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Australian politics, especially NSW politics, is extremely corrupt. It really makes me wonder how this country isn't a failed state, like a 3rd world banana rep

• ksahoisright 3y ago
  I don't know why you're being downvoted. Maybe because of a lack of citations? I'll start. NSW is one of the leading sources of deforestation in the entire world: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/13/australia-the-only-developed-nation-on-world-list-of-deforestation-hotspots https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/13/australi...
  • ksahoisright 3y ago
    And how about that time our leaders sent the federal police after a reporter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annika_Smethurst#Espionage_exclusive_and_AFP_raid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annika_Smethurst#Espionage_exc...
    • ksahoisright 3y ago
      Oh and how about the fact that our last PM decided to run half the cabinet himself, in secret, for several years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Morrison#Secret_ministerial_appointments_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Morrison#Secret_minister...
      • EdwardDiego 3y ago
        As a Kiwi, the PM making himself a secret minister of all the things was bonkers, how the hell? They must pay parliament staffers there way better than here, that shit would've leaked in 5 minutes at the nearest pub to the Beehive. But then, if Dutton ever ends up PM, I'll be wishing for the good old Scotty from Marketing days.
  • alehlopeh 3y ago
    Not lack of citations but lack of literally anything to back up a pretty egregious claim. Also what does deforestation have to do with corruption?
    • ikr678 3y ago
      Landowners (and developers) bribing authorities/politicians to not investigate illegal clearing.
    • EdwardDiego 3y ago
      If you're an Australian, or Australian adjacent, it's not something you'd feel the need to provide citations for, tbh. Could ask for expansion on the point.
• lucozade 3y ago
  The Corruption Perception index [1] seems to violently disagree with you. [1] https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2023 https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2023
  • ksaho 3y ago
    Here is a sample of some of the corruption, this is only of a few politicians in NSW, and doesn't go back very far. https://youtu.be/ihoirTYqf2c https://youtu.be/ihoirTYqf2c The Coronation video only caught traction because of this man: https://www.youtube.com/@friendlyjordies/search?query=john https://www.youtube.com/@friendlyjordies/search?query=john John Barilaro, and he has been extensively documented, and his joining of Coronation real estate. Real estate businesses have serious political power in Australia, this is well known.
    • ksahoisright 3y ago
      The same John Barilaro who resigned as deputy premiere of NSW because it was getting very hard to cover up all the corrupt schemes he was involved in. The same fella who created a special job paying six figures and then handed it to himself, while still in office: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barilaro#Investment_NSW_appointment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barilaro#Investment_NSW_a... Of course, there's no corruption here - hence our infallible public rightly perceiving none of it! (/s)
      • EdwardDiego 3y ago
        That was a fantastic play, I'm actually quite impressed. Jobs for the boys taken to the next level, the ultimate in career planning.
  • bostik 3y ago
    Perception, yes. Being on top of the CPI tells nothing about how well the country is doing. It merely highlights how bad the situation is even for the runner-up.
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• michael1999 3y ago
  It's the Lucky Country, don't ya know? Abundance on an island.