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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Just make sure you put Labor ahead of the LNP and cooker parties since they will be objectively worse. But otherwise, agreed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

What is a cooker party? Google is not helping.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

eureka explained it well, but my slighter broader definition is:

  • Anti-vaxxer and other single-issue conspiracy parties
  • Religious right parties with sometimes innocuous names (like "Family first")
  • Nazis
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

afaik, 'cooker' has risen as a slang term for the wackier conspiracy theorists:

From Wiktionary:

  1. (slang, Australia) A person who makes or uses illicit drugs, especially methamphetamine or cannabis.
  1. (slang, derogatory, Australia) A person who is cooked in the head; a crazy person.
  2. (slang, derogatory, Australia) A conspiracy theorist, especially one who is involved in politics.
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Oh okay, I think I have in mind some politicians that fit into the description. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Cooker parties means there can be independent parties with uh… fringe beliefs that you may not align with. So it’s good to do research on each party or candidate

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I cannot vote but as a recent arrival I'm in the process of getting the picture.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Indies? I define "cooker" as the LNP and everyone to the right of them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yeah. It’s usually been the fringe parties that were most obvious but actually you do have a point

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Though put the Greens ahead of Labor. Labor losing seats to the Greens, and having to depend on the Greens to govern, is a realistic possibility, and Greens MPs holding their feet to the fire could provide a counterbalance to the revolving door to corporate Australia.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Love to see it. Exploit preferential voting, have your say (personally greens, but anything other than abortion illegal will do)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean it's not really exploiting if that is exactly the reason why preferential voting exists. Or do I misunderstand something?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Nah, you got it.