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- Comment on Zomi Frankcom: Penny Wong condemns ‘insulting’ decision to clear IDF over Gaza strikes that killed Australian aid worker 11 hours ago:
Seems like performative outrage. I don’t think Wong is actually stupid enough to expect a different outcome after the years she and her government have spent coddling and defending Israel.
- Comment on The System does not work. 6 days ago:
Also curious to know why multigenerational households are something we’re supposed to be afraid of. This is normal practically everywhere else in the world.
Exactly my thoughts every time I read these fearmongering/shaming headlines about people living with their parents. The Anglosphere always pretends this is a global norm that everyone around the world aspires to.
- Comment on Why Australia Doesn’t Have Novelty Candidates like Count Binface 6 days ago:
Sorry Antony, but you’re wrong. Bob Katter is clearly a satirical character invented by a comedian.
- Comment on Jailed whistleblower David McBride walks free after becoming eligible for parole 1 week ago:
Was that really two years ago? Time flies…
- Comment on Deliberately misleading party name approved for Victorian election 1 week ago:
The sad thing is we all know this will actually work, too. So many voters are woefully uneducated about what they’re voting for, even if it’s a mainstream party.
- Comment on PM 'unequivocally' apologises for 'shag, marry, date' podcast comments 1 month ago:
Seems like as classy an answer as one can give. Let the moral outrage commence!
- Comment on Angus Taylor was installed to save the Coalition. But as One Nation rises, is he leading them to disaster? 1 month ago:
It really is looking likely we will be at a third Liberal leader before the next election, as many predicted way back. The saddest thing is that it wasn’t even a bold prediction, it was so incredibly obvious Taylor would topple Ley and then completely fail at the job himself.
- Comment on Pauline gets desperate and starts posting endorsement by foreign celebs 1 month ago:
Neighbours is huge in the UK, so I just assumed that’s why she’s remained somewhat relevant there. Definitely a complete nonentity in Australia.
- Comment on Pauline gets desperate and starts posting endorsement by foreign celebs 1 month ago:
Not really sure I’d consider Valance a celebrity, she is only really relevant in the UK because of Neighbours and her political activism there.
- Comment on One Nation senator Tyron Whitten could be in breach of constitution and ineligible to sit in parliament, expert says 2 months ago:
At least it’s not the dual-citizen eligibility crisis again lol
- Comment on Polling suggests one nation preferred over labor, negative perceptions and low awareness of budget blamed. 2 months ago:
I suppose I’m guilty of a lack of awareness regarding my own habits. I listen to longer form, discussion style podcasts about complex issues and I follow the ABC’s coverage of Australian politics reasonably closely. Maybe this is having a bigger impact on my understanding of current affairs than I thought, which is why the (I assume) majority who don’t have these habits are now in a completely different world to me.
- Comment on Polling suggests one nation preferred over labor, negative perceptions and low awareness of budget blamed. 2 months ago:
By reporting that Hanson is a popular candidate, they make her seem like a viable option, thus self-fulfilling their prophecy. Watch the same outlets guilt the public for voting her in when she wins seats based on their own bullshit reporting.
I don’t necessarily agree that it’s a case of “the news media” trying to "sway elections’, I think there’s a lot more nuance here than you’re suggesting. But I definitely agree that this constant fearmongering about One Nation in order to gain clicks is massively contributing to the mainstreaming of the party. I also agree that if One Nation finds success on election night, the panel of ABC journalists who have spent all their time discussing One Nation over the last few years will be predictably shocked and have absolutely zero self-awareness about the role of the national broadcaster here.
- Comment on Polling suggests one nation preferred over labor, negative perceptions and low awareness of budget blamed. 2 months ago:
I remain sceptical until an election gets closer. I don’t understand why the budget is being received so negatively, though. Is there something about it that is making people particularly concerned, or is just that there are no direct handouts or quick fixes so people remain entrenched in their doomerism? From everything I’ve read it does not seem to be at all deserving of this level of backlash.
- Comment on Can the second coming of Tony Abbott resurrect the Liberal party? Or is it another step toward ‘self-destruction’? 2 months ago:
It might improve things but only relative to where are now. Like he could well be an effective counter to One Nation but that doesn’t get them back into government.
- Comment on Former prime minister Tony Abbott elected unopposed as Liberal Party president 2 months ago:
We want the right to crumble so politics moves further left, no?
Why would the sole party of governance, Labor, move to the left if they can win elections unopposed? They haven’t given any indication that they plan to do this despite being in their second term whilst the Coalition dies out and the right fragments. Additionally, the main left wing party (The Greens) stalled at the last election and provides little threat.
The only semi-realistic threat right now is a far right cooker party in One Nation and Labor doesn’t need to move left to combat them either.
- Comment on lol 2 months ago:
Yeah, I used to use “LOL” more as a teenager on MSN, etc. At some point it became more exaggerated; people began using it to show genuine laughter or to mock others, and “lol” became a more relaxed acknowledgement of general humour.
Another interesting change is “lmao”. That also used to be capitalised and used to indicate a level of laughter greater than “LOL”, but at some point it became lowercase and very passive aggressive. I almost exclusively see it being used to taunt/mock others, often by Gen Z.
- Comment on lol 2 months ago:
It’s not, but if you’re seeing Boomers using it too it’s because their children are often Millennials.
- Comment on Uncovered ballots prompt new count in seat of Narungga won by One Nation 4 months ago:
i’ve been informed by the educated voters of Facebook that this is all a conspiracy on the part of Labor, who finished in fourth place with just a tiny gap of just 5000+ votes separating them from the One Nation candidate. Stop the steal!
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- Comment on Hastie’s break with neoliberalism puts business on notice 4 months ago:
I lol’d at that cartoon.
- Comment on Max Chandler-Mather to lead revamped Green Institute (official press release) 4 months ago:
“Two, the Institute will work on developing a broader vision and set of policies that speak to the hopes, desires and needs of the millions of Australians being left behind by a political and economic system that puts corporate profit first and everyday people last.”
Sounds like they are doubling down on their “watermelon” strategy, despite a lot of commentary from the mainstream media that they had “strayed too far from their environmentalist roots”. I like that they’re not buying into this myth that they suffered some colossal rejection of their policy strategy at the last federal election.
- Comment on PM urges Australians to 'do their bit' in national address that breaks convention 4 months ago:
Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus
- Comment on Live: PM to address nation tonight on response to Middle East war 4 months ago:
Seems like those times are coming back. I was just hearing today about how people have already lost it over in Korea; they’re stockpiling rubbish bags because they anticipate a shortage. It’s the toilet paper thing all over again.
- Comment on PM urges Australians to 'do their bit' in national address that breaks convention 4 months ago:
Well I guess it was I expected but it was also a lot shorter.
- Comment on Live: PM to address nation tonight on response to Middle East war 4 months ago:
It’s definitely sounding like we’re ending up there sooner rather than later. They are likely very hesitant to announce any kind of restrictions because many Australians are still sensitive over COVID and it creates another wedge issue for the Coalition and One Nation. I have zero faith in either of those political groups, particularly with the Liberals now being led by Angus Taylor, to actually do the right thing by the nation and support the government in its efforts managing the crisis.
- Comment on Live: PM to address nation tonight on response to Middle East war 4 months ago:
He is expected to urge Australians to save fuel for areas and industries that “most need it”.
I suppose you have to try but I’m not really sure this does much. Most people will claim their use case is justified, and even if deep down they know it isn’t they’ll still come up with some whataboutism to defend it. Australians do not have the existing cultural mindset required to stop driving everywhere and for everything overnight.
- Comment on JK Rowling reacts to Harry Potter trailer after 'millennial slop' allegations 4 months ago:
I find the “millennial slop”/“we don’t need a remake yet” arguments kinda weird. It’s not a remake of the films for a start, it’s a different medium which hasn’t been used before, but even if it was it’s actually quite normal for incredibly popular pieces of literature to receive multiple adaptations across decades. A lot of the complaining sounds like millennials not coping well with the reality of their aging and the fact that they’re now seeing newer adaptations of the things they grew up with.
- Comment on Match Thread | 2026 South Australian State Election 4 months ago:
She was also slowed down at the start, one of the anchors started laughing. Yet more evidence that the woke leftist ABC are corrupt and are pushing an agenda against One Nation!
- Comment on Match Thread | 2026 South Australian State Election 4 months ago:
Why is Pauline Hanson doing a speech like she (or One Nation) won something? And she starts by talking about Victoria, you cannot make this up lol
- Comment on Match Thread | 2026 South Australian State Election 4 months ago:
Already called for Labor lol