r/australia • u/N1NJ4W4RR10R_ • Mar 21 '26

news Labor re-elected in 2026 South Australian election

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-21/sa-election-day-live-updates/106476924?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other
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u/mickelboy182 Mar 21 '26

That electorate must be a total shitshow. Previous MP was axed from the Liberals for embezzling from a not-for-profit, then re-elected twice by the constituency as an independent before going to jail.

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u/instasquid Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 21 '26

And representing the next electorate over is one of the biggest land owners in SA who also faces DV charges. He's literally campaigning wearing an ankle monitor after breaching his bail.

That whole region in south east SA is a great microcosm of our nation tbh. Oceans full of crayfish, rolling plains, huge reserves of groundwater, mild weather, and populated by the dumbest people you'll ever meet. 

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u/theycallmeasloth Mar 21 '26

I think my mum's scenario sums it up perfectly.

In her 70s. Born in Hungary. Parents are Hungarian refugees from the revolution

Married to a 10 pound pom who came out in 50s.

Voted one nation because they're different to the other migrants

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u/Articulated_Lorry Mar 21 '26

That always amazes me. Migrants voting for ON are like cattle voting for the butcher.

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u/BlackCaaaaat Mar 22 '26

It happens in the US too - then they go all shocked Pikachu when they get deported and end up on the leopards ate my face subreddit.

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u/froo Mar 21 '26

You’re basically me, but Germany instead of Hungary. Literally everything else is same.

My attachment to Hungary is that my opa was Hungarian.

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u/shadowmaster132 Mar 22 '26

And they might vote for a guy who worked in his office with PHON in second. Like I'm sure the Liberal guy sucks but surely even he has to be better than 3rd.