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It kind of feels weird to be agreeing with Zak Kirkup's quotes in this article:...

It kind of feels weird to be agreeing with Zak Kirkup's quotes in this article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-10/wa-election-2025-electoral-commissioner-calls-suspension/105032768

You can underfund the WA Electoral Commission or criticise how they ran the election, but it seems a bit on the nose to do both.

#AusPol #WAVotes

I went and voted earlier today. It's kind of interesting comparing voting in the CBD to voting in the suburbs. The polling place...

I went and voted earlier today. It's kind of interesting comparing voting in the CBD to voting in the suburbs.

The polling place hasn't been in the same location for any of the elections so far. This time it was two shops down from the Apple Store in a vacant shop. The floor was sticky because all the carpet and underlay had been ripped up. The walls were a mess, since all the fittings had been ripped out. No democracy sausages in sight.

The upper house ballot paper wasn't quite as bad as I feared. Only slightly wider than the booth. Labor's 37 candidates had been split into two columns, which kept it to a manageable size. I do kind of wonder how things will stabilise once parties are used to the new voting system.

Among the Western Australian electoral law reforms passed last year was a requirement for parties to register their "how to vote"...

Among the Western Australian electoral law reforms passed last year was a requirement for parties to register their "how to vote" cards outlining the preferences parties suggest their supporters place on their ballot papers.

One thing I noticed is that Labor has been suggesting different preferences for the upper house ballot in different parts of the state. This seems a bit weird given that it is a single state-wide race.

I spotted four variants: switching the order of Greens and Legalise Cannabis, crossed with including Animal Justice or not.

I'm kind of curious about what they were trying to achieve here.

#AusPol #WAPol

WA Liberals leader Libby Mettam says she will bring back malapportionment to the upper house if elected: https://archive.is/KHSk9Apparently...

WA Liberals leader Libby Mettam says she will bring back malapportionment to the upper house if elected: https://archive.is/KHSk9

Apparently one vote one value is unfair to the 20% of the state that used to elect 50% of the upper house.

Nice to see someone had added googly eyes to the Libertarian Party corflute in the park.

Nice to see someone had added googly eyes to the Libertarian Party corflute in the park.

Content warning:Western Australian politics nonsenseI'm also noticing another oddity in the DLPs new name "Stop Pedophiles! Protect...

Content warning:Western Australian politics nonsense

I'm also noticing another oddity in the DLPs new name "Stop Pedophiles! Protect kiddies!".

As a party name it'd be reasonable to use title case, but they've left "kiddies" in uncapitalised. If they are instead using sentence case, why is "Pedophiles" capitalised? Do they think it is a proper noun?

It looks like Labor has put forward more candidates for the Legislative Council than there are available seats:...

It looks like Labor has put forward more candidates for the Legislative Council than there are available seats: https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/state/sgelection#/sg2025/LCCandidateRegion

There'll be 146 candidates on a ballot paper electing 37 seats, and > 25% of the candidates are Labor.

Today is the last day to enroll to vote (or update your enrollment) for the Western Australia state election, with the electoral rolls...

Today is the last day to enroll to vote (or update your enrollment) for the Western Australia state election, with the electoral rolls closing at 6pm.

There is more information on the WAEC website here: https://www.elections.wa.gov.au

As the WA electoral roll draws from the federal roll, if your details are correct for the state election you should also be sorted for the federal election later this year.

I missed the two limited screenings when The Emu War was in cinemas. But it is streaming on Tubi now (free with...

I missed the two limited screenings when The Emu War was in cinemas. But it is streaming on Tubi now (free with ads):

https://tubitv.com/movies/100033273/the-emu-war

I watched it last night: it was fun low brow humour on a small budget. Which I guess is about what you'd expect for something that ends up on Tubi.

It's worth checking out to learn a bit about a lesser known part of our nation's history.

A Western Australian MLC has legally changed his name to Austin "Aussie" Trump ahead of next month's election:...

A Western Australian MLC has legally changed his name to Austin "Aussie" Trump ahead of next month's election: https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/Memblist.nsf/WAllMembersFlat/Trump,+Aussie+Letts

This is the same guy who pled guilty to 42 breaches of a family violence restraining order, got kicked out of Labor, joined One Nation, and eventually left that party too after they decided not to nominate him as a candidate.

I watched Companion last night. It was really good, but I wish I'd known less about it going in. If you think you might even be a little...

I watched Companion last night. It was really good, but I wish I'd known less about it going in. If you think you might even be a little interested in the film, I'd recommend staying away from the trailer.

I really don't understand studios that have so little faith in their films that they feel the need to give away large parts of the plot in a trailer. If the script treats something as a surprise, then maybe it shouldn't be in the trailer.

I got some more roo mince and made some kanga burgers. It came out pretty good.

I got some more roo mince and made some kanga burgers. It came out pretty good.

We're about 2 weeks out from close of nominations for the WA state elections. I'm kind of curious how big the Legislative Council...

We're about 2 weeks out from close of nominations for the WA state elections. I'm kind of curious how big the Legislative Council ballot paper is going to be, given that we're moving from 6 regions electing 6 candidates each to 1 region electing 36 candidates.

For comparison, NSW elects half of their LC on a single ballot and ended up with 290 candidates for 21 seats at the last election. I wouldn't expect things to scale linearly, but I wouldn't be surprised if a few parties put forward a full slate of 36 candidates. Especially since the system is new.

The computer was on the support vessel because it was obviously too heavy to store on the yacht. So they transmitted data to it via radio.

The computer was on the support vessel because it was obviously too heavy to store on the yacht. So they transmitted data to it via radio.

The Data General microNova computer used on the Black Swan: support vessel to Australia II during the America's Cup in 1983.

The Data General microNova computer used on the Black Swan: support vessel to Australia II during the America's Cup in 1983.

More long films should have intermissions. Now for the other 100 or so minutes.

More long films should have intermissions. Now for the other 100 or so minutes.

So I managed to upgrade a couple of Ikea 40W USB chargers to Anker 65W chargers for $4 each, thanks to the Ikea chargers having been...

So I managed to upgrade a couple of Ikea 40W USB chargers to Anker 65W chargers for $4 each, thanks to the Ikea chargers having been recalled (https://www.ikea.com/au/en/customer-service/product-support/recalls/ikea-recalls-askstorm-usb-charger-pube266c2c0/).

I hadn't noticed the recall until recently, and hadn't had any problems with my chargers. But the new ones seem like a decent upgrade.

Looks like Transperth will likely move from a 2-zone cap on fares to 1-zone next...

Looks like Transperth will likely move from a 2-zone cap on fares to 1-zone next year.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-19/wa-labor-promises-to-slash-public-transport-fees-if-reelected-/104834548

This came out pretty nice: kangaroo, fennel seed, and broccoli with pasta. Maybe could have done with a bit more fennel.

This came out pretty nice: kangaroo, fennel seed, and broccoli with pasta. Maybe could have done with a bit more fennel.

I had a nice view of the lights on the new Boorloo Bridge from Kings Park (about 3.5 km away). This is the new pedestrian/cyclist bridge...

I had a nice view of the lights on the new Boorloo Bridge from Kings Park (about 3.5 km away). This is the new pedestrian/cyclist bridge crossing the river via Heirisson Island.

While the lights are programable, it was just showing a solid colour tonight.