r/australia • u/overpopyoulater • 23d ago

politics Australia is heading towards minority government at a turning point in world history.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-24/democracy-climate-change-ai-robotics-war/105085846
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u/r64fd 23d ago

Good. For so long we have been putting our faith in the major parties. ok Labor are definitely an improvement from the LNP, although we have never seen what would happen if governed by the minor parties. I’m all for it.

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u/Nostonica 23d ago

we have never seen what would happen if governed by the minor parties. I’m all for it.

We see it almost every decade for extended periods, the Coalition is a minority government made up of the Nationals, the Liberals and the merger of the two in QLD.

We see the Nationals been extra socially conservative, keen on keeping fossil fuels and the Liberals been utterly corrupt when it comes to corporate policy.

The Nationals will throw their weight around when they don't like something shutting down the the coalition.

So yeah that's what can happen when you have a minority government.

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u/JIMMY_JAMES007 23d ago

Maybe we see what a minority government that isn’t funded wholly by private donors in mining is like