Turning Point Australia moves into SA

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-06/turning-point-australia-sa-move/105857144

Turning Point Australia is moving into South Australia ahead of next year's state election. It is the Australian affiliate of late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA.

On Monday, Turning Point Australia announced the appointment of conservative social media personality George-Alexander Mamalis as its new state coordinator.

Mr Mamalis is an ex-staffer to former environment minister and opposition leader David Speirs, One Nation MLC-turned-independent Sarah Game, and federal Liberal senator Alex Antic.

The appointment, according to Turning Point Australia, marked "the first time in Australia that TPAUS has formally established a state leadership position".

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saltesc@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 343d (1 reply)

Weaker minds are easily influenced by charisma and content.

whiwake@lemmy.cafe · 9 pts · 343d

A solution to this problem has been established recently

ozzy@olio.cafe · 9 pts · 343d

He did, however, say the group was "likely" to spend more than $10,000 at the next state election

I guess they are counting on free runs by News Trash and others to make any impact.

Fleur_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 342d

Should set up a decoy state. Call it a swing state vital to the election and send all the US nutters there and have them piss fight with themselves

null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 336d (1 reply)

This shit is just embarrassing.

If you want to form a conservative organisation that's fine, but surely you could... you know... make up your own name? It doesn't even need to be a good name.

hazl@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 336d

The name, or rather the brand, is the point. It's like getting an H&M or a Uniqlo. Turning Point is a trusted, international name in the bigotry business.

Eyekaytee@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d (8 replies)

don’t know what they’re expecting, adelaide has been moving more left for a while now, it’s a nicer, calmer, more centre left oriented melbourne

catalanmercenaries@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 342d

my guess is because it's the next state election in australia (march 2026)? can't think of another reason for them to choose SA in particular

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