Mark Riboldi
Lecturer in social impact and social change at UTS. Non-profits, civil society, democracy, etc: profiles.uts.edu.au/mark.riboldi
AWFC / Tillies. OG Fool. Chaotic Good.
- Reposted by Mark Riboldi🚨 New article by me and Jordan McSwiney in The Conversation about One Nation’s long history of dysfunction, infighting and scandal, and why this is will be one of the biggest barriers to the party translating its polling surge into electoral success theconversation.com/can-one-nati...
- ...'a global network of free-market think tanks to target the "intellectuals" in society, and to market their ideas like toothpaste to win the "battle for ideas"...' www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01... #auspol #thinktanks #agendasetting
- An extensive analysis by the ABC's @garethhutchens.bsky.social about the decades long agenda setting work of the Atlas Network, which quotes some of my work on Advance Australia. (as well as UTS colleague @jeremywalker.bsky.social 's on the Atlas Network).
- The relevant piece on Advance in The Conversation, fwiw: theconversation.com/right-wing-p...
- Very interested in this potential resurgence in one of Australia's oldest civil society orgs - the Country Women's Association. Promoting a solution to modern disillusionment, disengagement and detachment - getting involved in community around shared interests. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiBrigitte Bardot's 30 years of sympathy for the far right www.lemonde.fr/en/obituarie...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiPut it down. My @smh @theage cartoon.
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiThis week's Tallyroom podcast is essential listening for understanding the modern Australian Labor Party. 👏 friends of POP: host @benraue.com in conversation with @redrabbleroz.bsky.social www.tallyroom.com.au/63678
- Great to see this event we organised, with funds from @auspsa.bsky.social and featuring George Megalogenis, @frankbongiorno.bsky.social @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social @lizhumphrys.bsky.social & @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social has been made into a podcast by UTS Impact Studios. pod.link/1760672339/e...
- The event spanned 2 @auspsa.bsky.social funded workshops: (1) on challenges for social democracy in Aus hosted by @lizhumphrys.bsky.social @jacobbroom.bsky.social and @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social; (2) on the rise of ind and minor parties by, @phoebehayman.bsky.social @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social & me.
- Both workshops were precursors to upcoming special editions / symposia of the Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social
- "Because being 'right' isn't enough." The hubris in this advert for Advance's 2026 conference is quite beautiful, really. If you need a refresher on who Advance are, etc., here's something I prepared in advance... theconversation.com/right-wing-p...
- I ran an experiment this semester, to see what impact listening to the subject coordinator and engaging with subject materials had on students' grades. tl;dr - students can excel without doing either, but if they want to pass they should do both. www.markriboldi.com.au/teaching-edu...
- 🚨 🚨 Some inspiration for those opposing job cuts and the general corporatisation of public universities around Australia - the staff/union led campaign at ANU has resulted in the halting of forced redundancies. Join your union ✊ www.miragenews.com/union-triump...
- Some ramblings on my blog about philanthropic organisations, accountability, etc., if that's your thing. www.markriboldi.com.au/democracy-ci...
- “Justice here is set up to favour the wealthy and well connected; the poor just get processed.” Marcia Langton outlines a damning story of institutional racism in @thesaturdaypaper.com.au www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiV good piece by the legend that is @amyremeikis.bsky.social www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
- Worried about losing your job? Just wash your undies and brush your teeth twice a day... 😡🤬 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...?
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiSenator @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social: ‘Is ANU being trashed by the Bell and Bishop leadership?’ ACT Division Secretary @lachlanclohesy.bsky.social: ‘Absolutely. We need a new leadership approach or we need a new leadership.’ The Senate Inquiry into university governance continues…
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiThe rich must be incentivised; the poor must be disciplined. The political economy of the super-elite in one headline.
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiHow do politicians talk about housing, and does it impact policy? #ICYMI Political scientists @markriboldi.bsky.social & @pandanuspetter.bsky.social join @marijataflaga.bsky.social to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go. #AUListen 🎧 #DemocracySausage ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...
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- In which I sneak in a gag about an AI-generated Presidential penis.
- @marijataflaga.bsky.social @markriboldi.bsky.social and I have a chat about UBIs & crisis thinking in housing and social welfare policy. I haven't listened, so if I say anything regrettable just know I've grown and changed since back then (yesterday). 😱🏠💰🗣️ reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiThe 19-year-old has also been cast in The Price Is Not Inflating, and The Bold And The Big Beautiful Bill. theshovel.com.au/2025/07/23/p...
- From a supporter email Climate 200 sent today - a good example of how the organisation exhibits 'party-like' behaviour, as @phoebehayman.bsky.social, @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social and I wrote about @ausjpolsci.bsky.social in 2024: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiHello Sydneysiders! On Tuesday 23rd Sep join Frank Bongiorno, George Megalogenis, @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social, @lizhumphrys.bsky.social & me for our public event A New Australian Politics: Rupture or Realignment. Registration is free & we'd love to see you there! events.humanitix.com/a-new-austra...
- "Part of a worldwide trend towards right-wing populism, Advance will likely continue to be at the centre of conservative politics in Australia." Me writing for @theconversation.com on conservative campaign group Advance. theconversation.com/right-wing-p...
- "Universities are public institutions, not corporate machines. The way this process is unfolding [at UTS] raises serious concerns about governance," (Labor Senator Tony) Sheldon said. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
- The corporatisation of universities races for the zenith, with Macquarie University proposing to cut completely sociology, politics, and more. Sign the petition to support those in line to lose their jobs, and current and future students. www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/sa...
- Looking at the latest ACNC data on registered charities (including universities) and spotted this ridiculous rate of casualisation at QUT, the ninth biggest employer in the sector. This is 2023 data reported to the ACNC. Almost twice as many casuals as full-time staff. @nteunion.bsky.social
- The ACNC report released a few weeks ago: www.acnc.gov.au/tools/report...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiAPSA is deeply concerned about the proposed cuts to Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University. Our letter to university leadership outlines the discipline’s outstanding research, strong teaching record, and impact. 📄 Read the full letter here: auspsa.org.au/job-alert/ap....
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiWe're in @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social's Political Insight this week unpacking a bit about what British parties could learn from Australia’s election journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
- Reposted by Mark Riboldithere's a lot of suggestions for how this prof could do alternate assessment... but p much all of them are significantly more time consuming. chatgpt is just revealing and exacerbating a problem with our higher education system
- Australian Christian Lobby sends a 'Reconciliation Week' supporter email, soliciting donations, and not mentioning Australia's First Nations peoples - i.e. THE PURPOSE OF THE WEEK - at all. Not surprising but also pretty damn audacious.
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiCan't wait to kick off this new project on Australia's Climate Economy with some very cool people. This post-doc will be based at Sydney Uni, and there will be a funded PhD scholarship based at Macquarie coming soon...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiAustralia has a proud history of standing up against human catastrophe. Gaza should be no exception | Ed Husic www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiWe are here! Welcome to the new Bluesky account of the Australian Journal of Political Science (AJPS), the official journal of the Australian Political Studies Association (@auspsa.bsky.social)! 1/1
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiWe're in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social, examining the ALP's first term in government and exploring the resurgence of 'consensus' politics. This one is also open access!
- "...revolving-door pathways from student politics to Parliament and then private sector boardrooms bypass real work experience and meaningful community engagement.” I chatted to the European Centre for Populism Studies for this "incisive" interview: www.populismstudies.org/dr-riboldi-s...
- Fun fact: On Meta, during the #FederalElection Anti-Nuclear\LNP orgs outspent pro-Nuclear/LNP ones d almost 3:1. Me in the Conversation looking at the biggest third party spenders on Meta in the federal election. #AusPol theconversation.com/follow-the-m...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiMassive congratulations to @parentsforclimate.bsky.social for launching the legal action against EnergyAustralia and securing a landmark result: an apology for greenwashing and a commitment to direct emission reduction. Well done to Equity Generation Lawyers as well. Have a read:
- Here it is, finally. The truth. In a landmark #greenwashing legal case brought by @parentsforclimate.bsky.social, #EnergyAustralia has publicly acknowledged that offsets do not undo the harms of burning fossil fuels & apologised to more than 400,000 customers of its carbon #offsetting product
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiRob and I have a new(ish) article in Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. In the paper we discuss the extent to which the first term Albanese Labor Government reshaped Australia's political economy. It's open access too!
- Reposted by Mark Riboldi🚨 New piece in @aunz.theconversation.com from Amy Nethery and I: In this article, we consider 'How did Tim Wilson turn the tide in Goldstein?'. The answer: by becoming more like the teal campaign that defeated him in 2022. Read it in full here theconversation.com/liberal-part...
- Everyone seems to have a post-election 'hot take' on the Australian Greens - so why not me? www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-hot... #auspol #australianpolitics #2025FederalElection #AustralianGreens
- Best hot take on the Greens so far - once you get past the editors’ clickbait headline.
- I've taken Jane Hume's advice and read the entrails now the chicken is gutted Here's me in the @theconversation.com on the Greens' election performance theconversation.com/greens-elect...
- Reposted by Mark Riboldi🚨 Blog post w Power to Persuade @powertopersuade.bsky.social 🚨 I summarise my recent paper (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...). BUT: I really wanted to highlight how people with disability co-produce policy successes despite gov inaction. Pls share widely 🙏
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiLiberal leadership conclave.
- "Above all, the Liberals would do well to lose the sneer." @frankbongiorno.bsky.social in a great piece on on the Liberal Party crisis. inside.org.au/are-the-libe...
- Fun Fact: The ALP also won the Google/YouTube ad spend. ALP: $9,785,400 LNP: $7,150,650 Greens: $956,550 Climate200 indies: $1,280,400 Trumpet of Patriots: $7,290,000 (Based on data from the Google Ad Transparency Centre - Political Ads 28 Mar to 3 May - Party and candidates spend)
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiReports say he wouldn't stop flashing it around all night Read more: chaser.com.au/general-news...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiSome really great musings from Mark Riboldi here. He presents a really insightful set of ideas, questions and points on who is represented in Australian politics, in what ways, and how they get there - I'm very happy to have played a small role in sparking them!
- Some more election related thoughts - this time about representation, accountability and power. www.markriboldi.com.au/2025/05/02/w... (inspired by a reading of @phoebehayman.bsky.social's great new article in AJPS about the Teal wave in 2022).
- Some more election related thoughts - this time about representation, accountability and power. www.markriboldi.com.au/2025/05/02/w... (inspired by a reading of @phoebehayman.bsky.social's great new article in AJPS about the Teal wave in 2022).
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiBest pic ever. Well done James Brickwood.
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiThe boom in early voting has consequences for campaign timing and strategies Today I spoke with the ABC about how major, minor and independent candidates are adapting their campaigns to this new normal in different ways www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiStill love this political cartoon by John Shakespeare
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiNew Gist: Trans rights are Data rights An unusually long Gist on the data protection implications of the UK Supreme Court's decision to define what is the meaning of the word 'woman' in a single UK Act. (Also: the CJEU, colonialism, Joyce's Ulysses and Sinn Féin) www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiWas great to catch with these two legends and yap a bit about the declining major party primary vote amongst other things!
- Reposted by Mark Riboldi“Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...well, I have others.” - Groucho Marx. #Goldsteinvotes #election2025 #auspol #TimWilson 3m
- This is a brilliant visualisation by @caseybriggs.com. @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social @phoebehayman.bsky.social & I wrote about this in @auspsa.bsky.social AJPS last yr, examining some of the political & electoral factors this realignment of Australian politics. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- This humble little triangle explains the big shift in how we vote over 50 years. My latest: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiOkay. So now it appears the Libs have totalled not one, not two, but three campaign trucks in the past three days. And in releated news, the rhetorical 'irony' and 'metaphor' are missing presumed dead. #asupol #election2025
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiI’ve got a piece in @australia.theguardian.com breaking down the decisive Senate contests and how the Senate is likely to play out. #ausvotes
- Some more ramblings about civil society organisations (CSOs) in the federal election - this time looking at different kinds of CSO and the kinds of stuff they do. www.markriboldi.com.au/2025/04/23/w... #auspol #FederalElection2025
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiFantastic piece on the Advance campaign against the Greens ... for the record in researching my 2019 history of the party "Inside the Greens" I didn't see or hear anti-semitism once - I was looking out for it! There was criticism of Israel but that's not the same thing www.smh.com.au/national/cop...
- Fun Fact: none of the CSOs I'm following in #FederalElection sent a supporter email on Good Friday. The two Fridays previous had 6 sent on each, inc 1 a week from Australian Christian Lobby, Advance, and GetUp!
- In comparison there were 3 emails each on the key days of Eid al fitr (31/3) and Passover Seder (13/4), none of which were sent by ACL, GetUp! or Advance.
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiJust a reminder - this is the network David Seymour's ACT is part of #nzpol theaimn.net/tim-wilson-s...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiAt the beginning of the 2025 federal election campaign, the latest Accent Research | RedBridge MRP estimates that while a minority government still looks to be the most likely outcome, Labor are the favourites, and are within reach of a parliamentary majority
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiAfter last night's leaders debate, I joined David Astley and speechwriter Joel Deane to unpack the leader's performances on ABC Radio Melbourne and talk about the role of debates in political campaigning. Check it out here, from around the 2:25:00 mark. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiAll good folks, Labor isn’t paying the podcasters they are just paying the company that pays the podcasters. And no one thinks any of it needs to be disclosed. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiOur secret plot has finally been revealed: Ariel Bogle and I have written a book: 'CONSPIRACY NATION: Exposing the dangerous world of Australian conspiracy theories' We have a lot to share about what we uncovered, but for now you can pre-order it here: bio.to/ConspiracyNation
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiI had a great chat, as usual, with @benraue.com for his Tally Room podcast. We talked about Gen-Z voting, youth wings, the unique seat of Lingiari, Indigenous representation, dodgy promises on housing from the major parties, and much more besides! Have a listen here: www.tallyroom.com.au/60358
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- Perhaps explains a few things we've been seeing, @ariadnevromen.bsky.social?
- Scoop: GetUp!'s CEO has quietly left the group just weeks before the election. This comes as the former digital campaigning powerhouse has been noticeably absent this campaign: almost no digital ads, no media releases this year & donations have dropped precipitously. www.crikey.com.au/20...
- Is it possible to use the word "truth" 60 times across 5 emails to supporters? What about "Dutton" 66 times in 7 emails? Possible? Yes. Wise? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ More observations about civil society campaigning in the 2025 federal election. www.markriboldi.com.au/2025/04/14/t...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiInteresting to read this corporate sense-check on UTS restructuring plans www.afr.com/work-and-car...
- Reposted by Mark RiboldiIts not a ripple, its a tidal wave. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
- Interesting to see Advance operating as a funnel for resources for anti-Greens groups. Would be interesting to know if any of it went to micro-right candidates, or just to "grassroots community members" fyi @ariadnevromen.bsky.social @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
