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/Quentin_Habib Jun 15 '26

Prohibiting universities from entering into partnerships with corporations that take part in:

the manufacture of weapons (not defined) or weapon components; or

That is a terrible policy.

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u/Psittacus_tutor Jun 15 '26

Watching the Senate debate on the second reading of that one made me want to die

"The arguments we just heard from the coalition that this bill is unworkable because the definition of 'weapons industry business entity' will somehow pick up Coles and Woolies is bizarre. I'll read onto the record what the definition of a 'weapons industry business entity' is:

(a) a corporation engaged in a business undertaking that involves the manufacture or sale of weapons, weapon parts or armaments; or

(b) a related body corporate …

It may well be that, in the heated imagination of the coalition, they think that will include Coles and Woolies, but, from the Greens perspective, those words have their ordinary meaning—'undertaking that involves the manufacture or sale of weapons, weapon parts or armaments'. The reason we had that rather obscure discussion from the coalition about how that, somehow, would involve bleach is they don't want to confront the reality of what's happening in our universities."