Queensland opposition backflips on support for state's Path to Treaty (www.abc.net.au)

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[-] maegul@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago

Right. So this whole referendum was treated as a strategic opportunity to stick it the various labor party Govts across the country, right? Now with the No voters established, they’re thinking there’s a base on which to build some sort of anti-woke quiet battlers labor are out of touch platform into the next round of elections.

Honestly, I think Albo kinda fell for it. The strange silence from Albo and the fed govt at the moment reveals that they know they’re in a bit of a moment right now.

[-] surreptitiouswalk@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago

There was a podcast episode, I think from Democracy Sausage, that talked about how historically referendum no campaigning parties actually do poorly in the subsequent general election since they lean in to absolutely insane arguments during the campaign, which gets them the referendum win, but the loss in the general election. I hope that happens here.