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
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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'.
Was great to write about the legacy of WorkChoices in @aunz.theconversation.com for their new Politics and Policy Series.
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"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
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Today's podcast previews this Saturday's Farrer by-election, with @markriboldi.bsky.social
Over the years, WorkChoices has become shorthand for policy disaster. It forever changed the political landscape on industrial relations reform.
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…
Today's podcast previews this Saturday's Farrer by-election, with @markriboldi.bsky.social
tl;dr: Money has flowed into and professionalised the sector; governments have sought to delegitimise advocacy, including criminalising protest; much CSO advocacy has become 'quiet' (which governments of course prefer); and the connections between CSOs and people have become democratically 'thin'.
