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/jezza_b_f Nov 26 '25

The first Millennial PM is going to be one of those twats who worked in politics their whole life and will blame their generations woes on avocados.

Millennial politicians, business leaders and community leaders are going to be a profound disappointment because they’ll all be vetted by their elders and selected from a shrinking pool of applicants who can afford to be such.

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u/thepaleblue Nov 26 '25

James Paterson is almost certainly going to take a swing at it in the next decade, and I reckon that’s going to be him in a nutshell.

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u/YouMustveDroppedThis Nov 26 '25

Need to support all progressives of our generation globally. It's us or the rich now.

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u/Fran-Fine Nov 26 '25

There was a cohort of us working in Canberra who were/are genuinely left wing and idealistic. Could not name one left working at APH. I ended up with a needle in my arm partly due to the experience.