Andrew Gardiner

@ajgardineresq.bsky.social

|Media|#auspol|#ClimateCrisis|Freelance journo writing about politics & the environment. Read my stuff: https://tinyurl.com/AndrewGardiner

Roshena Campbell: Ferntree Gully (Aston, 2022) Melbourne (as Dep Mayor, '24) Werribee (Western Metro, '26)? As Graeme Connors might put it: 🎵"I head a little further west each year..."🎵 At this rate she'll wind up next to me in Adelaide! 😱 #auspol

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But ... but ... "fine people"! Tom Morello (𝘙𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘈𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘦) makes a telling point: 👇

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Lib narrative on new Vic Premier Ben Carroll: "He's the latest in a conveyor belt of bobooshka dolls. Allan/Andrews in a different skin". Steve Price: "He's the latest in a conveyor belt of bobooshka dolls. Allan/Andrews in a different skin". Got any ideas of your own, Pricey? #NewsCorpse #auspol

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MY LATEST: With the right on the rise, Victoria finds itself on the precipice. Will our most progressive state - next in line for an election - become a 'canary in the coal mine’ of far right thinking? Bookies say 'yes'. #auspol #springst @MichaelWestBiz tinyurl.com/mry72sxm

Victorian election. Four months to go, too close to call - Michael West

As Labor replaces Premier Jacinta Allan, One Nation is in the ascendancy and may join the Liberals to form government in Victoria.

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MY LATEST: With the right on the rise, Victoria finds itself on the precipice. Will our most progressive state - next in line for an election - become a 'canary in the coal mine’ of far right thinking? Bookies say 'yes'. #auspol #springst @MichaelWestBiz tinyurl.com/mry72sxm

Victorian election. Four months to go, too close to call - Michael West

As Labor replaces Premier Jacinta Allan, One Nation is in the ascendancy and may join the Liberals to form government in Victoria.

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So Ben Carroll, ALP right winger and alleged "bully of teachers", is the new Vic Premier. If Caroll ekes out a close result in Nov and has to negotiate with crossbenchers to retain power, he might want to try a softer sell. Bullying indys cost Kennett his govt in 1999 ... 👀👇 #auspol #springst

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Who's going to pay for the High Court appeal, Pauline? The groups that bankrolled Ben Roberts-Smith and Bruce Lehrmann ... or the iron ore oligarch who invited you to sunny Sicily last week? Of course, if all else fails, there's the old GoFundMe Grift to fall back on ... #auspol

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Who's going to pay for the High Court appeal, Pauline? The groups that bankrolled Ben Roberts-Smith and Bruce Lehrmann ... or the iron ore oligarch who invited you to sunny Sicily last week? Of course, if all else fails, there's the old GoFundMe Grift to fall back on ... #auspol

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Today, the Federal Court will decide if Hanson's attack on Faruqi breached racial discrimination law. It's "the latest threat to Hanson's surge" after her Sicilian sojourn with Gina last week drew fire. Are you kidding? The "free speech martyr" will print t-shirts if she loses. #auspol

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