https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-12/donald-trump-lessons-australian-politicians-working-class-men/104587556
Well, let's see if Oz follows the US election pattern.Quote:
Australia's political leaders have been told to get "back to basics" in the wake of Donald Trump's sweeping return to the White House, as a senior Coalition figure warns young men including his own son feel ignored.
There are lessons to be learned from the US presidential race, current and former politicians agreed on the ABC's Q+A Monday night, particularly on engaging with working class voters amid stubbornly high inflation.
Recent polling conducted by pollsters Talbot Mills Research shows a troubling split between young men and women in Australia and New Zealand.
Younger men in both countries prefer Mr Trump to Ms Harris, while support among young women is tiny.
"One of my sons said to me Trump was his hero," Senator Canavan said.
"I had never spoken about politics before and I was a bit shocked by it. But upon discussion, it became clear he … doesn't think there's anybody speaking to him or representing him."
Senator Canavan said his children are told about "the evils of masculinity and how terrible men are" in school and Australia had developed a "small-minded culture" which can "demonise masculinity".
"There's a much bigger groundswell there that we're not dealing with," he said.
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has drawn parallels between the US election and voter mood in Australia, echoing Trump's rhetoric on the distraction of identity politics.
"If you can't pay your mortgage and you can't pay your electricity bill … and you hear the government talking about the Voice and all of these sorts of issues, well you get angry and you respond," Mr Dutton told 2GB last week.
"I think when I see a government that is more interested in pronouns than they are people, it starts to become a real problem."
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