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on What do you think of the violence in America? Police brutality and the surveillance state? · c/ama · 1 pts · 3d

What do you think of the violence in America?

Is this in relation to something specific, or just generally?

Also I am missing something what outlets or channels do you use to keep track of your countries.

You mean keeping track of Australian news, or keeping track of other countries?

If you mean for Australian news, you can take a look at the posts over on !news@aussie.zone or !australianpolitics@aussie.zone to see which outlets people link to. The majority of links posted there are for:

on 40 interesting facts about Australian history · c/australia · 2 pts · 6d

You often can read articles on Substack without needing to sign up or anything. I did get hit with an age-verification wall a few weeks back but it seems to have stopped doing that for me.

But if there are problems for you, you can often access it through archive.org (Wayback Machine) or archive.today.

Here's a Wayback Machine snapshot of the page: https://web.archive.org/web/20260730214427/https://ozhistoryandpolitics.substack.com/p/40-interesting-facts-about-australian

on The hidden transformation happening on former coal-fired power stations · c/australia · 8 pts · 19d

It's not surprising to see the persistent denialism of residents when they, or their families, draw a wage from the mines. But we have to continue making the case to them that the transition is inevitable, and their only real options are a) to organise to demand a 'just transition' while they still have influence, or b) to continue to live in denial and take whatever they're given once the industry is gone.

These renewable and storage projects, and the associated interest from other industries, are a great help in making the case for demanding a just transition and showing what it might look like.

We need more, though. Hopefully the ALP'S fear of PHON gaining a foothold in these areas will drive them to put more money into supporting new industries.

on Gina Rinehart says Australia should give Elon Musk islands to launch satellites into space · c/australia · 12 pts · 20d

Rinehart, who spoke after being introduced by Pauline Hanson, also said the land could be provided to skilled Israelis and their families to build “advanced war drones, and or other advances in defence, and or improve upon their Israeli style domes, and manufacture them here to sell to our country to help make our people and critical infrastructure safe”.

I guess she love genocide as much as her father.

on [META] Overseas News - Proposal for increased enforcement of Rule 1 · c/worldnews · 5 pts · 21d

I've often used the part of 'If an article isn’t from an Oceanian news outlet' as a guide. I figured that was in there because if it's reported by local news outlets then a journalist/editor has considered it of interest to Australians.

While Australia is continuously participating in these conflicts, and while I believe that’s an important political and economic issue for Australians to grapple with, general updates on conflicts we’re involved in are more suited to other global news communities.

I think there's value in sharing articles that address global events from an Australian perspective, and discussing those events from an Australian perspective.

I'd also say from a more practical standpoint, this community averages less than a post a day. It's not like we're being flooded with articles.

on Unlike Count Binface, joke parties can’t run in Australian elections — and that’s serious · c/australianpolitics · 3 pts · 22d

In 2021, the Morrison Coalition Government and Labor Opposition agreed to restrict the names of political parties. ‘Frivolous’ party names are forbidden, which kills the Count Binface Party stone dead. That’s despite a long history in Australia of joke parties, like the Sun Ripened Warm Tomatoes Party, the Surprise Party and the Deadly Serious Party.

Australia also places other barriers in the way of candidates. Count Binface needed the endorsement of 10 residents of Clacton to run in the by-election; an Australian independent would require 100.

In Australia, party candidates do not need any nominators (another advantage the incumbents have given themselves), but registering a party requires 1,500 members. That is prohibitive for parties focused on local or regional issues. In the UK, you only need two members: a treasurer and a returning officer.

on Marco Rubio launches campaign to dismantle international criminal court · c/worldnews · 5 pts · 23d

The US isn't a signatory to the Rome Statute.

From the article linked in the post:

The international court, headquartered in The Hague, can only investigate crimes committed in states that are party to the Rome statute, the 2002 treaty that established the ICC. The United States has not ratified the treaty, nor has the court opened investigations into crimes committed on American soil.

The US also has a law known as the 'Hague Invasion Act':

The act gives the president power to use "all means necessary and appropriate to bring about the release of any U.S. or allied personnel being detained or imprisoned by, on behalf of, or at the request of the International Criminal Court"[3] (ICC), located in The Hague, Netherlands.

on Reports that Victoria is set to Abolish Group Voting Tickets · c/australianpolitics · 5 pts · 25d

Personally I do think there should be a minimum number of preferences you need to fill out. It forces parties to be clear on who they would like you to preference on their how-to-vote cards.

It doesn't force them to. I've seen HTV flyers that say something like 'Vote 1 for PARTY X and number boxes 2-6 as you like'. I don't think it really has any bearing either way.

The Senate system of instructing voters to number at least 1-6, while still counting ballots with only a first preference, seems a pretty reasonable balance.

Besides, you shouldn't rely on party names, as we've seen recently.