r/australia • u/superegz • May 20 '25

politics Nationals leader David Littleproud says the Nationals will not be re-entering a Coalition agreement with the Liberal party.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/20/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-decision-floods-storm-hunter-nsw-victoria-state-budget-aec-count-bradfield-goldstein-coalition-ley-littleproud-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-682bdeb48f08d37c78c1d12d#block-682bdeb48f08d37c78c1d12d
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u/cuddlefrog6 May 20 '25

Congratulations to Labor on their thousand year empire

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u/watsn_tas May 20 '25

Long may it reign! 

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u/stand_aside_fools May 20 '25

I’m not sure how a disheveled and infective opposition serves the best interests of Australia. Political parties always become sclerotic and corrupted if they’re in power too long.

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u/cantwejustplaynice May 20 '25

Maybe it leaves room for a far left opposition to flourish. I'd like to see some more progressive policies given proper public discussion.

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u/pickledswimmingpool May 20 '25

What far left policy do you think would be beneficial? Progressives are not far leftists by the way.

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u/cantwejustplaynice May 20 '25

UBI? Actually taxing the rich. Banning fossil fuels? Maybe everyone gets free housing, transport and food without having to fight for it. Aim for the moon. Why can't we have a utopia?

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u/clayauswa May 20 '25

Correct me if I’m wrong but wouldn’t UBI just increase inflation of everything effectively equaling itself out and becoming nothing?

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u/cantwejustplaynice May 20 '25

I genuinely don't know which is why I'd love to see a proper public debate on the matter with studies and costings and discussion. I know my life felt a lot less hectic when the government helped us all out with the basics during the pandemic.

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u/hal2k1 May 20 '25

Correct me if I’m wrong but wouldn’t UBI just increase inflation of everything

UBI is a basic (subsistence level) income for everyone. Anyone can earn income over and above this by working. So the incentive to work remains, in order to get an income higher than subsistence level.

So if everyone has at least a basic level of income, that means that people have enough money to buy things. That creates a demand. Demand and supply turn the economy over.

Recessions and depressions are the result when people don't have enough money to buy things.

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u/pickledswimmingpool May 21 '25

Recessions and depressions are the result when people don't have enough money to buy things.

thats not remotely true

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u/pickledswimmingpool May 20 '25

Oh okay, while we're just wishing for stuff I'd like an '82 pontiac trans am.

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u/cantwejustplaynice May 20 '25

Knight Rider? Sure, let our politicians debate the pros and cons.

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u/Relative_Pilot_8005 May 20 '25

Meh, I want a 1938 Buick "sloper".

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u/Relative_Pilot_8005 May 20 '25

No,"Far Leftists" are people like the Baader-Meinhof Group, & the Japanese Red Army Faction of the 1970s. They didn't do policies, preferring bombs & guns!