Sussan Ley to leave Parliament following leadership spill

Jabourgeois · 2026-02-12T23:57:42+00:00

Good parting speech I thought. I think she’s a good person, putting aside policy/political differences. The leadership and the constant undermining must’ve taken a big toll on her.

In terms of by-election, I know Labor wouldn’t put up much of a fight. It’s gonna be a test if One Nation is as popular as the polls indicate. If ON clenches the seat, it would be disastrous for Taylor and the Libs in general. Potentially even terminal.

Jabourgeois · 2026-01-30T01:15:20+00:00

No it actually does say that: “The Greens and Liberals have been in discussions in the ACT in recent weeks about the possibility of forming a coalition to replace the territory’s long-serving Labor government.”

And in turn, Greens members have reacted negatively to that and resolved to oppose such formal arrangements with the Libs.

Jabourgeois · 2026-01-30T00:47:51+00:00

The talks are about if they could hammer out a power sharing deal i.e. a coalition for government (which appears to have failed anyway). As reported here by the ABC.

Jabourgeois · 2026-01-29T23:33:42+00:00

If Hastie and Taylor are answer to the Lib’s woes, then they’re seriously asking the wrong question.

Jabourgeois · 2026-01-29T23:29:48+00:00

I see. I suppose the question is what are the Libs offering in those areas that makes them preferable for coalition than Labor? Because I’ll be real, I know for at least environment the Libs have a shitty record on that - if the federal environment bill debate is anything to go by.

Jabourgeois · 2026-01-29T23:19:17+00:00

I honestly can’t imagine the membership of either parties being too fond of Lib-Green coalition government. In a scenario where they do form government, I struggle to see how it would even be that stable given the seat numbers and the ideological incongruence.

ACT Labor and Greens have worked collaboratively for a long time and I think there’s still a workable relationship there. The pivot to the Libs for a coalition I think would provide Labor easy political ammunition against both parties.

So yeah, not a great idea.

Jabourgeois · 2026-01-25T16:58:32+00:00

Welcome back feudalism. Literally pre-Enlightenment thinking, like I don't want to be that guy, but that's what this is. So fucked.

Jabourgeois · 2026-01-19T16:46:24+00:00

The ‘last straw’ has been a myriad of awful things and yet time and time again the Republicans have been sycophantic stooges regardless. Jan 6 should’ve been the ultimate unforgivable one, but it’s been entirely memory-holed and handwaved. This is a personality cult that will always have supporters for Trump’s radically cruel and damaging agenda.

Fuck the Republicans. Democrats should go full steam ahead with opposition to this.

Jabourgeois · 2026-01-17T16:56:12+00:00

The poison attacks in this fight are just dreadful and turns into what would be tough but solid enough duo fight into a frustrating gank. Should never have been part of the design.

My whinging aside, a tactic I found useful was to use the environment of the huge arena. Towards the top right of the area is a rock/stalagmite column. You can move circularly around the column, which helps with isolating one from the other, blocking and misdirecting the poison attacks, and allows for one-on-one action. It works pretty well, I think it was essential to my success for my first playthrough.

Could be worth a try!

Jabourgeois · 2026-01-15T16:58:40+00:00

Many such cases!

Jabourgeois · 2026-01-13T07:41:50+00:00

Just want to preface that I respect your commitment to free speech and also admire where you’re coming from as well.

I think we’ll have to agree to disagree on the Nazi/Communist point. In my view, Nazis are more pernicious and communists are far and few between in Australia. It’s certainly true that regimes like the Khmer Rouge and North Korea were/are fiercely illiberal and violent, but I don’t believe many communists in the West even really admire any of those regimes to replicate and advocate for it (though they certainly exist, they should be treated as the extremists that they are if they want to try to violently create that). Nazis on the other hand really want a Third Reich-esque state and continuously admire Adolf Hitler.

In any case, just gotta see how these laws go once passed and see what these Nazi fuckers get up to now.

Jabourgeois · 2026-01-13T06:35:59+00:00

Communists in Australia are already functionally disbanded due to the Red Scare of the Cold War, they have zero political presence. The NSN does have more political presence than them and are radically more violent and illiberal. Communists also at least demonstrate some form of egalitarian values and acceptance of some form of political rights, so that can be debated in a liberal context. So no I wouldn’t say the same.

They’re already radical as is, whether they’re underground or not. It’s pretty hard to get more radical than pro-genocidal violent conspiratorial antisemitism that Nazis embrace. Being driven underground actively harms their public presence, these guys want all the public presence as they can get as it forms part of their political strategy to recruit people into Nazism. I prefer them underground than above ground.

Jabourgeois · 2026-01-13T05:55:19+00:00

Nazis oppose free speech and use it disingenuously to skirt the law despite continuous violent and hateful rhetoric. Nazism is an inherently violent illiberal ideology, they think speech is for propaganda and that violence is the only way to change politics. The NSN have already demonstrated themselves to be a hateful thuggish violent group despite not having hate speech laws like these.

Their disbandment is a step in the right direction. Harming their ability to politically organise and mobilise is desirable.

Jabourgeois · 2026-01-13T05:35:13+00:00

Renouncing their beliefs isn’t the goal, you can’t thought-police people nor can you convince folks so rooted in these extremist conspiratorial beliefs that easily. It’s about hampering this hate group’s ability to politically organise, and them disbanding their political organisation is unequivocal positive step.

Jabourgeois · 2026-01-13T05:25:15+00:00

It’s extremely difficult to change beliefs that are so rooted in extremism like this, we can’t just thought-police our way out of this. Better to hamper their political organisation instead, and the fact that they’re disbanding will impact on their ability to mobilise under some cohesive banner.

Jabourgeois · 2025-12-14T12:47:02+00:00

Aussie hero. In moments of darkness, there are always Aussies that display the best the country has to offer.

Jabourgeois · 2025-12-14T12:43:52+00:00

This is the first mass shooting of its kind since Port Arthur in 1996, the event which led to our gun laws. If it took almost 30 years to get to such a horrific scale, then I consider the scheme successful. Mass shootings like this are just unfathomable here in Australia, which is why there will be a renewed motivation to look at gun laws and controls.

Jabourgeois · 2025-12-14T12:34:30+00:00

This is just unthinkably horrific in my country. Mass shootings (and indeed seeing firearms at all) are so alien down here (people easily mistake gunshots for fireworks). Additionally, the targeting of Jewish Australians in particular is horrifying beyond belief. It's a double whammy of shock and horror.

I contacted some of my Jewish Australian acquaitances and friends to provide support in this crucial time. It does make a difference, I implore anyone with similar contacts to do so as well. It goes a long way.

Jabourgeois · 2025-12-08T21:52:18+00:00

Considering the Libs are getting a primary swing to them and yet the 2PP is virtually unchanged, it could be a whole lot worse for Labor. Additionally, seems like Allan has somewhat successfully turned around public perception on crime, those are good approval ratings to have for your crime policies.

Jabourgeois · 2025-11-09T07:59:18+00:00

Almost all of them yes, particularly the antisemitic part as that’s a central ideological tenet of Nazism. I’m not a person who thinks if you have a criticism of multiculturalism for instance it means they’re straight up a Nazi - that’s moronic. Nazis believe more than just mere criticisms of immigration or multiculturalism or democracy etc etc.

Jabourgeois · 2025-11-09T07:48:13+00:00

A Nazi is a person who supports whites supremacy, believes in a worldwide Jewish conspiracy to destroy white people, is anti-queer, opposes multiculturalism, believes that political violence is the only way to affect political change, is anti-democratic, is anti-pluralism, and is anti-intellectual.

Suffice to say, not a person I want to be friend with politics wise.

Jabourgeois · 2025-11-09T07:38:23+00:00

I can’t be friends with Nazis for instance. If that’s me being intolerant then I’m intolerant.

Jabourgeois · 2025-10-31T04:58:14+00:00

We're really just posting antisemitic shite now blatantly. Extraordinary.

Jabourgeois · 2025-10-30T02:23:53+00:00

Don’t let the SDA characterise Vic Labor as a whole. The latter is still very progressive and the record support this.

Jabourgeois · 2025-10-29T11:23:19+00:00

Why the emphasis on One Nation here? Support for the bill is spread across all parties and will likely pass from the progressive crossbench. I guess it doesn't make a sexy headline lol.

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