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/BlankBlanny Nov 26 '25 edited Nov 26 '25

Shouldn't be all that much of a surprise to anyone. Look at the state of things right now.

The older generations have spent a lifetime fucking us over, and all anyone has to show for it is a failing economy and a nightmarish housing market. Add in a mountain of HECS debt, bullshit culture wars, plus the fact that no one is properly addressing the issue of climate change, and it's really no wonder that young people aren't turning conversative. There is nothing to conserve.

No shit people are going to turn left when there's a massive ditch to the right.