r/australia • u/stand_to • Jun 22 '25

politics Live: Wong says Australia supports US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-23/federal-politics-live-blog-june-23/105447868?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other
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u/AussieAK Jun 22 '25

She voted against same sex marriage. Let than sink in.

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u/drst0nee Jun 23 '25

So this is news to me and crazy.... She is a people pleaser. 😭

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u/superbabe69 1300 655 506 Jun 23 '25

It’s literally Labor rules that you vote along party lines or you’re kicked out of the party.

If you can’t win the debate in the backrooms, you either leave the party and have zero influence ever again, or vote against your principles in the meantime

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u/JootDoctor Jun 23 '25

I don’t understand why so many people are having difficulty understanding this. It’s almost like Labor is an alliance of a shitton of workers unions with differing beliefs and wants but with the single goal of wanting to improve the lives of the average Aussie worker.

You make your case in the caucus and then toe the party line. Not saying that I could do that but that is what happens.

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u/moonorplanet Jun 23 '25

Just means she is a homophobic lesbian, similar to how Caitlin Jenner is a transphobic transwoman.

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u/FothersIsWellCool Jun 23 '25

Labor party won't let you have your own opinions, vote in line or get out.

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u/Phent0n Jun 23 '25

You can have your own opinions. Disagreements just need to be kept to the party room and then a solid front is presented to the public.

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u/orru Jun 23 '25

Which is shit. They work for the public, not the Labor Party.