Whiskers 🇦🇺<p>It's a while ago now since the election (I was away at the time) but just wanted to thank you <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> for clearly eschewing the USA's direction 👍 👍 <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ausvotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ausvotes2025</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a></p>
fosstodon.org is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Fosstodon is an invite only Mastodon instance that is open to those who are interested in technology; particularly free & open source software.
If you wish to join, contact us for an invite.
Administered by:
Server stats:
8.6Kactive users
fosstodon.org: About · Status · Profiles directory · Privacy policy
Mastodon: About · Get the app · Keyboard shortcuts · View source code · v4.4.3
#AusVotes2025
0 posts · 0 participants · 0 posts today
Bin Chicken 🗑𓅠<p>I, for one, live for this chaos of RWNJ fools in the LNP experiencing humiliating failure due to their own incompetence and handing a big win to shitposters on AusPol.</p><p><a href="https://rants.au/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/PeterDutton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeterDutton</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/PeterDuttonIsNotAMonster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeterDuttonIsNotAMonster</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/FuckOffDutton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuckOffDutton</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/DavidLittleproud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidLittleproud</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/SussanLey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SussanLey</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/AusVotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a></p>
Bin Chicken 🗑𓅠<p>Nationals will not re-enter Coalition agreement<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-20/nationals-will-not-re-enter-coalition-agreement/105313818" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-05-20/nat</span><span class="invisible">ionals-will-not-re-enter-coalition-agreement/105313818</span></a></p><p>Liberal Party leader Susssan Ley and National Party leader David Littleproud have had a hissy-fit over their Coalition relationship, and have decided it's in the best interests of both parties to have a messy break-up.</p><p>The Coalition is dead.<br>RIP LNP.<br>The 2025 Federal Election is a gift that keeps on giving.</p><p><a href="https://rants.au/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/DavidLittleproud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidLittleproud</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/SussanLey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SussanLey</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/AusVotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a></p>
Mark<p>New Nationals Deputy Leader Kevin Hogan with some foot-in-mouth disease.</p><p>Hogan gloats about the Teals losing the seat of Bradfield. Teal Independent Nicolette Boele currently leads the Liberal Party's Gisele Kapterian by 40 votes.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/afternoonbriefing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>afternoonbriefing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a></p>
Mark<p>There's still some counting to go in the seat of Bradfield.</p><p>Teal independent Nicolette Boele leads the Liberal Party's Gisele Kapterian by just 40 votes. Wafer thin.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a></p>
Bin Chicken 🗑𓅠<p>Lesson for the Liberals: do the opposite of what Peta Credlin says<br><a href="https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/lesson-for-the-liberals-do-the-opposite-of-what-peta-credlin-says-20250506-p5lx28.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theage.com.au/politics/victori</span><span class="invisible">a/lesson-for-the-liberals-do-the-opposite-of-what-peta-credlin-says-20250506-p5lx28.html</span></a></p><p>This article lists fundamental problems with the Liberal Party. Peter Dutton led them to a record defeat — that's largely due to Dutton being a malevolent potato, but his image and message were not helped by the Sky News stooges such as Peta Credlin, who have been parroting the same awful talking-points since the days of Tony Abbott.</p><p><a href="https://rants.au/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/PetaCredlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PetaCredlin</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/SkyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkyNews</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/PeterDutton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeterDutton</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/AusVotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Insiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insiders</span></a>: Right wingers who hate Labor.<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheShot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheShot</span></a>: Green Left who hate Labor.</p><p>The Greens: Labor won cos of Trump. Labor has no mandate. Labor must implement the Greens' policies.</p><p>- Labor 94 seats. Primary vote +1.98%<br>- Greens 1 seat. Primary vote -0.09%</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a></p>
Bin Chicken 🗑𓅠<p>Tim Wilson "Shitting Bricks" About Goldstein Election Result<br>(Headline has been updated to reflect reality)<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/16/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-appeal-verdict-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-6826b2d98f0862c2eaa33f18#block-6826b2d98f0862c2eaa33f18" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/live/2025/may/16/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-appeal-verdict-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-6826b2d98f0862c2eaa33f18#block-6826b2d98f0862c2eaa33f18</span></a></p><p>I heard from my sources that approximately 2/3 of international postal votes are for Teal independent Zoe Daniel. She needs just 258 votes to beat smarmy RWNJ candidate Tim "Freedom Boy" Wilson. 474 votes are yet to be counted, plus 50-100 estimated to arrive before the cutoff midnight tonight.</p><p><a href="https://rants.au/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/AusVotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/ZoeDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZoeDaniel</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/TimWilson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimWilson</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/GoldsteinVotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoldsteinVotes</span></a></p>
Matthew Toohey<p>Try reading this headline without drawing the conclusion that Well Done Angus is a woman. <br>I dare you. <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/WritingHeadlinesIsHard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingHeadlinesIsHard</span></a></p>
Mark<p>2023: Nikki Savva offers free advice to Peter Dutton and the Liberal Party in the wake of their shock loss in the Aston by-election.</p><p>They didn't listen to Savva. They listened to Peta Credlin and Rowan Dean.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/insiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insiders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/abc730" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abc730</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a></p>
Jinjirrie 🐈⬛✅<p>Stop enabling white supremacist Zionism & criminal <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>, Elbow. Time to implement full <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BDS</span></a> and help end the horrific genocide which Israel continues to perpetrate on the Indigenous Palestinian people. <a href="https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/05/there-is-no-jewish-vote-in-australia-nor-is-supporting-israel-a-vote-winner/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">johnmenadue.com/post/2025/05/t</span><span class="invisible">here-is-no-jewish-vote-in-australia-nor-is-supporting-israel-a-vote-winner/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ausvotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ausvotes2025</span></a></p>
pauldotm<p>Shouldn’t the AEC use the voting papers to train AI in scanning to automate the counting procedure? <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ausvotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ausvotes2025</span></a></p>
pauldotm<p>Imagine the tiny sliver of opposition members queued up behind their frontbenchers trying to fill the cameras field of view. LOL <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ausvotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ausvotes2025</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Who does deposed <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> leader Adam Bandt blame for his loss?<br>✅ Boundaries<br>✅ The 'Dutton is Trump' factor<br>✅ Preferential voting</p><p>The media told us the BIGGEST issue was <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a>. The Greens repeatedly blocked Labor's <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> agenda.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/abc730" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abc730</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a></p>
Ross<p>Plenty in the media have mentioned the LNPs advantage in postal votes, saying their postal vote campaign was good. The truth is the LNP are one of the only parties in my experience that actively electioneer in Aged Care facilities. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BinNight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BinNight</span></a></p>
Jinjirrie 🐈⬛✅<p>Looks like Potatohead doesn't even register with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trumpolini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpolini</span></a> so doubtful he'll be offered a sinecure in the Unstable Empire despite his adoption of Trumpoid policies. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/05/anthony-albanese-donald-trump-call-peter-dutton-australian-federal-election-result" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/may/05/anthony-albanese-donald-trump-call-peter-dutton-australian-federal-election-result</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Amy Remeikis thinks the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a>, not Labor, have a mandate.</p><p>How did their MP's primary vote fare?<br>🟩 Melbourne, Adam Bandt. ⬇️ 3.3%<br>🟩 Griffith, Max Chandler-Mather. ⬇️ 2.4%<br>🟩 Brisbane, Stephen Bates. ⬇️ 1.4%<br>🟩 Ryan, Elizabeth Watson-Brown. ⬇️ 1.1%</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a></p>
Jinjirrie 🐈⬛✅<p>It's Ice Cream Day in Oz! Two versions of my today's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIart</span></a> slop cartoon, one with inspiration from Jackson Pollock :) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cartoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cartoons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satire</span></a></p>
Jinjirrie 🐈⬛✅<p>Why does the rightwing Oz media keep saying the Lieberals are "soul searching" after their astounding defeat? we all know they don't have souls, or hearts either. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a></p>
Ross<p>Has the LNP's constant scaremongering of China turned Chinese-Australians into the arms of Labor? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BinNight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BinNight</span></a><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-04/liberals-jane-hume-chinese-spies-claim-loses-seat-election/105250048" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-05-04/lib</span><span class="invisible">erals-jane-hume-chinese-spies-claim-loses-seat-election/105250048</span></a></p>
TrendingLive feeds
Mastodon is the best way to keep up with what's happening.
Follow anyone across the fediverse and see it all in chronological order. No algorithms, ads, or clickbait in sight.
LoginDrag & drop to upload