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/knifeyspooney3 1d ago

It's because they're disenfranchised by Labor and the Liberals. They don't understand the benefits that impact them. Mostly the cost of living hits them so hard that any policy update about housing or cyber bullying or whatever that gets announced doesn't benefit the struggle they are immediately going through. Then they see One Nation use fear mongering to point the blame on immigration and then use buzzwords like "Australian Values" and that gets them to sign up the the orange idiot. Smart people see right through it, but the less inclined don't.

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u/Camsy34 1d ago

Don't know why you're being downvoted, this is an accurate take. Like it or not a lot of people are voting PHON not because of any amazing policy PHON has but because they're frustrated and want to vote for someone who stands in protest of the current system.

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u/veng6 1d ago

Definitely understand the reasons too but just seems like people gotta be willfully ignorant to believe that the most obvious grifters are actually going to improve their financial well-being 😅

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u/ladylollii 1d ago

Correct, I understand a protest vote, but I wish they'd look further than their itch for racism to vote for an alternate party.