Thecornershop

@Thecornershop@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shadow ministry decision stalled as Liberals and Nationals negotiate on reunion⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t see many issues that the nationals and Labour align on the the greens or liberals don’t, maybe threading the needle on land access issues that satisfy farmers, in that they don’t hand land over to resources companies or lock it up in protected parks? But I don’t see that as significant enough to justify the split.

  It just feels like all tactics and no strategy, at the meta level they have to be in coalition to form government in the medium term. I could see a liberal party moderate resurgence over a longer horizon by going it alone, but I just don’t think tjat their significant funders actually care or would tolerate that, they just want to maintain the current lasse faire regulatory system that allow them to rip cash out of the ground and pockets of Australian consumers in the short term.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shadow ministry decision stalled as Liberals and Nationals negotiate on reunion⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Surely they will reunite, it’s political death for both parties if they don’t. It gets significantly more difficult once the shadow ministries are handed out. They have to do it now or face aninternal riot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Labor made plenty of promises at the last election. Did they deliver?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d like to see a comparison between labor and coalition governments, if 66% is the average across government and this one achieved 70% and the Gillard/Rudd one “similar levels” then I assume the Coalition ones statistically break more promises.

  It would be good to see the actual results though, as it might show that both parties are in fact not the same after all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Labor looks likely to win 2025 Election⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think this is really insightful analysis, great post. I often wonder why some of you key points around the headwinds that Labor faces (and progressive politics in general) don’t really get much of an airing.

  It’s so obvious that LNP’s messages get boosted and the Labor ones get blunted when you pay attention to it. Sam happens when LNP are in Govt, so it’s not just a "going the opposite a voice- type thing.

  Don’t even start on the amount of dark and dirty money, backroom influence and corporate interference.

  Feels bleak sometimes, but sanity will prevail at some point. 🤞

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Labor senator] Fatima Payman says she's been 'exiled' and is 'reflecting on future' within Labor⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree with you on almost all points, apart from the line about all the people that voted for HER, I saw something yesterday that showed that the overwhelming number of votes for her Senate run were above the line, which said that people were therefore voting for the party rather than her as an individual.

  Interesting point and based on how people talk and vote around me it makes sense, I don’t think many people could actually tell you who their senators are.

  But again, I agree that the party vote rule is terrible and should be removed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Getting stuck in the bush: Or how I learned not to be an idiot or trust google maps.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  “Dont commit to the fuck up assuming it’ll get better.”

  Solid advice in adventuring and in life 🤘