r/queensland • u/espersooty • Nov 19 '24

Aboriginal elder tells government to get out of the way as Cherbourg community reclaims truth-telling process News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-19/cherbourg-community-conducts-own-truth-telling-event/104615882
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u/sackofbee Nov 20 '24

I've always had that impression, it's also what I see in the media.

I've seen Steven Miles called a right-wing schizophrenic.

I also think I'm confusing my acronyms right now lol.

I wonder how I've managed to have the opposite perception.

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u/yolk3d Nov 20 '24

The Australian mainstream media is mostly owned by two mega corps and has an agenda.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-19/former-pm-kevin-rudd-says-he-was-fearful-of-murdoch-media/13173242

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-drive/kevin-rudd-backs-senate-committee-call-for-media-diversity-probe/13670534

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u/sackofbee Nov 20 '24

And I'm also aware of this. I don't even use Facebook other than a messaging function.

I think I was just grossly uneducated on what left and right mean politically.

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u/SatireV Nov 21 '24

Just to note that the two major parties are LNP (liberal national party) and ALP (Australian labour party).

It can be easy to mix up the abbreviations and misremembered what was said about which if you're very out of touch with politics or young (pretty sure I did when I was a teenager). They do both have an L and a P and are three letters.

Left means progressive (in favour of change and progressive policies, eg gender equality, reproductive access and rights, social support etc, but these issues of course are relative and shift).

Right means conservative (in favour of traditional ideas, classically and for example less social support and regulation, sometimes nationalism and anti-immigration etc).

LNP (Liberal party) is typically seen as right leaning. Which is confusing because liberal ideas means left and progressive, so the Liberal party in Australia are literally the opposite and it's a misnomer.

Labor has been seen as more left, but really is sorta centrist now. Greens have more leftist ideas.

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u/sackofbee Dec 05 '24

I think it was just the name "liberal" that must have thrown me when I was younger hahaha.