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prex@aussie.zone ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

We will see - its a difficult position to be in & I’m.happy with most of his policies He had 63 election commitments into the last election. Does anyone know how many got through so far?
TBF the social media laws are fucked & I think we’re still waiting for the tax on super over $300m.

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Almacca@aussie.zone ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Oh I definitely think he’s been a net positive, and significantly better than the alternative. I just don’t think he’ll have the guts to call out Trump’s bullshit to his face.

The social media laws are appalling, though. You’d expect that nonsense from the likes of Dutton, but I guess all governments are pro-surveillance state when you get down to it.

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- prex@aussie.zone ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  He did do the barest minimum by not firing Rudd when asked. An outrageous request.
  
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Tenderizer@aussie.zone ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I have been deeply opposed to the social media laws. Then I went back deleting my posts on another site and noticed I supported such a policy. I understand the reasoning behind it and I just was angry at the prospect of needing to give Google my ID.

However, including YouTube in the ban is beyond ridiculous. May as well ban Netflix and Sky News at that point.

Then there’s the new age-checking on porn which is absolutely wild. Firstly it was passed without new legislation, but more importantly it is deeply invasive in how it’s to be enforced. I see the reasoning behind this too, but it’s as if they’re trying to stop even determined users from accessing it and once you get to that level it’s crossing a line.

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- prex@aussie.zone ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  The implementation sounds like a nightmare. Also where does the age checking stop? Whirlpool.net.au? Lemmy?
  Having parental controls that work would fix the problem without hassling every adult in the country. Super suss.
  
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  - Tenderizer@aussie.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Yeah, as I understand it it applies to Lemmy too. I forgot about that. If it were up to me I’d definitely only include the big players. I haven’t yet processed the fact that Lemmy may go away.
    
    As for parental controls, the issue is that it could create conflict within the family. Kids are going to HAAAAAATE this policy, he wants to be the noble sacrifice (I forgot the exact word for this) so the kids don’t hate their parents.
    
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  - prex@aussie.zone ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Apart from that I think Albo’s great.
    
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