{"id":597,"date":"2026-09-28T07:49:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/09\/28\/political-gadgets-news-2026-09-28\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T07:49:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:49:47","slug":"political-gadgets-news-2026-09-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/09\/28\/political-gadgets-news-2026-09-28\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Monday, 28 September 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, 28 September 2026\",\n  \"datePublished\": \"2026-09-28T07:49:07.838742+10:00\",\n  \"dateModified\": \"2026-09-28T07:49:07.838742+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, 28 September 2026: MP expenses: Terry Young (Longman, Lib Nat) \u2014 $556,598 over 4 quarters. 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On the first, commenters express frustration that Labor appears reluctant to hold the US tech firm legally accountable, with Greg Sheridan&#8217;s argument against prosecution drawing particular scorn. On the second, former One Nation members describe a systematic money grab, with candidates charged hidden fees up to $5,500 and describing the party as a &#8220;scam&#8221; rather than a political organisation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">Key Issues include the AI regulation debate, where the Coalition and commenters clash over whether penalising breaches would deter investment; One Nation&#8217;s internal dysfunction, which multiple posts suggest undermines its electoral threat despite polling gains; and the cost-of-living crisis, with recurring posts noting that JobSeeker recipients face weekly shortfalls of $250\u2013$428 after basic expenses. A fourth theme concerns data centres, where posts question whether Australian voters understand the scale, purpose, or environmental cost of planned AI facilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">The standout exchange features journalist Amy Remeikis arguing that &#8220;the sensible centre is somewhere sitting with Pauline Hanson at the moment,&#8221; prompting widespread agreement that &#8220;civility politics&#8221; has allowed fringe positions to shift the mainstream debate. The overall tone is one of frustration with political elites across both major parties, combined with exasperation at One Nation&#8217;s apparent appeal despite transparent internal corruption.<\/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;\">AI Accountability Stance<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">One Nation Funding Scheme<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">AI Regulation Debate<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Cost-of-Living Crisis<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Data Centre Environmental Impact<\/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                More Google political advertising coverage<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                We&#8217;ve upgraded our Google political advertising coverage to aggregate parties, make it searchable, and more. 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That&#8217;s 1 plane doing 4 flights over 21 hrs and 48 mins and costing around $349,062.  <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\/social_media_images\/frontpage\/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                Terry Young (Reps, Longman, Lib Nat) claimed $556,598 in expenses over the last 4 reported quarters for major categories such as travel, offices and cars. 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That was $52,200 to Labor and $69,900 to the Coalition. {343} <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\/social_media_images\/frontpage\/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                Terry Young (Reps, Longman, Liberal National Party) attended 62% 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\/social_media_images\/frontpage\/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                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: $9,000. 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