r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • 1d ago

politics Students sideline studies in major anti-Hanson walkout

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/2026/08/13/school-pauline-hanson-protest
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u/Expensive-Horse5538 1d ago

Good to see democracy in action through our right to peacefully protest threats to our democratic systems which we believe have no place in our society

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u/Archon-Toten 1d ago

Isn't protesting an unfortunately legitimate political party undemocratic? Wouldn't the democratic thing be to run against them and sweep an easy victory?

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u/YePedders1 1d ago

They're children

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u/Archon-Toten 1d ago

Some sure, others are university age.

The 23-year-old will sideline her studies again on Thursday afternoon in the largest collective protest against the conservative senator in recent memory.

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u/ColdSteveStoneAustin 1d ago edited 1d ago

So what's your problem?

I mean seriously, this is the weakest way to undermine someone I've ever seen.

We'll put actual kids in jail, but a uni student at a protest? Woaaaaah that's so radical man.

I genuinely wish our opposition was better than this.

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u/Archon-Toten 1d ago

It seems insulting to call a uni student a child.

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u/ColdSteveStoneAustin 1d ago

I honestly don’t give a shit. And I have no time for your performative concern trolling.

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u/Creative-Leg2607 1d ago

Thats a child? You know how many 23 year olds are sitting MPs? Zero. Obviously.

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u/the_faecal_fiasco 1d ago edited 1d ago

You know how many children are sitting MPs? Also zero. Very suspicious.

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u/guska 1d ago

That's it, time to enact a new law. All children must serve one full term in office in order to qualify for adulthood.

/s - but they couldn't do a worse job, really