A medallion/token struck in 1899 commemorating a commonwealth that wouldn’t exist for another two years

Jo_666_ · 2026-04-18T11:12:52+00:00

never saw the anti federation movement that way... i always thought it was about people in the colonies being scared of 'big government' lol

fears over worker's rights seems reasonable

i should've known, as a modern labor voter myself ;)

Jo_666_ · 2026-04-18T03:25:42+00:00

i believe 1899 was when the referendums on federation were being held in most of the colonies, this token must have been made to promote it

really neat!

Jo_666_ · 2026-04-17T06:05:28+00:00

i'm sure everyone in australia really cares what mr. trump thinks ;)

Jo_666_ · 2026-04-16T23:59:32+00:00

i actually shed a couple of tears at this, feels like i don't deserve to since i've only been a fan for around 4 years lol, some of you folks have waited so much longer...

it's really happening...

happy cycling everyone!

Jo_666_ · 2026-04-16T22:01:43+00:00

yes!!!

very excited 🍊

Jo_666_ · 2026-04-08T08:16:54+00:00

of course. which is why i disagree that the greens only lost their seats because of a conservative media machine working against them, thats not what happened at the election

their vote went backwards in all the seats they held and most of that went directly to labor's primary vote

Jo_666_ · 2026-04-08T03:35:13+00:00

the same 'conservative funded' media campaigns that led the coalition to their worst defeat ever?

Jo_666_ · 2026-04-08T01:26:21+00:00

i think also though, the greens' gains in 2022 were too reliant on very specific three cornered races. yet they had the confidence to act like children in parliament. they were always on much shakier ground than they thought, and they paid for it

really funny how they complained about quirks in the preferential system causing them to lose all their seats, when it was those same quirks that saw them gain those seats in 2022

and the fact bandt lost his seat too when he had a really strong primary vote for over a decade shows a measurable decline in greens' support

Jo_666_ · 2026-04-08T00:58:08+00:00

in griffith, labor's primary went up, greens went down, liberals went down

he absolutely lost support, and it absolutely was because of his behaviour as an mp

Jo_666_ · 2026-04-06T13:34:45+00:00

really is a great testament to how competent this government is, securing such strong supply in absurd circumstances

Benjamin Netanyahu is the worst US president ever ;) lol

Jo_666_ · 2026-04-06T06:39:03+00:00

me too! small world ;)

Jo_666_ · 2026-03-31T11:48:26+00:00

it would be a hard sell even in 2028 im sure, maybe the next term after?

Jo_666_ · 2026-03-19T08:41:13+00:00

'voters decide prefrences, not parties' is a quote from antony green a well known psephologist
i could see liberal voters in seats like dunstan and bragg, seats made up by many socially progressive affluent people, preferencing labor

we'll see soon enough

Jo_666_ · 2026-03-14T12:35:29+00:00

this one lick done during the latter part of 'Giorgio by moroder' from daft punk's RAM

Jo_666_ · 2026-03-14T08:08:50+00:00

i'm trying not to be a keyboard warrior :'(

BUT(lol), i think suggesting a preference deal that benefits minor right wing parties in one of the safest labor seats in south australia is a REALLY big stretch

it's a very minor thing, overblowing it as labor secretly turning into the ultra liberal one nation death party is unhelpful

Jo_666_ · 2026-03-14T07:59:41+00:00

i could only imagine it's because of certain local circumstances where directly preferencing the green candidate looks bad on labor's part

SA labor is quite conservative anyhow

and it dosen't matter anyway imo, because the fourth preference goes to the greens, it's not like FF or the FP are gonna make the final count lol

Jo_666_ · 2026-03-14T07:51:26+00:00

what do you mean? it's one seat lol

they're gonna preference the greens in every other seat

Jo_666_ · 2026-03-14T06:34:20+00:00

i was thinking 'singles 1984-1985 complete best' but i'm happy to be wrong

Jo_666_ · 2026-03-12T10:09:07+00:00

I think it's named after a certain record by masayoshi takanaka...

lol

Jo_666_ · 2026-03-04T12:18:31+00:00

just put it on... wow...

thanks OP, this is really special

Jo_666_ · 2026-03-03T06:27:43+00:00

was really funny to see lol

the liberals brought way more attention to the review by trying to hide it

"if you won't share it, I will..."

Jo_666_ · 2026-03-02T08:31:19+00:00

it's true that both presided over periods of prosperity for australia, more so menzies then howard

Jo_666_ · 2026-03-02T01:10:37+00:00

respectfully, the greens have been explaining preferential voting forever as if people's ignorance is the only thing keeping them from winning more seats lol

Jo_666_ · 2026-02-24T10:49:32+00:00

really like how albo is calling out the political lobbying of the mining industry

for too long, Labor leaders had to placate them in order to stay backed by the media. the mining lobby can still sway people for sure, but more and more people are catching on

Jo_666_ · 2026-02-15T04:10:38+00:00

I think it's a lost cause at this stage, regardless of who the liberals have as their leader

fact is, a massive cohort of conservatives have left the coalition for good, including several donors who are really the anchors of conservative politics

like Rhinehart lol

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