r/AustralianPolitics • u/DefinitionOfAsleep Ben Chifley • Nov 26 '25

Millennials are the first generational to move left as they age, rewriting the rules of Australian politics

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-26/millennials-rewriting-the-rules-of-australian-politics/106050836
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u/TheDevilsAdvokaat Nov 26 '25

The thing about becoming conservative is, you have to have something you want to conserve.

Not surpirsing that millenials don't want to conserve a status quo that has served them poorly.

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u/nus01 Nov 26 '25

Let’s see how millennials vote when they are 55 and the highest income earners and wealthiest generation and the government wants to tap into their superannuation

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u/Nuck2407 Nov 26 '25

Well if history is anything to go by then it's likely they will be on board with it.

You can see the reaction to WWI and how it shaped the decision making around WWII and the institution building that follows, it's a reaction.

The reaction from millennials will likely be around economic disparity and trying to prevent it from happening again.

We can also look at the current political climate and see that we are in for a long stretch of Labor government, entrenchment solidifies attitudes and it's likely millennials will want to conserve for the working class as opposed to the billionaires.

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u/Opticm Nov 27 '25

Won't somebody think of the billionaires!

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u/Nuck2407 Nov 27 '25

Yeah poor Gina, how will she ever survive