In short:

A controversial West Australian MP has legally changed his name to Austin Trump, aka "Aussie" Trump.

A month out from the state election, the response from voters in his electorate has been mostly negative

Political analysts say it is an extreme sign of a nascent trend of conservative politicians aligning themselves with the new US president.

'Extremely cringe', locals say

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[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well I've got my everything crossed that Aussies turn out to be a bit smarter than Americans, as a whole. I'm not super optimistic, but we have a lot more to lose than Americans did. Our government still kinda works for the majority in some aspects.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/13/the-rich-are-getting-richer-australias-wealth-divide-continues-to-widen

It's like it's an inherent feature of the system or something.

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 7 points 2 months ago

Yep. We're deep into the game of monopoly now. Someone's put hotels on those expensive properties and now it's just a matter of time until they have all the money or we just decide we don't want to play anymore. They're the only possible outcomes.