@skribe @danbeeston @Salvo The other option would be to set up an official gov.au Mastodon instance, and give each government department, agency, and Parliamentarian an official account.

People can then have their choice of instance, whether that's community run or private (e.g. Threads).

In the longer term, there might be scope for some other government institutions — particularly universities — to set up their own instances as well.