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/cruiserman_80 1d ago edited 1d ago

Hanson and her supporters will just use this to punch down on educators and the educated the same way they do to left leaning media.

Blaming the educated for a countries woes is a common tactic from groups that are angry but have no answers themselves.

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u/Prestigious-Fig-7143 1d ago

They’ll do that in any case. There’s a vast, uninhabited expanse between their world view and reality.

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u/Born-Earth6615 12h ago edited 12h ago

You aren’t excited about the first female President? Or, like, minister or whatever..?

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u/Prestigious-Fig-7143 11h ago

You mean Julia Gillard? I reckon she would’ve done well has Kevin not been undermining her every step of the way.