Serial BS Artist Daniel Andrews says "In Victoria Equality is NOT Negotiable" prior to holding a drag story time for young children in the Victorian State Parliament. Can anyone think of a time where equality in Victoria was in fact negotiable in the past 3 years? A few examples come to mind.? ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6DpBxg8gEQ

Read into this what you will but there was an interesting casual admission by Victoria's CHO Brett Sutton at todays press conference. There wasn't much follow up by the press but I thought it may give us more insight into the pivot in messaging that will happen in the next few months from the Andrews government. It's in stark contrast to the fear/hope delivered by Andrews on the same topic over the last few months (as shown in this clip from July). It looks like 2021 will continue to present challenges for the people of Victoria. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vKk1c_Brsc

The AEC recently replied to a post on X, stating, "If someone votes at two different polling places within their electorate and places their formal vote in the ballot box at each polling place, their vote is counted." "We cannot remove the vote from the count because, due to the secrecy of the ballot, we have no way of knowing which ballot paper belongs to which person. However, the number of double votes received is incredibly low, and usually related to mental health or age." This response came in reaction to a post by a Labor MP who "mistakenly" used #voteoften in a post on X encouraging people to vote Yes. Consequently, this has sparked a considerable amount of online discussion and raised concerns about the entire electoral process. However, is this simply another instance of the AEC being ineffective and inconsistent in their communication on online platforms? Should they even maintain a presence on social media if they cannot provide clear communication and ensure the removal of personal/political bias from their employees who are replying to posts? For extra context on the multiple voting the AEC has also said that "The instances of multiple marks have never been of a significant volume and never more than the margin in an election. We have electronic certified lists across all pre-polls and continuing to many on-the-day polling places with real-time mark-off of the roll." ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_SAimYHo-0

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