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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 22m

If we really need a social media ban, I can't see how not banning 4chan makes any sense. Even if its not used much now, it will become a hotbed for teens who cant use other social media, and is by far one of the most worrying sites for radicalisation and adult content, if thats the worry...

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 55m

4chan unlikely to be included in Australia’s under-16s social media ban, eSafety commissioner says

Julie Inman Grant says message board will need to comply with other codes which will also include age assurance for sites hosting violent and adult content * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The eSafety commissioner is not expected to block children from accessing 4chan as part of the under-16s social media ban, despite it being labelled one of the “darker” places on the internet. The eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, was asked by independent senator Fatima Payman in Senate estimates on Wednesday night whether 4chan, the message board often referred to as the engine room of the internet, would be considered one of the sites required to prevent under-16s when the social media ban comes into effect from 10 December. Continue reading...

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 16h

Realised I didn't add the picture, here it is

An excel spreadsheet containing the known candidates for the 2026 SA state election.

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 16h

Also here's an updated candidate list without Odenwalder and Wortley. Means we'll have to see who Labor chooses to field in Elizabeth and Torrens.

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 16h

New SA political tracker update! I'm talking about Lee Odenwalder and Dana Wortley not recontesting their seats in 2026 and Turning Point SA.

#saparli #auspol

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South Australian 2026 Election - Political Updates Tracker

Hello all, and welcome to my page dedicated towards tracking the movements of South Australian politics going into the 2026 election. This ...

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 3d

Yep! I'll link my SA party tracker here; they applied a couple of weeks ago, just before the deadline hit. Them, the Libertarians, and the Australian Citizens Party are the three parties still waiting for registration approval.

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South Australian State Election 2026 - Registered Parties Thread

With the South Australian State Election due to occur in 7 months, I have decided that it is time to create a post detailing the parties tha...

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 4d

New South Australian politics tracker update. Another small one, coming as the SA Socialists have announced some of their public transport policies, including free transportation and establishing a 'turn up and go' model.

#saparli #auspol

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South Australian 2026 Election - Political Updates Tracker

Hello all, and welcome to my page dedicated towards tracking the movements of South Australian politics going into the 2026 election. This ...

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 5d

So, what's the Libspill clock looking like? How many seconds from midnight? And will be get a Libsplit???

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6 News Australia @6newsau.bsky.social · 5d

#BREAKING 🚨 Andrew Hastie has quit the Shadow Cabinet, saying Sussan Ley "has made it clear that the shadow home affairs minister won't lead the Coalition's response to immigration matters or develop immigration policy"

Hastie says Ley "deserves the opportunity to lead"

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6 News Australia @6newsau.bsky.social · 5d

#BREAKING 🚨 Andrew Hastie has quit the Shadow Cabinet, saying Sussan Ley "has made it clear that the shadow home affairs minister won't lead the Coalition's response to immigration matters or develop immigration policy"

Hastie says Ley "deserves the opportunity to lead"

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 6d

Interestingly, I've never heard it here in South Australia.

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 6d

Small update on the tracker today, looking at a new policy from an independent for Murray Bridge's hospital. Imo, these small updates about candidates who won't get mainstream news time are the bread and butter of the tracker!

#saparli

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South Australian 2026 Election - Political Updates Tracker

Hello all, and welcome to my page dedicated towards tracking the movements of South Australian politics going into the 2026 election. This ...

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 7d

You make an excellent point, I may have misread the actual prompt of the entire thing (I thought it was just top 100 books ever). I am now going to go sit in shame that I somehow did not notice this at all.

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 7d

Decided to finalise my votes as well. I've got some fiction from my childhood, some historical books that I think are excellent/mean alot to me, and also a couple bits of fiction that hit hard (shocked Didion didn't even make the long list at all).

My votes for Radio Nationals top 100 books;

- Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
- The Biggest Estate on Earth (Bill Gammage)
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
- Bennelong and Phillip: A History Unravelled (Kate Fullagar)
- Skulduggery Pleasant (Derek Landy)
- A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
- The Colony: A History of Early Sydney (Grace Karskens)
- The Reds: The Communist Party of Australia from origins to illegality (Stuart Macintyre)
- The Secret Army and the Premier (Andrew Moore)
- House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 7d

Agreed, I'm shocked that the only Henry Reynolds book on the long list, for example, is Truth-Telling. You'd think Forgotten War would've ended up on there, at the very least. Same for other 'big name' AusHist books like Tyranny of Distance etc.

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 8d

New SA politics tracker update is out! This time, I'm letting myself get excited over the potential for the 2026 state election to be a public transport election, even if I know it won't be in the end.

#saparli #auspol

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South Australian 2026 Election - Political Updates Tracker

Hello all, and welcome to my page dedicated towards tracking the movements of South Australian politics going into the 2026 election. This ...

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Travis Jordan @grugstan.bsky.social · 8d

It's Brisbane City Council's 100th birthday today so to celebrate I looked at its elected constitution.

And in that time, the number of Councillors has barely changed. Brisbane's population has grown by 575% since 1924 but the number of elected representatives have only grown by 77%.

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 8d

Caught a photo of of the Adelaide Uni merger as I walked to my office. Nexus 10 losing its University of Adelaide signage, in preparation for the new one. The merger only gets closer by the day.

#southaustralia

A photo of Nexus 10 in Adelaide, as the University of Adelaide sign is removed to make room for the new Adelaide University sign.

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 9d

Somehow, History returned...

Tim Howles @timhowles.bsky.social · 11d

Francis Fukuyama: ‘The neoliberals went too far. Now, we need more social democratic policies’

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Francis Fukuyama: ‘The neoliberals went too far. Now, we need more social democratic policies’

The political scientist, who at the beginning of the 1990s declared ‘the end of history,’ returns with a new book where he identifies the threats to classical liberalism: runaway capitalism and too mu...

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Kate Littlejohn @kelittlejohn.bsky.social · 10d

#PhD research callout!

I am seeking History teachers in NSW for a short interview about NSW History 7-10 syllabuses. If you have taught History in NSW and are interested, please enter your details into this form.

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Ethics approval: H16788

Please share!

Seeking: NSW History Teachers. Have you taught History 7-10 in NSW? Are you interested in taking part in an online interview for a PhD study at WSU about the representation of women in the NSW history syllabuses? Please enter your details into the form below for further details. https://forms.office.com/r/cvf5QfLrLb Contacts: Kate Littlejohn, Kay Carroll

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Ben Raue @benraue.com · 10d

In response to an error-riddled op-ed from George Brandis yesterday, I’ve written a post about who would benefit from an expanded parliament. www.tallyroom.com.au/62130

Who would benefit from an expanded parliament?

Today’s blog post is inspired by a strange opinion piece in the Nine papers yesterday by former federal Liberal Attorney-General George Brandis. Brandis’ piece (in addition to incorrect…

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 10d

Woke up today to see Joe Hildebrand (of the Daily Telegraph) labelling Tom Koutsantonis as Labor's 'saviour' for being pro-business, "not beholden to extreme climate ideology", "devoutly religious and conservative", and very, very anti-woke. The SA Labor is having a week, isnt it.

#saparli #auspol

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Travis Jordan @grugstan.bsky.social · 10d

I'm voting in UQ's Senate election today for the three alumni seats and it's a masterclass in terrible electoral design.

For one it uses the terrible perversion that is the FPTP method of election multiple members in a seat.

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Joan de Arc @paisleynclouds.bsky.social · 11d

@anthonyzougras.bsky.social
is worth a follow if South Aussies are interested in the local election scene.
His stats are interesting.

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 12d

New SA politics tracker update is out. Nothing big this week, but I talk about Labor outright calling themselves a 'centrist' 'pro-business' party, as well as a few other drips and draps.

#saparli #auspol

anthonyhistoryrant.blogspot.com/2025/08/sout...

South Australian 2026 Election - Political Updates Tracker

Hello all, and welcome to my page dedicated towards tracking the movements of South Australian politics going into the 2026 election. This ...

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Anthony Zougras @anthonyzougras.bsky.social · 12d

With Mali also talking about his issues with woke ideologies (and anti-woke ideology tbf) and how anti-gas politicians are 'eco-purists', it seems like the SA Labor party is taking a concentrated move Right through the centre. Interesting with the election coming to say the least.

#saparli #auspol

6 News Australia @6newsau.bsky.social · 12d

Labor MP Tom Koutsantonis, South Australia's new treasurer, has told The Australian he is "very worried about that type of woke agenda"

"Young men used to make up a big cohort of Labor voters...a lot feel as if they have no voice representing them from any party," he said

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