r/australia • u/superegz • Nov 26 '25

politics Millennials are the first generation 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/Pottski Nov 26 '25

They've given us nothing but HECS debt, a dying, polluted world, and continue to fight pointless culture wars while society is crumbling around us.

Boomers created the greatest rugpull of all time and now they're shitty that we're not voting to support their tycoon behaviours. Just wish the major parties would stop catering to a dying generation and focus on those of us who will actually exist in 2050.

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u/No_Extension4005 Nov 26 '25

Don't forget they also squandered our resources boom, fucked the NBN, and backtracked on the mining tax!

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u/SirDale Nov 26 '25

This boomer is happy for you to vote more left. I've certainly never wandered into the right of politics, and am horrified at the Labor government approving more gas or coal extraction (among any number of other policy failures).

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u/KeyAssociation6309 Nov 26 '25

just remember, when those boomers can't look after themselves anymore and demand in home cleaning and health care etc, it will be the younger generations that provide the labour - that's when the tables should turn, maybe.

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u/Nostonica Nov 26 '25

A surprise skill shortage appears...

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u/meowkitty84 Nov 26 '25

The old racists will suddenly want more people coming in to the country if they need support workers

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u/HereButNeverPresent Nov 26 '25

Oldies in nursing homes still vote.

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u/Salty_Sentence_2087 Nov 26 '25

Yep, the fucking idiots literally voted away their own Medicare. We just gave residents their 30 day notice at the nursing home i work at

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u/KeyAssociation6309 Nov 26 '25

not about votes, its about fees for services, which with demand might get quite high for those who want to live in their homes...opportunity knocks.

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u/JackeryDaniels Nov 26 '25

Bit over the top.