle Wood

Productivity Commission Chair Danielle Wood delivered the Centre’s 2026 Integrity Oration on the economic case for integrity. Read the published speech, download the PDF and listen to her podcast inte...

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sue Barrett at her most inspiring. A must-read for #Auspol

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

That light is a train coming to flatten you. Governments can't save you, because they're made of parties wedded to vested interests who prefer the status quo. #Auspol Only Independents will stick up for you. Decentralise politics. Ditch them all. michaelwest.com.au/promise-of-l...

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Promise of 'light at end of the tunnel' for inflation - Michael West

Labor is determined to inject optimism into Australia's gloomy consumers as another interest rate hike appears all but certain.

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A good reminder to not be too alarmist about PHONY's rise. They are too dysfunctional to actually wield any power. If they get any at all, which I doubt. Any seats will be vacated before their term, per their track record. And they continually fail at simply running a party. Relax, #Auspol

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What good is power when you're too wise to use it?

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It piddles me off that governments continually ignore this simple math. Unless wages rise like the cost of everything else, we are always going to lose. The first government to make this a priority will get my vote. #Auspol thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...

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New data shows wage growth is falling, further undermining the case for another rate rise

The latest Enterprise Bargaining Agreements data provides even more evidence that the labour market is not “tight” and that the Reserve Bank should not be looking to increase unemployment by raising r...

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Since PHONy began and Purloin was first charged with electoral fraud, there have been around 10 other fraud cases involving members, but this is all above board and tickety-boo. #Auspol 😉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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One Nation admits using party funds to build $56,000 shed on James Ashby’s private property

Email to members says money lent to a party-linked company to establish a micro distillery

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The closest we may every get to exposing our complicity in atrocities. Exposing also how spineless we are when it comes to the US making a mockery of our sovereignty. #Auspol

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"The great personal challenge of hope is asking yourself, 'If not now, when? If not me, who?' … being a bystander makes you part of the problem. In a democracy, we are each responsible for the future." The Indi Way p.46

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Angus is also denying members met with PHONy for coalition talks for the next election. A sure sign someone can't keep his minions in line and is about to get rolled. #Auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Taylor distances himself from Bragg’s proposal to let homebuyers use super as collateral for mortgages

Opposition leader said the idea for Australians to use their superannuation savings as collateral for a loan ‘is not our policy’

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“The standard of leadership and political behaviour had reached such a low in Australia ... Yet it was 'we' the people who had voted for these same politicians. It was 'we' who allowed this state of political behaviour, and it was 'we' who had to show courage and challenge it.” The Indi Way p.44

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There's too much money in Australian politics, and federal Parliament should do more to reduce it, according to a new Grattan Institute policy brief (which) shows that our democracy in the grip of an election-spending ‘arms race’. Make #Auspol fairer for everyone. grattan.edu.au/news/decoupl...

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Decoupling money from power: Getting electoral expenditure caps right

There's too much money in Australian elections. Here’s what federal Parliament should do to reduce it.

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“The vision and leadership of a small group of people who began Voice 4 Indi in 2012 started a great big conversation about doing politics differently. What they created is ... as 'new power' – open, participatory and peer-driven. It operates on shared values and radical trust.” Helen Haines

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"By and large, the independents in federal parliament are doing things right." They have brought with them a set of values that seem to cross the party divide. Few of those who backed them in are having any regrets." Barrie Cassidy Introduction to The Indi Way

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"... 54 per cent of those surveyed now supporting someone other than Labor or the coalition." If they had an ethical Independent to vote for, we could transform #Auspol into a genuine democracy. We could decentralise politics and spread fairness. michaelwest.com.au/record-low-p...

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Record-low poll puts Labor attack dogs on offensive - Michael West

Federal government frontbenchers have arced up as their party slips to a record-low primary vote share of 27 per cent in the latest Newspoll.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The Prime Minister thought he may as well make it official - Labor is run by and for Newscorp and the 1% - so he has appointed former Newscorp exec under hard-right Lachlan Murdoch to plum NY diplomatic job

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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination” Hear Mary Oliver, in her lovely time-rasped voice, read one of the greatest poems ever written: www.themarginalian.org/2014/09/24/m...

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Mary Oliver Reads Her Beloved Poem “Wild Geese”

“Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination…”

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Australian voters told parliament it wanted more Independents in government at the last two elections. The duopoly responded by making it harder to grant that. Trust erodes, and Independents are looking far more preferable that these scaredy twonks. #Auspol michaelwest.com.au/democracys-d...

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Democracy's despair. New donation laws to entrench Uniparty power - Michael West

Trust in our democratic process is in sharp decline, and the Federal Government's new donation laws are unlikely to change that.

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I have a dream. Community Strong, or a party like them, made up of loosely-affiliated ethical Independents, becomes the dominant party and we get a leader we can be proud of, like Zali Steggall or David Pocock, who do great things. #Auspol is maybe the only place it could happen. I have a dream.

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Got a Qld LNP email asking me to sign a petition about bail reform. I asked them how they got my address. I've never voted nor given my details to any arm of the Coalition. There's dirty deeds afoot here, but I won't hold my breath for an answer. I feel like someone left a turd on my doorstep.

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

True, except for a few things standing in her way, like the flirters who'll abandon her next election, and the tiny number of seats this means she'll get. And her track record of incompetence that almost guarantees the party will implode before then. #Auspol www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/17/p...

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Could Pauline Hanson become prime minister as a senator? Yes, actually

The office of prime minister is not mentioned anywhere in the Australian constitution. Its existence, eligibility and function are governed by convention, not law.

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Authoritarian measures are creeping in around the edges of our society. This is scary in such a freely democratic country like Australia. More people should be shocked about this. #Auspol michaelwest.com.au/cellebrite-g...

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Cellebrite gets Government blessing to share your phone - Michael West

Cellebrite has government clearance for use by law enforcement agencies to pry into your personal life, and you can't stop them.

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

You tell 'em, Amy. I am so sick of migration being blamed for all the country's ills without one shred of proof. And conmen trumpeting false, inflated numbers. Let's put more adults in the room. Vote Independent. #Auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

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Recycled migrant fuss is just a hot-button topic looking for an issue

With all the talk about Australia’s migration "issue", there is one question that has remained noticeably absent.

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A great article by Tim Dunlop on common decency. tdunlop.substack.com/p/the-ulysse...

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The Ulysses algorithm

What we owe the stranger

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