Australia - you're standing in it
…self defence means meeting violence with violence ;)
&pp=0gcJCRsBo7VqN5tD- even epstein’s lawyer is in their camp, what a guy ;);)
Now back to Australia. OK so we had the Libs catastrophic election implosion, nuclear implosion I might add, and in the aftermath I said they won't challenge for government again as they've been wedged - in the high income inner cities the Teals have their measure (as their voters are economically comfortable and can afford to net zero; just as Labor have been replaced by Greens here for other issues), and in the country it's Nationals; and Labor effectively appealed to the outer suburban voters who are getting crushed by cost of living & squeeze.
I pointed out the large outer suburban areas (and country) are far more likely to see resurgent nationalist parties flip both Liberal (toast) and Labor. We are seeing this throughout Europe (eg Austria, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Sweden etc) and most recently with Reform in the UK, and in the US with the leadup to the Trump election. Here I note One Nation was about 4.5% of the vote 2022 election, was 6+% of the vote this election and a recent poll had them at 9%... This is the real threat to the two big governing parties, and the place it will happen.
In this vein, the March for Australia on the weekend will be fascinating - it will be the first big widespread expression of the people who have been left out of the current paradigm in Australia. We're not talking foreign causes, we're talking those who haven't been represented well in the current system, who were born here for the most. Elements of what was the white working class, whose actions have led to great change elsewhere. (There may be some Nazis, too!)
So what are their grievances?
https://marchforaustralia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MELBOURNE.pdf
We will see how the day goes. I still reckon Australia is 10-15 years behind the other places mentioned above, as we've floated on the prosperity of our mining and real estate booms. Maybe we will follow sooner.
The "I can't believe it's not politics" thread.