• naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    29·
    6 months ago

    This guy is fucking terrifying. He’s rabbidly racist, ex cop, anti migrant.

    He changed customs to “australian boarder farce” who’s logo was literally a faceless man in paramilitary outfit.

    In his inaugural speech to parliament (you can read the transcript here: https://www.peterdutton.com.au/about/maiden-speech/) in 2002, a time of some pretty dark excesses of the court system and police murders he said "and I have seen the sickening behaviour displayed by people who, frankly, barely justify their existence in our sometimes over tolerant society. "

    He literally thought that queensland in 2002 was over tolerant. We incarcerate the native people at one of the (if not the) highest rates in the world.

    Over.

    Tolerant.

  • snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org
    18·
    6 months ago

    Well. In a one on one call with him once (he’s my local member) I asked him why we could not protect individual rights with a charter of human rights.

    I would describe the tone of his response as visceral… He said to me:

    "[I don’t trust the courts in interpreting legislation like that. I would not want to give them an inch. Just look what they’ve done down in Victoria.]{paraphrased}

    [As far as I’m concerned, the parliament is perfectly placed to decide what is, and is not a human right, and if you disagree with me, you can vote me out… ]{direct quote}"

    I assume the VIC reference was to the judges that had been appointed most recently with track records of upholding human rights…

  • UnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zone
    14·
    6 months ago

    Years ago on twitter some random disabled guy called Dutton a “rape apologist”, and got sued to oblivion and utterly destroyed his life and family.

    This guy is a monster.

    Luckily he thinks he can become prime minister without the “woke left city dwellers” (most Australians live in cities), and is pushing a ludicrous nuclear energy agenda that is devoid of financial or environmental logic. So I’m fairly confident Albo will get re-elected.

      • UnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zone
        3·
        6 months ago

        Tasmania election, the Labor leader immediately conceded defeat and didn’t want to entertain the idea of forming a coalition with anyone, especially the Greens. I mean like, what a loser, by her own choosing.

        • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          2·
          6 months ago

          Labor is fucking allergic to working with the greens because the greens have ideals.

          Sure sometimes they’re a bit stupid but of the parties with a regular presence in the houses they’re the only ones not dragging us to hell.

  • Minarble@aussie.zone
    10·
    6 months ago

    As a bonus he is the minister responsible for allowing the varolia bee mite into the country as Border Force stopped training detector dogs for bee and honey imports on his watch

  • Hedlosa@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    6·
    6 months ago

    To keep with the Aussie tradition, let’s all sing the pub version of will I ever see your face again by the Angels while looking at this article headline.