World news | The GuardianTourists to Australia would have social media accounts vetted under Trumpian Coalition plan https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/13/coalition-trumpian-plan-visitors-australia-vetting-social-media-ntwnfb #AustralianImmigrationAndAsylum #AngusTaylor #LiberalParty #NationalParty #AustralianPolitics #AustraliaNews #Coalition #Migration
Pauline Hanson says convicted rapist employed by One Nation has been sacked https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/12/one-nation-convicted-rapist-staff-pauline-hanson-liberal-ntwnfb #OneNation #AustralianPolitics #AustraliaNews #Coalition #PaulineHanson
Australia news live: PM and Wong to visit Brunei and Malaysia to shore up fuel supply https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/apr/13/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-prime-minister-fuel-supply-diesel-oil-cost-of-living-inflation-budget-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #AustralianForeignPolicy #AustralianEconomy #PetrolPrices #Energy #AustralianPolitics #LaborParty #PennyWong #AnthonyAlbanese #Business
Australia should set immigration targets to achieve a ‘stable temporary population’, report says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/australia-should-set-immigration-targets-to-achieve-a-stable-temporary-population-report-says #Migration #AustraliaNews #AustralianImmigrationAndAsylum #AustralianPolitics #Population #AustralianEconomy
Penny Wong calls failed peace talks between US and Iran ‘disappointing’ and urges resumption https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/12/penny-wong-calls-failed-peace-talks-between-us-and-iran-disappointing-and-urges-resumption #AustraliaNews #UsisraelWarOnIran #AustralianPolitics
New relief for households being considered as Albanese government warns of ‘long tail’ from Iran war https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/12/new-relief-for-households-being-considered-as-albanese-government-warns-of-long-tail-from-iran-war #AustralianPolitics #PetrolPrices #CostoflivingCrisis #AustraliaNews
Australia news live: government ad campaign urges drivers to minimise fuel use as supply crisis persists https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/apr/12/petrol-prices-save-fuel-government-ad-campaign-anthony-albanese-singapore-labor-coalition-ntwnfb #AustralianPolitics #PetrolPrices #AustralianEconomy #Business #CostoflivingCrisis #AustralianForeignPolicy #AustraliaNews
Susan was forced out of a disability support job after speaking out. Are NDIS whistleblower laws still too weak? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/11/ndis-job-workers-whistleblower-protections-ntwnfb #NationalDisabilityInsuranceScheme #AustralianPolitics #AustraliaNews
zero_gravitas‘There’s people dying for your petrol’: while Israel bombs Beirut, Lebanese Australians feel outrage and fear
Popular policies would be a better revenue raiser than taking fossil fuel and gambling donations
Popular policies would be a better revenue raiser than taking fossil fuel and gambling donations - Aussie Zone
>Winning votes might be a better strategy than wining and dining the rich >The reality is that political donations from harmful industries are small relative to the payments parties receive from you, the voter. >Australia provides taxpayer funding to parties and candidates based on how many votes they receive. At the May 2025 federal election, each voter was worth around $6.80 in public funding, and that will rise to $10 at the next election – that’s $5 each for ballots for the House of Representatives and Senate. >Labor got $37 million in taxpayer funding after the 2025 election, the Liberal–National Coalition $33 million, the Greens $13 million and One Nation $6 million. >It pays to be popular. Winning the vote of an extra 1% of Australians (about 160,000 people) is worth $1.1 million, set to rise from next year to $1.6 million. Learnt a lot I didn’t know.