#aus election

[paradoxicalpaldeann]

lowkey forgot how ass my editing skills were but idc be free its the vibes that count

also @introverted-author

[gayteensupreme]

[katy1kenobi]

Election day fit

[you-need-not-apply]

Australians. I don’t give a flying fuck who you vote for, but if you vote for the liberals get the hell off my blog! Thank you

(For the non Australia’s who are going to be like “oh so u like trump” in Australia, the liberals are the conservatives. Don’t get it confused, fuck trump.)

[oletwotoessal]

[beesbeesdragons]

Hi, grubby little American here- isn’t voting a requirement in Australia? What parts could be required to do? Just wondering.

Voting is compulsory if you're registered, yes. What that means in practise is that you must show up to a polling place and get your name ticked off (or send in a postal vote). Once you've gotten your name ticked off, you don't have to fill out the ballot forms and such, but it's better to, since if you don't, or if you fill them out incorrectly, your vote will not count!

We have preferential voting, which means that you have to number the boxes in terms of which party or candidate you like the best, with 1 being the one you want to see in parliament most, and the highest number (which may change depending on your electorate) being the one you want the least. For me, that means that the liberals (our conservative party) will be one of the last.

If you don't get your name ticked off, then you get a fine. The AEC (australian electoral commission) has some more information about pretty much everything I mentioned, which I have linked here:

Australian Electoral Commission

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is responsible for providing the Australian people with an independent electoral service which mee

[rational-creatureblog]

This is the election result in my electorate of Macquarie in NSW. Fuck yeah!

[disredspectful]

Early senate notes 2025

Took a look at the senate predictions and counts. Lots of states tend to have a 3/3 split left/right, this election is looking more like 4/2 favouring the left.

Big swing toward the greens too. In NSW and SA the greens are usually elected in position 5 or 6, and in the last election, the greens primary vote was about 0.8 quotas. (With 2 labor and 2 liberal elected before greens)

This year, greens are elected with over 1 quota in SA and NSW. That's a big gain, with Greens stealing one of the safe left seats from labor in these 2 states, and then the extra safe left seat this year being pulled from the Liberals' loss.

We have to wait and see of course, but this means the last seat in both states is likely to pull for Liberals rather than any of the niche racists or religious conservatives.

Other states not looking so hot though. Jacqui Lambie might lose her seat to the far right. Going to have to wait and see on that one.