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Polling data shows gen Z is the least likely demographic to vote for One Nation, with support coming from older generations.

Young Australians have told triple j hack how a difference in politics has impacted their family dynamic.

Relationships Australia said it is hearing from more people experiencing family fallouts over politics.

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[–] dillekant@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This is the perfect example. What you're saying doesn't make sense. First, you talk about per capita recession and then pivot to migration, even though you don't show a link between the two. Then, you say Labor claim to reduce migration numbers "have done the opposite", but the NOM is clearly visible. It only had a response from opening out of Covid, but other than that it's settled around the same as the previous number. Labor have also overall reduced the numbers further. So what the heck does this mean?

If you look at ONP policy, they also want to increase net migration, depending on how you want to spin it, and they keep flip flopping on the actual goals. But sure, trust them over established parties. This is what I mean, there's no argument that I can follow along with and say "ohh, that's what you want", because it's paper thin.

the past lib govt moved left on energy

I don't know what this means but at this point no one wants fossil fuels and forcing the government to pay for it is just idiotic. So yeah, the LNP "moved left" on energy in the sense that they still want to support fossil fuels.

I can see why they are popular

OK but you're not communicating it. Why are they popular? They have no policy, they just grief, their own members are frustrated because they don't have any sort of basis to connect on, and the way the party is structured, Pauline Hanson is effectively dictator.

There is no world in which basically every ONP member doesn't defect from the party in the first term. This is what happened last time, it'll happen again. The only reason people are paying attention is because of brainrot from social media. That brainrot only makes sense in an American context, only happens on Facebook, and frankly I'm a little sick of folks making arguments that don't hold water and then going "they're not dumb". Like bro.