Devorppa

Today’s article from @amyremeikis.bsky.social is both a good wrap up of where #AusPol currently stands areas full of so many quotes that I may as well have just copied the whole article (although it was hard, I limited myself to just one paragraph).

I did like her comparison to what #Whitlam achieved in three years compared to what #Albanese has achieved ( … has Albanese done *Anything* other than leave a smudge on the carpet? … dunno, I don’t think so).
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It doesn’t matter. The focus should be on the government, not the sideshow in the rearview mirror. Albanese is cementing a legacy of cautious, centrist incrementalism at a time when he could be making reforms that would make a material difference in people’s lives, addressing the inequality and stacked deck that has plagued Australians for the past 30 years.
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https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/2026/02/14/liberal-leader-anthony-albanese-election

Lightweight Libs have Labor laughing all the way to an election

Short of his party moving against him, Anthony Albanese is almost certain to win another term as Prime Minister.

Feb 15 at 3:00amWeb
Show threadJude🇵🇸Feb 15
@Devorppa @amyremeikis.bsky.social Making a difference to people's lives is a good summary of what he's NOT doing. They've turned into the Liberal Party of days gone by: sleeping with the big end of town, sucking up to the yanks, and placating their dodgy donors. Bugger the little Aussie battlers. Labor my arse! #AusPol
Show threadDevorppaFeb 15

@sister_ratched @amyremeikis.bsky.social

As I have said in the past few days, the Australian Labor Party under Albanese is a Centre-Right party now. Until Albanese goes, I don’t see any movement towards a Hawke/Keating positioning (let alone a Whitlamesque position).

This view comes from a more or less steady-state view from me while the Overton Window has been moved so far to the right in the last 20 years by the likes of Sky after dark and an absolutely unhealthy fascination with the US over the same period.

Show threadJude🇵🇸Feb 15
@Devorppa @amyremeikis.bsky.social 💯😱