{"id":441,"date":"2026-05-11T07:49:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/05\/11\/political-gadgets-news-2026-05-11\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T07:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:49:59","slug":"political-gadgets-news-2026-05-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/05\/11\/political-gadgets-news-2026-05-11\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Monday, 11 May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"NewsArticle\",\n  \"headline\": \"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Monday, 11 May 2026\",\n  \"datePublished\": \"2026-05-11T07:49:25.759359+10:00\",\n  \"dateModified\": \"2026-05-11T07:49:25.759359+10:00\",\n  \"author\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n    \"name\": \"Political Gadgets\",\n    \"url\": \"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\"\n  },\n  \"publisher\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n    \"name\": \"Political Gadgets\",\n    \"logo\": {\n      \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pignew-1.png\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"description\": \"Daily Australian political transparency digest for Monday, 11 May 2026: MP expenses: Alex Antic (SA, Lib) \u2014 $297,906 over 4 quarters. 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The result exposed deep rifts within the centre-right, with Liberal leader Angus Taylor&#8217;s decision to &#8220;change or die&#8221; now looking terminal as the party haemorrhages to a more unvarnished far-right alternative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">Three key tensions dominated discourse: first, whether this represents genuine One Nation momentum or merely a reshuffle of existing right-wing votes in a regionally conservative electorate; second, the Coalition&#8217;s strategic implosion after preferencing a party members had earlier called &#8220;despicable and toxic&#8221;\u2014with Tim Wilson now refusing to rule out coalition government with them; and third, growing warnings that Labor&#8217;s absence from the contest missed an opportunity to contest disaffected voters&#8217; policy grievances around cost of living, housing and regional neglect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">The standout moment came from Niki Savva on ABC&#8217;s Insiders, declaring the Liberals had become &#8220;a sub-branch of One Nation&#8221; and describing the result as &#8220;a fundamental rejection of everything the Liberal Party stands for\u2014which isn&#8217;t much.&#8221; Commentary ranged from grim warnings about democratic backsliding to sober observations that One Nation&#8217;s 29-year absence from the lower house suggests structural limits to their durability. The overall tone was one of disquiet: alarmed at far-right consolidation, yet uncertain whether this signals genuine realignment or a temporary reckoning for a major party that chose expedience over conviction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px; color:#555; border-top:1px solid #eee; padding-top:10px; margin:14px 0 0;\">Top topics: <strong style=\"color:#333;\">One Nation&#8217;s Historic Seat Win<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Coalition Preference Strategy Collapse<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Major Party Realignment Anxiety<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Cost of Living Grievances<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Far-Right Political Consolidation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:11px; color:#999; font-style:italic; margin:12px 0 0;\">AI-generated from BlueSky #auspol posts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Foreign Affairs Awards HPE $6 Million for Enterprise Hardware<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has awarded Hewlett Packard Enterprise three hardware contracts totalling $6.02 million over a three-year period ending April 2029. The contracts, signed in early May 2026, were procured through open tender.<\/p>\n<p>HPE is a Texas-based enterprise technology company formed in 2015 when the original Hewlett-Packard split into two entities. The company specialises in servers, storage systems, networking equipment and hybrid cloud infrastructure for corporate, institutional and government clients. HPE reported around 61,000 employees globally in 2024 and generates approximately $34 billion in annual revenue. The company serves government, healthcare, research and commercial sectors across its Compute, Storage, Networking and High Performance Computing divisions.<\/p>\n<p>Enterprise hardware procurements of this type typically involve servers, storage arrays, networking switches and related infrastructure components that form the backbone of data centre operations. Government agencies commonly acquire such equipment to support secure data management, application hosting and communications infrastructure. HPE maintains established government contract vehicles in multiple jurisdictions and has previously supplied Australian federal agencies including the former Department of Immigration and Border Protection.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: hpe.com; wikipedia.org; zoominfo.com; itpro.com; arnnet.com.au <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=tsum' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                All tenders<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                The Fed Govt announced  $8,994,235 in contracts. Top of the list was Hewlett Packard Enterprise ($6,021,318) <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=tenderTotal' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/tendersTotal2.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Consultant Tenders<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                $115,526,446 in Federal contracts to the big consultants in 2026. $673,088 yesterday. &#8211; KPMG: $673,088 {1681} <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=tenders_pi' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/tendersbig4.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Donations<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                $798,120 in Federal political donations from Ampol. {836} <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=donations' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/donations.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Flights<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                The VIP fleet flew at least 4,101 km in the last few days. That&#8217;s 2 planes doing 6 flights over 6 hrs and 21 mins and costing around $29,007.  <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=vipflights' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/flights.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Politician Expenses<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                Alex Antic  (Sen, SA, Lib) claimed $297,906 in expenses over the last 4 reported quarters for major categories such as travel, offices and cars. That is $420,145 less than the average. #auspol <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=expense' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/expenses_ind.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Double Donors<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                Eastbound Estate donated $15,000 in 2023-24. That was $5,000 to Labor and $10,000 to the Coalition. {7051} #auspol <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=double_donors' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/double_donors.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Parliamentary attendance<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                Peter Khalil (representatives, Wills, Australian Labor Party) attended 82.0% of possible votes. <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=attend' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/attend.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Votes-Like-Taylor-O-Meter<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                Sam Lim (Reps, Tangney, Lab)  is 43.29% Angus Taylor <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=taylor_vote' target='_blank'>[link]<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/images\/taylor_vote.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:22px; margin:0 0 12px; color:#333;\">\n                Political advertising on Google<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                Political advertising spend with Google in last 24 hours: $40,200. 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