Voices of Groom

09/01/2025

"Divisiveness is Canberra’s drug of addiction."

Great article from Malcolm Knox about the need for a national, multi-party emergency cabinet on climate change.

15/12/2024

"It might have been my name on the election posters, but it's been your voice in parliament."

The excellent Kate Chaney MP showing what community independents can do 🫶👏🙌

Authorised by Kate Chaney MP, Independent Federal Member for Curtin, Cnr The Boulevard & Floreat Ave, Floreat, WA 6014

12/12/2024

Love to keep the lights on with concept, so useful.

12/12/2024

This has been clear for a long time - the nuclear policy is just about extending the life of fossil fuels. I'm more interested in extending the life of actual livings beings instead.

A Dutton government would keep coal working hard for much longer under its nuclear policy, while renewables would provide only a little over half the electricity generated in 2050.

12/12/2024

Who's up for holding a sign, wearing a Santa hat and spreading some Christmas cheer this Saturday 14 December? Suzie and crew will be at Lake Annand from 8am-10am. If you've got so little as 30 minutes join in we'd really appreciate it. Drop your name below if you're available and a member of Team Suzie will reach out. 🫶🙌🤜🤛

10/12/2024

C'MON Nicolette Boele!

Moderate faction to rally behind Gisele Kapterian, a Salesforce executive and former Liberal staffer, in the North Sydney seat to combat independent Nicolette Boele

06/12/2024

As usual, both newscomau and Natalie Barr have buried the lede - the latest polling indicates that we are headed towards a minority government. This will grant a handful of independents an enormous amount of power in choosing who to form government with, and what policies will form the national agenda. And wouldn't it be just swell if one of those very powerful people were representing you?

Sometimes, the maths just doesn’t maths.

02/12/2024

A lot of people are posting this and making fun of Fletcher for getting cranky because people don't vote for him (poor baby!) but I'd like to take a moment to look at it from the perspective of journalism best practices and its ultimate purpose - to hold power to account.

Shane Wright, apparently and embarrasssingly a senior correspondent, has clearly received a speech from an elected official.

He has reprinted quotes from it and summarised it without critique, analysis, or opposition.

He's then included a handful of lines about the government, including an unrelated story about a now-abandoned deal between the ALP and the Greens, no doubt chosen to highlight the 'chaos' that Fletcher insists will ensue when governments have to - gasp! - negotiate with other elected officials.

Shane, this isn't journalism, this is PR. This is the very picture of being someone's useful idiot.

Opposition communications spokesman Paul Fletcher, facing a battle against an independent at the next election, says teals had duped traditional Coalition supporters.

01/12/2024

There's more to this story, and parking is obviously an important part of local government planning, but so sweet to see that Smoke & Mirrors's Madeline reparks her customers cars while they try on clothes!

😮 Find out what this business owner does to help customers avoid punishing parking fines: 👉 https://bit.ly/49iqDbJ

01/12/2024

A wet weekend but the sun's shining now! Hope everyone's soggy but well this Sunday eve.

How did your home fare?

There have been some massive falls recorded in the south-east.

FULL STORY: https://shorturl.at/eY6tn

30/11/2024

Another community independent announced today! Congratulations to McPherson Independent Group and Erchana Murray-Bartlett. 🙌