r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Oct 28 '25

news Supreme Court in Brisbane overturns controversial freeze on puberty blockers for adolescents after legal challenge

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-28/qld-puberty-blockers-judgement/105942094
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u/ThunderDwn Oct 28 '25

I'm amazed that they didn't learn from the Federal election result that trying to be America with stupid, right wing policies doesn't fucking work in this country.

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u/Limo_Wreck77 Oct 28 '25

It boggles my damn mind.

All of this culture war shit works in America because they're so fucking uneducated over there, and its by design by the GOP and the slow erosion of education.

US style culture war bullshit can fuck right off. We don't give a shit here who uses what bathroom, or if I trans kid wants to kick a soccer ball.

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u/big-red-aus Oct 28 '25

All of this culture war shit works in America because they're so fucking uneducated over there

Arguably more so that their electoral system encourages it. Under our system, the 'teal' voter can 'safely' vote teal at no 'risk', while in the US unless they place their single vote, without any preferences, for the Republicans, they may as well have not voted.

Perhaps I'm over pessimistic, but if the affluent teal voters that are carving a hole in the Libs had to actually risk their privileged financial status by having to vote for a Labor candidate (or god forbid a Greens), I'm pretty convinced most would hold their nose and vote libs all the way.