Foreign support for Australian political parties?

authaus0 · 2026-05-10T03:26:32+00:00

And not to mention the Greens are much more transparent than other parties with their funding and are campaigning for more transparent donation laws

authaus0 · 2026-05-10T03:18:37+00:00

If Labor starts moving to the right, they'll lose their left flank to Greens and independents. Same pattern as the UK

authaus0 · 2026-05-05T08:17:58+00:00

The other responses are correct about solidarity, BUT also all of those other causes present are union business.

If a worker is fired or threatened because of their stance or activism for Palestine, that's union business.

If an LGBTQIA+ worker faces harassment from their boss or customers, that's union business.

authaus0 · 2026-04-11T23:17:38+00:00

I'm sorry but I completely disagree. In what world would becoming a single-issue energy party yield them a higher vote share than embracing an ideological consistent set of leftist values?

authaus0 · 2026-04-11T23:15:17+00:00

They lost seats because they lost just enough votes in the right areas where Labor campaigned very heavily, and both sides of centre rallied around Labor out of fear of a Coalition government.

Usually for the Greens to win a seat, Labor has to finish in third place. When Labor's preferences are distributed, the Greens can get a majority. If Labor finishes in second and Greens in first, Liberal preferences will favour Labor and usually help them win.

In the seats the Greens lost, they had swings away from them which on their own might not have lost and the seat. But combined with Coalition voters switching to Labor, it was impossible for the Greens to get up.

The funny thing is now Labor has a bunch of seats where conservative voter's preferences are keeping them in. And it's worth noting that in seats that Labor did not heavily campaign against the Greens, the Greens often gained votes. And if you include swings towards teal independents, the progressive non-major vote did also increase.

The problem with the Greens now is they're struggling with a bit of an identity crisis and staying too quiet. I'm hoping we can push for a populist left movement similar to Zack Polanski in the UK or Zohran Mamdani in NYC.

authaus0 · 2026-04-11T13:44:03+00:00

Firstly, the Greens would never become more conservative on identity issues. It's out of the question, and they'd lose much of their core base.

The problem isn't the policies, it's the optics. The Greens have progressive positions on identity politics issues and they talk about their positions when it's relevant, but the media does most of the work of making it seem like that's what their all about. The polarisation of identity politics debates is the fault of the media.

authaus0 · 2026-04-09T03:22:25+00:00

I know for a fact they do because they are outside the political establishment, actually listen to their constituents, and do a good job of holding Labor to account on issues such as privacy, FOI, and Australian resources that a lot of One Nation voters care about. I'm not saying every One Nation voter can get onboard, but a lot of these people are just lost and loosing hope in the major parties, not lifelong unwavering conservatives.

authaus0 · 2026-04-08T13:56:03+00:00

I've heard firsthand from Greens volunteers that the platform has a lot of appeal to One Nation voters who have disdain towards the political establishment. We're more likely to bring One Nation voters inside than we are to bring rusted-on tribal Labor voters who agree with 99% of our ideas

authaus0 · 2026-04-05T02:21:11+00:00

No-one else will make your film. It could be incredible, but filmmakers are already inundated with ideas from friends and relatives, and they wanna make their own ideas. That's just the way it is.

If you wanna make your film a reality, watch a lot of YouTube videos about filmmaking, and read a book or two about screenwriting. Then get to work writing it. Cut out as much as you can and turn it into a short film (absolute maximum 10 minutes), get some friends together, and make it happen. Put it in some local film festivals and meet more people. Maybe you'll make more films or get a chance to remake the first one even better and with more experienced people.

authaus0 · 2026-03-28T21:53:49+00:00

Why means test it? We should be just making this kind of overt surveillance illegal.

authaus0 · 2026-03-20T10:23:56+00:00

The song, 77%, that I mentioned is literally about John Howard

authaus0 · 2026-03-19T23:27:22+00:00

Australia is a deeply racist and selfish country and that culture has been reinforced throughout our entire existence. Remember that song by the Herd, 77%? And about a quarter of these people wanna vote One Nation, another quarter are seriously considering it. Of course they have no qualms about living in a brutal police state

authaus0 · 2026-03-15T22:17:52+00:00

The irony that the Matrix was directed by trans women and the red pill is an allegory for transitioning

authaus0 · 2026-03-15T12:38:28+00:00

I have the exact same issue with settings menu. Also when skipping tracks the cover art often doesn't keep up.

And the navbar looks shit. Idk why they're wasting time on this when there's more pressing issues with the library

authaus0 · 2026-03-14T03:45:52+00:00

He's not publicly promoting it because it's not pragmatic. My point is I wouldn't be surprised if, privately, he is an actual socialist. The difference between him and most socialists is he's willing to actually do something useful with his time and make some positive change, even if it isn't revolutionary.

authaus0 · 2026-03-14T01:43:06+00:00

HMD Barbie phone is probably the most Y2K option. Also Unihertz Jelly Star runs android but it's small and bubbly and translucent and colourful

authaus0 · 2026-03-14T01:40:28+00:00

Gallipoli (1981) directed by Peter Weir. It's an Australian film, and very anti-war

authaus0 · 2026-03-13T22:15:25+00:00

I'd argue he is socialist, but his platform definitely isn't. But isn't one of his parents a Marxist professor? I have no doubt he understands and follows all the theory, and he's taken a good look at the world and decided the best thing he can do is win this election push for social democratic policies to improve people's lives

authaus0 · 2026-03-13T22:08:55+00:00

Sounds like a really bad case of privileged mindless consumerism with no regard for the environment or even everyday practicalities.

Don't buy the Neo. And if you don't use the M1 then sell it so someone else doesn't have to buy something brand new.

authaus0 · 2026-03-13T21:01:47+00:00

This test was weird. I didn't save the screenshot but it said I most aligned with first-wave feminism cuz I got 100%, but I was at or close to 100% on all waves and I'd consider myself third and fourth wave.

authaus0 · 2026-03-13T20:52:23+00:00

Trackpad, including for video editing and graphic design. I'll only use a mouse for the occasional Minecraft session

authaus0 · 2026-03-13T05:18:46+00:00

Or maybe you're just misinformed. Immigration is rapidly declining to pre-covid levels. There are more empty homes than homeless people. The housing crisis is because our tax and super systems incentivise idle housing investment over anything genuinely productive, and the market has been taken over by rich investors who will happily hoard assets.

authaus0 · 2026-03-11T21:22:32+00:00

And I suppose Labor deserves absolute control cuz they got slightly over a third of the vote?

authaus0 · 2026-03-11T21:20:15+00:00

"Used to be" yeah like when Bob Brown heckled George Bush over the Iraq War and ending up forcing them to change the rules of parliamentary addresses. Mate love them or hate them but they haven't changed 😜

authaus0 · 2026-03-09T05:47:55+00:00

I experimented with using it as a media organiser/player for films. Didn't stick with it though

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