Took their eyes off the ball on what really matters to everyday Australians. Instead, they got side tracked by irrelevant pursuits like banning kids on social media.
barseico on
All those P platers driving around in expensive new cars without an ounce of productivity – parents using HOUSEPOS to get more unearned money.
theballsdick on
If you’re wondering why the March for Australia movement is growing and get your news from corporate media and the ABC then you probably think it’s just a bunch of “racists” as that’s the narrative you’re being intentionally fed.
The reality is March for Australia is a manifestation of working class discontent. It’s been years now of rental and housing crisis, inflation and cost of living that just won’t go away, the largest collapse in real wages on record and persistently high interest rates. All his against the back drop of an immigration program that’s adding even more pressure to housing costs and destroying the bargaining power of employees. Add on the return of inflation and a government that’s taken no meaningful action to iprmove the conditions of the working class and this discontent will continue to grow.
LordWalderFrey1 on
It might breathe new life into the Liberals perhaps. It might bring back the old idea of the Liberals being better economic managers back in to play, and swing or Labor leaning voters may tilt towards the Liberals, rather than the jump to ON.
If there are continued interest rate rises it won’t be good for Labor. People might have been willing to forgive the rises in the first term because it started under Morrison, but them going up after they went down is not going to be looked at well. Labor will need to contain the rate rises to one or two at most, and hopefully see rates dropping in 2027. Otherwise the economy works against them.
lazy-bruce on
Going to be a really interesting RBA meeting and rection from the Govt.
They’ve got a huge majority, a desire for change from the electorate and the capacity to do something
So It will be interesting how the react to this, assuming rates are kept on hold (but even then, you get the feeling it will be a short term reprieve).
Vanceer11 on
Maybe one interest rate increase and there’s panic and catastrophe from the media while it was “smooth sailing” for 9 years of LNP economic incompetence and the RBA governor yelling at the PM to do something to kickstart the failing economy and him having to constantly cut rates to get the economy going.
afewspicybois on
Maybe if Labor had tried to embed some generational change with their landslide win, they’d have some goodwill with voters. They’ve squandered a chance to change the tax base, which would have changed Australia for the better. Sadly, I think that means most swing voters will retreat to the Libs, because they don’t feel like their life is getting better or easier
But hey, at least Gina Reinhart’s got more money than ever, right?
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Took their eyes off the ball on what really matters to everyday Australians. Instead, they got side tracked by irrelevant pursuits like banning kids on social media.
All those P platers driving around in expensive new cars without an ounce of productivity – parents using HOUSEPOS to get more unearned money.
If you’re wondering why the March for Australia movement is growing and get your news from corporate media and the ABC then you probably think it’s just a bunch of “racists” as that’s the narrative you’re being intentionally fed.
The reality is March for Australia is a manifestation of working class discontent. It’s been years now of rental and housing crisis, inflation and cost of living that just won’t go away, the largest collapse in real wages on record and persistently high interest rates. All his against the back drop of an immigration program that’s adding even more pressure to housing costs and destroying the bargaining power of employees. Add on the return of inflation and a government that’s taken no meaningful action to iprmove the conditions of the working class and this discontent will continue to grow.
It might breathe new life into the Liberals perhaps. It might bring back the old idea of the Liberals being better economic managers back in to play, and swing or Labor leaning voters may tilt towards the Liberals, rather than the jump to ON.
If there are continued interest rate rises it won’t be good for Labor. People might have been willing to forgive the rises in the first term because it started under Morrison, but them going up after they went down is not going to be looked at well. Labor will need to contain the rate rises to one or two at most, and hopefully see rates dropping in 2027. Otherwise the economy works against them.
Going to be a really interesting RBA meeting and rection from the Govt.
They’ve got a huge majority, a desire for change from the electorate and the capacity to do something
So It will be interesting how the react to this, assuming rates are kept on hold (but even then, you get the feeling it will be a short term reprieve).
Maybe one interest rate increase and there’s panic and catastrophe from the media while it was “smooth sailing” for 9 years of LNP economic incompetence and the RBA governor yelling at the PM to do something to kickstart the failing economy and him having to constantly cut rates to get the economy going.
Maybe if Labor had tried to embed some generational change with their landslide win, they’d have some goodwill with voters. They’ve squandered a chance to change the tax base, which would have changed Australia for the better. Sadly, I think that means most swing voters will retreat to the Libs, because they don’t feel like their life is getting better or easier
But hey, at least Gina Reinhart’s got more money than ever, right?