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Farrer presents One Nation as a genuine electoral threat rather than just a protest - ABC News

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨australianpolitics@aussie.zone⁩

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/farrer-byelection-one-nation-david-farley-pauline-hanson-result/106657708

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  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    In a way this isn’t surprising. I’m from Griffith, which wasn’t originally part of Farrer but got brought into the seat a couple of years ago. We suddenly went from having a representative people seemed OK with to being part of one of the largest electorates in the state with the typical setup of an MP in Sussan Ley who had been there for years that did nothing for the place but never got voted out.

    Sussan Ley was health minister for a bit, then ended up leading the party out of default through lack of any better option.

    It was never going to go Labor because it never had been, and they weren’t given the option. And it’s not like anyone else gave them a compelling choice to vote for them who would realistically get in.

    Combine this with the media telling everyone how One Nation is ascending and your right wing brain worm algorithms and it’s no surprise this happened. Are commentators really worried, or will this make the news a lot more intere see ting for them in the lead up to the next few elections?

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  • FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Fucking hicks

    They reinforce the stereotype at every turn, then they complain about their betters judging them and finding them wanting

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  • kingofras@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Look it’s 10 years since 2016, Australia is overdue to follow the same footsteps. Pauline doesn’t even have to change the acronym.

    Eventually 2 party stupidity always leads to this. And Australia is a wealthy country with a high living standard, so leaches like her and her ilk can extract a lot of wealth before any will even notice.

    I just wonder if Palmer will be picked as minister of education or something. Like what’s Pauline’s RFK Jr pick?

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  • hanrahan@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    quite the level of stupid

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    • shirro@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Agreed but lots of dumbarses think we live in a two party system and when the Libs disappeared from their feeds the “never-labor” crowd could only see one choice. Blame the liberal party for shitting the bed.

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  • Doorknob@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Let’s just see how long he waits before he ditches PHON, now they’ve served their purpose for him

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    • FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      That’s everyone’s prediction!

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  • Walk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    These people should be knelt over shallow graves (I’ll leave what happens next to your imagination)

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