In short:
A controversial West Australian MP has legally changed his name to Austin Trump, aka "Aussie" Trump.
A month out from the state election, the response from voters in his electorate has been mostly negative
Political analysts say it is an extreme sign of a nascent trend of conservative politicians aligning themselves with the new US president.
'Extremely cringe', locals say
the notthechaser material continues
TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Well I’ve got my everything crossed that Aussies turn out to be a bit smarter than Americans, as a whole. I’m not super optimistic, but we have a lot more to lose than Americans did. Our government still kinda works for the majority in some aspects.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
theguardian.com/…/the-rich-are-getting-richer-aus…
It’s like it’s an inherent feature of the system or something.
TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Yep. We’re deep into the game of monopoly now. Someone’s put hotels on those expensive properties and now it’s just a matter of time until they have all the money or we just decide we don’t want to play anymore. They’re the only possible outcomes.