The kitten is very cute, though. 😀

He has to take the blame for what HECS has become (which ws completely forseeable) and the ALP shift to the right. And for his own values "get a haircut and get a real job" which we still see in the demonisation of people on welfare.

Yes it is. Very... disheartening (to understate the feeling of existential threat)

I trust, and defer to, your judgement on that. 💙

I really liked Max Chandler-Mather when he was in and what he had to say about the renting classes and housing, as well.

However, my main issue is: how do we get action on climate change? No matter how great individual candidates in ALP are, the policies of the party won't give us that.

If climate change is the existential threat of our times, maybe we need to get over that and vote for any possibility of meaningful action. But yes. I understand that the disillusionment with *everyone* is real.

Yes. Maybe their self-esteem should be trashed over the fact that incredibly sick people have to get treatment across the strait -?

I'd be happy if that didn't make the ALP even more complacent about inaction.

They clearly think that a swing against the ALP will just favour them regardless of their... "policies"...

Apologists for child rapists are so 'right now'...

*grim*

I like this so much that even despite the day of doom, I smiled. An actual smile. Not just a grimace.

Maybe the Greens will start standing more candidates. We have seen that independents grow when they get into office while some major party reps just rest on the party vote. Maybe Greens will prove more agile and willing to learn - ? Who knows. I am not voting for more of what I'm getting now.

I think that the point is how much can be spent in each electorate matters, if you have parties who have 'national' reach compared with very local campaigns. HaC's point on this was: no Teal who spent under (approx. $900,000) won their seat. ALP candidates benefit from party profile and spend.

They have an EA they can blame for all that.