@james
Your example of how the preferential voting system works could mislead the reader. It is not the last person’s preference that is counted but the preferences numbered by each voters who voted for the last person to come first. Have I confused them even more. If someone has an interest in how the counting and assignment of preferences work, they are advised to go to the source at AEC.gov.au for the official description.

@peterrenshaw
It is plain to see the Australian Electoral Laws need some updating to mandate thruth in political advertising and make provisions for heavy fines and jail time for offenders. IMO

You just cannot allow these poeple to fuck around with weak minds in order to skew election results - that’s democracy under siege if it ever was - and it is.

Day 33 cont

“#ForeignFossilFuel and #IsraelLobbyists are flooding the 2025 election campaign with cash and smear ads against the #Greens, #Teals and #Labor. #auspol

We investigate the #shadowy players behind #AdvanceAustralia, #better Australia, and the so-called #MinorityImpactCoalition, revealing how these '#astroturfers' are sowing fear and lies, deploying #DarkMoney to rig the #conversation.

Who #funds them? Why now? And why is the #AEC doing nothing?”

MichaelWest from the “West Report” (Chanel Youtube ) talks about the #ForeignInfluenceOperation being conducted during the current elections.

#AusPol / #LNP / #Liberal / #Nationals / #LiberalNationals / #Coalition / #propaganda / #espionage <https://youtube.com/watch?v=pR1vEPh8-BY>

Day 30 cont

“I don’t want there to be any concerns about this, and in the interests of full transparency, I’ve contacted the #AEC and the Department of Parliamentary Services and given them the details that I gave to #TheAge yesterday about my #relationship with those #volunteers and with Mr #JiJianmin I’ve said, look, if you’ve got any concerns, please investigate.”

cont

“[They’re] people who attended a dinner where a community leader [JiJianmin] said that he supported me and he supported my #values, and thought that I’ve been very #supportive of the community in recent years, and for that reason he thought people should #Support me now. I’m grateful for the support the Chinese Australians have given me in the last three years.”

I’ve got the nod from the #CCP.

#AusPol / #Independent / #ASIO / #ForeignInterferenceOperation / #HubeiAssociation / #Teal / #Kooyong <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/29/australia-election-2025-live-peter-dutton-anthony-albanese-campaign-polls-economy-costing-credit-labor-coalition-ntwnfb?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-681006e58f08212bfafe1327#block-681006e58f08212bfafe1327>

Day 29

“A dispute over signage between a #Labor staffer volunteering for #Wills MP #PeterKhalil and a #MuslimVotesMatter volunteer at a pre-polling station in #Brunswick led to police being called and the activist being questioned by officers.

The dispute, along with an argument between minor party #volunteers, prompted the #Australian Electoral Commission on Saturday to note “#physical and #verbal #violence” at the pre-poll booth and to warn #candidates and their teams to treat each other with #respect.”

#AusPol / #Labor / #Victoria / #AEC <https://archive.md/kWwLU> / <https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/victoria-s-hot-seats-live-updates-cost-of-living-in-focus-in-final-week-of-campaigning-20250425-p5lu8k.html?post=p58kh2#p58kh2>

@CanvasesByPeter
The #ADF and its symbols ought to remain politically neutral for very good reasons and ex-service members, more than anyone else, ought to know why.

Political candidates ‘marketing’ their ADF service only show they are simply unelectable based on their personal qualities and need ADF symbols to look ‘strong’ and ‘relevant’. Why would anyone vote for them?

Dare I say, while I don’t wish to tar all of them with the same brush, some ADF units and their members have had systemic issues with misogyny, misplaced bravura, and disproportionate sense of self-worth that are yet to be eradicated.

Surely, some tweak of AEC legislation could solve the issue.

Day 24 cont

“Allegra Spender has denounced as “false, misleading, and offensive” a pamphlet targeting her that is being distributed anonymously in the #Sydney seat of Wentworth and which the Australian #Electoral #Commission is investigating.

On Monday the #AEC said it had received complaints about “the #distribution of an unauthorised #pamphlet opposing the member for Wentworth which is in breach” of electoral laws which require material to be authorised with the name and address of its source.”

A pretty clumsy move, highlighting motive and at considerable cost. Motive, means, opportunity.

Keep in mind foreign interference briefing by ASIO head earlier in the year.

#AusPol / #Wentworth / #LNP / #Liberal / #Coalition / #Independent / #Labor / #AllegraSpender (Ind) / #NickWard (Grn) / #JamesSternhell (1Nat) / #SavannaPeake (Lab) / #RoanneKnox (Lib) <https://archive.md/pmJKW> / <https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/aec-launches-probe-after-wentworth-flooded-with-anti-spender-pamphlets-20250421-p5lt7w> / <https://www.abc.net.au/dat/news/elections/federal/2025/guide/went.htm>