What are micro parties and why do they run against such difficult odds? I sit down with Meow-Ludo, who has run for the Science Party and the Flux Party, and ask him what it's like to campaign in electorates that likely won't result in victory. What is it like to join a micro party and what's the goal for a party that gets very little media attention? Watch and find out!  

In the episode we discuss the very important goal of 4% first preference votes for a party to receive electoral funding. Learn more about electoral funding over at the AEC website: https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/public_funding/Current_Funding_Rate.htm  

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In this video I explain the difference between the House of Assembly and the Legislative Council, how the elections don't usually happen at the same time, and how to fill in the different ballots for each of the chambers. If you live in Tasmania then this video is for you!  

Learn more about Tasmanian elections at: https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/ 

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Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the video was filmed and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

What do politicians do every day? When do they get to actually read the bills they're voting on? What's a sitting day like? And why do politicians not always answer emails? These and many more questions are answered by Rose Jackson, Labor MLC for NSW in a chat about the day to day and ever changing schedule of a politician. 

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Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the video was filmed and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

If you want to be an Australian citizen and you weren't born here there's an application process involving an interview and a test on your knowledge of the English language and Australian values. I was born here so never had to do this so now I'm going to take a crack at the practice test and see if I can pass or... do I fail? Am I about to get thrown out of the country for not knowing enough? Watch and find out.  

Find the practice test here: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship/test-and-interview/prepare-for-test/practice-test-new   

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Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the video was filmed and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

Queensland is different to every other state in Australia in that it only has a Legislative Assembly and no Legislative Council. It got rid of it in 1922, but why? And how? What led to the abolition of the Council 100 years ago and why hasn't it returned? Join me in a rollercoaster journey of successive attempts, decades of criticism, and multiple governments trying to bring the downfall of the inconvenient and undemocratic block that was the council. Join me in a deep dive into some Australian political history!  

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Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the video was filmed and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

In this video I explain how to fill in your ballots for the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council as well as explain why the two are different. This is not about who to vote for as that decision is entirely up to you! I also explain the difference between voting above and below the line for the Legislative Council. The next WA election is currently scheduled for 8 March 2025, but can be called early by the Governor.  

To learn more about elections for WA state parliament go to: https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/ 

To find your electoral district/region go to: https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/electorates/find-your-electorate  

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If the information in this episode becomes out of date I will delete it and upload a new video so as to ensure accuracy. For any further questions please visit the WA electoral commission website linked above.  

Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the video was filmed and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

Who was Frank Forde and why did he only serve for a week as Prime Minister? Join me as I give a brief overview of the highs and lows of Frank Forde's surprisingly long political life and career from being a young member of Queensland state politics to retirement so one more person can know about this iconic, yet rarely talked about, Prime Minister.  

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Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the video was filmed and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

A Christmas Prince is a romantic trilogy of Christmas movies on Netflix where Amber, an American journalist, goes to cover the story of Prince Richard's potential ascension or abdication of the throne of the fictional country of Aldovia. But wait! There's love! There's mistaken identities! There's a lot of real world parallels with monarchies! So just in what ways does it stack up compared to both contemporary and historic Kings and Queens?   

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This episode discusses the Netflix movie: A Christmas Prince distributed by Netflix and produced by MPCA  Directed by Kiwi Zaam, written by Karen Schaler and Nathan Atkins. This is not a paid endorsement.

Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the video was filmed and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

Australia has 6 states and 10 territories and there are a few differences between them - not just between states and territories but there are different kinds of territories as well. In this video I go over the politics and history of both internal and external territories.   

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Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the video was filmed and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

The Australian Labor Party has one odd mystery... Given that Australian's use British English and spell words like colour, humour, etc with O-U-R, why does the ALP spell their name without a U? The name comes from "labour", because of its origins with the workers movements and unions, but where along the line did the spelling become Americanised? Well that's exactly what I'm going to find out. Join me in a dive through history, a very obviously not Canadian man, and a Labor historian's commentary on booklets as I get to the bottom of this once and for all.  

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Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the video was filmed and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.