It's more the mining communities, like the people in Muswellbrook they quote in the article.

It's not surprising to see the persistent denialism of residents when they, or their families, draw a wage from the mines. But we have to continue making the case to them that the transition is inevitable, and their only real options are a) to organise to demand a 'just transition' while they still have influence, or b) to continue to live in denial and take whatever they're given once the industry is gone.

These renewable and storage projects, and the associated interest from other industries, are a great help in making the case for demanding a just transition and showing what it might look like.

We need more, though. Hopefully the ALP'S fear of PHON gaining a foothold in these areas will drive them to put more money into supporting new industries.

Rinehart, who spoke after being introduced by Pauline Hanson, also said the land could be provided to skilled Israelis and their families to build “advanced war drones, and or other advances in defence, and or improve upon their Israeli style domes, and manufacture them here to sell to our country to help make our people and critical infrastructure safe”.

I guess she love genocide as much as her father.

In 2021, the Morrison Coalition Government and Labor Opposition agreed to restrict the names of political parties. ‘Frivolous’ party names are forbidden, which kills the Count Binface Party stone dead. That’s despite a long history in Australia of joke parties, like the Sun Ripened Warm Tomatoes Party, the Surprise Party and the Deadly Serious Party.

Australia also places other barriers in the way of candidates. Count Binface needed the endorsement of 10 residents of Clacton to run in the by-election; an Australian independent would require 100.

In Australia, party candidates do not need any nominators (another advantage the incumbents have given themselves), but registering a party requires 1,500 members. That is prohibitive for parties focused on local or regional issues. In the UK, you only need two members: a treasurer and a returning officer.

Might be better to use the URL on DeepCut's own domain:

https://www.deepcutnews.com/p/shoebridge-demands-segal-correct

Viewing anything on the Substack domain requires age verification now.

Personally I do think there should be a minimum number of preferences you need to fill out. It forces parties to be clear on who they would like you to preference on their how-to-vote cards.

It doesn't force them to. I've seen HTV flyers that say something like 'Vote 1 for PARTY X and number boxes 2-6 as you like'. I don't think it really has any bearing either way.

The Senate system of instructing voters to number at least 1-6, while still counting ballots with only a first preference, seems a pretty reasonable balance.

Besides, you shouldn't rely on party names, as we've seen recently.

Full segment with transcript: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-09/is-the-middle-east-ceasefire-over-/106898464

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Rarotonga

The treaty bans the use, testing, and possession of nuclear weapons within the borders of the zone.

they did this with another gop, she was a memory care facility, but they kept it secret(i think it was a GOP house member)

Yeah, GOP Rep. Kay Granger: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/03/14/kay-granger-dementia-dc-media-00210317

Link: https://michaelwest.com.au/dr-mo-gaza-doctor-in-australia-on-consequences-of-ahpra-decision/

In Kentucky the governor no longer has any role in filling vacancies, replacement is only by special election: https://apnews.com/article/kentucky-legislature-governor-f4d0ab8ffaec1a435ac52515c67d8f0e

The only word I saw in this headline was 'panic' and I'm now on my way to the shops to buy all the toilet paper