Ilandar
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- Comment on Uncovered ballots prompt new count in seat of Narungga won by One Nation 4 days 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!
- Submitted 4 days ago to australianpolitics@aussie.zone | 4 comments
- Comment on Hastie’s break with neoliberalism puts business on notice 1 week ago:
I lol’d at that cartoon.
- Comment on Max Chandler-Mather to lead revamped Green Institute (official press release) 1 week 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 2 weeks ago:
Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus
- Comment on Live: PM to address nation tonight on response to Middle East war 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks ago:
Already called for Labor lol
- Comment on Match Thread | 2026 South Australian State Election 4 weeks ago:
There’s a live watch party on YouTube here with a bunch of Australian politics nerds if you want analysis with your analysis.
- Submitted 4 weeks ago to australianpolitics@aussie.zone | 12 comments
- Comment on SA Liberals stand by candidate who said homosexuality opens up ‘demonic realms’ 5 weeks ago:
They’re so dead and irrelevant now that they have to rely on cookers to run in every seat. Sad.
- Comment on [Video] Australia makes first arrest using new draconian "hate speech" laws against Palestine 5 weeks ago:
lol at that face she pulled
“Yep, this is really happening…”
- Comment on Matt Canavan replaces David Littleproud as Nationals leader 5 weeks ago:
Interesting posturing. It sounds like The Nationals are feeling the heat from One Nation and looking to frame them as American imports. There was also some notable separation between the Coalition and One Nation positions on the Iranian women’s football team this week. I wonder if we will see more infighting on the right as we get closer to elections.
- Comment on Guardian Essential poll: more than half of Australians open to voting for One Nation despite Hanson’s Muslim comments 1 month ago:
The question doesn’t take that into account so one would assume that in some seats there would be a viable independent that some voters (Greens, for example) would be even more open to than One Nation. An interesting point raised in the podcast was that perhaps some Greens voters see themselves as outsiders in the same way as One Nation voters do, and therefore view a party like One Nation as a more viable option than traditional centrist parties that haven’t done shit for anyone other than those on the inside.
There is always a question mark over this stuff until we get close to an actual election, though. Many people are unhappy right now and might just be trying to send a message to the major parties via polls like this. A sort of “do something or else” type response.
- Comment on Guardian Essential poll: more than half of Australians open to voting for One Nation despite Hanson’s Muslim comments 1 month ago:
And here’s the direct link to all the data corresponding to the question. 32% of Greens voters were also open to voting for One Nation.
- Comment on Guardian Essential poll: more than half of Australians open to voting for One Nation despite Hanson’s Muslim comments 1 month ago:
If you’re interested, here’s the corresponding Guardian Essential podcast where they discuss the results and the rationale behind the questions and the phrasing of them.
- Comment on Guardian Essential poll: more than half of Australians open to voting for One Nation despite Hanson’s Muslim comments 1 month ago:
Yes, it’s another reminder of the very widespread underlying racism in this country. If you give Australians a reason to target minority groups under a false premise (housing prices, cost of living, etc), many will happily take you up on it.
- Guardian Essential poll: more than half of Australians open to voting for One Nation despite Hanson’s Muslim commentswww.theguardian.com ↗Submitted 1 month ago to australianpolitics@aussie.zone | 17 comments
- Comment on Pauline Hanson issues partial apology for suggesting there are no 'good' Muslims 1 month ago:
Senator Hanson told the ABC on Wednesday that she did not believe there are no “good” Muslims and referenced a non-practising Muslim woman who stood for One Nation.
She apologised if she “offended anyone out there that doesn’t believe in sharia law, or multiple marriages, or wants to bring ISIS brides in, or people from Gaza that believe in a caliphate”.
But she added: “In general, that is what they want — a world caliphate. And I am not going to apologise … I will have my say now before it’s too late.”
Senator Hanson then suggested that the government’s policies were being unduly influenced by Muslim voters and called for a “far more stringent” vetting process for prospective migrants.
“People are in fear. We don’t know who these people are. You’ve got 18,000 people on ASIO’s watchlist. Doesn’t that tell you something?” she said.
“We’ve had terrorist attacks in this country, and it’s not just about terrorist attacks, it’s about our changing way of life.”
Senator Hanson alleged that Australians were not welcome in some suburbs with large Muslim populations, such as Lakemba in Sydney’s west.
That’s not an apology. It’s not even a “partial apology”, she straight up doubled down on her original comments.
- Comment on Angus Taylor rolls Sussan Ley to become Liberal leader 2 months ago:
Yes, elect two of the people most responsible for throwing your last election campaign as your leaders. Fantastic. Great move. Well done Liberals.
- Comment on [Video] Australian police violently beat up protester with his hands up at demonstration against Israeli president Isaac Herzog visiting. 2 months ago:
Just because you aren’t paying attention, does not mean it’s not a problem. Yes the other protests went well, but consider if there were more Chris Minns. Imagine if One Nation is in power, how would they utilise the police?
Putting aside the fact that you just agreed with me that police in other states and territories do not have this problem, “imagine if they also had Chris Minns” completely ignores the second part of my reasoning. Sydney has a culture problem and consistently elects terrible politicians. Other cities do not have this cultural problem, therefore they do not elect Chris Minns, therefore they do not have insane people utilising the police against protestors. Live in denial if you want, everyone outside of Sydney knows it is a shithole and not representative of the rest of the country.
- Comment on [Video] Australian police violently beat up protester with his hands up at demonstration against Israeli president Isaac Herzog visiting. 2 months ago:
the police are a problem everywhere.
And yet no other city or town experienced these issues. It’s a NSW Police and Sydney culture problem.
- Comment on Liberal election autopsy delayed after Dutton suggests report defamatory 2 months ago:
Almost reads like a satirical headline lol
- Comment on How Adelaide Writers' Week imploded after axing Palestinian author 2 months ago:
As I understand, in that instance the guest decided not to attend. I think you’re focusing on the wrong part of the story if you’re trying to determine whether any of the guests were morally in the right/wrong or whether we should feel sorry for them. The problem is that the event is now caving to pressure, which completely kills its premise of being an open space for the discussion and sharing of ideas.
- Comment on Israeli president invited to visit Australia after Bondi shooting 3 months ago:
Hitler was put on the United Nations War Crimes Commission’s first list of war criminals in December 1944, after determining that Hitler could be held criminally responsible for the acts of the Nazis in occupied countries. By March 1945, at least seven indictments had been filed against him.