10 November I'll be giving a talk at Subiaco Library about when Australia stopped being British - a history of how our constitutional, legal and cultural relationship to the UK evolved over time. When did we become independent? What were the key milestones in the transition from colony to country? Find out by listening to me! Why not? It's free!
Register here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/auspol-explained-when-aust…
[Image description: a portrait of me, smiling, in the middle of four other images to do with Australia's settlement, involvement in the world wars, and the Queen signing a proclamation for the Australia Act with Bob Hawke standing beside her.]
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As the dust settles on the recent election I have a moment to pause, breathe, and then get right back into doing what I do best: explaining to you something about Australian politics and history. WE'RE NOT DONE YET! There was a lot of discussion about how the Liberals did not do well in the 2025 election but was it their worst ever performance? There have been multiple major parties throughout the last 124 years of federal politics so how does Labor's landslide victory and the Coalition's massive loss compare with other elections? I've decided to go through all of them to rank the top 10 biggest government victories and 10 worst losses for the opposition in my latest episode. If you haven't checked it out yet here it is! https://youtu.be/Aw44j9M-FPA
[Image description: My long curly haired self with the faces of over a dozen Australian prime ministers in a collage behind me. A silhouette in the top middle with three question marks hovers between the faces of a smiling Anthony Albanese and frowning Peter Dutton.]
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IT'S ELECTION DAY AND I CAN FINALLY ACHIEVE MY FINAL FORM! I'M AT THE HEIGHT OF MY POWER!
YOU HAVE UNTIL 6PM LOCAL TIME TO CAST YOUR VOTE! If you're unsure where your nearest polling place is, or you want to look up your candidates, or even just instructions on how voting works then visit aec.gov.au/
ENJOY THE ELECTION EVERYONE!
[Image description: I've put my smiling face onto Goku going super saiyan with long pointy yellow hair and bulging muscles. Behind me are ballots for the House of Representatives (green) and Senate (white).]
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THAT'S IT EVERYONE! No more episodes before the election! I've managed to make a dozen in the past few weeks but as the election is TOMORROW I won't be doing any more! I'm considering a live stream tonight.
It's been a big task to get so much done and I'm incredibly grateful for everyone who's watched, shared, and commented and most importantly - learned something useful! That's what it's all about. I hope I've helped many of you understanding voting and elections better.
There's one final task and that is VOTING! Tomorrow I'm going to have the joy of going to a local polling booth, saying hi to the volunteers, casting my vote, and then enjoying the best snack on Earth: a democracy sausage.
With all that done, one more thing: have you considered supporting me on Patreon? I don't normally plug it but I figured hey, maybe people would like to show their appreciation for all the hard work by throwing a few dollars at me (in a non-violent way. Please don't pelt me with coins - even if I am a coin collector!) www.patreon.com/AuspolExplained
[Image description: a corflute with my face on it with the text "vote for me? Pleaaase?"]
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IN JUST UNDER 2 WEEKS TIME I'll be giving a talk about the history of voting! Come to Subiaco Library on the 28th April to hear a fun filled and fascinating journey through almost 200 years of Australian elections and how they've changed for the better. And the second best thing (the best thing is it's by me) is that it's a free event!
Find out more details/reserve your spot here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/auspol-explained-the-histo…
[Image description: a portrait of me smiling. On either side are various images of to do with the history of voting, like the campaign for Aboriginal rights and federation.]
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TODAY IS THE DEADLINE! While you can enrol whenever the close of rolls is 8pm TONIGHT (Monday) to be ready for the federal election on 3rd May. This is also when you should update your details if you have moved/changed your name (you can still vote if you do, you'll just need to use your old details at the ballot which may be inconvenient for some). So if you've been putting it off NOW is the time to sort it out at www.aec.gov.au !
[Image description: a hand casting a ballot that reads "you need to enrol by 8pm 7 April" on it. Behind is an Australian flag background.]
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BREAKING! Western Australia will no longer be part of the Commonwealth of Australia! The desire for the state to secede and form its own country have been around since the very beginning of Australia's nationhood.
WA held a referendum to join federation after all the other colonies. It was so delayed it wasn't held until after the Constitution had received royal assent by Queen Victoria. The state's inclusion in the country was never guaranteed, and has remained rocky ever since due to the distance between it and the east coast.
Then, in 1933 a referendum was held on secession, with 66.23% of voters in favour of secession, but the petition to the British was denied.
The idea of seceding has never left the minds of Westralians and so finally, after a century of consideration, the state has decided to cut off from the rest of Australia and form its own nation, also to be called Western Australia.
In a press conference this morning Premier Roger Cook said "this has been a long time coming. We all knew this was inevitable but I'm proud to say that my government is carrying out this historic initiative of getting the job done and also April Fools haha."
[Image description: a map of Australia with WA separated and a WA flag sticking out. Large text reads "WESTERN AUSTRALIA SECEDES!" on top.]
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I'll be giving a talk at Subiaco Library about the history of voting! If you're in Perth then come on down to this free talk on the 28th April to hear me tell you all about elections, going all the way back to the first parliamentary election in Australia where riots broke out, to how different groups earned the right to vote (and just how complicated that history is), and gain a little appreciation along the way for the rights we take for granted today. I promise to make it entertaining as well as educational.
Find out more details/reserve your spot here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/auspol-explained-the-histo…
[Image description: a portrait of me smiling. On either side are various images of to do with the history of voting, like the campaign for Aboriginal rights and federation.]
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It's my birthday today! Yay! I'm 33 which is easy to remember because it's basically 1 number but twice. How convenient!
If you'd like to give me a gift my favourite kind of present is money! www.patreon.com/AuspolExplained
Alternatively, attention. If you appreciate what I do please recommend it to new people. Tell them hey, there's this really cool youtube channel you should check out. It's funny, educational, and the host has really nice hair (which is the main reason people watch me, I'm pretty sure).
Thanks for your support/birthday wishes.
[Image description: my smiling face, wearing sunglasses, very poorly edited onto a Scott Pilgrim comic panel with a speech bubble edited to say "I'm thirty three! Thirty three!" There's also a generic birthday hat poorly edited atop my long curly hair.]
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Hey! I'm on Bluesky now! Why? Because, despite my desire to touch grass more I realise that people are on an ever fractured social media landscape and so I'm joining it so there's another way you can follow me, stay up to date about what I post, and also occasionally ask me a question about how a political thing works. Enjoy! bsky.app/profile/auspolexplained.bsky.social
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Hi! Welcome to Auspol Explained. This is an educational youtube channel that focuses on explaining everything to do with Australian politics. From how voting works to the role of Governor-General, to what Prime Ministers do after they retire. I'll cover it all and more. Have you got a question you want to learn? Comment on one of my videos and I'll answer it!
My aim is to make an accessible educational resource for everyone. This isn't about arguing to vote for a specific political party it's about how the political system as a whole works.
Joined 18 November 2019