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What happened then? Right-wing came back to the affairs?

• Neeek 10y ago
  Murdoch smear campaigns happened, it's been a shit show ever since Labor voted to switch their party's head. Right wing has formed parliament in the two elections since, even after doing the exact same thing last year voting Abbott out in favour of Turnbull. "Aw, but they're like exactly the same mate, I'm just gonna draw a dick on the house of reps ballot and vote One Nation for the senate instead." Love it here.
• ClassyJacket 10y ago
  The Liberal party (the conservatives) got in power denying climate change, and one of their major policies was scrapping the carbon tax ("It's costing you money!!"). They also defunded CSIRO. Another policy they successfully passed was a law that makes it illegal to report on abuse, including sexual abuse, of children if that child happens to be a refugee. We also were in the middle of building a taxpayer-owned, nationwide fibre-to-the-home network. It wasn't just a theoretical plan, it was in progress, and 17% of homes already have it. They cancelled that, too, instead opting to spend the same amount of time and more money on DSL, and have actually been installing slower internet in some people's homes than they already had. Most electorates were very happy with these policies. In July this year they were voted in for a second term.