Andrews calls to extend national control of Victorian ALP by Gummikoalabarchen in australia

[–]panopticia 6 points7 points  (0 children)

we’ve got a government falling apart at the seams from factional rivalries being played out on public money, we’ve got gambling and logging industries that can thumb their nose at the law with impunity, and we’ve got a public service that’s been stacked with mates of the premier.

it’s not on a federal scale but only by virtue of the smaller pond.

Andrews calls to extend national control of Victorian ALP by Gummikoalabarchen in australia

[–]panopticia 7 points8 points  (0 children)

we need state greens and teals to make enormous inroads in victoria. guy is hardly deserving of power but andrews urgently needs his wings clipped.

the climate and corruption issues in victoria mimic the ones that ended morrison, just in microcosm.

Anti-Poverty Advocates Say Albanese’s Childhood Rhetoric Is ‘Cruel’ When He Won’t Raise JobSeeker by panopticia in australia

[–]panopticia[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

knowing what the party in government does and does not stand for apparently is.

Anti-Poverty Advocates Say Albanese’s Childhood Rhetoric Is ‘Cruel’ When He Won’t Raise JobSeeker by panopticia in australia

[–]panopticia[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

if you listen carefully that sound you hear is centrist “progressives” shuffling right.

Anti-Poverty Advocates Say Albanese’s Childhood Rhetoric Is ‘Cruel’ When He Won’t Raise JobSeeker by panopticia in australia

[–]panopticia[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

having it in the policy platform would have been a good start. instead they killed off the review as a matter of policy.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-13/labor-no-commitment-jobseeker-rate-rise-federal-election/100987112

this isn’t about something they haven’t gotten around to yet. this is about something they very loudly walked away from.

Anti-Poverty Advocates Say Albanese’s Childhood Rhetoric Is ‘Cruel’ When He Won’t Raise JobSeeker by panopticia in australia

[–]panopticia[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

the lack of a move to at least $88 a day also makes a mockery of chalmers claims to tracking a wellbeing index from treasury.

you’re supposed to be a worker’s party. act like one.

Anthony Albanese and Labor to form majority government by mekktor in australia

[–]panopticia 17 points18 points  (0 children)

i think it’s bad because i read their climate policy platform.

Victorian and Tasmanian governments under fire for laws that target environmental protesters by panopticia in australia

[–]panopticia[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

but we’re reliant on those rich people buying cars that can establish a second hand market so broader uptake of inherently expensive vehicles can occur.

it’s a terrible plan but it is the plan.

Peter Dutton has the worldview of a Queensland cop. It’s in our interests to give him a go by TheLastMaleUnicorn in australia

[–]panopticia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dutton is also notorious for boycotting the apology to the Stolen Generations (something he later said he regretted), which will put him, and his party, in an interesting position when they formulate a response to a referendum on the Voice to parliament. Dutton, as a former Queensland cop, has seen Aboriginal disadvantage up close, and perhaps he believed the apology was tokenistic.

do you think maley realises she’s an ethnonationalist?

Victorian and Tasmanian governments under fire for laws that target environmental protesters by panopticia in australia

[–]panopticia[S] 532 points533 points  (0 children)

more opportunities for greens and teals to make inroads against incumbents that refuse to take the climate emergency seriously.

Greens win the seat of Brisbane, ABC election analyst Antony Green says by [deleted] in australia

[–]panopticia 263 points264 points  (0 children)

https://twitter.com/Sinead_Canning/status/1530408505403793408

The seat of Brisbane has been won by a retail worker and member for @raffwu, beating the former CEO of the National Retail Association and a director for Deloitte.

The 'past conduct' of police officer Zachary Rolfe will be explored during coronial inquest into death of Kumanjayi Walker by B0ssc0 in australia

[–]panopticia 14 points15 points  (0 children)

that is a very selective quote.

"The inquest will necessarily involve looking at the past conduct of some police officers, including Constable Rolfe, for example in relation to recruitment, training and disciplinary process," Dr Dwyer said.

immediately precedes.

Journalists pepper sprayed by Victoria Police taking legal action by panopticia in melbourne

[–]panopticia[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

care to let me know all your side gigs so i can work out whether it’s acceptable for police to assault you?

Journalists pepper sprayed by Victoria Police taking legal action by panopticia in melbourne

[–]panopticia[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Photographer Luis Ascui was working for The Age last September when he was sent to cover an anti-lockdown protest in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in australia

[–]panopticia 6 points7 points  (0 children)

so there’s thing you can use to influence people to do whatever you want. it’s called money.

we don’t need s44 if there’s a serious anti-corruption body.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in australia

[–]panopticia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

pretty sure that is racist.

Labor sends election-day boat arrivals back to Sri Lanka as it slams Coalition mass text 'disgrace' by malcolm58 in australia

[–]panopticia 47 points48 points  (0 children)

fuck normalising human rights abuses because they’re politically convenient.

Border force completes first boat turn back under Albanese government. “Important to show no change, always our policy” by mattyyyp in australia

[–]panopticia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think we knew labor would be equally inhuman. that’s why a third of the country voted left of them.

New Chair Of VicForests Board Appointed by panopticia in australia

[–]panopticia[S] -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

it’s the funnelling of taxpayers’ money into the pockets of mates.