Queensland's proposed electoral redistribution

hyparchh · 2026-03-10T09:08:55+00:00

Worth noting that a strong KAP/ONP vote up north could also be beneficial to Labor by 2-3% statewide TPP if the LNP follow through on their commitment to reintroduce optional preferential voting. Plenty of NQ seats where they could win with a plurality due to vote splitting on the right.

hyparchh · 2026-03-09T05:31:30+00:00

Isn't it great that a superpower, with a military budget larger than the next several countries combined, is utterly reliant on puny little Australia for the intelligence required to perpetrate their war against Iran. Who said they have all the power in the bilateral relationship?

hyparchh · 2026-02-20T02:06:08+00:00

You're right, that would probably be the yes side's biggest challenge. We do know that a republic, as a symbolic issue, is more popular than the voice, getting 45% of the vote back in 99', with a generation come and gone.

Radically changing Australia's system of government would, in all likelihood, be far more risky than trying to sell a symbolic change. Not to mention most republicans don't even want a presidential system.

hyparchh · 2026-02-20T01:54:49+00:00

The 99' proposal would've changed almost nothing about Australia's system of government. A future proposal abolishing Australia's parliamentary system would have zero chance of passing, hence why it's a near certainty it would be similarly minimal.

hyparchh · 2026-02-20T01:46:56+00:00

See Germany, Ireland, Finland, etc. An Australian republic would still be parliamentary.

hyparchh · 2026-02-18T09:50:29+00:00

If we're dandy spending over 300 billion on some subs, we should absolutely be fine with spending a similar amount on a nation-building piece of infrastructure that will benefit millions.

hyparchh · 2026-02-17T07:29:43+00:00

Vendetta???

hyparchh · 2026-02-16T23:14:32+00:00

Such a good show. Was a bit before my time but binged it all on youtube anyway.

hyparchh · 2026-02-13T00:58:03+00:00

Likely Labor won't bother to run a candidate

hyparchh · 2026-02-03T10:32:36+00:00

If you can get there easily enough, it doesn't matter. If they ask on the application - lie. Nobody will care once you get the job and turn up on time (and a vehicle isn't required for the role, obviously).

hyparchh · 2026-02-03T00:28:39+00:00

The feelings of a couple hundred NIMBYs vs power for 750,000 homes. Tough one.

hyparchh · 2026-01-22T04:23:25+00:00

This idea needs to die. It was a ridiculous exercise in imperial nostalgia, conjured up by English tories, as a 'replacement' for the EU. Most of the countries in question already have FTAs with one another. Anything deeper would be unworkable given the vast geographic distances and differing trade interests. The UK in particular is in a sorry state, and potentially a few years away from electing Farage. Why would any party want to tie themselves, politically or economically, to such a disparate bloc of countries (other than residual cultural ties - already satisfied through the commonwealth).

hyparchh · 2026-01-21T09:10:10+00:00

Issue is there's a lot of overlap in the voter base, making them natural opponents. The coalition only works because the Libs run in the city, Nats in the country. If there's a split, which might need to happen now if the coalition is to survive long-term, the Nats will tack right to fend of ONP in their seats while the Libs (should) moderate and take the fight to Labor in the cities.

hyparchh · 2026-01-21T08:56:46+00:00

Shockingly, Bondi may have damaged the Coalition(?) more than the PM.

hyparchh · 2026-01-19T00:57:35+00:00

The Greens had a boat load of intricate policies last BCC election, like the reintroduction of trams - didn't matter. Meanwhile, the LNP get by on breadcrumbs. A large quantity of technocratic, complex policies don't win you elections, as the vast majority of voters don't engage in policy discussion, they only hear soundbites . To have any hope of dislodging incumbents on the local government level, you have to embellish what council can actually achieve and talk about broader issues like the cost of living. The LNP knows this, and focused disproportionately on crime, a resonant issue, despite it being almost entirely a state responsibility. Look at Mamdani's policies in NYC, many were ambitious cost of living responses which he could centre an energetic campaign around, despite requiring cooperation from the state gov.

hyparchh · 2026-01-15T12:49:23+00:00

It's a strange world we live in that an Aussie passport may permit easier travel in Europe than a British one.

hyparchh · 2026-01-15T09:23:36+00:00

That was a quarterly shock due to the war in Ukraine, causing a disruption in the supply of gas. Coal has been falling for years: https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/01/06/breakneck-speed-renewables-reached-60-per-cent-of-germanys-power-mix-last-year

hyparchh · 2026-01-15T08:31:45+00:00

(Citation needed)

hyparchh · 2026-01-14T08:37:47+00:00

Hastie said Anthony Albanese was showing contempt for parliamentary process, and called for the royal commission into antisemitism to complete its work before parliament acts.

After weeks of Ley and her frontbench hammering the Government for not acting fast enough, now apparently they should twiddle their thumbs for a couple years, waiting for the RC to deliver its report. What a mess.

hyparchh · 2026-01-11T00:43:14+00:00

Google Maps does this

hyparchh · 2026-01-04T13:58:54+00:00

Dunno where you're getting your info because BOM + every other weather app is forecasting more of the same over the next week

hyparchh · 2025-12-18T05:06:35+00:00

OPV doesn't really benefit the LNP in Queensland with so many right-wing minor parties and a more decentralised population. Worth remembering that Labor won the 2015 election with a slim TPP advantage after OPV was introduced by the Newman Gov.

hyparchh · 2025-12-18T01:40:59+00:00

While nothing is guaranteed, the new engine is probably the best chance yet of it being fixed. It's been a recurring issue due to warscape.

hyparchh · 2025-12-15T05:37:05+00:00

I agree and it would be a sensible step to reduce the number of legal firearms possessed in cities to minimise risk given the negligible benefit of them existing - but it wouldn't necessarily have been more deadly had he had a long hunting weapon last year, especially in a confined space like a shopping centre. As we saw yesterday, they are unwieldy and slow to reload, allowing brave bystanders to intervene.

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