The opposition #LNP should be called out.
"Monique Ryan has said the federal government’s hate speech legislation has been “developed hastily”, but that’s “what the opposition demanded”."
Ley and LNP didn't waste a second to politicse the Bondi shooting, and continue to play game. 😡
#Auspol
we already know #MoniqueRyan managed to keep #kooyong, but i enjoyed s article so much i thought sharing it here would be an excuse to read it several times:… (the sense of entitlement to an electorate is not confined to one party, but it really really really bugs me.)
<<Hamer was in some ways an ideal Liberal candidate: the great-niece of a well-respected long-term Victorian premier, young, Oxford-educated, and a protégé of Senator Jane Hume. She’d lived for some years in the United Kingdom and the United States, however, and possibly lacked established roots in the community other than through her family connections. She made the error of misrepresenting herself to the electorate as a Millennial renter sharing the struggles of aspirational home ownership and paying the bills, when she was in fact the owner of two properties and beneficiary of a large family trust. Given the subsequent closeness of this contest, this misstep may have cost her dearly.>>
another little comment provided another smile:
<<My group of more than 2000 volunteers has strong community roots. Everyone knows everyone in Kooyong. It became clear to us that some of these new Liberal representatives were drawn from the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, a religious group that discourages its members from voting. The female Brethren wore black tennis skirts and black leggings, while the men tended to chinos and R. M. Williams boots. They worked hard, with long shifts on pre-poll and at polling booths, and the somewhat unsettling encouragement to voters to “Make Australia Happy Again”. They appeared to know little about policy, or the electorate, but they were plentiful and enthusiastic, certainly in comparison with the older Liberal Party members.
Nine newspapers reported this week that the federal Liberal Party now faces criticism for providing the Plymouth Brethren with confidential voter information.>>
Re-elected #Teal #independent #MoniqueRyan speaking on #ABCRN said she won because of her on-the-ground approach in her electorate:
“Over the last three years, since I was elected to represent Kooyong I’ve worked very hard to fulfil the contract that I made with my community, which is that I will listen to them & try to represent them as effectively as I can on the things that matter to them.” #auspol
My maternal grandmother said a bird shitting on you is #GoodLuck
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-03/bird-poos-on-independent-mp-monique-ryan/105247338
#NewsCorp [#NewsCorpse] no longer has the power to sway voters.
In 2022 NewsCorp #tabloids went all out with copy that read like political advertising – in particular attacking #MoniqueRyan & other #Teal candidates. Yet look at the results & again this time round, in the contest just ended.
Too much listening to & engagement with #SkyNews #AfterDark, & the #Marksons & #Credlins of the world, is a reason why the Libs are so manifestly out of touch. #auspol #ausvotes
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
#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)
Fred Nurk
Tony 💉x11 🇦🇺
Maude Nificent
John 
Jane Doe 🐸✊🏽❤️
Denis
Frank
