Australian Federal Election Day
Even though I care not for the spud, after Trump and the shenanigans about stolen elections, I am proud that I live somewhere where elections are called and there is some basic civility around the gracious defeat speech then the victory speech. This might be the bottle of bubbly talking…
He handled that well, I can give him that. On what’s clearly a challenging day for him personally, he’s been quite dignified in defeat
I think we sometimes forget how good it is here compared to other Global North countries, especially in regards to elections, and our voting rights.
The book From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage has a great history on voting in Australia and how it compares to other countries
Yes! I have read that. Was great
Ooo I’ll have to give that a read! Thank you! 💜
It was nice to see a regular professional concession speech again.
Beep Beep 🚚
🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋Champers all round I reckon. Victoria deserves it. Slightly less political idiocy than usual, though there’s still plenty to go around.
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Champagne for me please, and a big drink of water for the fire trucks I keep hearing drive past. I’m presuming it’s my local MPs chances of keeping his seat going up in flames.
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Popcorn and a nice single malt please
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Cheers mate!
Fuck yeaaaaaah
Looking forward to drinking a toast to Peter Dutton, former member for Dickson (fingers crossed).
I have a bottle of bubbly on hand and a bottle of scotch in case it’s another 2019…
GP appt on standby to ask for some medication for these trying times, should that nightmare come to pass…
CHEERS!
Can’t believe it’s already been called, this is wild.
Fuck yeah!!! Antony Green called it for Labor and WA has barely closed lmao
Check it out, following all the way from the Soup:
The most important thing now is to see if Purple Pingerz makes the Senate
I need a guy in the senate who’s nickname is purple pingers
With all the crazy names politicians have a Senator Purple Pingaz would be a nice change
We’ll miss Antony Green. What a legend.
I guess Casey Briggs got a test run during Covid when people were calling him “the Antony Green of death”, and he’ll be good, but it won’t be the same.
I reckon he will grow into it.
Fascinating watching the abc at the moment, the libs won’t own up to their mistakes and talk crap.
It’s honestly embarrassing.
Bill shorten is absolutely wrecking Palmer and the liberal lady who looks like an off brand Celine Dion.
The libs are such sore losers it’s not even funny. They literally think Aussies are mugs and we should feel privileged to be ruled by them.
They lost? Thank fuck
A lot more than originally thought as well.
It’s pretty telling they didn’t have an actual MP willing to sit in the ABC panel.
It’s almost mean to subject them to the Sarah Ferguson/ Laura Tingle double act. But it’s very entertaining. And a reminder that good journalism is important to hold these self-important wankers to account.
Well it’s done. I didn’t have to wait as long as I thought for the result. I was thinking Labour would win, but thought it would be a narrower result. I can rest easy tonight, and hopefully wake up to news Dutton has lost his seat.
No waiting needed then! What an embarrassment for their campaign, leader looses his seat. Hopefully they will take a serious look at the direction the party has gone in and realise it’s not what Australia wants.
Antony has just called it.
Labor wins government, possibly with a large majority.
He what. This soon?
Peter Dutton looks to be out of his seat.
This soon indeed!
Today is my birthday. A cool present would be to get the LNP out of here.
Happy Birthday!
I have put in towards your present, hopefully enough other people can contribute too and get your wish.
I’ve done my part!
Yay, thank you!!!
Happy birthday! 🎂
Thank you :)
Happy birthday, May your wishes come true
Thanks!!
Happy birthday 🎂
Thanks!
Happy Berfday 🎂
Fank you :)
Happy birthday!!!
Thanks!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
THANK YOU <3
Happy birthday!
Thank you!
Happy birthday
Thanks!
Happy b’day!
Cheers :)
Happy birthday! Hope you have a fabulous day!
Thank you, hope you have a fabulous day as well :)
Happy Birthday wishes!
Cheers!
Happy birthday!
Thanks!
Happy Birthday! Beautiful day for it 🍻
Cheers 🍻
Right. 6 pm. Heeeere we gooooooo!
St Antony mathematics for us
Praise Antony Green 🙌🏼 the beautiful tone of his voice fills my living room this cold night
I’m settled in with a bowl of pumpkin soup and a cheesymite scroll to await some results. 🤞
I’m firing up the ABC on my laptop while I’ve still got a few hours before my flight. Excited
Oh Antony Green. Bless
Kids party next door. Adults talking politics and getting fairly heated. Kids playing pass the parcel and pin the tail on the donkey. Much noise. Pray for me.
When my child’s old enough to make friends, I really hope we can avoid talking politics with the friends’ parents 🤞🙏🤐
Best of luck! But I don’t like your chances.
Yeah 😮💨 … hopefully the kids party next door finished up without too much drama
Just finishing up now - the adults are settling in to watch the election results. Kids are now engulfing pizza after a long afternoon sugar high - what could possibly go wrong?
Happy with the results, now time to put my local MP through the wringer so she actually addresses the real problems.
Yes. Hopefully now they will have the spine to pass some of the environment and EPBC Act commitments they made last election
