Just my husband hanging out with the maggies in Garema this morning.

#canberra #urbanbirds #birds

“‘His knowledge of the works in our collection was extraordinary, and he instantly understood the arc of art history and the way that we’ve deployed the collection to tell that story,’ Mitzevich says.

“He stopped in front of #BluePoles and said ‘Oh, well, this is one of the most important works of the 20th century, and you’ve hung it next to [a work by #Pollock’s wife Lee Krasner], oh and look at the de Kooning in dialogue’. And he was equally fascinated by things that he hadn’t seen before, like #SidneyNolan’s #NedKelly [series].” A)

VS

“In 2016 a new #Liberal senator, a mere stripling of twenty-eight years, had a foolproof idea for getting himself noticed. #JamesPaterson told the media the government should sell #JacksonPollock’s #abstract #expressionist masterpiece, Blue Poles.

“Some people feel like they’ve got a real attachment to Blue Poles, and I understand that,” said Paterson, who had come to parliament from the free-market #InstituteofPublicAffairs. “I don’t think it’s a good enough reason for the Australian government to tie up such a significant amount of #money in a single painting which is hung in a #gallery in #Canberra most of the year, and which most #Australians won’t ever see face to face in their #lifetimes. It’ll only be #worth something to #taxpayers when we #sell it.” B)

This is why we vote. 🗳️

#Art / #Artists / #value / #IntrinsicWorth A) <https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/australia-seems-incredibly-sane-compared-to-almost-any-place-in-the-world-20250224-p5lerw?collection=p5lvsj> (paywall) ==> / <https://archive.md/LJZbz> / B) <https://insidestory.org.au/a-finishing-school-for-the-nation/>

David Smith was not a minister and lives in #Canberra, attending parliament only 90% of the time. He deserved to lose

ACT voters show once again there's no such thing as a safe seat in a federal election

https://aussie.zone/post/20115649

She's still hanging on...
49.8% ALP - 50.2% IND
An estimate of preferences is currently being used pending a new preference count early next week.

#Bean #Canberra #ACT #AusPol

🗳️ A huge result for David Pocock in the ACT Senate. He has won 42% of the vote, significantly ahead of Labor who finished second with 30%

https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2025/results/senate

#auspol #ausvotes #election #senate #Canberra

Stunning win for David Pocock

#Canberra #AusVotes #Senate

In other news, David Pocock is fucking crushing it.

(He appears to be the leading senate candidate for the ACT)

https://tallyroom.aec.gov.au/SenateStateFirstPrefs-31496-ACT.htm

#AusPol #AusVotes #Canberra

#ausvotes ACT Senate early count has 1. #DavidPocock (quota already) then 2. Labor. No surprise for #Canberra voters after Liberal policy on public service cuts.

I know it early but jasus this is a hopeful sign
#Bean #JessiePrice #Canberra #ACT #Australia #AusVotes

Looking good down in Canberra's south!

#Canberra #AusVotes

“Canberra is elevated in mood” Annabelle Crabb

#AusPol #AusVotes #Canberra

Bean electorate in Canberra mention!!!

#AusPol #AusVotes #Canberra

Also, a big shout out to the Jervis Bay Territory on Australia’s east coast, who is also part of the Fenner electorate, which is mostly defined as being part of the landlocked Australian Capital Territory.

#Canberra #JervisBayTerritory #AusVotes #AusPol

@elzbethmrgn And a cake stall, a coffee cart and a book stall. Belco West comes out all guns blazing. Yay. #canberra

Puppy love.

#photography #blackAndWhite #canberra #australia #dogs #dogsOfMastodon #streetPhotography

http://shojiwax.com/2025/05/03/puppy-love/

TIL, while waiting for my second democracy sausage, that although my local primary school has recently had a 2 metre tall fence installed around it, the grounds are still accessible during the day on weekends, though there's only one open gate and sadly, no dogs allowed.

This seems like a good arrangement.

#Canberra

I had this brief interaction with a Labor Rustadon at the booth earlier

Me: So what has David Smith (local Labor MP) done for us lately?

Rustadon: Well it's really difficult to get things done from the backbench

Me: Exactly. That's why we need an Independent!

#Canberra #AusVotes