This guy is a complete dick. He also falsified travel expenses (verifiable via save history) in a Word document so he could complain about an independent local Mayor.
I think most people outside Australia (I'm Australian but have lived in the US for a long time now) wouldn't get this reference.
(Essentially, it's a politician who sockpuppeted his own social media posts to pat himself on the back, inevitably forgetting to change accounts and outting his efforts.)
some of you might get a kick out of this.I visited Australia when I was 65 or 66 79 now 80 in june. Never had a social media account. would they belive me and let me in? I'm I the only one?
To clarify, the political party is not the current government holding power but the opposition party ... which has slowly become very fractured to the point their putting their hopes on popularism while still aiming to be the best friend of various fat cats with interests to keep on cashing in here.
It's not a new plan either, much of it's origins were purposed when Trump got a lot of butt hurt a few years ago in regard to social media, the opposition were in power and they were very much sycophantic in regard of Trump and intended to bring into law where its citizens having a social media account, details would be vetted for age and real identity.
Trumpian Coalition is a delightful phrase. The Coalition would stun Americans because it consists of "the liberal party" which is rightist, not liberal, and "the "national party" which is frankly Agrarian Socialist, but very pro mining.
The Liberal party is run by an incompetent economist who rorted NSW water rights in his family farm company, and who misunderstood social media enough to post boosters to his socials as himself "well done angus" is now meme-ified, while the Agrarian Socialists are run by a competent Economist (who worked for the productivity commission and actually understands how money works) who is as mad as a cut snake for Nuclear, and opposed to solar and wind because his pay cheque makes it necessary.
The Liberal leader wants to promote highly illiberal policy, the Agrarian socialist leader wants to let mining companies destroy the farming base.
The even more right wing "Pauline Hanson's one nation" party is the actual Trumpian party, noting a mining magnate runs "the Trumpet of Patriots" party which is in turn, definitionally Trumpet-oriented.
It's certainly been weird to see their silly childish push-back against renewables like solar power. As for wind power though, locally I've heard via some National Party faithful(s) that some wind project are being put in boneheaded areas bundled with very lax governmental permissions, enabling clearing tracks (dirt roads) up to the top of various mountain ridges that no other industry would ever get away with. Boneheaded as there's just as much or more wind on the coast where existing transmission lines already exist.
Popularism is a problem here in Australia as well - who would have thought decreasing / cutting funding (starting around the 1990s) from basic tertiary education and further adult skill education would come back to bite - in particular considering recent state voting, especially the liberals on the bum.
Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus [0]
This guy is a complete dick. He also falsified travel expenses (verifiable via save history) in a Word document so he could complain about an independent local Mayor.
[0]: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/feb/12/fantastic-gr...
I think most people outside Australia (I'm Australian but have lived in the US for a long time now) wouldn't get this reference.
(Essentially, it's a politician who sockpuppeted his own social media posts to pat himself on the back, inevitably forgetting to change accounts and outting his efforts.)
Geoff Provest (Nationals MP) recently did the same thing commenting on an Albanese social media post pretending to be a disgruntled Labor voter
Time for tourists to shun Australia.
I understand that New Zealand a country next to Australia, is a lot more welcoming and more hospitable to tourists.
I don't know how Australia isn't welcoming nor not hospitable to tourists.
The people in question in the article are not our current government but the coalition.
Perhaps its not time to shun Australia given that the people (under a mandatory requirement) voted against this type of thing.
Specifically a coalition of parties that are not in power and seem to be unable to figure out why they aren’t in power.
Their voter base is largely dying off
I don’t see them being one of the top two parties in a couple of decades unless younger generations start actually having resources/assets to conserve
some of you might get a kick out of this.I visited Australia when I was 65 or 66 79 now 80 in june. Never had a social media account. would they belive me and let me in? I'm I the only one?
To clarify, the political party is not the current government holding power but the opposition party ... which has slowly become very fractured to the point their putting their hopes on popularism while still aiming to be the best friend of various fat cats with interests to keep on cashing in here.
It's not a new plan either, much of it's origins were purposed when Trump got a lot of butt hurt a few years ago in regard to social media, the opposition were in power and they were very much sycophantic in regard of Trump and intended to bring into law where its citizens having a social media account, details would be vetted for age and real identity.
Trumpian Coalition is a delightful phrase. The Coalition would stun Americans because it consists of "the liberal party" which is rightist, not liberal, and "the "national party" which is frankly Agrarian Socialist, but very pro mining.
The Liberal party is run by an incompetent economist who rorted NSW water rights in his family farm company, and who misunderstood social media enough to post boosters to his socials as himself "well done angus" is now meme-ified, while the Agrarian Socialists are run by a competent Economist (who worked for the productivity commission and actually understands how money works) who is as mad as a cut snake for Nuclear, and opposed to solar and wind because his pay cheque makes it necessary.
The Liberal leader wants to promote highly illiberal policy, the Agrarian socialist leader wants to let mining companies destroy the farming base.
The even more right wing "Pauline Hanson's one nation" party is the actual Trumpian party, noting a mining magnate runs "the Trumpet of Patriots" party which is in turn, definitionally Trumpet-oriented.
A very funny but apt and fair assessment.
It's certainly been weird to see their silly childish push-back against renewables like solar power. As for wind power though, locally I've heard via some National Party faithful(s) that some wind project are being put in boneheaded areas bundled with very lax governmental permissions, enabling clearing tracks (dirt roads) up to the top of various mountain ridges that no other industry would ever get away with. Boneheaded as there's just as much or more wind on the coast where existing transmission lines already exist.
Popularism is a problem here in Australia as well - who would have thought decreasing / cutting funding (starting around the 1990s) from basic tertiary education and further adult skill education would come back to bite - in particular considering recent state voting, especially the liberals on the bum.
unhinged zionist hatred, and proof of Austrailia bieng captured by the right wing genociders. no more, no less.