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infobeautiful.bsky.social
Australia explained for Americans

Creator: unknown
This humorous map titled “Australia explained for Americans” reimagines the geography of Australia by overlaying the names of U.S. states onto its regions to create a playful, culturally relatable comparison for American audiences: Western Australia is labeled “Texas,” the Northern Territory is “Florida,” Queensland is “Alabama,” New South Wales is “California,” Victoria is “New York,” Tasmania is “Oregon,” South Australia is “Ohio, Idaho, and Iowa,” the Australian Capital Territory is “New Mexico,” and a small coastal region near Sydney is humorously dubbed “New Jersey,” while a sliver of land on the eastern coast is labeled “Louisiana”; each state name is color-coded and positioned roughly according to the relative size and shape of the corresponding Australian region, using bold, simple text and bright, distinct colors to emphasize the satirical analogy between the vast, sparsely populated landscapes of Australia and familiar U.S. states, with no data sources or scale provided, clearly intended as lighthearted cultural commentary rather than a factual geographic representation.
October 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
paleofuture.bsky.social
Here's a clip from the Aug. 2023 hearing in Australia where Twitter exec Nick Pickles explained Dom Lucre sharing child sexual abuse material wasn't an automatic ban. The Australian senator explained why that's absurd.
April 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
taniel.bsky.social
People were REQUIRED to vote in today's election, lest they get a fine by the state.

I talked to an Australian scholar yesterday who explained the genesis of this 'compulsory voting' system. She also explained it creates an 'egalitarian pressure' on how parties campaign.

Check it out:
“An Egalitarian Pressure”: Australia Has Been Requiring People to Vote for 100 Years - Bolts
When Australia holds its federal elections on Saturday, it’ll do so with the requirement that all eligible citizens head to the polls and vote. If they don’t, the Australian Electoral... Read More
boltsmag.org
May 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
c-i-t.bsky.social
So true. I am in Australia. Many years ago I had an American style "Karen" lady trying to tell me that it was within her constitutional rights to demand something. I politely explained that her rights meant stuff all in Australia.
January 5, 2026 at 4:20 AM
ketanjoshi.co
sky news australia having a normal one

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
Sky News Australia Sky News Australia admits editorial failure after guest insults Islam while wearing bacon-covered shirt Host Freya Leach sat silently while Ryan Williams called Muslims terrorists and explained he ‘wore’ bacon to protect himself from alleged threats of beheading Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter here Amanda Meade Media correspondent Mon 22 Sep 2025 03.33 EDT Sky News Australia has admitted a failure of editorial process allowed a guest to deliver a highly offensive diatribe against Islam while wearing a shirt festooned with raw bacon rashers.
September 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
"Within ten weeks, five European countries had moved against Palantir contracts." Yet in Australia they have allowed mass private data transfers - no inquiry, no disclosure.
Claudia Weisenberger
#auspol #cellebrite #surveillance
michaelwest.com.au/the-global-r...
The global reckoning over Palantir and Cellebrite - and the country that never asked - Michael West
A rash of European countries have cut contracts with surveillance group Palantir. Australia has had no inquiry, nor explained the risks.
michaelwest.com.au
September 7, 2026 at 12:47 AM
sandyernestallen.bsky.social
Naomi Klein’s Doppelganger was the book that for me explained the *why* of the relationship between transphobia/other forms of bigotry and why they’re so widespread in countries like US/UK/Canada/Australia …
sandyernestallen.bsky.social Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 6d
The other week on a dating app, a Canadian woman I’d been talking to for not long expressed that she wasn’t sure there was any overlap between transphobes and racists and I was like … hm. And disconnected.
September 30, 2026 at 10:26 AM
katecrane.bsky.social
I explained Shaun King to a friend in Australia and need a nap
January 9, 2025 at 5:36 AM
ozperspective.bsky.social
This kind of law enforcement mistake is not unusual.

BUT!

My wife and I moved into a new rental a few years ago. Suddenly, Police showed up with a warrant for the previous tenant. My wife explained we were new tenants. The Police officers apologised profusely and left.

This is Australia. No guns.
April 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
alangnixon.bsky.social
#Neoliberalism is cancer, #Australia.

#Housing

#auspol

youtu.be/QtZfbWOkoIY?...
Australia May Have Just Solved The Housing Crisis
YouTube video by Economics Explained
youtu.be
October 2, 2026 at 1:51 AM
infobeautiful.bsky.social
Australia explained for Americans

Creator: unknown
This humorous map titled “Australia explained for Americans” reimagines the geography of Australia by overlaying the names of U.S. states onto its regions to create a playful, culturally relatable comparison for American audiences: Western Australia is labeled “Texas,” the Northern Territory is “Florida,” Queensland is “Alabama,” New South Wales is “California,” Victoria is “New York,” Tasmania is “Oregon,” South Australia is “Ohio, Idaho, and Iowa,” the Australian Capital Territory is “New Mexico,” and a small coastal region near Sydney is humorously dubbed “New Jersey,” while a sliver of land on the eastern coast is labeled “Louisiana”; each state name is color-coded and positioned roughly according to the relative size and shape of the corresponding Australian region, using bold, simple text and bright, distinct colors to emphasize the satirical analogy between the vast, sparsely populated landscapes of Australia and familiar U.S. states, with no data sources or scale provided, clearly intended as lighthearted cultural commentary rather than a factual geographic representation.
February 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
euanritchie.bsky.social
Peter Dutton is a Trump wannabe and fanboy.

We don’t want Temu Trump leading Australia.

Remember we have *preferential voting* in Australia though!

Order according to what you value most, not the bs myths and misinformation you might hear!

Explained here youtu.be/bleyX4oMCgM?...
Honest Government Ad | Preferential Voting
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
youtu.be
March 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
johnmenadue.com
Homelessness in Australia increasingly looks like families living in cars, workers sleeping on friends’ couches and pensioners priced out of long-held rentals. The problem is no longer adequately explained by individual disadvantage, Fabian Webber writes. #auspol #Housing #Homelessness
The changing face of homelessness
Homelessness in Australia is increasingly affecting working families, older women and people who never fitted the old stereotype, as housing costs, insecure work and inadequate social housing widen the risk.
pearlsandirritations.com
September 1, 2026 at 11:34 PM
couponforpoupon.bsky.social
5. Ranked choice voting is better than first past the post and compulsory RCV should be the law. It has worked for over a hundred years in Australia. The Aussies survived Rupert Murdoch, the USA has not.
Ranked Choice Voting Explained — with Cute Pets | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 4:58 AM
earthlymission.bsky.social
A man in Australia let this huge huntsman spider live in his house 🕷️🕸️

He also explained why👇
earthlymission.com/australia-ma...
February 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
dmy54.bsky.social
I live in Australia and am completely confounded by lots of stuff coming out of America. I follow Jeff Tiedrich (and lots of others too); he explained the situation very clearly in this article -
www.jefftiedrich.com/p/just-what-...
just what the fuck does ABC News think they’re doing?
these cowards are paving the way for their own demise
www.jefftiedrich.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:23 PM
australiainstitute.org.au
In 2023, we filed a complaint with the ACCC on the basis that the Australian Government’s ‘carbon neutral’ certification scheme, Climate Active, may be misleading and deceptive under consumer law.

@pollyjhemming.bsky.social explained why on ABC News:
#auspol #climate
We Referred the Federal Govt to the ACCC Over Greenwashing
YouTube video by The Australia Institute
youtu.be
May 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
australiainstitute.org.au
Do high interest rates help increase productivity? Absolutely not.

@richarddenniss.bsky.social and @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social clear up some of the confusion about productivity in this explainer:
youtu.be/1UhhPyYWBn0?...
Philip Lowe Wants You to Work Harder: Productivity Explained
YouTube video by The Australia Institute
youtu.be
March 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
sunshinecoastnews.bsky.social
Australia's Defence Policy Explained.

youtu.be/sgspkxfkS4k?... @janecaro.bsky.social @lucyham.bsky.social #australia #afl #nrl #cricket #xmas
Australia's Defence Policy Explained | Utopia
YouTube video by Working Dog Productions
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
michaelemann.bsky.social
p.s. the idea that the increasingly widespread and damaging wildfires can be explained away by "fire suppression" practices etc. is an old denialist frame advanced by Trump and GOP: www.newsweek.com/lies-climate...
July 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM
simonrosenberg.bsky.social
BREAKING: Nuclear submarines to be built for Australia under the #AUKUS agreement will now resemble German U-Boats.

A spokesperson for The Pentagon explained that the president had just watched the movie 'Das Boot'. #auspol
kairyssdal.bsky.social Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · Aug 15
This is, bar none, the stupidest fuckung thing I’ve ever heard.

And the idea that there’s nobody in the chain of command - civilian or military - with enough courage to say so is a disgrace.
Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump’s preferences
The president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II. Such a change could cost billions.
wapo.st
August 15, 2026 at 10:14 PM
onestpress.onestnetwork.com
ONEST Explained: Carney’s Indo-Pacific tour is Canada’s answer to tariffs, war, and global fragmentation

www.onestnetwork.com/carneys-indo...
Carney’s Indo-Pacific tour is Canada’s answer to tariffs, war, and global fragmentation
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney toured India, Australia, and Japan, signing billions in energy, AI, defense, and supply-chain agreements. Here’s why the Indo-Pacific trip matters amid tariffs, war...
www.onestnetwork.com
March 7, 2026 at 1:39 AM
mackayim.bsky.social
A good site for pathology test details in Australia.
Although it doesn't have great social media linking.
pathologytestsexplained.org.au
Pathology Tests Explained
pathologytestsexplained.org.au
July 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
starrfire71.bsky.social
Yes, I have a friend in Australia who has been gleeful about RFK jr appointment. I repeatedly explained what a horrific person he is and have never gotten any response.
December 13, 2024 at 4:34 PM
petapleasant.bsky.social
I think I am genuinely the first openly trans person in his life, so I guess he just never had to think about it until now? It's that regional Australia isolation, he did genuinely apologise when I explained & he's never really expressed anything resembling anti-trans sentiment otherwise
October 3, 2026 at 2:36 AM