Simon Jackman University of Sydney) and Andrea Carson + Bec Strating (La Trobe University) point to a lack of bipartisan support and other concerns such as rising cost of living, for the Voice referendum's failure in October 2023. #auspol theconversation.com/why-did-the-vo…

met him once, my band was a support act for them at the Phoenician in Ultimo, c1986. He gave a stinging review of our band & performance, prob. fair enough. I remained starstruck, no one in Oz came close to glam/punk performance as provocation. Vale. theaustralian.com.au/commentary/dan…

think we're shooting for "swingeing" here... ABC News Saul Eslake

glorious sunset #Sydney thanks

⁦Peter Brent⁩ ping, drink!

BREAKING 👀ON the 1-yr anniversary of 🇦🇺 failed Voice to parliament referendum we harness 3.3 million news stories and social media posts using a computer learning to trace the major YES & NO narratives. READ IT HERE Great work by Justin Phillips Simon Jackman url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/_LPhCMwv0QUZ…

"the glory of Europe is extinguished forever..."

Many parents don’t quite appreciate just how much uni life has changed since we/they were UGs. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Is there a country that does a poorer job of converting treasure into defence capability than Australia?

Most weeks, this is the smartest thing coming into my inbox: rigorous, data-driven, relevant @ thus highly recommended Alex Turnbull Debunking Energy Disinformation open.substack.com/pub/syncretica…

oh FFS: Musk’s Task Force Begins Shutting Down Foreign Policy Research Center nytimes.com/2025/04/02/us/…

Coalition primary tracking at 2022 levels

Does this election cycle point to any changes in how the major parties operate?🤔 #AUListen #DemocracySausage 🎙️Prof Simon Jackman joins Prof Mark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social to chat about the polls, swing seats and how the global uncertainty is impacting this election. 🎧bit.ly/3YLS9u7.

Not so calm before not so storm #australiadecides at Channel Sevens fab studio 4 #auspol

interesting to see changes of these magnitudes in vote counts 3 weeks out from the election. The last 36 hours have produced changes in Goldstein that are large both relative to the changes in other electorates, but especially so given the margin there. #auspol #ausvotes25

My journey to a weekday lunch better than yours.

should the HCA (as Court of Disputed Returns) take up the Bradfield matter, here's a tip for resolving the absurdly banal evidentiary questions (eg is a "1" actually a "7"?) with some objectivity and fairness. theguardian.com/commentisfree/… #auspol

Sydney sunset, 13 July 2025 youtu.be/bB9U34rl6Og

Sydney night sky, 28 July 2025 youtu.be/kVcd6SHJP9k?si…

My ride home better than yours.