{"id":656,"date":"2026-11-15T07:49:20","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T20:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/11\/15\/political-gadgets-news-2026-11-15\/"},"modified":"2026-11-15T07:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T20:49:20","slug":"political-gadgets-news-2026-11-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/words\/2026\/11\/15\/political-gadgets-news-2026-11-15\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Sunday, 15 November 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 | Sunday, 15 November 2026\",\n  \"datePublished\": \"2026-11-15T07:48:52.756407+11:00\",\n  \"dateModified\": \"2026-11-15T07:48:52.756407+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 Sunday, 15 November 2026: Federal contracts: $73,713 awarded; largest to CBRE PTY LTD ($61,929). 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Many users framed the government as failing to act on emissions while protesters in Newcastle and at the Newcastle coal port rallied against gas and coal exports. Right-leaning and populist threads were also prominent, with One Nation candidate controversies and Victorian election preferences dominating a second strand of discussion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">Key issues included Australia&#8217;s climate commitments at COP31, with the Climate Change Performance Index ranking Australia a &#8220;very low performer&#8221; and Indigenous activists confronting the Prime Minister in Bel\u00e9m. AUKUS drew heavy criticism, with a widely shared post calling the submarine deal &#8220;a lie&#8221; and a Labor senator&#8217;s call to end the pact amplified across the platform. One Nation&#8217;s candidate vetting, including the Stuart Bonds controversy, and the upcoming Victorian election were a second major theme, alongside housing affordability and US-related security concerns such as the FAA ground stop and Microsoft outage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 12px;\">A standout post came from a Labor stalwart&#8217;s call to end AUKUS, which drew several hundred likes, while a widely liked post accused the Prime Minister of &#8220;pretending to lead&#8221; on climate while serving fossil fuel donors. The overall tone was sharply critical and polarised, with much of the discussion dismissive of both major parties and a smaller number of posters defending the government&#8217;s stability.<\/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;\">Climate Policy<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">AUKUS<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">One Nation Candidates<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Victorian Election<\/strong> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <strong style=\"color:#333;\">Housing Affordability<\/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                CBRE Paid $61,929 in Workplace Gender Equality Agency Lease Deal<br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#444; margin:0 0 15px;\">\n                CBRE Pty Ltd was awarded a $61,929 lease payment contract by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.<\/p>\n<p>CBRE&#x27;s parent, CBRE Group, describes itself as the world&#x27;s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. Its current form traces to a 1998 merger of CB Commercial with UK-based Richard Ellis International, whose history goes back to London in the 1770s. It employs more than 140,000 people in over 100 countries. Its Australian arm is based in Sydney, and its Australian website says it has offices across the country.<\/p>\n<p>CBRE&#x27;s services for occupiers include facilities management, project management, transaction and leasing, and consulting. For investors it offers property sales, leasing, property management, valuation and investment management. In Australia it has acquired retail specialist Race Property. Its Australian projects include senior commercial management on AMP Capital&#x27;s Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney. It has also done project and asset management on the Bays West urban renewal precinct for a NSW government client. In Adelaide it has handled defence-industry leasing for groups such as Raytheon and Naval Group.<\/p>\n<p>Property managers like CBRE commonly act for building owners, and leasing and property-management work is a core line of its business. Its competitors include Knight Frank and Avison Young.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: cbre.com.au; morningstar.com.au; ir.cbre.com; defencesa.com; au.seek.com; cbinsights.com <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                Fed govt contracts given today came to $73,713. The winner is CBRE PTY LTD ($61,929) CBRE PTY LTD has received $8,318,844 in contracts this year. <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\/social_media_images\/frontpage\/tenders_total.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                $567,141,043 in Federal contracts to the big consultants in 2026. $0 yesterday. {917} <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                ORYXIUM made $2,350,000 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                Alison Byrnes (Reps, Cunningham, Labor) claimed $673,599 in expenses over the last 4 reported quarters for major categories such as travel, offices and cars. That is $30,912 less 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                Customer Owned Banking Association donated $70,049 in 2024-25. That was $34,599 to Labor and $35,450 to the Coalition. {5818} <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                Charlotte Walker (Sen, SA, Australian Labor Party) attended 94% 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: $132,750. (YTD: $6,033,000) <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 11 Nov: $169,034 ($37.7m so far in 2026). Top spender: Victorian Labor ($19,438). Biggest categories: Party\/Candidate $59k, Advocacy $42k, Business $19k. Full breakdown: https:\/\/politicalgadgets.com\/SocialMedia\/facebook_stats\/2026-11-11.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                Tracey Roberts (Reps, Pearce, Lab) is 11.50% 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: Federal contracts: $73,713 awarded; largest to CBRE PTY LTD ($61,929); MP expenses: Alison Byrnes (Cunningham,<\/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_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2699\ufe0f Political Gadgets News | Sunday, 15 November 2026 - Political Gadgets - Articles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Daily Australian political transparency digest for Sunday, 15 November 2026: Federal contracts: $73,713 awarded; largest to CBRE PTY LTD ($61,929). 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