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Australia will never elect a Donald Trump – and it’s due to one national trait[: our culture of not getting too big for your boots] (www.brisbanetimes.com.au)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

He was a shit heap that ruined this country by introducing neoliberalism to our shores. He is directly responsible for the sad state of social affairs today.

I easily rank him worse than Howard, probably the most destructive PM ever imo.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

He's the guy that introduced Medicare, gave the federal government the ability to override states to protect World Heritage sites (and used those powers very prominently to protect the Franklin River—an event that notably can also be traced as the root of the Greens movement in this country, and while it would be giving him far to much credit to suggest he was responsible for that, it's at least fair to say he was on the right side of history), and introduced workplace discrimination laws.

For sure he wasn't perfect, and you can see where he introduced the same philosophy as British "new Labour". But he didn't embrace it as whole-heartedly as Keating, who I think really deserves the ire.