{"id":631,"date":"2026-10-26T07:49:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T20:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T07:49:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T20:49:03","slug":"political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Monday, 26 October 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, 26 October 2026\",\n  \"datePublished\": \"2026-10-26T07:48:35.047226+11:00\",\n  \"dateModified\": \"2026-10-26T07:48:35.047226+11:00\",\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, 26 October 2026: Political advertising: Google $64,950 (YTD $4,140,450). Includes contracts, don...\",\n  \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n    \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n    \"@id\": \"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/\"\n  },\n  \"about\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n      \"name\": \"Australian Federal Politics\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n      \"name\": \"Parliamentary Expenses\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n      \"name\": \"Political Donations\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n      \"name\": \"Government Contracts\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"keywords\": \"Consultant Tenders, Politician Expenses, Double Donors\",\n  \"image\": \"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pignew-1.png\"\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 16px;\">Today&#8217;s Political Gadgets digest covers: Political advertising: Google $64,950 (YTD $4,140,450).<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4f8;border:1px solid #ccc;border-radius:10px;padding:16px 20px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:bold;\">Today&#8217;s digest includes:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;\">\n<li>Political advertising: Google $64,950 (YTD $4,140,450)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Preview Text --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none; max-height:0px; overflow:hidden; opacity:0; color:transparent;\">\n  Today\u2019s snapshot of money, votes, donations and more.\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:16px;\">\n <!-- Masthead --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:10px; padding:16px 18px; margin-bottom:18px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size:12px; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#444; text-align:center;\">\n    Machinery for democracy\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"border-top:2px solid #111; margin:10px 0 8px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size:38px; line-height:1.05; font-weight:700; color:#111; text-align:center;\">\n    Political Gadgets News\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"border-top:1px solid #111; margin:8px 0 10px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:12px; color:#444; text-align:center;\">\n    Sydney \u2022 Monday, 26 October 2026 \u2022 Daily Edition \u2022 politicalgadgets.com\n  <\/div>\n<\/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 6px; color:#333;\">Bluesky says Helen Haines attack dominates #auspol as media and politicians clash over political violence<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:12px; color:#888; margin:0 0 14px;\">BlueSky #auspol &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; 26 October 2026, 04:29 AEST &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; 399 posts &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; AI-generated<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">The attack on Independent MP Helen Haines in Wangaratta has become the day&#8217;s dominant story, with users splitting over who is responsible for the rising heat in public life. Many posts blame Murdoch media and One Nation for stoking anger, while Sunday political programs focused on threats against MPs, with AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett linking heated rhetoric to real-world attacks. Others argued that the press itself and the Prime Minister&#8217;s calls to &#8220;turn the temperature down&#8221; are part of the problem.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">Key issues included One Nation&#8217;s rising poll numbers, with one post citing 20 per cent support in Victoria and a Labor seat at Pakenham described as a key target. Snowy 2.0 cost overruns, the National Anti-Corruption Commission and its perceived ineffectiveness, and the Reserve Bank&#8217;s interest rate settings drew sustained criticism. Foreign policy also featured heavily, with users condemning Israel&#8217;s conduct in Gaza, questioning the government&#8217;s stance on AUKUS, and warning about the Trump administration&#8217;s influence on Australia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">The most-liked post of the day came from the AFP-related clip featuring Barrett&#8217;s comments on Hanson&#8217;s car-ramming cartoon, which drew nearly 300 likes. The overall tone was sharply partisan and angry, with frequent calls for a royal commission into the media, deregistration of One Nation and tougher action on corporate influence, though a smaller number of posts urged calmer debate and a focus on constituents&#8217; everyday concerns.<\/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;\">Political Violence<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">One Nation Polls<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Media Accountability<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Snowy 2.0 Overruns<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Gaza and AUKUS<\/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                Consultant Tenders<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                $515,477,574 in Federal contracts to the big consultants in 2026. $0 yesterday. {704} <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\/social_media_images\/frontpage\/tenders_big4.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                Gilbert &#038; Tobin made $205,081 in Federal political donations. <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\/social_media_images\/frontpage\/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                Politician Expenses<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                Steve Georganas claimed $734,961 in expenses over the last 4 reported quarters for major categories such as travel, offices and cars. That is $87,255 more than the median. #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\/social_media_images\/frontpage\/expenses.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                LET Australia donated $258,548 in 2024-25. That was $122,900 to Labor and $135,648 to the Coalition. {3134} <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                Richard Marles (Reps, Corio, Australian Labor Party) attended 82% 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: $64,950. (YTD: $4,140,450) <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=google_spend' 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\/google_spend.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 Facebook<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                Political advertising on Facebook on 22 Oct: $143,996 ($34.5m so far in 2026). Top spender: Australian Energy Producers ($9,160). Biggest categories: Party\/Candidate $37k, Advocacy $29k, Business $26k. Full breakdown: https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/SocialMedia\/facebook_stats\/2026-10-22.html <a href='https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/page.html?search=fbook_spend' 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\/fbook_categories.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                Alicia Payne (Reps, Canberra, Lab) is 7.00% 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\/social_media_images\/frontpage\/taylor_vote.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; border-radius:10px; margin-top:10px;\"><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:11px; color:#666; margin-top:40px; text-align:center;\">\n    \u00a9 Copyright PoliticalGadgets.com\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Political Gadgets digest covers: Political advertising: Google $64,950 (YTD $4,140,450). Today&#8217;s digest includes: Political advertising: Google $64,950 (YTD $4,140,450)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Monday, 26 October 2026 - Political Gadgets - Articles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Daily Australian political transparency digest for Monday, 26 October 2026: Political advertising: Google $64,950 (YTD $4,140,450). Includes contracts, don...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Monday, 26 October 2026 - Political Gadgets - Articles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Daily Australian political transparency digest for Monday, 26 October 2026: Political advertising: Google $64,950 (YTD $4,140,450). Includes contracts, don...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Political Gadgets - Articles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-25T20:49:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/social_media_images\/frontpage\/tenders_big4.png?t=1792961315\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/26\\\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/26\\\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6b8161b934178b5789cc23acfe548cd7\"},\"headline\":\"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Monday, 26 October 2026\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-25T20:49:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/26\\\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":478,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/26\\\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/social_media_images\\\/frontpage\\\/tenders_big4.png?t=1792961315\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/26\\\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/26\\\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/26\\\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\\\/\",\"name\":\"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Monday, 26 October 2026 - Political Gadgets - Articles\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/26\\\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/26\\\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/social_media_images\\\/frontpage\\\/tenders_big4.png?t=1792961315\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-25T20:49:03+00:00\",\"description\":\"Daily Australian political transparency digest for Monday, 26 October 2026: Political advertising: Google $64,950 (YTD $4,140,450). Includes contracts, don...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/26\\\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/26\\\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/26\\\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/social_media_images\\\/frontpage\\\/tenders_big4.png?t=1792961315\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/social_media_images\\\/frontpage\\\/tenders_big4.png?t=1792961315\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/26\\\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Monday, 26 October 2026\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/\",\"name\":\"Political Gadgets - Articles\",\"description\":\"Free Tools for Democracy\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Political Gadgets\",\"alternateName\":\"Free tools about Australian politicians and government - tenders, politician's votes, politician expenses, donations, and more\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/09\\\/pignew-1.png?fit=441%2C140&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/09\\\/pignew-1.png?fit=441%2C140&ssl=1\",\"width\":441,\"height\":140,\"caption\":\"Political Gadgets\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6b8161b934178b5789cc23acfe548cd7\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6910b6e878782a77c19e89d7cd654134c6b7a6d8fb82bbfdd4924ba201148988?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6910b6e878782a77c19e89d7cd654134c6b7a6d8fb82bbfdd4924ba201148988?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6910b6e878782a77c19e89d7cd654134c6b7a6d8fb82bbfdd4924ba201148988?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/politicalgadgets.com\\\/words\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Monday, 26 October 2026 - Political Gadgets - Articles","description":"Daily Australian political transparency digest for Monday, 26 October 2026: Political advertising: Google $64,950 (YTD $4,140,450). Includes contracts, don...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Monday, 26 October 2026 - Political Gadgets - Articles","og_description":"Daily Australian political transparency digest for Monday, 26 October 2026: Political advertising: Google $64,950 (YTD $4,140,450). Includes contracts, don...","og_url":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/","og_site_name":"Political Gadgets - Articles","article_published_time":"2026-10-25T20:49:03+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/social_media_images\/frontpage\/tenders_big4.png?t=1792961315","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/#\/schema\/person\/6b8161b934178b5789cc23acfe548cd7"},"headline":"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Monday, 26 October 2026","datePublished":"2026-10-25T20:49:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/"},"wordCount":478,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/social_media_images\/frontpage\/tenders_big4.png?t=1792961315","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/","url":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/","name":"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Monday, 26 October 2026 - Political Gadgets - Articles","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/social_media_images\/frontpage\/tenders_big4.png?t=1792961315","datePublished":"2026-10-25T20:49:03+00:00","description":"Daily Australian political transparency digest for Monday, 26 October 2026: Political advertising: Google $64,950 (YTD $4,140,450). Includes contracts, don...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/social_media_images\/frontpage\/tenders_big4.png?t=1792961315","contentUrl":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/social_media_images\/frontpage\/tenders_big4.png?t=1792961315"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/10\/26\/political-gadgets-news-2026-10-26\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Monday, 26 October 2026"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/#website","url":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/","name":"Political Gadgets - Articles","description":"Free Tools for Democracy","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/#organization","name":"Political Gadgets","alternateName":"Free tools about Australian politicians and government - tenders, politician's votes, politician expenses, donations, and more","url":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pignew-1.png?fit=441%2C140&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pignew-1.png?fit=441%2C140&ssl=1","width":441,"height":140,"caption":"Political Gadgets"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/#\/schema\/person\/6b8161b934178b5789cc23acfe548cd7","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6910b6e878782a77c19e89d7cd654134c6b7a6d8fb82bbfdd4924ba201148988?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6910b6e878782a77c19e89d7cd654134c6b7a6d8fb82bbfdd4924ba201148988?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6910b6e878782a77c19e89d7cd654134c6b7a6d8fb82bbfdd4924ba201148988?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words"],"url":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}