r/AusPol

it is ridiculous i just read a woman's complaint that the radio on the public bus she was on was a story negative to Israel and it hurt her feelings an insane nurse who apparently gets called baby killer by her colleagues im sorry its such bullshit im supposed to listen to the anti semitsim commissioner whos husband donates hundreds of thousands to racist group advance Australia and we voted against aboriginals having a voice ?

remarkably apparently the other board is so captured the below will get you blocked

The part of the conversation that is missing is Israel is committed to genocide i wont break bread with any supporters of that state until that changes and reparations are made i reserve my right to do that to all supporters of a genocide the state cant make me like Israel support it.

Its enough my taxes go to one religious groups security at the detriment of everyone else in the country perhaps if our politicians had take a hard line on it maybe the public wouldnt feel the need to be so vocal.

The only way out of this is total detachment from the state of Israel if i was a jew i would denounce it just like i do the Australian government for its mishandling of BRS who should be in jail

It seems like a lot of people are sick of him but I am curious to see people's thoughts

Not located in Vic, however keep seeing Jess Willson’s posts in my feed. I’m wondering what people are considering voting for in this election and who is likely to win overall. Will the liberals kick labor out?

I know that there is alot of state debt from labor, but Jess Wilson’s posts seem to just target labor constantly and not suggesting any specific policy alternatives she will implement. But again it’s evident that there is a crime crisis and liberals seem like they do want to change this.

Someone provide me some more insight on this please lol

This has been on my mind for a while… she’s ’strongly associated’ with the Ipswich area, yet as far as I can tell she hasn’t owned a home there for about 15 years.

Other properties in Maitland NSW and Yepoon in QLD have been bought and sold, but I can’t seem to find anything that refers to these as a primary residence.

Nor can I find anything profiles of the ‘at home with’ type in recent years, nor references to her being a local of any particular pub, cafe, or yes, fish n chip shop.

It’s not of particular import, as it’s easy -and legal - to enrol to vote at a home at which you don’t spend much time, but I’m just curious about the opacity.

The liberals political votes are dying.

It seems every election or by election that goes by, the results get worse.

So does that mean there’s a world where one nation have 25% of the seats?

Like many Aussies, I'm largely a-political. I have never felt a strong sense of trust in my government and as a result, I am largely ambivalent to the various causes of the parties.

Punters Politics has awoken my civilian rage. I would march for this cause. I would riot. I fully espouse peaceful protest but the fact remains that I am furious and I want change.

Our country has been sold out from under us. And it's not too late. If Punters Politics calls me to action, I will be there. The Australian system is broken. Our government does not have its citizens' best interests at heart. It is consumed by greed beyond reproach. Our leaders are blind to the people's needs and careless of our rights and interests.

Revolt Australia. Get angry. Revolt!

Albanese needed to deal with his critics regarding dental, gas, hospital funding. Capital gains and housing enabled him to do that.

With this one BIG punch, he was able to fund some adult dental, hospital funding and even manage to get a gas reserve. He was even able to afford a higher fuel storage.

I feel like if he didn’t do this reform, the public anger over all of these areas (especially dental, housing and hospitals) would have resulted in him losing all his political capital.

He has managed to shut down some of the teals and many of the greens with this one move too. The libs have no answer to this. The greens wanted adult dental, now they cannot criticise Albo.

I’ve been contemplating the recent ‘hate speech’ bill passed by both houses earlier this year. I’ve yet to finish reading and digesting it; but, in what representative democracy is it valid to legislate the expression of ’hatred’ towards the Prime Minister and how could that possibly be enforced? How can perception and intention be measured, how is frustration, dissatisfaction or criticism delineated from ‘hatred’ and how is that determined? Who determines that? For example, would it be considered hate speech to call the writer of this policy out for having a fragile male ego?

Why is the settled white Australian not awarded the same rights as other groups? Why is it that the Australian flag can be burned, but not any other? How can legislation be fair, reasonable and intended to unify when it is not applied to all - legislation such as this fuels division, not unity. It's as simple as that.

In all truth, I resonate deeply with the refugee experience; I arrived here in Australia in late 2002 having been raised in cloistered cult communes in Asia. I could have gone anywhere in the world, I had two siblings here (the only two people I knew), but at the end of the day – I came to Australia because I held an Australian passport, I was apparently a citizen of this country. To survive and set up my life in the easiest way with no external support of any kind, including financial, or employment opportunity elsewhere – there didn’t seem a choice.

Although Australia was invaded by British colonisers and assumed by Terra Nullis; we are all aware that the High Court of Australia recognised native title in the 1992 Mabo v Queensland (No. 2) decision. However, after more than 200 years of official colonisation, what does that mean for the settled Australian holder of a passport? What options were available for them to relocate – none. Nor was anyone granted the right to return to the UK, so essentially we are citizens of this country - in any other country we would be an considered an alien.

One and free, that would be great – but this ain’t it. For generations now, we have impressed upon our children the burden of shame and stigma for choices they did not make, in a political environment that can hardly be contemplated today outside a history lesson – this being an environment where invasion and colonisation was commonplace; and the international legal framework was primitive at best. I’m all for teaching our children about history and what we can learn from it; I’m also happy to teach our children to treat all humans with fairness and kindness – irrespective of race, gender, religion, background or label. Yet I cannot support a system that imposes shame and guilt on future generations for decisions they are not complicit to and actions they did not entertain. Nor do I think it’s fair to continue to fuel this divide through fiscal policy and legislation… perhaps productive support for for our First Nation people and elders in areas they see of benefit (youth support), promotion of community culture that is meaningful for them, and mental health supports. But so much of the ongoing 'management' of our First Nation population fosters division, entitlement (and therefore - resentment); and yet it is also controlling in other ways.

In Germany, as the outcome of the Reparations Agreement of 1952 (the Luxembourg Agreement) the average worker has, and as I understsnd, continues to contribute to a ‘repatriation tax’ paid to the State of Israel. At what point does history serve as a reflection so that we may learn what not to do, and at what point do we continue to require generations of today pay for the mistakes of their ancestors fiscally.

At what point do we consider ways in which (globally) the oppressed have become the oppressor, and why is it unacceptable to speak such truth - seemingly protected by hate speech legislation? At what point do we recognise the cognitive dissonance of teaching unity by promoting division?

Are we really one and free or are we fostering division masked as unity?

My boyfriend and I are considering moving to Australia for him to study law. We currently live in Toronto, Ontario. We find it is very “woke” here. Other perhaps synonymous words: liberal, leftist.

What is the general vibe in Australia? Are the majority of people very liberal, or more conservative? What are people like? Is it super woke? Do Be honest please.

Thank you.

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What Common People Feel

The average Australian doesn’t see “macroeconomic distortions.”

They feel:

Rent rising

Groceries rising

Fuel rising

Insurance rising

Childcare rising

Commute times increasing

Home ownership slipping away

So frustration builds.

And people naturally search for visible causes.

What Voters Should Actually Ask Politicians

Instead of only asking: “Will you reduce immigration?” they should also ask:

Housing

Why are planning approvals still so slow?

Why is infrastructure not aligned before growth?

Why are speculative incentives untouched?

Why are construction productivity levels weak?

Productivity

What is your plan to modernize construction and engineering workflows?

How will you improve national productivity?

How will AI/automation improve real industries?

Why is Australia weak in advanced manufacturing/software exports?

Government Spending

How much waste exists in procurement?

Why do mega-projects keep blowing out?

Where is the accountability for failed programs?

Why are consultants replacing institutional capability?

Cost of Living

How will you improve competition?

Why are concentrated sectors becoming more expensive?

What is the long-term energy pricing strategy?

Skills & Workforce

Why aren’t local training pipelines stronger?

Why are apprenticeships and technical pathways weaker?

How do we balance migration with local workforce development?

Innovation

Why does capital flow more into property than productive technology?

How do we create globally competitive engineering/software industries?

How do we stop becoming dependent only on mining/property cycles?

The Deeper Truth

A country can survive high migration if:

Infrastructure keeps pace

Productivity rises

Housing supply works

Institutions are efficient

Capital is allocated productively

If those systems weaken simultaneously, people start blaming the most visible pressure point.

Well, get limited which sector has shortage of skilled people, Australia needs to fix the existing system of all political n reform level pipeline. Study the policies across reduce lags in govt like complexities in regulations. Whoever comes, they saying blaming immigration definitely it is a serious problem but along with lot of issues need to be fixed.

That’s why serious reform requires:

Systems thinking

Long-term planning

Productivity modernization

Infrastructure discipline

Institutional accountability

Not just surface-level slogans.

1. I’m not an expert in political studies, but isn’t the democratic principle that we elect politicians to represent us in parliament?
2. If that’s the case, shouldn’t the parties represent the will of the people?
3. If the majority of people are telling Albo and his gang that they want tax on gas, isn’t that the will of the people?
4. According to the democratic process, shouldn’t Albo honour our collective will, even if he disagrees? This means that if he and his party think taxing gas will be disastrous, but the Australian people want it, he should do what the people want, stay quiet about it, and let the Australian people figure it out if things go wrong, since we decided so.
5. Isn’t it not Albo’s job to decide what’s good for Australia when the people have spoken? It’s fine if the people are silent and he makes a strategic decision, but it’s not okay when everyone says no to immigration, no to free gas for foreign corporations, and yes to our resources benefiting the Australian people!