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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 7

Well, Aussie punters - time for us to say adios for a while.

We got the important result: keeping the Liberal Party of Australia & their portfolio of lies out of government.

A power-sharing parliament would've been better, but we're content to avoid the worst.

1/2 #auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes25

Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · Apr 28

Hey Australia! 🇦🇺🗳️
We've spent 4 months collecting a WHOLE PACK OF LIES the Liberal Party of Australia is using to fool Aussies into voting for them

🧵 Cards #1 + #2 out of 8

#auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes2025 #factcheck #Dutton #CostOfLiving #energy #nuclear #immigration #renewables #business #housing

Liberal Lies collector card #1.
The Lie: "Labor's cost of living crisis!"
The Facts: Liberals left the economy with the highest inflation in over 30 years.

Liberal Lies collector card #2.
The Lie: "No nuclear power means Australia is lagging behind!"
The Facts: Half the OECD don't have nuclear power, most of the other half have reduced it this century.

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 7

Thanks so much! We *love* a good GIF! 🧑‍🍳💋

a bald man in a black jacket says it 's been an honor .

Alt: Captain Pickard says "It's been an honour serving with you all"

media.tenor.com

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 7

Thanks again to all 7,000+ 😯 of you who followed here and elsewhere.

And a PROFOUND thanks to everyone who shared the truth in our cards far and wide.
We chopped wood.
You carried water.
Together we made an impact. 💪

We'll be on standby for 2028 should our services be required. 🫡

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 7

Well, Aussie punters - time for us to say adios for a while.

We got the important result: keeping the Liberal Party of Australia & their portfolio of lies out of government.

A power-sharing parliament would've been better, but we're content to avoid the worst.

1/2 #auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes25

Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · Apr 28

Hey Australia! 🇦🇺🗳️
We've spent 4 months collecting a WHOLE PACK OF LIES the Liberal Party of Australia is using to fool Aussies into voting for them

🧵 Cards #1 + #2 out of 8

#auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes2025 #factcheck #Dutton #CostOfLiving #energy #nuclear #immigration #renewables #business #housing

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 5

'Cause we couldn't get our message out to everyone. ☹️
bsky.app/profile/lie-...

Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · Apr 28

Hey Australia! 🇦🇺🗳️
We've spent 4 months collecting a WHOLE PACK OF LIES the Liberal Party of Australia is using to fool Aussies into voting for them

🧵 Cards #1 + #2 out of 8

#auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes2025 #factcheck #Dutton #CostOfLiving #energy #nuclear #immigration #renewables #business #housing

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

Analysis of types of informal votes doesn't seem to be readily available at a seat level or even for every election.

There was an uptick in informal votes in Goldstein in 2022, from 2.21% to 3.43%. That has mostly reversed in this year's count, back to 2.28%

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

Community Independent @erchana4mcpherson.bsky.social in Gold Coast seat McPherson has bagged a very respectable 14% first preferences for a first run, but appears to have missed making the final 2.
ABC calling: LNP Retain.

www.abc.net.au/news/electio...

#LiesOut #auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes2025

McPherson Federal Election 2025 Results

Stay updated with the latest results from McPherson in the 2025 Australian Federal Election. Get live voting updates on ABC News.

www.abc.net.au

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

With counting finished for the day, Zoe Daniel is ahead on the 2 candidate preferred by just 95 votes 😱 at 79.2% counted.

But get this:
The number of people in Goldstein who voted informally? 2,274! (so far)
Could have made the deciding vote for their MP! 🤯

#LiesOut #auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes2025

Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

Zoe Daniel in Goldstein is back to "Independent Likely" today, currently at 74% counted.

#auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes2025

Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 3

Community Independent Zoe Daniel projected to win Goldstein, defeating Tim Wilson for the second time.

www.abc.net.au/news/electio...

#LiesOut #auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes2025

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

Looks like a cracking swing to Greens given Labor's popularity. 👍

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

Yes, a shame. We must have looked during some brief period where the count was close.

Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

Looks like the count's swung back to Tehan as the day progressed. 😔

Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

Still not called by the ABC, saying they've only got a preference estimate at this point.
www.abc.net.au/news/electio...

Flinders Federal Election 2025 Results

Stay updated with the latest results from Flinders in the 2025 Australian Federal Election. Get live voting updates on ABC News.

www.abc.net.au

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

Agree, good call!
So many 3- and 4-way races still continuing, it is hard to manage all the tabs. #FirstWorldProblem

www.abc.net.au/news/electio...

Fisher Federal Election 2025 Results

Stay updated with the latest results from Fisher in the 2025 Australian Federal Election. Get live voting updates on ABC News.

www.abc.net.au

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

There's a possibility that Greens and Labor preferences could push IND Kate Hook into second ahead of Gee.

ABC's current summary is "It is unclear the order candidates will finish and the AEC has abandoned its preference count. Pending further information Calare has been locked as in doubt."

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

Definitely some truth to that.

Our approach to labelling independents is:
- "Community Independent" if the independent was selected by a community group; otherwise
- "Climate200-supported Independent" if Climate200 has contributed to their campaign; otherwise
- just "Independent"

Who are the Community Independent MPs and candidates? — Community Independents Project

www.communityindependentsproject.org

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

Interesting Independent #AusVotes2025 races we're still keeping an eye on:

- Bean
- Bradfield
- Calare
- Flinders
- Franklin
- Fremantle
- Goldstein
- Groom
- McPherson
- Monash
- Wannon

#LiesOut #auspol #ausvotes

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

The count in Wannon seems to have tightened, and ABC has moved it back to "Lib Ahead" (rather than "Retain" last night). They have Liberal Dan Tehan ahead by just 401 votes at present.

Fingers crossed for you #AlexDyson and @voicesofwannon.bsky.social !

#LiesOut #auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes2025

Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 3

Community Independent Alex Dyson has pulled a massive 13% swing, but is projected to not have defeated Dan Tehan in Wannon.

www.abc.net.au/news/electio...

#LiesOut #auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes2025

Wannon (Key Seat) Federal Election 2025 Results

Stay updated with the latest results from Wannon (Key Seat) in the 2025 Australian Federal Election. Get live voting updates on ABC News.

www.abc.net.au

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

No need to be sorry. "Liberal" here is what the conservatives call their party! 🤪

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

Climate200-supported Independent Rebekha Sharkie has romped back into the SA seat of Mayo, extending her margin of over 12%.

www.abc.net.au/news/electio...

#LiesOut #auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes2025

Mayo Federal Election 2025 Results

Stay updated with the latest results from Mayo in the 2025 Australian Federal Election. Get live voting updates on ABC News.

www.abc.net.au

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

BREAKING: Community Independent @katechaneymp.bsky.social has retained WA seat of Curtin, with Liberal just conceding.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

#LiesOut #auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes2025

'Defeat stings': Liberals concede in what was once WA's safest seat

The Liberals have conceded defeat in what was once one of WA's safest seats, with teal MP Kate Chaney retaining Curtin.

www.abc.net.au

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

Yeah, our team here was also barracking for a power-sharing government. Hopefully we'll still see a diverse Senate that forces Labor to produce more decent legislation.

Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

Sadly, Australia, while in a good spot, is not immune to our democracy being downgraded.
The two major parties recently made it a whole lot worse by writing laws that make it much harder for non-major party competitors to fairly compete in elections.

bsky.app/profile/thej...

#auspol #ausvotes

the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · Nov 15

BREAKING: Labor and Liberal may not agree on much but when it comes to introducing a new law to stop Clive Palmer, but which actually stops newcomers from competing with them in our elections, you can be sure they'll pass it and lock in the two-party system by Xmas www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3WT...

Honest Government Ad | How to rig elections

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

www.youtube.com

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

It seems many democracies are hogtied by poor electoral systems (first past the post, optional voting, corporate money, gerrymandering), and partisan politics and corporate interests that make it impossible to improve that system.
A Nobel Prize is waiting for whoever cuts that Gordian knot.

koblitz.bsky.social @koblitz.bsky.social · May 3

I am incredibly happy for Australia and Canada. But tbh these elections are just making me hyper aware of the, uh, “limitations” of the American electorate.

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · May 3

bye Pete 👋

Half of Australia is playing this on full blast right now

AM I Ever Gonna See You Face Again (Explicit)

YouTube video by The Sky Began To Fall - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Liberal Party Lie Collector @lie-collector.bsky.social · May 4

To be honest, we are most in need of a break! 😰

But whoever they pick, it seems likely we'll be back around next election.

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