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
the notthechaser material continues
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.
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.