⚙️ Political Gadgets News | Friday, 6 November 2026
Today’s Political Gadgets digest covers: Parliament: not sitting; Political advertising: Google $94,350 (YTD $4,989,000).
Today’s digest includes:
- Parliament: not sitting
- Political advertising: Google $94,350 (YTD $4,989,000)
Bluesky says Segal, Trump-era politics and cost of living dominate #auspol as RBA rate rise and David Jones collapse fuel anger
BlueSky #auspol · 06 November 2026, 04:29 AEST · 706 posts · AI-generated
The day’s conversation split between three forces: a sharp rise in criticism of Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal, renewed attacks on One Nation over its deleted Trump-related web content, and a cost-of-living backlash after the Reserve Bank’s latest rate rise and the administration of department store David Jones. Posters also drew on the US midterm results, with many arguing they should prompt Australian politicians to reassess their alignment with Washington.
Key issues included Segal’s role, with calls for her dismissal over her antisemitism definitions and the arts and education sectors; the AUKUS submarine deal, after an unofficial inquiry recommended ending the plan; and interest rates and housing, with users blaming the RBA, negative gearing and landlord interests for pressure on households. Pauline Hanson’s racial vilification case, now before the High Court, and One Nation’s apparent scrubbing of pro-Trump statements from its website also drew heavy engagement, alongside Israel-related debates over settlement produce and school curriculum changes.
The most-engaged posts were largely critical of Labor, with one widely shared thread calling for Segal to be sacked and another, from a Greens-aligned account, arguing the party alone opposes the Iran war. The overall tone was hostile and sardonic toward both major parties, with many users urging voters to back the Greens or independents at the next election.
Top topics: Jillian Segal Antisemitism Envoy · One Nation Website Scrubbing · Cost of Living and Interest Rates · AUKUS Submarine Deal · Pauline Hanson Racial Vilification Case
AI-generated from BlueSky #auspol posts.
Register of Interests Update — Rebecca White
Lyons, Tasmania
Australian Labor Party · Assistant Minister for Women
Additions
| Person | Item | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Self | 14. Other Interests | Patron Northern Magpies |
| Self | 14. Other Interests | Patron Westbury Cricket Club |
| Self | 14. Other Interests | Patron Prospect Junior FC |
Deletions
None
FDC Construction & Fitout wins Canberra One City Hill office fitout
FDC Construction & Fitout (ACT) Pty Ltd has won a $38.5 million contract from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts for the One City Hill accommodation project.
FDC describes itself as a national, tier 2 fitout, construction and refurbishment company based in Canberra. The wider FDC Group says it was conceived in 1990. Its ACT arm began operating in 2015 and reports more than 90 projects and about $600 million of work delivered. Company registry data lists the ACT entity as a private company registered in October 2015. Past ACT fitouts include offices for Ashurst in the CQ1 building and for Deloitte, which won a Master Builders ACT award. The ACT Government's non-residential contractor panel, as of 1 October 2026, lists the firm for construct-only, design and construct, and managing contractor work.
The Tender Tracker database shows six earlier federal contracts worth about $115 million, mainly in building and maintenance services. Its top buyers were the Departments of Health and Aged Care and Veterans' Affairs, and Director of National Parks.
The work follows a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works review of the proposed fit-out of new leased premises at One City Hill. The preferred option was a new lease of the South Tower. The committee noted that One City Hill would account for 13,818 m² of net lettable area in the department's accommodation model. It recommended that the House resolve the works were expedient to carry out.
Sources: fdcbuilding.com.au; linkedin.com; tendertracker.com.au; act.gov.au; aph.gov.au [link]
All tenders
The Fed Govt announced $63,438,215 in contracts. Top of the list was FDC CONSTRUCTION & FITOUT (ACT) PTY ($38,523,648) FDC CONSTRUCTION & FITOUT (ACT) PTY has received $60,390,366 in contracts this year. [link]
Consultant Tenders
$559,709,715 in Federal contracts to the big consultants in 2026. $525,372 yesterday. – Deloitte: $525,372 {599} [link]
Flights
The VIP fleet flew at least 1,734 km in the last few days. That’s 2 planes doing 5 flights over 4 hrs and 02 mins and costing around $18,565. [link]
Fed Govt Outsourced labour costs
Government Temporary Staff Tenders in the last day: $-9,976,378 [link]
How does the tender money flow…
YTD tenders for Australian Prudential Regulation Authority: $53,592,298 [link]
Politician Expenses
Alice Jordan Baird claimed $615,153 in expenses over the last 4 reported quarters for major categories such as travel, offices and cars. That is $32,553 less than the median. #auspol [link]
Double Donors
Members Health Fund Alliance donated $56,700 in 2024-25. That was $33,000 to Labor and $23,700 to the Coalition. {1629} [link]
Parliamentary attendance
James McGrath (Sen, QLD, Liberal National Party) attended 68% of possible votes. [link]
Political advertising on Google
Political advertising spend with Google in last 24 hours: $94,350. (YTD: $4,989,000) [link]
Political advertising on Facebook
Political advertising on Facebook on 2 Nov: $143,962 ($36.2m so far in 2026). Top spender: Victorian Labor ($17,405). Biggest categories: Party/Candidate $43k, Advocacy $30k, Charity $17k. Full breakdown: https://politicalgadgets.com/SocialMedia/facebook_stats/2026-11-02.html [link]
Federal Grants – Last 24 Hours
In the last 24 hours the Australian Government awarded $2,210,970 across 9 grants. Biggest: a confidential recipient ($596,000). Full electorate breakdown: https://politicalgadgets.com/grants/map/ [link]
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