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We’ve done it, we got rid of another soulless right wing politician!

Peter Dutton first made his party lose this election and now also lost his own seat much like Pierre Pullover

We’ve still got a government that green-lit new coal power plants in it’s last term, screwed over the Aboriginal community with a poorly run referendum, and still doesn’t give a shit about climate change, but baby steps hey.

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[–] Grail@aussie.zone 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I hope Labour learns from this and starts leaning hard into the culture war. More trans rights please!

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm not sure that's the right message to take away from what's happened.

Rejecting Dutton because he was stoking the culture war from the conservative end, does not mean that the electorate will embrace a leader who stokes the culture war from the progressive end.

For example, the voice to parliament was part of the culture war, and it failed spectacularly for Labor. They were lucky to recover really.

That's not to say the electorate doesn't want trans rights, but voters do want someone who's going to address the bread and butter problems they're facing.

[–] Grail@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

but voters do want someone who’s going to address the bread and butter problems they’re facing.

Nah mate, common myth. The Greens had a way better plan for the bread and butter problems - create a government department for building housing, end negative gearing, cap rent increases, put dental in medicare, build free GP clinics, 50c transport fares, wipe all student debt, 800$ back to school payment, free school lunches, make supermarket price gouging illegal, increase wages.

What voters want, is something comfortable and familiar that makes them feel like they're opposing Trump, without having to actually think or learn anything. They want the status quo.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nonsense. Every party thinks they had "a way better plan". Voters selected the plan they thought was the best.

[–] Grail@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, Labour are wrong about thinking voters liked their plan. Voters liked their familiarity. Voters didn't read Labour's plan.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

Sorry mate, you seem to be blaming voters for the Greens loss.

Every party faces the same paradigm, they need to promulgate their policies, and convince voters they are capable of implementing them.

All parties have policies phrased in such a way as to be appealing, but there's often a great disparity between the policy and the practice.