"Enduring realignment: gender and geography in Australian independent and minor party politics". New and open access from @phoebehayman.bsky.social, @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social and me in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social @popgroupaus.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Was great to write about the legacy of WorkChoices in @aunz.theconversation.com for their new Politics and Policy Series. doi.org/10.64628/AA....

WorkChoices helped end John Howard’s leadership. The policy’s ghost still haunts the Liberals

Over the years, WorkChoices has become shorthand for policy disaster. It forever changed the political landscape on industrial relations reform.

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I got to be on one of my favourite podcasts this week, The Tally Room, talking about the upcoming Farrer by-election, including the broader political environment around the rise of One Nation, and the potential collapse of the Liberal National Party as the recognised 'Opposition'.

Ben Raue@benraue.com · 3mo ago

Today's podcast previews this Saturday's Farrer by-election, with @markriboldi.bsky.social

If this piece by Riboldi & Vromen uses a disappointing 'both sides' frame (real NGOs representing actual #Auspol workers & greenies treated on par with fossil funded/pop-up front orgs), it has useful data on Advance, ATA & AfP election ad spend. #AtlasNetwork press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/pr...

Today's podcast previews this Saturday's Farrer by-election, with @markriboldi.bsky.social

Podcast #167 – Farrer by-election preview

Ben was joined by Mark Riboldi from UTS to preview this weekend’s Farrer by-election, and what it might imply about the Coalition’s bigger issues losing support to One Nation and indepe…

tallyroom.com.au

🚨 📖 ✍ Some new (open access) research from me - a long-term view of how pressures from neoliberalism have impacted Australian civil society organisations (CSOs) and their advocacy. 💸 🇦🇺 ✊ www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Shifting Focus: The Impacts of Neoliberalism on Australian Nonprofit Advocacy

As the dominant economic ideology for almost half a century, neoliberalism has reshaped various aspects of society, including governments and nonprofit organisations. This article explores how this tr...

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TBH, while this all sounds a little Al Capone, Andrew's 'email forwarding' could have been via duress from Epstein, relating to some of the other alleged offences.

The Chaser@chaser.com.au · 6mo ago

“In the criminal justice system, some offences are considered especially heinous" chaser.com.au/world/man-li...

Make your bed. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Happy #LibSpill Day for those who celebrate.

🚨 New article by me and Jordan McSwiney in The Conversation about One Nation’s long history of dysfunction, infighting and scandal, and why this is will be one of the biggest barriers to the party translating its polling surge into electoral success theconversation.com/can-one-nati...

Can One Nation turn its polling hype into seats in parliament? History shows it will struggle

Pauline Hanson’s party has been dysfunctional and scandal-ridden for its entire existence. Capitalising on strong polling will mean changing decades-old patterns.

theconversation.com

...'a global network of free-market think tanks to target the "intellectuals" in society, and to market their ideas like toothpaste to win the "battle for ideas"...' www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01... #auspol #thinktanks #agendasetting

A discreet intellectual network has been reshaping the world for 70 years. Here's how

A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network.

abc.net.au

Very interested in this potential resurgence in one of Australia's oldest civil society orgs - the Country Women's Association. Promoting a solution to modern disillusionment, disengagement and detachment - getting involved in community around shared interests. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

'More than just tea and scones': Why young members are joining city's CWA

More young women are joining the Country Women's Association's city branches, with a passion for jams and scones along with social connection and purpose.

abc.net.au

Brigitte Bardot's 30 years of sympathy for the far right www.lemonde.fr/en/obituarie...

Brigitte Bardot's 30 years of sympathy for the far right

Convicted five times for racist remarks, the actress – whose foundation announced her death on Sunday, December 28 – remained one of the only French celebrities to openly embrace far-right views.

lemonde.fr

Put it down. My @smh @theage cartoon.

This week's Tallyroom podcast is essential listening for understanding the modern Australian Labor Party. 👏 friends of POP: host @benraue.com in conversation with @redrabbleroz.bsky.social www.tallyroom.com.au/63678

Podcast #159 – The Labor factions

Ben was joined this week by Osmond Chiu, Per Capita research fellow and contributor editor for the Labor Left magazine Challenge, to discuss the factions of the Australian Labor Party. Read Osmond&…

tallyroom.com.au

Great to see this event we organised, with funds from @auspsa.bsky.social and featuring George Megalogenis, @frankbongiorno.bsky.social @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social @lizhumphrys.bsky.social & @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social has been made into a podcast by UTS Impact Studios. pod.link/1760672339/e...

"Because being 'right' isn't enough." The hubris in this advert for Advance's 2026 conference is quite beautiful, really. If you need a refresher on who Advance are, etc., here's something I prepared in advance... theconversation.com/right-wing-p...

I ran an experiment this semester, to see what impact listening to the subject coordinator and engaging with subject materials had on students' grades. tl;dr - students can excel without doing either, but if they want to pass they should do both. www.markriboldi.com.au/teaching-edu...

A Simple Equation (Schrödinger’s Class)

Students sometimes ask me how to do well in a subject. My TL;DR response is “make sure you’re clear about what the assessment expectations are”. I tell everyone this, so it’s not a secret.

markriboldi.com.au

🚨 🚨 Some inspiration for those opposing job cuts and the general corporatisation of public universities around Australia - the staff/union led campaign at ANU has resulted in the halting of forced redundancies. Join your union ✊ www.miragenews.com/union-triump...

Union Triumphs: ANU Halts Forced Redundancies

The Australian National University (ANU) has announced that there will be no forced redundancies.Quotes attributable to NTEU ACT Division Secretary Dr

miragenews.com

Some ramblings on my blog about philanthropic organisations, accountability, etc., if that's your thing. www.markriboldi.com.au/democracy-ci...

Australian Philanthropic Organisations – Organisation, Accountability and Action

While the responsibility for solving complex social problems ultimately falls on governments, organisations across civil society and industry also play important roles.

markriboldi.com.au

“Justice here is set up to favour the wealthy and well connected; the poor just get processed.” Marcia Langton outlines a damning story of institutional racism in @thesaturdaypaper.com.au www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...

The NT’s wilful ignorance over Black deaths in custody

When Tim Fischer called High Court judges “pissants” in the ’90s, after they recognised native title and overturned terra nullius, he created the rare spectacle of a government minister excoriating a ...

thesaturdaypaper.com.au

V good piece by the legend that is @amyremeikis.bsky.social www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

Gripped by an 'Abundance fever' that makes us see only red

Canberra is in the grip of Abundance fever, a virus that threatens to overwhelm public policy with a diagnosis of overregulation.

thenewdaily.com.au

Worried about losing your job? Just wash your undies and brush your teeth twice a day... 😡🤬 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...?

Uni staff told to 'wash delicates' for stress management as 146 courses suspended

The University of Technology Sydney is suspending more than 100 courses as it prepares for a controversial redundancy program to save $100 million.

abc.net.au

Senator @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social: ‘Is ANU being trashed by the Bell and Bishop leadership?’ ACT Division Secretary @lachlanclohesy.bsky.social: ‘Absolutely. We need a new leadership approach or we need a new leadership.’ The Senate Inquiry into university governance continues…

The rich must be incentivised; the poor must be disciplined. The political economy of the super-elite in one headline.

How do politicians talk about housing, and does it impact policy? #ICYMI Political scientists @markriboldi.bsky.social & @pandanuspetter.bsky.social join @marijataflaga.bsky.social to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go. #AUListen 🎧 #DemocracySausage ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

Democracy Sausage Episode: Safety nets below and a roof above

Political scientists Mark Riboldi and Pandanus Petter join Democracy Sausage to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go. How do politicians talk about housing, and does it impact policy? W...

ausi.anu.edu.au

In which I sneak in a gag about an AI-generated Presidential penis.

Pandanus Petter@pandanuspetter.bsky.social · last yr.

@marijataflaga.bsky.social @markriboldi.bsky.social and I have a chat about UBIs & crisis thinking in housing and social welfare policy. I haven't listened, so if I say anything regrettable just know I've grown and changed since back then (yesterday). 😱🏠💰🗣️ reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/...

The 19-year-old has also been cast in The Price Is Not Inflating, and The Bold And The Big Beautiful Bill. theshovel.com.au/2025/07/23/p...

Paramount Announce Barron Trump As New Late Show Host, “For Purely Financial Reasons” — The Shovel

After the network was accused of having political motivations for axing Stephen Colbert, CBS and Paramount put an end to suspicions by announcing Barron Trump as the new host of The Late Show.

theshovel.com.au

From a supporter email Climate 200 sent today - a good example of how the organisation exhibits 'party-like' behaviour, as @phoebehayman.bsky.social, @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social and I wrote about @ausjpolsci.bsky.social in 2024: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....