If Albanese’s lost his bottle, he should retire

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• Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Sometimes I think that Sussan Ley and the Liberals’ big problem is that Labor has stolen their clothes.

  The very first sentence of the article is an absolute banger. The problem with Labor under Albanese is that it completely lacks any ambition. It’s a conservative party afraid to actually do anything, lest the regressive party use it as a cudgel against them. After the 2022 election, you could make an argument that this was necessary. They had a slim majority, a complex Senate to work with, and they spent their political capital on the Voice referendum, which sadly failed. But after the last election with a massive lower house majority and an extremely friendly Senate—if they’re trying to get progressive policies passed—Albanese has no excuse.

  It’s a shame this article continues the old lie about Gillard’s carbon “tax” (that was actually an emissions trading scheme)

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  • Tenderizer@aussie.zone ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I wouldn’t call the senate “extremely” friendly. I wouldn’t even call it “friendly” after the HAFF.

    As for the rest, I think recognizing Palestine took up far more political capital than you think. The Americans OWN us, and have a history of couping Labor leaders that step out of line even for minor transgressions.

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    • Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The HAFF happened in the previous Senate, so it’s not directly relevant. But it…got passed? In fact, it got passed after being greatly improved. That’s a good thing. And that’s exactly what I mean by saying that the Senate is friendly if Labor is trying to be progressive. If Labor is trying to pass the exact kinds of lazy milquetoast bs this article is talking about, then yes, the Senate will be less friendly.

      I think recognizing Palestine took up far more political capital than you think

      I don’t. The average person has been strongly on Palestine’s side for a long time now, regardless of what the media might say.

      Speaking of being ambitious and progressive though…recognising Palestine is great, but it’s a largely symbolic move. What we actually need to do is (1) stop the arms trade with them, and (2) put the same kinds of sanctions on them that we have for Russia. At least as long as there are Ministers in their Government who have loudly and proudly stated genocidal intentions, they should be treated as a total pariah state.

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• ryannathans@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Can already smell the media gearing everyone up to vote for the liberals again

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  • Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    So you didn’t actually read the article, then?

    Its criticism is of Albo not going far enough in the progressive direction.

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    • Tenderizer@aussie.zone ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The idea is to make it seem like they’re doing nothing, doesn’t matter whether that’s from a progressive or conservative perspective. Take for example how the press basically ignored all the good Queensland Labor managed to do before they were ousted.

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    • prex@aussie.zone ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Any specfic policy he does propose is too radical but apart from that he is afraid of reform.
      I think thats the angle they are going for.

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    • hanrahan@slrpnk.net ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Whaling is the entire reaosn he.won. The tepid attmepts by Shorten to be progressive when he lost to ScoMo being why

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  • sola@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    And so what are labor going to do about it? It will be likely close to a decade of labor being in power and at the half way mark they have done absolutely nothing in the backdrop of world wide discontent. I have no doubt Alabnese is going down in history as one of the most useless PM’s in history.

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