Why Teal Independents Are Reshaping Australian Politics
#AusPol2025, #CommunityVoices, #MoniqueRyan, #TealIndependents
Teal Independents are restoring democracy and integrity in Australia. Learn how they’re transforming parliament and what it means for your community.
https://socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/teal-independents-australia-2025/
Check out this grandma, just marching up to punch a Nazi. Fuck yeah!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/victoria-kooyong-election-gatecrashers-monique-ryan/105210088
Day 26 cont 🥷🥷🥷📸🤳🤳
“#Kooyong MP #MoniqueRyan had just remarked that the national broadcaster’s annual budget was “about as much as we spend on keeping 100 refugees on #Nauru and #PNG” when a man’s voice suddenly bellowed from the back of the room.
“We’re just here to ask about immigration and crime,” he said.
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A meeting of Kooyong candidates led to a heated confrontation between agitators and other attendees.
In a room at the #KewLibrary filled with #CivicMinded locals waiting to hear from the Kooyong candidates about the state of the media, the arrival of the three unexpected men disrupted the calm.
Leading them was a bald man with a #goatee, wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with the logo of the “#AustralianWorkersAlliance” – a self-described nationalist organisation whose mission includes the “preservation of #WesternCulture and identity”. One of the other men wore a leather jacket and filmed the room with his #phone – a dead giveaway that the goal was to capture a viral “gotcha” moment. The third man, dressed in a grey hoodie and sneakers, loitered nearby with his hands in his pockets as back-up.”
The old LNP, Advance create scene, capture distribute trick.
#AusPol / #Independent / #Kooyong / #FarRight / #extremism / #Advance / #SandraBourke / #LNP / #Liberal / #Nationals <https://archive.md/V3knV> / <https://www.theage.au/politics/federal/victoria-s-hot-seats-live-updates-federal-election-2025-continues-muslim-lobby-group-rolls-out-attack-ads-against-labor-20250421-p5lt3t.html> (paywall)
#Auspol #PunchingNazis #Kooyong #MoniqueRyan
i guess monique had to play mum in that situation, though a little more outrage would have been acceptable to me
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 that woman who smacked the nazi
and f*** the nazi. there are situations where polite calm is not required.
here is a clip from The Good Fight, not because the nazi-punching message needs amplifying, but because the whole episode is brilliant.
(If you have paramount/ stan it’s season 3 episode 5. the Blum character is a haemorrhoid, but the rest of it sparks joy)
Respectfully, I disagree with Dr Monique Ryan, Teal independent Member for Kooyong. She said: "There's no place in Australian electoral campaigns for violence and aggression."
Matt Trihey is a neo-Nazi.
He is a member of neo-Nazi organisation.
He interrupted a public meeting with Monique Ryan to spread neo-Nazi hate.
One should not tolerate intolerance.
The justified response is to punch a Nazi.
Thankyou to the righteous woman who punched the Nazi!
@sister_ratched @HardBeingGreen
Excellent! I would vote for Zali as PM, but as you say Paul it is a tough choice!
#MoniqueRyan & other independent MPs (#KyleaTink, #ZoeDaniel, #SophieScamps and #ZaliSteggall) will hold a press conference later this morning to call on the major parties to release their 2035 emissions reduction targets before the next election.
Ryan told ABC Radio that Australians want to know “what the major parties think about #climateChange and how they plan to act on it”.
Industry wants certainty, she says, adding that people want to understand the timelines and the economic benefits. In a press release, she said:
Australians want the major parties to demonstrate a strong commitment to action on climate change. #Emissions reduction targets give industry certainty and will help guide the energy transition. Voters deserve to know exactly where the parties stand, before the next federal election.
After Candid Self-Reflection, Liberal Strategists Say Best Person to Replace Rejected Kooyong MP Josh Frydenberg Is … Josh Frydenberg
https://theshovel.com.au/2024/06/03/liberal-strategists-say-best-person-to-replace-rejected-kooyong-mp-josh-frydenberg/
Another kerb-kicker from @theshovel.
In all seriousness, this it a trial-balloon being sent-up to test people's opinions. This kerfuffle shows how divided the Liberal Party are. Factional infighting presents party members with two choices:
- Sexist, racist, old-boys-club, RWNJ wing.
- Old-school Conservative, generational privilege wing.
Those calling for Josh Frydenberg to replace Amelia Hamer as the Liberal candidate for Kooyong think it's okay to break their own party's preselection process, and are harkening-back to the "Good ol' days" of Scott Morrison. They've forgotten that Josh Frydenberg was one of the worst Federal Treasurers in living memory under the leadership of ScottyFromMarketing.
Those calling for Amelia Hamer haven't heard her say a word about policy, but they like her posh Oxford-educated credentials and good family-name. She gets to ride on the coat-tails of her grandfather, Rupert Hamer, the Premier of Victoria from 1972 to 1981.
Neither group is in touch with reality. Dr Monique Ryan won the seat of Kooyong in 2022 with a 2.9 per cent margin. The seat of Kooyong has been considered a safe Liberal seat for generations. It's why it's given to people in important roles such as Treasurer. Monique Ryan beat Josh Frydenberg because he's a fucking idiot and nobody liked his bootlicking of ScottyFromMarketing.
#AusPol #Teals #LNP #LiberalParty #Kooyong #MoniqueRyan #KooyongVotes #AmeliaHamer #JoshFrydenberg #ScottMorrison #ScottyFromMarketing
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