Not surprising, indeed I am surprised that there was a finding to the contrary (which I hadn't noticed or had forgotten noticing) to overturn.

214 candidates flood ballot for Canadian by-election caused to try to get Pierre Poilievre back into Parliament.

Yep it's another eponymous political party. (Game isn't up for election in 2026, we can save all the Game's up jokes for 2030). #saparli

Peter George says hard to say which way he'd go next week. #politas abc.net.au/news/2025-08-1…

PUP/UAP/TOP are the sort of parties actual one-party-state governments deliberately encourage or even create as "opposition".

Overwhelming support for phasing out greyhound racing in EMRS panel poll. This poll simply asked support/oppose for a policy, it did not have any skewing preamble. #politas

Still seeing way too many people trying to blame preferential voting for the fact that the party that led on primaries in 86 out of 150 seats won the federal election.

Trump and Putin, both election deniers. Australia has postal voting and elections far more honest than their countries have ever seen. Only here it favours the conservative side.

Article talks about outgoing integrity chief praising commission's "exemplary achievements" but no such achievements are actually mentioned. #politas

Premier announces independent study into salmon industry and pause on marine expansion while study is carried out. (Subject to not being removed from office this week unless Labor matches it) #politas

ACMA has ordered crypto betting site Polymarket to be blocked, finding it was "operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2007". crikey.com.au/2025/08/13/pol…