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Australia had its federal vote today. Results just in. ScoMo is out. Albo is in. Hope and kindness and saving the planet is the new vibe. Thank fuck.
May 21, 2022 2:32 PM
JeffGoldbum
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Australia had its federal vote today. Results just in. ScoMo is out. Albo is in. Hope and kindness and saving the planet is the new vibe. Thank fuck.
NotTheFedsForSure
Yet*
OhQuietOne
Albanese is still a fuckwit.
Targe0
He's really not, if he was the media wouldnt have had to throw so many Gotcha questions at him each day to have something to attack him with
ThrilIhouse
If he's a politician I got news for you, friend...
ALG0RIDDUM
If only the brits could do the same thing
syko2k
Give it 3 weeks.
recoveringauditor
Congrats! My thoughts when we got rid of the orange dude in the US, so I feel your relief.
JackieTreehornProductions
and how about all those women being elected too?! 12 women voted in and 4 of them were not white. Go Australia!
TheWiseAlaundo
Not only that the loss votes from women was larger than that of men for the LNP so the women of Australia really helped get us this result
JackieTreehornProductions
ain't progress great? lol
TheWiseAlaundo
Yeah! I'm guessing when Dutton takes over the LNP he will run on a no votes for women policy seeing as its hurt them so badly.
StarscreamAndHutch
Congrats. It will make the conservatives in the US work that much harder to squash us later this year.
witalaska4
Congratulations?
Pikkupanda
Good on ye, mates!!!!!
JeffGoldbum
Fanks
fartytowels
A friend of mine had a chat to Albo on NYE in 2020. She asked, “what are we going to do about climate change?” Albo said: “Mate, I’ve (1/2)
fartytowels
been warning people about climate change for 30 fucking years.” I guess we’ll see, but this story heartened me. (2/2)
JeffGoldbum
That’s encouraging. Planet needs saving and we’ve got to do what we can
prolorus
Thank you, so much.
JeffGoldbum
dafunkhole
no #politics tag?
HappyTimeHollis
I can't feel any hope about this yet, I've been burned too many times. I need to see actual results. Show me my rent going down first.
HappyTimeHollis
Show me investment in public services, state-owned infrastructure and renewables. Show me cost of living going down. I'd love to feel hope,
HappyTimeHollis
but I can't until I see results anymore.
Targe0
Sadly most of those have slow solutions. So even after they enact them it will take time for their effects to kick in. Sadly the economy ->
Targe0
is quick to fuck up but slow as hell to fix.
SpawnLegacy
$1t debt now and Lib have stacked the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and other boards. Labor must clean house if they want to do anything.
JeffGoldbum
I’m not naïve but just listening to his victory speech gave me more hope than anything any Aussie politician has said in ages. It’s a start.
SpawnLegacy
Brought a tear to my eye. Heres to a peaceful, boring recovery :)
JeffGoldbum
Same. ?
yr2y9mbz9q10
Not a total fuckwit Yet
boxbackknitties
I hate to be a pessimist, but after all, it’s politics. Give it a little time.
JeffGoldbum
Agree they have a job ahead of them but I really like the manner and morals he espouses and demonstrates it’s giving me hope again.
Targe0
Their party has a good track record when they get in power, sadly they don't get in power much. Thank you Biased Murdoch media monopoly.
NotTinyPancakes
Congrats aus from kiwis (Really hope this one ain't/doesn't go as bad for you lot as the last one)
JeffGoldbum
Thankyou. We can only hope he becomes as good as yours.
Targe0
That would be really hard to pull off on Albos part. Scotty had 3 major disasters and fucked all 3 up big time. Albo would need to try hard.
NotTinyPancakes
true but I feel like every time someone new gets in in they take that as a challenge and get a better pickaxe to dig into rock bottom
Targe0
He's been in Government before, he's been Deputy PM and even an Acting PM before. So he's not new to this. Also he said in his acceptance ->
Targe0
speech that he's going to enact the Uluru statement from the heart, which would be the least asshole thing an Australian Government has done
SomeDetroitGuy
Australian Labor Party seems like a proper Progressive party. Seems like the folks I like best in US politics (AOC, Bernie, Warren, Omar)
HappyTimeHollis
They're not. They are fully centrist. Greens are our progressive party.
SomeDetroitGuy
would be right at home in what is clearly actually Progressive.
Targe0
They have to be, Albo is only the 4th Labor PM since WW2. They don't get into office much so have to make it count when they do.
HappyTimeHollis
6th. We had Whitlam, Hawke, Keating, Rudd and Gillard before him.
Targe0
Rudd and Gillard count as 1, I worded it badly should have said Labor Government instead of just PM. As they were both in the 1 term.
TheWiseAlaundo
Not sure i agree Rudd won one election & so did Gillard though hers was formed as a minority with independents it was still the Gillard gov
TheWiseAlaundo
Its only the 4th win from opposition since WW2 they were re-elected a couple of times and hand transfers of leadership while in power.
slackboy722000
Australian Labor (sic) is a broad umrella of conservative unions to progressive left. They're massively left on an American scale though.
slackboy722000
They gave us public healthcare, ended national service, a national disability insurance scheme, established a national broadcaster, /1
slackboy722000
saw us through WW2, took us out of Vietnam, set up the Fair Work commission, established the Admin Appeals Tribunal, /2
slackboy722000
gave us the 40 hour work week, established the TPA Act (consumer protections), established free/low cost University education, and more.
NZCO
I can't wait til somebody "SCOMO's" his name. Hell, I'll do it: AnAl
JeffGoldbum
Lol I had not thought of that one. But too late anyway: he’s already known as Albo
DarthVella
Sorry mate, you're not the first! I've seen that one plastered everywhere by people with no other talking points leading up to the election.
saeheria
Don't worry, America is gonna fuck everything up for everyone soon
norwad
Congrats
JeffGoldbum
Thankyou. Most of all I hope this guy and his peeps mean less BS and more action on climate and compassion. The man mentioned KINDNESS in
JeffGoldbum
his victory speech twice. I’m not naïve but this is a reason to be hopeful.
ILovedUnicornsFirst
Good news for all of us!
sydneygirl
My seat turned Green, first time since 1972 to not be Liberal (conservative). Mostly older professionals demographic chose the environment
JeffGoldbum
Yep I’m in this picture, and I like it.
HufflePuffPuff
*not a total fuckwit yet
CrimeBrulee
That's Warden Fuckwit to you.
corkyburceck
Nah, Albo's not too bad.
Targe0
He's been in politics for 30 years, has been a deputy PM before as well as an acting PM. He's a know quantity
LongoloidFartExplosion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLwYpSCrlHU
Lastcentura
Labor wants to bring back icac so there should be less corruption
JeffGoldbum
A much better start than any of the last ten that we’ve had in the last ten years lol
GOWood
It’s less than 24 hours!?
HufflePuffPuff
Targe0
Now now it wasn't 10 it was 7, technically 5 if you don't count the repeats .
Xen300
You're in dangerous territory when you start calling public servants 'the boss'. Besides, Queen Elizabeth II is still head of state.
JeffGoldbum
I was keeping it simples for some peeps who don’t understand that we have Prime Ministers and not Presidents.
Targe0
True and she can fire all of them if she so chooses.
G081
must be nice
Chicero
Acrage
Who is your country's fuckwit?
Charcharm
*Stares in Russian
oddmog
Infrastructure Australia: electric boogaloo 2 please! They've been appeasement only but I want to believe there's still hope.
slackboy722000
Not likely given they've inherited $1trillion in debt.
oddmog
Yup and they've committed to having some of the worst debt accumulation in the world thanks to supporting LNP policy.
Targe0
Then good news, Labor has a truck load of reforms they have planned and budgeted out with input from industry and relevant sectors. ->
Targe0
They are also likely to enact all the suggestions from a number of Royal commissions and will be going hard on climate reform.
oddmog
I have doubt on climate reform I'm liking the noise about maybe rebooting Australian industry though.
Targe0
They have tried it in the past with the Carbon Tax but the Libs forced it's repeal. They also set up a roof top solar installation subsidy->
Targe0
that the libs also repealed. They are pro action on climate and have tried to enact it every time they get into power they just don't get ->
SpaceHaggis
Cool, call them them out on any bullshit too
Cyanide555
Do need to be careful with that. Too much moaning sends people right again cos the left are reported as failing
SpaceHaggis
Moaning? It's all the left do
JeffGoldbum
Roger that.
AnonKneeMoose
Federal Anti-Corruption Commission is coming based on the results. Bunch of seats gained by people who have pledged for one.
Targe0
Fortunately they don't pull much bullshit and what little they do is down right petty compared to the shit the Nat/Libs do.
oddmog
They definitely aren't as worshiped as the dems are but that mindset of MY TEAM definitely does exist here too.
JeffGoldbum
I actually voted greens because… sending the message. But very happy with his victory and - I’m calling it - historic victory speech. Proud.
oddmog
Same here, fusion or greens first and ALP above LNP I'm kinda glad more people are getting we're NOT FPTP ya fucks!
ministryofpeace
Voted progressives then greens. Agree on sending a message. The greens won in my seat.
TheWiseAlaundo
I didn't vote green for the first time in my life and something miraculous happened kooyong didn't stay blue. It's weird having hope again.
JeffGoldbum
It’s good isn’t it?I woke my better half at 7am on a Sunday to tell him how good the victory speech was!Ages since I’ve felt hopeful for Au!
oddmog
LOVING the teal wave. Maybe MPs might have to be responsible not just fuck you, I'll never lose.
Baltzdelirium
Thank you for posting this. I saw the other posts and stuff but didn't know the implications
JeffGoldbum
No worries mate. A bit fucking happy. I don’t post much but it’s nice to feel this hope for my country and planet.
fartytowels
Totally agree!
Baltzdelirium
Hope we get something to cheer about in the USA
DarthVella
Good luck, mate. It's not much but we're doing what we can to spread the word from here.
JeffGoldbum
Well removal of your orange shit strain was definitely a leap in the right direction!
Baltzdelirium
Very true i guess I'm a little anxious of what's next