The Israel story doesn’t allege any Labor wrongdoing other than the Elbit/Hanwha deal. There was a non-response from the Department of Defense but I wouldn’t expect them to respond. The Elbit/Hanwha deal is a bit of a misnomer, because it was a deal with Hanwha that Elbit was subcontracted in. The decision to employ Elbit was that of Hanwha, while they didn’t actively push against it they also didn’t initiate it. This is all me just skimming so take what I say with a grain of salt.
You gotta remember that America owns us, and Israel owns America. Actively (rather than passively) boycotting Israeli arms manufacturers would likely put our system at risk without materially affecting Israel’s ability to shoot fish in a barrel.
The fossil fuel approvals, I can’t find a credible source debunking those claims and can’t be bothered looking into the details. I need to know why Labor would approve new fossil fuel projects because I don’t buy the narrative that they’re evil and/or corrupt. Until I know the reason I can’t consider the story credible.
The salmon farming thing was obviously an election promise to get Tasmanian seats. It ultimately proved unnecessary because Dutton fumbled the campaign so catastrophically but if he goes back on his word that’d hurt future elections.
prex@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Yeah, we’re much better off with…
…Sussan Ley?
Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Yes, my entire point is obviously that we should just bend over and accept evil because someone else might be a bit worse. /s
You can’t go around giving people a free pass for being spineless and corrupt just because someone else is worse. That’s literally the reason the system slides further and further right. It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.
Would I rather have Albo? Sure. Doesn’t mean he isn’t a turd who’s actively making it worse under the guise of electoral reform and it sure doesn’t mean we should accept it. Do you want a two party system? Because this is how we get one.
prex@aussie.zone 1 day ago
So angry - I think he is doing the best he can.
Can’t find the link but friendlyjordies was not a fan of that Australia institute report, or much else they do.
Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Sorry for the anger, I’m just very upset about this because I’m constantly watching people’s lives be ruined by a government that’s at best ignoring their needs, and at worst literally sending violent thugs to assault them at home. I apologise for directing it at you, but Albo isn’t someone you should support.
The Australia institute has some problems but they’re pretty much on point with this one; they’re generally accurate on facts, it’s just that sometimes have weird takes on how to handle issues.
I can’t agree he’s doing the best he can, unless you mean he’s doing well at ruining democracy and siding with corporate interests. He’s not making the changes that are needed here and now, he’s still part of a corrupt neoliberal system and hasn’t made any moves to meaningfully move beyond it. He could help people immediately: he could stop deporting marginalised communities, he could stop the states from criminalising protest, he could stop the AFB from assaulting immigrants or VicPol from putting trans journalists in the hospital and killing Aboriginal people in custody. He could do something about climate change instead of worsening it. He could end a number of human rights violations like offshore detention and the handling of youth in the criminal justice system. He could stop doing openly corrupt things like increasing surveillance of people while hiding behind “it’s to protect children” etc.
In the end, he’s just another shitty politician with good rhetoric.