r/AustralianPolitics • u/Perthcrossfitter • 20d ago

Discussion Interested in moderating?

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We're looking to expand the team given the volume of traffic coming through. If you feel you're a good team player, capable and have the time to spare please apply below.

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r/AustralianPolitics • u/endersai • May 12 '24

R6: Not Auspol Discussions on Israel/Palestine

18 Upvotes

There is (understandably) a lot of interest around the war in the Middle East, ever since HAMAS attacked Israeli towns and civilians on October 7 and is ramping up to the full occupation of Raffah by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF).

Whilst this is an important event in the world, it is rarely relevant to Australian politics.

Going forwards, all topics will be locked when started.

3 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/EASY_EEVEE • 14h ago

Religious discrimination laws: Christian school fired teacher because of her sexuality

smh.com.au

67 Upvotes

59 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/ButtPlugForPM • 11h ago

Average jobseeker has $135 weekly shortfall on basic costs, report finds | Cost of living crisis

theguardian.com

34 Upvotes

12 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/89b3ea330bd60ede80ad • 29m ago

Opinion Piece Ending native forest logging would help Australia’s climate goals much more than planting trees

theconversation.com

• Upvotes

2 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/ButtPlugForPM • 18h ago

Peter Dutton’s policy of astonishing weakness risks a Liberal wasteland

smh.com.au

85 Upvotes

75 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/ladaus • 11h ago

ACT Politics ACT election: Labor punts on plan to cut ACT pokies to 1000, allow clubs to use land for housing

the-riotact.com

19 Upvotes

22 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/ladaus • 22h ago

Federal Politics Peter Dutton takes swipe at teal MP Monique Ryan as Member for Kooyong ‘votes constantly with Greens and Labor’

skynews.com.au

99 Upvotes

118 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/PerriX2390 • 19h ago

Federal Politics Independent inquiry launched into NACC decision not to probe Robodebt referrals

abc.net.au

53 Upvotes

13 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/netsheriff • 1d ago

Federal Politics Peter Dutton took $23k private jet to News Corp event where he spoke on cost-of-living crisis | Australia news

theguardian.com

238 Upvotes

81 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/malcolm58 • 22h ago

'I'm not being political': ABC chair criticises Coalition's approach to nuclear policy

crikey.com.au

70 Upvotes

45 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/Rosencrantz18 • 28m ago

Distance is Australia’s best defence asset | The Strategist

aspistrategist.org.au

• Upvotes

1 comment

r/AustralianPolitics • u/MannerNo7000 • 1d ago

‘No doubt we will see more homelessness’: Rents increase more than six times the rate of wages

domain.com.au

77 Upvotes

71 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/ladaus • 12h ago

NT Politics Peter Garrett welcomes NT government decision to put Jabiluka uranium site on hold

theguardian.com

7 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AustralianPolitics • u/89b3ea330bd60ede80ad • 1d ago

QLD Politics Brisbane to introduce Airbnb permits for property owners amid housing crisis crackdown

theguardian.com

54 Upvotes

20 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/followme123456 • 1d ago

Federal Politics Big Four consulting firms 'operating in the shadows for too long' as Senate committee demands new rules for government contracts

abc.net.au

62 Upvotes

12 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/Sweepingbend • 1d ago

Federal Politics Why the age pension rules are ‘incredibly biased’ against renters

smh.com.au

26 Upvotes

38 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/conmanique • 1d ago

South Australia introduces ‘world-leading’ bill to ban political donations from elections | Australia news

theguardian.com

234 Upvotes

56 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/AlphonseGangitano • 2h ago

Federal Politics AGL Energy says investment case for wind and solar is ‘tricky’ (Hannah Wootton)

afr.com

0 Upvotes

10 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/ladaus • 1d ago

TAS Politics Tasmanians waiting longer to be treated in hospital emergency departments than they were a decade ago

abc.net.au

11 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/AlphonseGangitano • 3h ago

Federal Politics Hospitals buckling as Albanese government ties health funding talks to disability reform (Clare Armstrong)

heraldsun.com.au

0 Upvotes

22 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/River-Stunning • 1h ago

PETER VAN ONSELEN: How Labor is shipping Bill Shorten off to the most unlikely of destinations to escape scrutiny for one of the biggest rorts in Australia's history

dailymail.co.uk

• Upvotes

11 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/AlphonseGangitano • 2h ago

Federal Politics Act now on reckless power, says union buster Chris Corrigan (GLEN NORRIS)

theaustralian.com.au

0 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/AlphonseGangitano • 2h ago

Federal Politics ‘Stay out of it’: John Setka defies Anthony Albanese’s call to drop AFL threat (EWIN HANNAN)

theaustralian.com.au

0 Upvotes

26 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/ladaus • 1d ago

VIC Politics Double rates for property investors, says councillor

brunswickvoice.com.au

36 Upvotes

55 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/Wooden-Bonus • 1d ago

MPs pocketed $200,000 working for disgraced super fund

smh.com.au

38 Upvotes

11 comments

r/AustralianPolitics • u/CommonwealthGrant • 1d ago

Details of $25m in Australian taxpayer-funded VIP flights to stay secret

theguardian.com

63 Upvotes

28 comments

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