Comment on [Labor senator] Fatima Payman says she's been 'exiled' and is 'reflecting on future' within Labor
Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months agoYeah, the Labor party has a rule that you have to vote with the party. It’s insane and she’s the one person willing to standup to their genocidal policy
swayevenly@lemm.ee 2 months ago
That’s wild and it looks like they’re one of the biggest politcal parties.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Yeah that’s correct. Our system isn’t as strongly two-party as the US, and it’s getting less and less so over time, but for most of the last 80 years it’s been two-party between Labor and the Liberal/National coalition. Labor being our equivalent of America’s Democrats, and the Liberal-Nationals the Republicans.
But unlike America, party discipline in Australia tends to be very strong. Voting across party lines is very rare, especially in Labor.