Riahn Smith

Political advisor. Lover of good wine and food. Views are my own.

[Leanne Raditsas @raditsas]

Great to see progress being made towards @WhiteRibbonAust accreditation at @VicParliament with @SheedSuzanna #springst

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A night with @billshortenmp and the Labor Party - https://t.co/l7Q6wyyfC6 @theweeklytimes

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Labor is the party of all Australians (including) the grand old country towns, says @billshortenmp @theweeklytimes #ausvotes

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"I wish to thank the mighty trade union movement of Australia," says @billshortenmp @theweeklytimes

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@billshortenmp says Liberals have lost their mandate @theweeklytimes

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"The Labor Party is back," says @billshortenmp @theweeklytimes

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The doors at ALP HQ are shut in anticipation of the arrival of @billshortenmp @theweeklytimes

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Chants of "we want Bill" are filling the room at ALP HQ @theweeklytimes

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"This is a hung parliament," says Labor's Kim Carr, but he says it doesn't mean they'll have to do a deal with the Greens @theweeklytimes

[The Weekly Times @theweeklytimes]

Barnaby Joyce will remain Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader https://t.co/HcXzRpPbT4 #ausvotes @NatalieKotsios

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If we get a hung parliament, it'll go Labor's way, tips @alexnikolaou3, one of the ALP's newest members

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Victorian Labor powerbroker Senator Kim Carr has arrived at ALP HQ @theweeklytimes

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As the buzz at ALP HQ grows, fewer people are willing to voice their thoughts as the votes come in... @theweeklytimes

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The mood is buoyant at ALP HQ but there's still mixed views on tonight's outcome. @theweeklytimes https://t.co/l7Q6wyyfC6

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Cheers and claps all round at ALP HQ with @billshortenmp re-elected in his Melbourne seat

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"I was handing out today and I said, 'Vote 1 Bill Shorten'," says 6yo Eda Rose @theweeklytimes @NatalieSuleyman.

[The Weekly Times @theweeklytimes]

Not much action at the @billshortenmp headquarters yet as votes have started to be counted @RiahnSmith #ausvotes

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Stunning day at the "Echuca office" chatting to @MurrayRiverPS skipper Beth Conner for @theweeklytimes

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First daffodils of the season. #spring can't be too far away!

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Great yarn in today's @theweeklytimes on Ballarat's #foodisfree project with gorgeous pics by @Zoe_Phillips__ http://t.co/UKCe6byDPB