Rod Tiffen
@rodtiffen.bsky.social
Sydney University political science and media. Australian politics; international politics etc
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“Almost two thirds of the Australian public (64%) say they hold ‘not very much’ trust (32%) or no trust ‘at all’ (32%) in the United States to act responsibly.”
#auspol #lowyinstitutepoll
poll.lowyinstitute.org/report/2025/...
#auspol #lowyinstitutepoll
poll.lowyinstitute.org/report/2025/...
2025 Preview - Lowy Institute Poll
An early, pre-election release of select results from the 2025 Lowy Institute Poll provides a snapshot of Australians’ confidence in their political leaders’ foreign policy abilities, as well as react...
poll.lowyinstitute.org
April 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
“Almost two thirds of the Australian public (64%) say they hold ‘not very much’ trust (32%) or no trust ‘at all’ (32%) in the United States to act responsibly.”
#auspol #lowyinstitutepoll
poll.lowyinstitute.org/report/2025/...
#auspol #lowyinstitutepoll
poll.lowyinstitute.org/report/2025/...
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“Coalition says it is actually committed to Paris agreement hours after refusing to rule out withdrawing”
Seriously who can trust anything they say?
#auspol #ausvotes2025
Seriously who can trust anything they say?
#auspol #ausvotes2025
April 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
“Coalition says it is actually committed to Paris agreement hours after refusing to rule out withdrawing”
Seriously who can trust anything they say?
#auspol #ausvotes2025
Seriously who can trust anything they say?
#auspol #ausvotes2025
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I've been fact checking Dutton's claim that grocery bills have gone up 30% (nope more like 12%)
And Ted O'Briend's number that power bills have gone up $1,300 (nope more like $500-$600).
Check out the live blog for all the reality rather than the crap
live.australiainstitute.org.au/2025/04/aust...
And Ted O'Briend's number that power bills have gone up $1,300 (nope more like $500-$600).
Check out the live blog for all the reality rather than the crap
live.australiainstitute.org.au/2025/04/aust...
Australia Institute Live: Day 12 of the 2025 election campaign
Welcome to the 12th day of campaigning, which follows Anthony Albanese's win over Peter Dutton in the first leaders' debate – as judged by undecided voters. All the day's events, and factchecks, live...
live.australiainstitute.org.au
April 9, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I've been fact checking Dutton's claim that grocery bills have gone up 30% (nope more like 12%)
And Ted O'Briend's number that power bills have gone up $1,300 (nope more like $500-$600).
Check out the live blog for all the reality rather than the crap
live.australiainstitute.org.au/2025/04/aust...
And Ted O'Briend's number that power bills have gone up $1,300 (nope more like $500-$600).
Check out the live blog for all the reality rather than the crap
live.australiainstitute.org.au/2025/04/aust...
Will the past be a guide to the future? inside.org.au/how-they-sta...
Oppositions since 1972: how they started and how they finished • Rodney Tiffen
Do election campaigns matter? Fifty years of federal elections reveal a complex picture
inside.org.au
April 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Will the past be a guide to the future? inside.org.au/how-they-sta...
America's evangelicals have treated Trump with amazing grace. Friday essay: from Watergate to Zippergate to Pussygate – how a shameless Trump has reshaped the US presidential sex scandal theconversation.com/friday-essay...
Friday essay: from Watergate to Zippergate to Pussygate – how a shameless Trump has reshaped the US presidential sex scandal
In 1976, America’s white evangelical Christians were shocked a candidate had lust in his heart. In 2024, around 80% of them voted for a serial sexual predator.
theconversation.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
America's evangelicals have treated Trump with amazing grace. Friday essay: from Watergate to Zippergate to Pussygate – how a shameless Trump has reshaped the US presidential sex scandal theconversation.com/friday-essay...
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“Last year was the hottest recorded year in history at 1.55 degrees above the pre-industrial period; the past 10 years are the 10 hottest in history, and greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere are at their highest levels in 800,000 years”
#climatecrisis
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
#climatecrisis
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
Confirmed: 2024 was the hottest year on record in the air and the oceans
Although warming around the world spiked last year, the United Nations’ lead climate agency says there is still time to act.
www.smh.com.au
March 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“Last year was the hottest recorded year in history at 1.55 degrees above the pre-industrial period; the past 10 years are the 10 hottest in history, and greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere are at their highest levels in 800,000 years”
#climatecrisis
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
#climatecrisis
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
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I guess we've stopped adding -gate to things Trump does, which is a shame as it fits perfectly.
"USIP employees said staffers from Musk’s DOGE entered the building despite protests that the institute is not part of the executive branch. USIP called the police"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"USIP employees said staffers from Musk’s DOGE entered the building despite protests that the institute is not part of the executive branch. USIP called the police"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Doge breaks into US Institute of Peace building after White House guts board
Remaining members of board – Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio and Peter Garvin – fire president of independent non-profit
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I guess we've stopped adding -gate to things Trump does, which is a shame as it fits perfectly.
"USIP employees said staffers from Musk’s DOGE entered the building despite protests that the institute is not part of the executive branch. USIP called the police"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"USIP employees said staffers from Musk’s DOGE entered the building despite protests that the institute is not part of the executive branch. USIP called the police"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump's emphasis on loyalty and conformity in his administration has the seeds of tragedy: inside.org.au/the-second-t...
The second time as tragedy • Rodney Tiffen
The Trump administration is going to extraordinary lengths to undermine the system’s capacity to check presidential actions
inside.org.au
March 9, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Trump's emphasis on loyalty and conformity in his administration has the seeds of tragedy: inside.org.au/the-second-t...
How Project Harmony sharpened conflicts in the Murdoch family and ruined Rupert's plans; Me in P and I this morning johnmenadue.com/what-the-mur...
johnmenadue.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:24 AM
How Project Harmony sharpened conflicts in the Murdoch family and ruined Rupert's plans; Me in P and I this morning johnmenadue.com/what-the-mur...
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If men cannot control their sexual urges at the mere sight of a woman, should they be allowed out?
“If you dress like that and you get raped and I’m on the jury, he’s gonna go free.” — Pastor Bobby Leonard of the Bible Baptist Tabernacle in Monroe, NC
February 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
If men cannot control their sexual urges at the mere sight of a woman, should they be allowed out?
Will the government’s online gambling advertising legislation ever eventuate? Don’t bet on it
theconversation.com/will-the-gov...
theconversation.com/will-the-gov...
Will the government’s online gambling advertising legislation ever eventuate? Don’t bet on it
There are deep historical and immediate political reasons why the online gambling advertising legislation has been bogged down.
theconversation.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Will the government’s online gambling advertising legislation ever eventuate? Don’t bet on it
theconversation.com/will-the-gov...
theconversation.com/will-the-gov...
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The list of Australian attendees at this far right conference in the UK will surprise no one.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Bridget McKenzie, Moira Deeming and key News Corp figures to attend Jordan Peterson’s ‘civilisation’ conference
Exclusive: Former prime minister Tony Abbott to address Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The list of Australian attendees at this far right conference in the UK will surprise no one.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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I was in one of these horrendous queues at Sydney airport last year. It was embarrassing as an Australian to watch how useless & complicated our system was, & how chronically understaffed. It was the worst entry into a country I have ever experienced. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
‘Bali is more seamless’: The passport processing headache greeting Australian travellers
Long queues are forming at Australia’s airports thanks to a digital processing system that is riddled with faults.
www.smh.com.au
February 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I was in one of these horrendous queues at Sydney airport last year. It was embarrassing as an Australian to watch how useless & complicated our system was, & how chronically understaffed. It was the worst entry into a country I have ever experienced. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
January 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
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The 80th year anniversary of the end of WWII will mostly be noting how long it took for Nazi views to become acceptable in the mainstream again.
Elon Musk: "race mixing is bad. Italy for Italians!"
*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
January 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The 80th year anniversary of the end of WWII will mostly be noting how long it took for Nazi views to become acceptable in the mainstream again.
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This is nuts, obviously, and reflects a weird obsession (along with sharks, water efficient showers, LED light globes, raking leaves, and other sundry issues). As @gtconway.bsky.social has pointed out, Trump is not all there.
www.smh.com.au/world/europe...
www.smh.com.au/world/europe...
Denmark in ‘crisis mode’ after ‘horrendous’ phone call
The US president reportedly became “aggressive” during the call and threatened to impose tariffs on Denmark.
www.smh.com.au
January 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
This is nuts, obviously, and reflects a weird obsession (along with sharks, water efficient showers, LED light globes, raking leaves, and other sundry issues). As @gtconway.bsky.social has pointed out, Trump is not all there.
www.smh.com.au/world/europe...
www.smh.com.au/world/europe...
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President Trump picks Media Research Center founder L. Brent Bozell III — who wrote a letter on behalf of his son, a convicted Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted law enforcement during the Capitol riot — to run the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
Trump picks father of convicted Jan. 6 rioter to serve as CEO of United States Agency for Global Media
L. Brent Bozell III wrote a letter last year defending his son L. Brent Bozell IV, who was charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
www.nbcnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Depressing, but not surprising. It also means this piece is once again relevant:
Pickering, J., McGee, J. S., Stephens, T., & Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, S. I. (2017). The impact of the US retreat from the Paris Agreement: Kyoto revisited? Climate Policy, 18(7)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Pickering, J., McGee, J. S., Stephens, T., & Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, S. I. (2017). The impact of the US retreat from the Paris Agreement: Kyoto revisited? Climate Policy, 18(7)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Depressing, but not surprising. It also means this piece is once again relevant:
Pickering, J., McGee, J. S., Stephens, T., & Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, S. I. (2017). The impact of the US retreat from the Paris Agreement: Kyoto revisited? Climate Policy, 18(7)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Pickering, J., McGee, J. S., Stephens, T., & Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, S. I. (2017). The impact of the US retreat from the Paris Agreement: Kyoto revisited? Climate Policy, 18(7)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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We are a week away from “Sure, Elon is a Nazi but he makes the spaceships run on time.”
January 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We are a week away from “Sure, Elon is a Nazi but he makes the spaceships run on time.”
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Dunno if Elon meant to throw a Nazi salute (twice) or not, but if they were a mistake coming from the guy who recently supported AfD (the far right German Party), it would be one of the biggest, ugliest, stupidest political gaffes of the last decade.
January 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Dunno if Elon meant to throw a Nazi salute (twice) or not, but if they were a mistake coming from the guy who recently supported AfD (the far right German Party), it would be one of the biggest, ugliest, stupidest political gaffes of the last decade.
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It’s always been about the grift. Con artist extraordinaire.
NYT: Trump begins selling a new crypto token, in a move assailed as an ethical breach. “It is literally cashing in on the presidency — creating a financial instrument so people can transfer money to the president’s family” one ethics lawyer said
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Trump begins selling a new crypto token, in a move assailed as an ethical breach.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It’s always been about the grift. Con artist extraordinaire.