Dutton is already testing Trump's campaign slogans. Will they work in Australia?
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The success of Donald Trump's election campaign in the US has Australia's leaders watching closely but there are risks to importing debates from other countries.

I hope the Australian public is better than to fall for this. Though I fear we collectively are no better than the USA… somehow Abbot and Morrison were both elected after all.

  • TaleyaEnglish
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    1 month ago

    broad popular rejection of the Aboriginal recognition referendum suggests that there’s a mood of having had a gutful of progressive ideas.

    I wouldn’t use that as an indicator. From the outside it’s progression and it’s certainly textbook but we are fucking weird about indigenous rights. We’d vote in a puce-haired enby and pat ourselves on the back for being enlightened before even considering an Aboriginal PM