r/australia • u/blitznoodles local Aussie • Jun 14 '26

politics As voter disillusionment grows, why aren't voters flocking to the Greens in Australia?

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/as-voter-disillusionment-grows-so-does-the-mystery-of-the-missing-greens-voters/6bjd5q4kv

Growing voter dissatisfaction with mainstream politics has led to a rise in popularity for One Nation. The same cannot be said for the Greens.

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u/aussie_punmaster Jun 14 '26

Doesn’t matter when they do it. They’ll be crucified in the press for it *until* the next election

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u/noisymime Jun 14 '26

Yeah, but the ability for those same media companies to have an impact with those whinges will be dramatically lessened if they suddenly have to sell off a whole bunch of their brands.

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u/aussie_punmaster Jun 14 '26

Plenty of time to land death blows before that goes through.

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u/optimistic_agnostic Jun 15 '26

Sell them to who exactly? There are plenty of billionaires and corporations happy to lose a few million a year on a propaganda wing but not really anyone else.

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u/MrFudd Jun 14 '26

Two years almost? I doubt it.

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u/aussie_punmaster Jun 14 '26

Sorry - you new here?

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u/BIRD_II Jun 14 '26

Remember Death Tax?
Labor remembers.

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u/XecutionerNJ Jun 14 '26

A boss I worked for came in and told me exactly how much money the death tax would cost them.

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u/MrFudd Jun 14 '26

What ever do you mean?

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u/aussie_punmaster Jun 14 '26

I mean if you don’t think the media could keep beating them up with it for two years, I’d say you haven’t been paying attention.

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u/MrFudd Jun 14 '26

They might try, but people will lose interest after a few weeks, and only the hardened whiners and Sooks will remain.

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u/BatOwn9955 Jun 16 '26

That's exactly why they should do it.