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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

Albo & ALP gonna lose because they've

DONE NOTHING

[–] [email protected] 1 points 30 minutes ago

The Shit Party and the Shit-Lite Party are both too regressive. Albo is not being progressive but Dutton would be even worse, dragging us kicking and screaming into a second Great Depression.

We need a viable third Party.

Can everyone remember in the 1990s when the Democrats held the balance of power and were able to Keep the Bastards Honest?

The Greens aren’t an option, because they are too head-in-the-clouds to be able to maintain the economy.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Outsider looking in, what the fuck Australia, why did you almost do a whole ass ministry of truth? Doesn't half your government deny climate change?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

We're doing out best cunt

[–] [email protected] 16 points 20 hours ago

Not even our first rodeo. Both of our major parties are abhorrent on digital rights.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-09/government-abandons-plans-for-internet-filter/4362354

[–] [email protected] 10 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Yes but you don't understand. It's all to save the children, man

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Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children

Jokes aside, I don't understand what's happening at all. The gambling ad restrictions are a good thing, imo, but the misinformation bill was just going to cause trouble, as is this ridiculous social media age verification hoo haa they're trying to implement