Bloody amazing reporting SMH, censoring fucking and leaving the slur alone! 👏
There’s a reason the acronym also spells out “Shaking My Head”
But the word can and IS being used in other circumstances, so clearly context matters. I think quoting is fine context.
Cox said on Monday, in a press conference alongside Albanese, that her “values and priorities are more aligned with Labor than the Greens”.
“I’ve worked hard to make Australia fairer and much more reconciled. But recently, I’ve lost some confidence in the capacity for the Greens to assist me in being able to progress this.”
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Last week, Cox slammed federal Labor for its approval of the massive North West Shelf gas project extension to 2070 as a “raw and chilling reminder” that First Nations people lack the protection for their cultural heritage rights.
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Previously on ‘Dorinda Cox defects to Labor’
But the split also follows bullying allegations against the senator that were being investigated by Perth law firm Modern Legal for the West Australian Greens at the time of her departure, despite Cox’s consistent denials.
“It is our understanding that the investigation was still underway at the time of senator Cox’s resignation from the Australian Greens to join the Labor Party,” a party spokesperson said. “We also understand that any further inquiry into the matter will now cease.”
How convenient for Senator Cox
Her inevitable clashes within Labor will eclipse anything she experienced in The Greens.
Albanese declared the senator’s departure was a sign the Greens had become an unrecognisable party after they blocked housing bills last term and focused heavily on the war in Gaza.
And yet she is the only Greens member to have publicly used the slogan “From the river to the sea…”.
Regardless of one’s stance on Gaza politics, Albo is being disingenuous. He is merely gloating about the defection.
And why gloat? He still needs the Greens on board to pass legislation.
Albo is being disingenuous
And so is Cox, considering her very vocal statements about recent Labor climate policy.
But I can’t get past what a terrible look it is for a party to accept with open arms someone fleeing bullying accusations.
Senator Dorinda Cox called One Nation leader Pauline Hanson a “f—ing retard” in a text message leaked after she defected to Labor, showing the depth of anger toward her in the Greens
That’s petty of the Greens.
Because of when I grew up, my mind simply doesn’t register this as an ableist slur, even though intellectually I know it is. It’s like the greens don’t know that trying to smear their defector doesn’t actually make them look good.
I tire of how bad at politics the greens are. Since they’re the furthest left party with any seats currently, it would be nice if they knew how to play the game better.
If they took her defection in stride, simply pointing out that she must not really have the same values, could have come across a lot better.
We wouldn’t be surprised by such behavior from the conservatives (they gave up on Christ-like behavior long ago) but we hold this mob to a higher standard - let’s hope they hear the disgust from their constituents and pull their heads in.
Bonus points if “conservative” voters for their part would start criticizing their politicians for actually being extremists.
Maybe a bit, but it’s much less problematic than quitting a party because that party is investigating you for accusations of bullying. And it’s no less petty than quitting because your fellow party members voted for someone else as party leader, deputy leader, & whip.
