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Browsing: Federal Election 2025
With the 2025 federal election less than a week away, we hope this edition inspires a desire for change, action,…
You, and only you, are the sole arbiter of exactly how your preferences are numbered. Even if your first preference does not win, preferencing them can send a signal to the other parties on your ballot.
We can only caution the eager student politician that might be reading this masthead: that a seat in parliament is not the end goal; that true power comes from down below, from the grassroots; and betrayal is not forgotten.
Though it may seem it, due to the oversaturated governance of old white men talking about human rights and toxic nationalism, the world of politics is not as far away from your 20-something year old self as you may think.
This bipartisan consensus is a form of neutrality: an agreed set of economic and policy settings that remain largely unchallenged no matter who wins office.
In 2022, the ‘Teal’ independents created a roadmap for how to challenge the major parties where they are most vulnerable,…
Don’t feed the troll — especially when he’s on a diet of culture wars and canned applause.
Plan your vote and use it wisely. A single seat could determine this election, so who do you really want to be the decider?
Here’s a fun fact: you can draw a penis on your ballot, and as long as it’s not in any of the boxes, and the numbers are filled in correctly, that is still a real vote.
