Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @Politics_SMHAGE
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
80
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-31
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
The tweets cover a range of topics including: energy costs, indigenous issues, Dan Andrews, NDIS, gas prices, AUKUS, ICAC, police behaviour, and New Zealand's opinion. There are criticisms of various politicians and calls for accountability and transparency in government. Some tweets express opposition to government policies and decisions, such as the AUKUS deal and the lack of action on the NDIS.
Topic Modeling
- Energy cost reduction and government policies
- Australian energy independence and pricing issues
- National crises and government responsibilities
- Indigenous affairs and government initiatives
- Various political and social issues, including rorting, emissions, AUKUS, and media coverage
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions, including frustration and anger towards politicians and government policies regarding energy costs, homelessness, healthcare, and indigenous rights. There is also criticism towards certain individuals, such as Dan Andrews and former Hillsong leader Brian Houston. The tone is often confrontational, with individuals challenging politicians and news outlets on their actions and beliefs. Additionally, there is a sense of skepticism towards the AUKUS defence pact and the involvement of Russian athletes in international sports events. Overall, the tweets reflect a sense of dissatisfaction with current political and social issues.
Trend Analysis
- Energy crisis and cost of living crisis
- Criticism of politicians and government action/inaction
- Indigenous issues and the proposed Voice to Parliament
- International and national politics
- General news and current events
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
33
Percentage of total tweets
41%
Number of Original tweets
4
Percentage of total tweets
5%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
80
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
43
Percentage of total tweets
53%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
0
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
30
Percentage of total tweets
37%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for Android | 31 |
Twitter for iPhone | 18 |
Twitter Web App | 16 |
Twitter for iPad | 10 |
Twitter for Mac | 4 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
GrayConnolly | Gray Connolly | Husbandist|Strategist|Militarist|Jurist|Papist ~ Red Tory ~ ISTJ ~ Souths/Richmond ~ Basset Hound aide-de-camp ~ Proverbs 27:17 ~ RT=interesting / Like=noted | 45,750 |
srpeatling | Stephanie Peatling | Deputy federal editor in Canberra of @Politics_SMHAGE @smh @theage. Caption writer for @ellinghausen. Pro the Oxford comma. | 23,645 |
michaelkoziol | Michael Koziol | Sydney editor, The Sydney Morning Herald | Tips, ideas and feedback: michael.koziol@smh.com.au | 20,696 |
geoffrey_payne | Geoff Payne | Interests: Politics (Left Winger), Collecting Australian Civil & Military Aviation Books & Ephemera | 9,555 |
SallyRMelb | SRPasses it on | gender dialogues,violence against women,diversity,pets, music,art,news, veer left, RT stuff of interest, thrilled by Twitter-wit,courage & the unexpected | 7,496 |
broomstick33 | grace pettigrew | Not now, and never have been, a member of any political party | 6,330 |
Rabe9 | Tom Rabe | Journalist, @SMH π°ππΌπΆ | 6,308 |
j4gypsy | Jan Mahyuddin | Once wandering wordsmith (not all who wander are lost), SilverCity, Wilyakali country, Paakandji nation. Social Dem. Focus on local/global politics/journalism. | 3,610 |
Vikkik88 | Vikki. | Left | 3,130 |
michaelpurvis64 | Michael Purvis πCVβ€οΈ | A Small impact with No waves is what I used to be. Now I Am Angry As Hell And I Am Not Going To Take It Anyore! World Voice Now! | 3,098 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
geoffrey_payne | Geoff Payne | Interests: Politics (Left Winger), Collecting Australian Civil & Military Aviation Books & Ephemera | 10,017 |
SallyRMelb | SRPasses it on | gender dialogues,violence against women,diversity,pets, music,art,news, veer left, RT stuff of interest, thrilled by Twitter-wit,courage & the unexpected | 7,994 |
broomstick33 | grace pettigrew | Not now, and never have been, a member of any political party | 5,808 |
Julieoz836 | Julie πΏπ¦ππ¨π¦π₯ 4*π#CovidIsNotOver #WearaMask | #ClimateCrisis #EndCoalExports #RenewableRecovery #EndOffshoreDetentionNOW #PermanentProtection #RaisetheRate88 #FederalICACNow @VoicesforAston https://Astoni | 5,004 |
sir_alex52 | Alex D'Alessandro | Union Organiser and Director of Food, Sports, Transport & Entertainment (aka Dad). FFA B Licence. @australianlabor #LaborUnity @unionsaustralia #ProudToBeUnion | 5,003 |
Vikkik88 | Vikki. | Left | 4,981 |
GrayConnolly | Gray Connolly | Husbandist|Strategist|Militarist|Jurist|Papist ~ Red Tory ~ ISTJ ~ Souths/Richmond ~ Basset Hound aide-de-camp ~ Proverbs 27:17 ~ RT=interesting / Like=noted | 4,963 |
j4gypsy | Jan Mahyuddin | Once wandering wordsmith (not all who wander are lost), SilverCity, Wilyakali country, Paakandji nation. Social Dem. Focus on local/global politics/journalism. | 4,259 |
hindsight_apple | hindsight | qld @greens member, "sub-tropical corbynista", he/him/his π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ ally | 3,492 |
tilleyfab | π§Felicity Tilley π―ππ ππ πΊπ¦ π»πΈ | Decidedly left leaning. Love animals, dogs particularly. Value kindness. Consider Neo Liberalism to be a dangerous ideology that has failed. | 3,355 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
William33811161 | ADFDSDDODHA Current affairs, my opinions, followers optional. No political loyalty, just whatever best for families. | 21 |
michaelpurvis64 | A Small impact with No waves is what I used to be. Now I Am Angry As Hell And I Am Not Going To Take It Anyore! World Voice Now! | 8 |
MCRNBM | Mountains Community Resource Network is the peak body for the Blue Mountains community sector. | 5 |
NoSpinPolitics | Analysing the political bubble. Media bias is designed to engineer attitudes. Taxpayers deserve factual reporting. B. Ed, B. IT. | 4 |
geoffrey_payne | Interests: Politics (Left Winger), Collecting Australian Civil & Military Aviation Books & Ephemera | 3 |
Gargy2 | - | 2 |
Vikkik88 | Left | 2 |
nicolasnicola22 | Hello,etching/writing/humanitarian issues.Prefer ethics over pragmatism.'Dayjob' has included casual esl/art teach.RTs/remusings often. CATCH-22 Best regards.NN | 2 |
gumnut49 | - | 1 |
hindsight_apple | qld @greens member, "sub-tropical corbynista", he/him/his π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ ally | 1 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1640153176119869440 | Greens do deal on safeguard mechanism after insisting on a hard cap on emissions @Politics_SMHAGE https://t.co/eAH7c7TMCS | 2 |
1638750222800285696 | @SkyNewsAust How so @AlboMP when electricity is generated in Australia by Australian resources and Gas is from Australian waters, piped and stored in Australia. Our energy is totally independent resources. So why are we being ripped off. @Bowenchris @Politics_SMHAGE @9NewsAUS @7NewsAustralia | 2 |
1640951844167090177 | @9NewsMelb @simongerman600 @DougalBeatty @AlboMP perhaps you have forgotten: - rental crisis - building crisis - 400,000 Australians homeless - medicine shortages - hospitals & ambulance services in crisis. - energy crisis - cost of living crisis - rampant inflation, rising interest rates. @Politics_SMHAGE @SkyNewsAust | 2 |
1640113434841993217 | @Politics_SMHAGE @paulsakkal @lucy_carroll One hopes that now with a change in nsw govt that the historical errors of the past in #education negotiations will be rectified so #casuals teachers will hopefully achieve wage equity & a punitive accreditation regime will be dispelled. #morethanthanks #auspol #NSWvotes #nswpol https://t.co/jCoLLksMkQ | 1 |
1638636026662125568 | Quick rundown of the main @Politics_SMHAGE stories this morning. Labour organisers will escalate concerns abt the AUKUS defence pact by moving an annual workersβ march to Port Kembla to oppose its use as a base for future submarines, reports @CroweDM. https://t.co/45I0MpURhn | 1 |
1638806853567254528 | @Politics_SMHAGE @KnottMatthew Who gives a flying fuck what NZ thinks about anything, they been freeloading off us for a long time now | 0 |
1639467338360852480 | @William33811161 @australian @AlboMP @Politics_SMHAGE @SkyNewsAust @abcnews @SBSNews @2GB873 @9NewsAUS @7NewsAustralia @9NewsSyd Has not having it done those things ? Obviously not. So itβs a yes. | 0 |
1639410875806396418 | @australian Simple yes or no question @AlboMP Will the voice improve indigenous health, education, jobs, housing, schools and security for vulnerable women and children. If no, then its a no. @Politics_SMHAGE @SkyNewsAust @abcnews @SBSNews @2GB873 @9NewsAUS @7NewsAustralia @9NewsSyd #auspol | 0 |
1639227162896261124 | @Politics_SMHAGE @jamesmassola Hell | 0 |
1639181256197025792 | @William33811161 @7NewsMelbourne @AlboMP @PeterDutton_MP @SkyNewsAust @Politics_SMHAGE @9NewsAUS @7NewsAustralia @abcnews billiins so far hasnt | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1640168931414667264 | @SkyNewsAust Where's our $275 energy cost reduction. @AlboMP @Bowenchris @Politics_SMHAGE | 18 |
1638750222800285696 | @SkyNewsAust How so @AlboMP when electricity is generated in Australia by Australian resources and Gas is from Australian waters, piped and stored in Australia. Our energy is totally independent resources. So why are we being ripped off. @Bowenchris @Politics_SMHAGE @9NewsAUS @7NewsAustralia | 15 |
1640951844167090177 | @9NewsMelb @simongerman600 @DougalBeatty @AlboMP perhaps you have forgotten: - rental crisis - building crisis - 400,000 Australians homeless - medicine shortages - hospitals & ambulance services in crisis. - energy crisis - cost of living crisis - rampant inflation, rising interest rates. @Politics_SMHAGE @SkyNewsAust | 14 |
1640226081117704192 | @SkyNewsAust You got to want to be helped to be helped. But yes governments can and must do better. A voice to parliament is NOT THAT. @Politics_SMHAGE | 12 |
1639410875806396418 | @australian Simple yes or no question @AlboMP Will the voice improve indigenous health, education, jobs, housing, schools and security for vulnerable women and children. If no, then its a no. @Politics_SMHAGE @SkyNewsAust @abcnews @SBSNews @2GB873 @9NewsAUS @7NewsAustralia @9NewsSyd #auspol | 4 |
1640529699800760320 | @australian Quickly @AlboMP cancel Dan's Australian citizenship, do Victorians a favour. @SkyNewsAust @Politics_SMHAGE @7NewsMelbourne @10NewsFirstMelb @9NewsMelb | 3 |
1639467338360852480 | @William33811161 @australian @AlboMP @Politics_SMHAGE @SkyNewsAust @abcnews @SBSNews @2GB873 @9NewsAUS @7NewsAustralia @9NewsSyd Has not having it done those things ? Obviously not. So itβs a yes. | 3 |
1640856954355736580 | @SkyNewsAust Another Dan shifty belt & road deal coming up & test for @AlboMP in the national interest or sell out Australia for a Labor mate. @Politics_SMHAGE @10NewsFirst @canberratimes @dailytelegraph @abcnews @9NewsSyd @7NewsSydney @9NewsAUS @7NewsPerth @TiserOpinion #auspol @ClareONeilMP | 3 |
1640153176119869440 | Greens do deal on safeguard mechanism after insisting on a hard cap on emissions @Politics_SMHAGE https://t.co/eAH7c7TMCS | 3 |
1641212121529856000 | @Mon4Kooyong Not so proud of the massive rorting of NDIS that is making it unsubstainable. Where's the action on that. @billshortenmp @JEChalmers @Politics_SMHAGE @SkyNewsAust @theage @theheraldsun @3AW693 @7NewsMelbourne @9NewsMelb @10NewsFirstMelb | 3 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#auspol | 29 |
#ausecon | 4 |
#education | 2 |
#casuals | 2 |
#morethanthanks | 2 |
#nswvotes | 2 |
#nswpol | 2 |
#ausbiz | 1 |
#exclusive | 1 |
#agchatoz | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@politics_smhage | 80 |
@skynewsaust | 26 |
@albomp | 22 |
@9newsaus | 19 |
@abcnews | 13 |
@7newsaustralia | 13 |
@crowedm | 9 |
@paulsakkal | 9 |
@william33811161 | 8 |
@9newssyd | 8 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
3
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
π― | 1 | hundred_points |
π° | 1 | money_bag |
π€¦ | 1 | person_facepalming |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Smileys & Emotion | 1 |
Objects | 1 |
People & Body | 1 |