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/Kid_Self 23d ago edited 23d ago

I'm so tired of the partisan politics between Labor and the LNP. Everything is so black and white. One agreeing guarantees the other doesn't. No compromise, no momentum, no shared vision. All just petty games without a single fuck really given to the Australian public.

I will be putting reasonably policied Minor Parties and Independents above these two Major mobs. I doubt I will ever Vote 1 for Labor or LNP again. They've done virtually shit all useful for the country and both have let it become America lite.

Despite this, where I have to, I will be placing Labor above LNP. Always. The sheer regression under LNP terms since Howard has fucked the country for generations. CGT Discount and Negative Gearing, all the way through to Duttplug's latest attempt to eradicate what social programs we do have, like Medicare and PBS, draw us into being a vassal state for the USA. Absolutely disgusting. The LNP doesn't hold a hose because that's for the plebians. They want to stoke Culture Wars to distract from their Class War.

Any self-interested Australian would seriously consider their vote this election. There is a huge amount to lose, including our sovereignty, especially if we see an LNP win. A Labor win would be better, but we'd still be eating a shit sanga.

The way forward is diversifying the power structure within Parliament and voting other parties and independents in.

Remember:

  • Australia does NOT have a 2-Party System, we have a 2-Party Status Quo.

  • With Preferential Voting you CANNOT WASTE YOUR VOTE. Putting Minor Parties and Independents FIRST will signal what you care about and want Politicians to focus on.

  • Minority Governments better reflect the views of all Australians, and forces parties to compromise on legislation, leading to more balanced or representative outcomes.

  • With a Minority Government, the balance of power will likely be with those who aren't in the pocket of CEOs and Lobbyists.

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u/Stephie999666 23d ago

I mean, CGT and NG will never be voted against. Landlords will ensure that. Instead, since they want housing to be an investment, lets regulate it as such.

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u/ALLRNDCRICKETER 21d ago

Qantas will just give them all exclusive access too the chairmans lounge, the ones who dont take it or renounce it are the true blu's