Australian Federal Election Day
time for some sleep, Iāve spent the day busy and also some comfort eating
I feel like I can make plans for the future knowing there arenāt fascists in power
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Discussion Thread š³ļø Saturday 3 May 2025
Submitted āØāØ1ā© āØdayā© agoā© by āØbriongloid@aussie.zoneā© to āØmelbourne@aussie.zoneā©
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone āØ10ā© āØhoursā© ago
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone āØ9ā© āØhoursā© ago
Itās good isnāt it. Sleep well. Good dreams
tombruzzo@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
The most important thing now is to see if Purple Pingerz makes the Senate
StudChud@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
I need a guy in the senate whoās nickname is purple pingers
tombruzzo@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
With all the crazy names politicians have a Senator Purple Pingaz would be a nice change
briongloid@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
briongloid@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
just_kitten@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Fuck yeaaaaaah
bacon@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
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Champers all round I reckon. Victoria deserves it. Slightly less political idiocy than usual, though thereās still plenty to go around.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Champagne for me please, and a big drink of water for the fire trucks I keep hearing drive past. Iām presuming itās my local MPs chances of keeping his seat going up in flames.
Catfish@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Popcorn and a nice single malt please
Alamutjones@aussie.zone āØ10ā© āØhoursā© ago
Wow. The Coalition guy speaking now on ABC is being amazingly honest. Iām impressed
Duenan@aussie.zone āØ10ā© āØhoursā© ago
It was a nice change from what Iāve been hearing.
Was interesting seeing how much the states swung. It was originally projected by the media that they were going to get a minority government but instead they took 14 seats from the libs.
Not as close as I thought it was going to be.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
Weāll miss Antony Green. What a legend.
I guess Casey Briggs got a test run during Covid when people were calling him āthe Antony Green of deathā, and heāll be good, but it wonāt be the same.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
I reckon he will grow into it.
just_kitten@aussie.zone āØ13ā© āØhoursā© ago
Fuck yeah!!! Antony Green called it for Labor and WA has barely closed lmao
briongloid@aussie.zone āØ13ā© āØhoursā© ago
Canāt believe itās already been called, this is wild.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone āØ10ā© āØhoursā© ago
Oh Antony Green. Bless
Duenan@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Fascinating watching the abc at the moment, the libs wonāt own up to their mistakes and talk crap.
Itās honestly embarrassing.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Bill shorten is absolutely wrecking Palmer and the liberal lady who looks like an off brand Celine Dion.
The libs are such sore losers itās not even funny. They literally think Aussies are mugs and we should feel privileged to be ruled by them.
Pilk@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
Itās pretty telling they didnāt have an actual MP willing to sit in the ABC panel.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Itās almost mean to subject them to the Sarah Ferguson/ Laura Tingle double act. But itās very entertaining. And a reminder that good journalism is important to hold these self-important wankers to account.
Pilk@aussie.zone āØ13ā© āØhoursā© ago
Antony has just called it.
Labor wins government, possibly with a large majority.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
He what. This soon?
briongloid@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Peter Dutton looks to be out of his seat.
Pilk@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
This soon indeed!
MeanElevator@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Happy with the results, now time to put my local MP through the wringer so she actually addresses the real problems.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
Yes. Hopefully now they will have the spine to pass some of the environment and EPBC Act commitments they made last election
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Majority government is good, they might actually get some shit done. The LNP will be very weak, like in Vic, which isnāt actually great for democracy going forward, but maybe itāll convince them that they need to be less super right wing and theyāll ultimately end up as a more moderate party. Maybe.
briongloid@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Victoria needs a new second party, would be nice to have a Vic only party instead of another federal organisation in Victoria.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
Well, there is Victorian Socialists if people wouldnāt be too put off by them
just_kitten@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Things have been going almost comically far right with the Libs in recent years so I hope this is finally the wake up call for them (although tbh Iād rather hope they die and thereās more smaller parties that rise up from the ashes)
SituationCake@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Agree, a democracy needs a competent opposition to keep government accountable, regardless of which side is in power. I hope the libs choose someone more centrist and less thug for the next leader. I feel like their party has become stacked with more extreme right wingers over the last decade so probably unlikely.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
As I said earlier, voters are never wrong. They canāt be.
If the far right bull isnāt something voters respond to, theyāll have to change if they ever want to win those votes back
SituationCake@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Well itās done. I didnāt have to wait as long as I thought for the result. I was thinking Labour would win, but thought it would be a narrower result. I can rest easy tonight, and hopefully wake up to news Dutton has lost his seat.
briongloid@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
SituationCake@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
No waiting needed then! What an embarrassment for their campaign, leader looses his seat. Hopefully they will take a serious look at the direction the party has gone in and realise itās not what Australia wants.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone āØ9ā© āØhoursā© ago
Itās great to have got the libs out.
But I still feel uneasy. In addition to Cheeto Chaplinās attacks the UK recently ruled that trans women legally arenāt women and are banned from womenās bathrooms, and in Australia there have been recent protests against trans people and against anti-hate speech laws protecting LGBTIA+.
Regardless of laws Australia picks up culture wars like a sponge.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone āØ9ā© āØhoursā© ago
Go through life trying to be decent to people. Thatās within your reach, and is an excellent start
melbaboutown@aussie.zone āØ9ā© āØhoursā© ago
Iām trying. It doesnāt seem to do much.
Edit: Thereās also the additional bonus of it marking you out as an easy target
Alamutjones@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Dadās involved in the counting for Kooyong. Obviously heās limited to very simple communications, but he sounds like heās having a ball
StudChud@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Iām very interested in the results for kooyong tbh
Catfish@aussie.zone āØ13ā© āØhoursā© ago
Done! Now show me the senate šŗ
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
The āliveā results on the abc news live coverage have been updated after a couple of hours of just sitting there static - Labour = 81 seats!
Duenan@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
86 now
Seagoon_@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
senate š¤
Alamutjones@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
87
Seagoon_@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
85
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone āØ15ā© āØhoursā© ago
Right. 6 pm. Heeeere we gooooooo!
Catfish@aussie.zone āØ15ā© āØhoursā© ago
St Antony mathematics for us
StudChud@aussie.zone āØ15ā© āØhoursā© ago
Praise Antony Green šš¼ the beautiful tone of his voice fills my living room this cold night
just_kitten@aussie.zone āØ14ā© āØhoursā© ago
Iām firing up the ABC on my laptop while Iāve still got a few hours before my flight. Excited
RustyRaven@aussie.zone āØ14ā© āØhoursā© ago
Iām settled in with a bowl of pumpkin soup and a cheesymite scroll to await some results. š¤
Seagoon_@aussie.zone āØ15ā© āØhoursā© ago
Iām nervous.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone āØ13ā© āØhoursā© ago
Wow. Turning up to Victoria and trashing it was not a great strategy for the Libs. /s
Almacca@aussie.zone āØ20ā© āØhoursā© ago
Looking forward to drinking a toast to Peter Dutton, former member for Dickson (fingers crossed).
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone āØ19ā© āØhoursā© ago
I have a bottle of bubbly on hand and a bottle of scotch in case itās another 2019ā¦
just_kitten@aussie.zone āØ18ā© āØhoursā© ago
GP appt on standby to ask for some medication for these trying times, should that nightmare come to passā¦
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone āØ13ā© āØhoursā© ago
Iām not sure who this Liberal on the ABC is but heās edging closer to a full tantrum and I am here for it.
briongloid@aussie.zone āØ13ā© āØhoursā© ago
Iāve laughed out loud nearly every time heās talked.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone āØ13ā© āØhoursā© ago
Old mate is in a world of pain right now
Seagoon_@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
the weird fucking thing is a labor gov is better for everyone, even old mates
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Someone need to get him a scotch pretty soon
Duenan@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Damn, it was called early. What happened? I thought it was going to be a close one.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
You know that bit where Mr Burns laughs at the injured Irishmanā¦? Can someone redo that but with Dutton losing?
Alamutjones@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
My train ride home intersected with a bucks party. Nice boys
StudChud@aussie.zone āØ13ā© āØhoursā© ago
Antony Green said it so itās true!
sadman@aussie.zone āØ14ā© āØhoursā© ago
Looking forward to seeing the results, having some nachos and wishing for a better future for all of us
Alamutjones@aussie.zone āØ14ā© āØhoursā© ago
Youāre all enjoying the count. The polls havenāt even shut here yet
tombruzzo@aussie.zone āØ16ā© āØhoursā© ago
Thank god I voted early. I woke up feeling both barrels of the New Sickness one of the boys has. To top it off, he didnāt want me in the bed with him after I gave him medicine after 1am so I went and slept on the couch.
Last thing Iād want to do whilst sick and after a terrible sleep is my civic duty.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone āØ10ā© āØhoursā© ago
I always forget that the seat of Bradfield exists.
The Bradfields are my people. There has been at least one famous one
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
Even though I care not for the spud, after Trump and the shenanigans about stolen elections, I am proud that I live somewhere where elections are called and there is some basic civility around the gracious defeat speech then the victory speech. This might be the bottle of bubbly talkingā¦
Alamutjones@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
He handled that well, I can give him that. On whatās clearly a challenging day for him personally, heās been quite dignified in defeat
StudChud@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
I think we sometimes forget how good it is here compared to other Global North countries, especially in regards to elections, and our voting rights.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
The book From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage has a great history on voting in Australia and how it compares to other countries
briongloid@aussie.zone āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
It was nice to see a regular professional concession speech again.