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Labor has not opposed any of the f'ed up stuff so far so even if Albo wins it'll be more of the same.
by bogantech 5y ago
Labor has not opposed any of the f'ed up stuff so far so even if Albo wins it'll be more of the same.
- rainonmoon 5y agoOur only hope at this point is a hung parliament that can wedge the parties on progressive issues. I won't mention any particular parties to avoid inflaming the conversation, but I'd strongly advise all Australians look at the parties' track records and policies on surveillance, and particularly whether they're willing to consult with orgs like Digital Rights Watch in forming legislation.
- danuker 5y agoI particularly like The Juice Media from Australia to keep track of Oz politics. In spite of me living in Romania, I love their Honest Government Ads. Honest Government Ad | Hung Parliament - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnzaiYrvvrw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnzaiYrvvrw
- stephen_g 5y agoThe pace of new legislation has been far, far higher and the powers granted much more broad under the LNP than it ever was under Labor. Under Labor as well, with most of the bad ideas that they came up with (like the internet filter, that has just recently basically been legislated by stealth as the eSafety act by the LNP) they were able to be persuaded to drop them. But I'm mostly hoping for a hung parliament to keep them in check (couple more Indies and maybe another Greens MP). Labor's gutlessness in not voting against the LNP's bad laws because they were scared of the media response has shown this is needed. But experience shows that even under a Labor majority we'd be seeing far less of the bad laws coming before Parliament.