The AusDems Guy

04/09/2026

The BEST!!!

🚨 THE WAIT IS OVER…🚨

This week on Keep the Bastards Honest, Hosts Heath and Elana are joined by The Gherk and Martin Bella — two names that have become pretty bloody hard to miss on Australian social media.

🥒 How does someone become The Gherk?
🎙️ Where did Martin Bella’s story begin?
👀 And what happens when an online persona suddenly has a life — and an audience — of its own?

We get the origin stories behind the names before talking about misinformation, science, facts… and the increasingly rebellious act of simply being radically sensible.

🎧 New episode of Keep the Bastards Honest — OUT NOW!
Links below.

31/08/2026

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27/08/2026

Have a listen 🎧 👇

🎙️After a layoff a little longer than we anticipated… WE’RE BACK!!! 🎙️

Join National Vice President Elana Mitchell and Victorian Vice President Heath McKenzie as we whip the dust covers off the Keep the Bastards Honest podcast and crank up the commentary engine once more.

And there’s plenty to talk about.

In our return episode, we’re talking all things Victoria in the lead-up to the Victorian state election — including the Australian Democrats’ fight to get registered in Victoria so we can actually get on the ballot and contest it!

🎧 The new episode is live now.

Click the link in the comments to listen, and let us know what you think.

21/08/2026

🥳 🎂 🥳

Remembering Don Chipp on the 101st anniversary of his birthdate.
(21 August 1925 – 28 August 2006)
Don Chipp was born in Melbourne and educated at Northcote Primary School, Northcote High School and the University of Melbourne, where he graduated in commerce. After playing Australian rules football for Heidelberg, he played briefly in the Victorian Football League with the Fitzroy Football Club (playing three games in 1947, for one goal). He also played for Prahran in the VFA and was a member of their 1951 premiership side. A champion sprinter, he was narrowly defeated in the 1953 Stawell Gift foot race.
(Excerpt from Wikipedia)

Profile courtesy of Demonwiki The history of the Melbourne Football Club:

Honours: 1949 Seconds premiership player
Games: 0 (3 total) Goals: 0 (1 total) Career statistics
1949 Seconds player who had played three games for Fitzroy in 1947.
Chipp never managed a senior game with Melbourne and joined VFA side Prahran in the 1950 pre-season. He played on the wing in their 1951 premiership side. In 1952 he ran in the Stawell Gift final.
In 1960 he became a Federal MP for the Liberal Party, before breaking away and forming the Australian Democrats in 1977.
His brother Alan played one game for Fitzroy in 1957.

http://demonwiki.org/Don+Chipp

29/07/2026

Victorian State President Ryan Parris has an important message for our Victorians Followers.

If you’ve been following our page, enjoying our content, and believe Australia needs a sensible, balanced alternative, now is the time to join the Australian Democrats.

We have just 2 days left to find 100 more Victorian members so we can contest this November’s Victorian Election.

✅ It only takes a couple of minutes.
✅ Membership is completely FREE.
✅ Your support could help put the Australian Democrats back on the ballot paper in Victoria for the first time in over 20 years.

Every new member brings us one step closer to giving Victorians another choice at the ballot box.

If you believe Victoria deserves meaningful, practical and balanced representation, please share this post with your friends and family and encourage them to join too.

👉 Join today via the link: https://vic.democrats.org.au/join/

28/07/2026

Sing up today before it’s too late! 👇

19/07/2026

To meet the party registration requirements, the VEC has sent letters to all Australian Democrats members in Victoria.

If you've received yours, please take a few minutes to complete, sign, and return it. Your response is essential to helping ensure the Australian Democrats can appear on the ballot this November.

Every returned form makes a difference. Thank you for your support and for helping keep voter choice alive in Victoria. 💛

18/07/2026

Definitely worth a listen 👂 🏆 💪 👇

The National President of the Australian Democrats, Leonie Green, recently sat down with Annie McCubbin on the brilliant Why Smart Women podcast!

In this episode, Leonie shares her insights on navigating leadership, breaking down the major-party duopoly, and why a strong, ethical political center is vital for Australia's future. They dive deep into what it takes to rebuild an iconic political movement grounded in integrity, sensible economics, and genuine transparency.

If you’re tired of the shouting matches in parliament and want to hear how we can structurally update governance to serve everyday Australians, this conversation is a must-listen.

👉 How to listen: Search for the Why Smart Women podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify today!

20/06/2026

Couldn’t have said it better 👇

We don’t need more heat.

We need more light.

At a time when politics too often rewards outrage, division and performance, we’re choosing a different path.

Pragmatic problem solving.�Evidence informed.�Values led.

Politics is not a reality TV show.

You can change the channel.

18/06/2026

HAPPY NATIONAL VEGEMITE DAY!

Today we put aside our differences and unite behind the one issue that truly matters:

How much Vegemite is the correct amount of Vegemite?

The Australian Democrats support a diversity of views on this matter.

Some Australians believe in a delicate scraping over butter.

Others apply it with the enthusiasm of a plasterer renovating a bathroom.

Then there are the extremists.

You know who you are.

The people who eat Vegemite straight from the jar with a spoon while maintaining eye contact.

We don’t judge.

Well… maybe a little.

🤔 But have you ever wondered how iconic Australian brands like Vegemite came to exist?

The answer isn’t just entrepreneurship. It’s also the stable democratic institutions that allow Australian businesses to innovate, compete, employ workers, and become part of our national identity.

Democracy provides the rule of law, consumer protections, public infrastructure, education systems, and economic stability that allow home-grown Australian brands to thrive.

In other words, Vegemite wasn’t invented by a dictator.

It was invented in a country where people were free to experiment with the leftovers from beer production and somehow convince an entire nation that salty black yeast paste belongs on toast.

And honestly?

That’s beautiful. 🥲

Today we celebrate:
✅ Vegemite on toast
✅ Vegemite scrolls
✅ Vegemite and cheese sandwiches
✅ The weird cousin who eats it from the jar
✅ The democratic institutions that help Australian businesses succeed