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Discussion Thread 🗳️ Saturday 3 May 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by briongloid@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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Australian Federal Election Day

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[–] briongloid@aussie.zone 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Discussion about the federal election is allowed and encouraged.

Criticism about candidates, parties and pundits are all welcome.

Don’t be afraid to use the report function, a screenshot if you feel the need to.

Keep it civil and if you disagree with another user, you can either disagree with them courteously or simply down-vote and not reply.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 13 points 2 months ago

I feel a good life is possible , with opportunities and fairness, for the young seagoons , and all aussies 😭

i would not have had that feeling if the libs got in

we need to better manage our natural resources and taxation and then we will be gold like scandinavia

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is it safe to come out now?

[–] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think it is. Antony Green has called it

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

such a swing is amazing

[–] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've been really stressed for a lot of reasons (general fear of Australia choosing to be smaller and meaner and personal because I work in a environmentally/renewables aligned job that would be massively at risk) . I feel better. I hope a few of the climate aligned independents get in to hold them to account.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

shared hugs 😭

now for our friends in America to get rid of of the republicans in the mid terms next year , only 22 % of Americans voted for trump. the vast majority do not want him

[–] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah. I have been talking to a bunch of colleagues in the US lately & it's tough. They are not their government. I am just so glad we didn't go that way.