The writing is on the wall. The two-party preferred system is at serious risk of causing a national divide if Albanese is not able to instill faith back into Australian politics. I said this in my own piece: It is quite clear from the primary vote counts that Labor are not the best choice, they a simply the less worse choice.
This was an historic win. Don’t demean it. Let Labor govern. They have been around for 100 years. They will rule from the cities for many years and they’ll do it with sincerity and grace. Labor knows what fringe politics are. It prefers collective majoritarianism and it will do what it can to have the economy represent our society and it will try to be fair. Albanese knows this deeply.
The question I have from this result is - has the Liberal Party run its race as the representative organisation of the “true liberals”?
Just as Menzies realised post-WWII that existing “conservative” parties of those times weren’t relevant in the post-war era, thus has the Liberal Party of those baby boomers reached its own point of natural obsolescence?
When you look at the values of the community independents whilst not an organised alliance as yet - are they more reflective of the values of the liberals within the national voting bloc.
For a democracy to work at its peak, there certainly needs to be a viable alternative to provide for a genuine contest of ideas that have depth and not cliched slogans or pursue “cultural wars”.
You're right Amy. Albanese and his party need to grow at least a pair amongst them.
When Labor won government in 2022, the stench left by Morrison and Co gave Albanese the opportunity to stand on Duttons neck and consign what remained of the conservatives to history.
Instead of that, Albanese elected to rescue the two party duopoly when he met with Dutton to organise the knackering of the NACC. An act followed by Labor's latest version of political funding legislation that is designed to entrench the duopoly that shares power in Canberra.
Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon wrote this article on Labor's work with the libs and others in an outfit called Better Australia that masqueraded as grassroots community activists working for the nation while being funded by and answering to bodies interested in maintaining the status quo.
On Monday's Q&A, the minister for the shoppies union made it clear that the government would use its mandate to implement the policies it campaigned on.
BOTH major parties ignored global issues throughout the campaign , which is an insult to the voting public . As for the latest slogan from Albanese , “progressive patriotism” , just another insult , a slice of America we need like a hole in the head.
If they don’t get it right we are stuffed. It is bad enough in Victoria where we are broke! The Federal government isn’t far behind. I think we are all over promises which will be broken, let’s get some truth in politics for a change.
Amy - thanks for this brilliant summation. Labor have to come up with big policies the young can vote for - or the independents will have them on the run again.
I think often about the political anomalies of the 2021 WA election and the 2022 Victorian election. By all accounts Mark McGowan and Daniel Andrew’s should have lost. Both leaders imposed incredibly strict COVID restrictions in their respective states. The Murdoch media waged a vicious and sustained campaign against both of them but particularly Andrews that was supported by Morrison’s government. Morrison even sided with Clive Palmer in his legal suit to sue the WA for banning him access. But both men were resoundingly re-elected. In WA it was a wipe-out. I think this shows that we do want a strong leader. We want someone who has thought through the issues and decided what is good for us, which is what they are MEANT to do.
There is so much to be said on this issue but one thing that we can be certain of…. The Right, supported by increasingly powerful billionaires is going to come for Australia too. We’d better shore up our democratic institutions before then.
Spot on , Amy 💥💥👏🏻👏🏻In a most interesting conversation re frustrating matters of governance , UK journalist Ian Dunt spoke of the frustrations of the “First Past the Post “ voting system . Starmer appeared to absolutely romp home , but because of the voting system he received about 25% of the vote . Here in Australia , with preferential voting Labor STILL received less than 40% of the vote , followed by the back room factional “stitch up” immediately after the vote. I have grave fears that Albanese will see his huge majority as permission to continue with his timid placating of donors , and a refusal even to consider courage in attacking our very real problems in social inequality , and kowtowing to America .
I think the laws of physics around electron transmission will eventually bury the ALP in the suburbs. These laws are constants and when the power grid goes down repeatedly in the future consequent of an imbalance in the generation system from renewable sources the migrant vote will desert Labor
Oh Amy, you've got it dead right.
Unless Labor do grow a pair, (i.e. do not kowtow to the big end of town), they will probably face the same fate as the coalition.
Oh for a few dozen Andrew Wilkies to emerge over the next 3 years!
They have to be bolder in their policies or they too will be buggered.
Maybe, just maybe Australia has just watched what is happening in the USA and said, “bugger that”.
Wade
and so will we all.
The writing is on the wall. The two-party preferred system is at serious risk of causing a national divide if Albanese is not able to instill faith back into Australian politics. I said this in my own piece: It is quite clear from the primary vote counts that Labor are not the best choice, they a simply the less worse choice.
This was an historic win. Don’t demean it. Let Labor govern. They have been around for 100 years. They will rule from the cities for many years and they’ll do it with sincerity and grace. Labor knows what fringe politics are. It prefers collective majoritarianism and it will do what it can to have the economy represent our society and it will try to be fair. Albanese knows this deeply.
On target Amy.
The question I have from this result is - has the Liberal Party run its race as the representative organisation of the “true liberals”?
Just as Menzies realised post-WWII that existing “conservative” parties of those times weren’t relevant in the post-war era, thus has the Liberal Party of those baby boomers reached its own point of natural obsolescence?
When you look at the values of the community independents whilst not an organised alliance as yet - are they more reflective of the values of the liberals within the national voting bloc.
For a democracy to work at its peak, there certainly needs to be a viable alternative to provide for a genuine contest of ideas that have depth and not cliched slogans or pursue “cultural wars”.
You're right Amy. Albanese and his party need to grow at least a pair amongst them.
When Labor won government in 2022, the stench left by Morrison and Co gave Albanese the opportunity to stand on Duttons neck and consign what remained of the conservatives to history.
Instead of that, Albanese elected to rescue the two party duopoly when he met with Dutton to organise the knackering of the NACC. An act followed by Labor's latest version of political funding legislation that is designed to entrench the duopoly that shares power in Canberra.
Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon wrote this article on Labor's work with the libs and others in an outfit called Better Australia that masqueraded as grassroots community activists working for the nation while being funded by and answering to bodies interested in maintaining the status quo.
https://michaelwest.com.au/labor-and-liberal-powerbrokers-join-to-attack-teals-and-greens/
On Monday's Q&A, the minister for the shoppies union made it clear that the government would use its mandate to implement the policies it campaigned on.
Yes. Pay attention. Global issues matter as well as domestic. Build your moral conscience
BOTH major parties ignored global issues throughout the campaign , which is an insult to the voting public . As for the latest slogan from Albanese , “progressive patriotism” , just another insult , a slice of America we need like a hole in the head.
If they don’t get it right we are stuffed. It is bad enough in Victoria where we are broke! The Federal government isn’t far behind. I think we are all over promises which will be broken, let’s get some truth in politics for a change.
And this morning we have seen the arrogance of the labour machine in full roar. Dropping Dreyfus & Husic. What could be more stupid?
Amy - thanks for this brilliant summation. Labor have to come up with big policies the young can vote for - or the independents will have them on the run again.
I think often about the political anomalies of the 2021 WA election and the 2022 Victorian election. By all accounts Mark McGowan and Daniel Andrew’s should have lost. Both leaders imposed incredibly strict COVID restrictions in their respective states. The Murdoch media waged a vicious and sustained campaign against both of them but particularly Andrews that was supported by Morrison’s government. Morrison even sided with Clive Palmer in his legal suit to sue the WA for banning him access. But both men were resoundingly re-elected. In WA it was a wipe-out. I think this shows that we do want a strong leader. We want someone who has thought through the issues and decided what is good for us, which is what they are MEANT to do.
There is so much to be said on this issue but one thing that we can be certain of…. The Right, supported by increasingly powerful billionaires is going to come for Australia too. We’d better shore up our democratic institutions before then.
… even more than you have already
Too late!
Bang-adoodley-on!
We’re all waiting with bated breath for the great Labor agenda reveal (pun intended). 🤦♀️
Spot on , Amy 💥💥👏🏻👏🏻In a most interesting conversation re frustrating matters of governance , UK journalist Ian Dunt spoke of the frustrations of the “First Past the Post “ voting system . Starmer appeared to absolutely romp home , but because of the voting system he received about 25% of the vote . Here in Australia , with preferential voting Labor STILL received less than 40% of the vote , followed by the back room factional “stitch up” immediately after the vote. I have grave fears that Albanese will see his huge majority as permission to continue with his timid placating of donors , and a refusal even to consider courage in attacking our very real problems in social inequality , and kowtowing to America .
I think the laws of physics around electron transmission will eventually bury the ALP in the suburbs. These laws are constants and when the power grid goes down repeatedly in the future consequent of an imbalance in the generation system from renewable sources the migrant vote will desert Labor