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Darcy Murphy

@DarMurp

Believe 🦁🦁🦁 Tasmania, Always (he/him)

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Joined January 2018
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With there now being a candidate i know about in the field for the Hobart City Council, i've started the 2026 HCC Candidate Tracker #politas #lgtas docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
HCC 2026 Candidates

HCC 2026 Candidates

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Given that he is talking abt being inspired by the Mayor of Barcelona im wondering if I can read his mind, bc i was comparing him to the random French PM who popped up in Barcelona running for mayor a few years back
Darcy Murphy (@DarMurp) profile pictureDarcy Murphy@DarMurp16h
The ABC has a clip up of Charles Wooley's first press conference as mayor #politas #lgtas
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Charles Wooley are you a fan of Argentinian writer Mariana Enriquez and her short story collection The Dangers of Smoking in Bed where she writes a story set in Barcelona (which is one of the best stories in what is in general a very strong collection) she lives in Launceston!
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The ABC has a clip up of Charles Wooley's first press conference as mayor #politas #lgtas
Alex Johnston (@swegen31) profile pictureAlex Johnston@swegen3121h
Hearing reports of a memorable first press conference for the new Lord Mayor… @WINNews_Tas at 5.30 #politas #lgtas
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ABC Writeup - abc.net.au/news/2026-10-30/c…
City's lord mayor-elect explains 'Hobart for Hobartians' slogan

City's lord mayor-elect explains 'Hobart for Hobartians' slogan

Charles Wooley ran on a slogan of "Hobart for Hobartians". When asked what that means, he said the inspiration for it came from his travels in Spain.

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Maybe im misunderstanding this but does Wooley imply here that he thought that the Mayor could just... cut rates for everyone via fiat?
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This is setting aside what he says at the top which um
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By my count, there have been 7 mayors elected who were not previously Councillors in the immediately preceding term (list in next post) #lgtas #politas
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- Charles Wooley (Hobart) - Jo Westwood (Kingborough) - Drew Jenner (Clarence) - Casey Farrell (Derwent Valley) - Greg Rapsin (Glamoregan Spring Bay) - Chloe Foster (Waratah Wynard) - Abby McKibben (Huon)
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Westwood served on their respective council but not immediately before. Wooley has served but on a different Council Also i had an incorrect post prior about Allan Hull in Tasman being an off council to mayor, missed that he had been elected onto council on a countback
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Facebook post from Blomeley, might be indicating he's going to immediately resign his council seat? #lgtas
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The very funny, unlikely outcome, that Andrew Jenner wins the Deputy Mayoral contest and Clarence has mayor Andrew Jenner and Deputy Mayor Andrew Jenner #lgtas
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Mayors who have lost re-election - Shane Pitt (West Coast) - Teeny Brumby (Burnie) - Michelle Dracolis (Derwent Valley) - Cheryl Arnol (Glamorgan Spring Bay) - Brendan Blomeley (Clarence) #lgtas #politas
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As a sidenote the whole 'you need a credit card thing' is actually not correct btw! Steam doesnt say this but a Debit Mastercard with identity attribute verification *will work* I let my friend use my Macquarie Debit Card and she was able to login no problem!
David Shoebridge (@DavidShoebridge) profile pictureDavid Shoebridge@DavidShoebridgeOct 28
Replying to @DavidShoebridge
Gamers have been contacting my office about being locked out of their accounts and the genuine anxiety this has caused, so I took it to the eSafety Commissioner in Estimates. eSafety agrees it’s not fair and will keep my office updated as they push Steam for better options.
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Steam does not lock users out of their accounts. It restricts only R18+ store pages and new mature purchases behind credit card verification for Australian users; libraries, existing games and other features remain accessible. help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/3… rocketchainsaw.com.au/steam-age-veri…
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these age verification rules are silly but still
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i am actually crying man what have we done
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Per TEC - Turnout slightly increased this time around by .8% in cf to 2022! #lgtas
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I know we're all talking about Hobart what on earth is going on in Launceston! Matthew Garwood has 30.15% of the 20% council count & **49%** of first preferences for mayor! #lgtas #politas
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Ooh first surprise of the day, Gerald Blizzard leading but under possible threat in Circular Head! #lgtas
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I think that the progressive part of council also just had a 'name recognition' problem as well Lots of prominent Hobartians running on the right, losing both Reynolds & Burnet, vote getters 1 & 2 last time around, cannot have helped one bit #lgtas
Jack Milroy (@jackmilroyHQ) profile pictureJack Milroy@jackmilroyHQOct 27
Some thoughts on the Hobart local government election results, expected today. 1. The election was about the current council. The result will be a judgment on the performance of the 2022-2026 HCC. #politas
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(though @Ryan_Posselt and Tiffany Ashdown do deserve credit for actually hitting the doors early instead of waiting till like August)
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