the peninsula has spoken...

Woo...This is my peninsula world...I live but a stone's throw from Balnarring...Happy dance that Bolt was rattled...The peninsula has spoken...😀👍

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 14, 2022

dark thoughts...dark grief...

dark thoughts
dark grief
too many politicians
sell their souls
to the highest bidders#tanka

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 26, 2022

healthy motions...

O yes...A good morning wake-up call...
Nothing worse than a politician who has not passed regular, healthy motions... https://t.co/f1DSbGW0NG

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2022

new political world in Australia 2022?...

So refreshing to see a federal leader making an effort to demonstrate understanding of peoples' (perhaps less than 'ideal') lives...Empathy is there...
You give us hope, Albo, that you could not only guide but support all Australians...
Give us hope+we will return the favour...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 28, 2021

the impulsive, political economy game...

The impulsive, political economy game can blindside the health, the stability of the economy... #domicronparadox #domicron #dope
Some politicians play a dark chess game... #auspol

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 21, 2021

David Milner's latest 'ouch'...

The state of Australian federal politics, David Milner's uncut version.
Notice the introductory spew of alliteration:
'a rapey, racist, rorty rabble', describing 'Canberra's disease' in the political chambers of power so graphically.
It's worth a read... https://t.co/Or6FP81fAU pic.twitter.com/UcjV3t7I1N

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 3, 2021

Utterly brilliant as always...
For me, the standout comment: 'We are a nation entrapped by the myths we tell ourselves about ourselves... We are conditioned to love our coal and disdain our brains.'
Overall, the article = a fantastic 'ouch', scorching a burnt political desert.👏

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 3, 2021

I normally cherry-pick one or two sentences from your piece to retweet but this week’s entry is overladen with exquisite gems and excoriating truth-bombs. It must simply be read in its entirety as a magnum opus.

— Queen Cersei (@QueenCerseiX) December 3, 2021

I wouldn't wish Morrison merry syphilis, so Albo is a much bigger man than I.

— Claude Tozer (@claudetozer) December 3, 2021

politicians, food and drink...

PASSING THOUGHT; In my chaotic + stressed state, seeking some dry humour distraction, mused on federal politics and politicians in terms of food/drink...
1. bubble and squeak
2. snap, crackle and pop
3. devils on horseback
4. snake wine
5. screwdriver#auspol

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) November 25, 2021

political showboat...

political showboat
one holds the helm
some dance
his tune
others swab the decks#tanka pic.twitter.com/rqy1YwUcdN

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 29, 2021

money and power...

And don't forget that the life of the average politician (I'm not counting a very rare few in that claim e.g. Penny Wong+Dan Andrews) boils down to money and power...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 16, 2021

in the Barnaby world...

Barnaby slurring his way through an incomprehensible defence of the coal industry.

— Robyn (@robynbryant33) September 25, 2021

Connect the dots Barnaby. If you’re pro fossil fuels you’re anti net zero. Just come right out and slur it.

— Robyn (@robynbryant33) September 25, 2021

Barnaby scratching his head as he scrambles around for a Voltaire quote. Here’s one for you Barnaby.
“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.”

— Robyn (@robynbryant33) September 25, 2021

It was an extraordinary #insiders performance from the #BeetRooter surely he hadn't hit the sauce at 9:00am on a Sunday morning?

What was he trying to say when he burbled on about Voltaire. His best days are behind him. Time for rehab?https://t.co/az9TLd7MWA

— Andrew Hobkirk (@HobkirkAndrew) September 26, 2021

Acting. Prime Minister. Barnaby. Joyce. Ponder that. @InsidersABC #auspol

— Tanya Plibersek (@tanya_plibersek) September 25, 2021

labels match the model (PM)...

Seldom, if ever, do I retweet a politically-laden post. (Even if quietly I agree or support it).
But this one is different.
As a 'long-haul' citizen who has seen all these particular national leaders in action, I could not agree more.
The labels match the model - perfectly. https://t.co/YNhCOZPiOK

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 14, 2021

look alikes...

Amazing how incredibly alike these 2 Australian Liberal politicians appear...
Peter Dutton - left - for Dickson, Queensland
Josh Frydenburg - right - for Kooyong, Victoria pic.twitter.com/1FXlekc2D3

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) July 12, 2021

devaluation of knowledge...

PASSING THOUGHT: A feature of our 'progressive' 21stC, to me, is the devaluation of a person's knowledge, experience+empathy esp re politicians+educators. Spin, 'loudness'+bullying seem to over-ride+secure both attention+position.
Poor knowledge👉poor, avoidable consequences. pic.twitter.com/MgEDB517yf

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 1, 2021

ephemeral heaven?...

PASSING THOUGHT: For the first time in a long long time, I don't see the Trump connection on my Twitter 'What's happening' list... In fact, I don't see a Morrison connection...nor any politician for that matter...Is this for real? Am I in ephemeral heaven?https://t.co/5cEXB6jtl4 pic.twitter.com/viZbsN0Oz2

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 21, 2020

casting stones...

PASSING THOUGHT: I was but a child when first I learnt this:

'He who is without sin can cast the first stone...'

Right now, in all this political strife, the child within reminds me... pic.twitter.com/H0CO9njaaa

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 1, 2020

political abyss v. a garden...

I can feel myself slip-sliding toward the political abyss...The open chasm is a magnet...I must refrain from contaminating my Twitter timeline with political tirades...self-defeating+pointless...So, new life in my neighbour's garden + I'll return to my 'Sarum' world for awhile... pic.twitter.com/6LmIHV3qjm

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 22, 2020

Twitter voice of the people...

Twitter 2020 is fast becoming 'the voice of the people'. If politicians really want to get in touch with the people - their mood, their context, their issues + challenges - then it would be advantagous to scroll the Twitter universe regularly. But maybe one glance + they hide...

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 21, 2020

The Shot...

Never, till 2020, have I looked closely at the cogs grinding our political machine. But 2020 = any old political trusts binned + voices (David Milner) in unexpected places respected. He brings empathetic, commonsense hope to a political wasteland + praise only for deserving ones. https://t.co/7qy0bF2FeT pic.twitter.com/AUWMN0DQWv

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 20, 2020

political fluff...

political fluff
can never
hold fast to
a seedy face
when a wind blows #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 19, 2020

get a grip? maybe...

NOTE TO SELF: Get a grip...Don't explode about no encouragement/praise from the Aussie PM to Vic's premier +/or Victorians. Especially don't explode about Greg Hunt, who happens to be Victorian + comes from my Mornington Peninsula who also refrains from said encouragement/praise.

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 18, 2020

So tempted to say/explode more...so tempted...

It's Greg Hunt who really disappoints...Started out so popular on the Mornington Peninsula...We, on the Mornington Peninsula, thought he was different...He's been in the House of Reps since 2001, representing Flinders here...We thought he sensed the people...

But the political party juggernaut has reeled him in...He's another party puppet keen on staying a party puppet in the current federal liberal government...

The signs were there in 2014, when he was Environment Minister...He toted Adani coal mines as not a threat to the Barrier Reef...We murmured and mumbled, with a few outbursts of money v. environment, but the incident seemed to fade away...And now he is Health Minister...But Greg is trained in Law...His only credentials for the health portfolio - his mother was a nurse and his wife is a nurse...Hmmmm...

But the political party juggernaut has reeled him in...He's another party puppet keen on staying a party puppet in the current federal liberal government...  

Was in a good mood until I read Fraudenberg, Khunt and ScoMo’s latest press release undermining Victoria’s public health message again...

— The Artful Bungler (@artfulbungler) October 18, 2020