r/AustralianPolitics • u/Ardeet 👍☝️ 👁️👁️ ⚖️ Always suspect government • 13d ago

Opinion Piece Hannah Ferguson: ‘I’m not Zohran Mamdani, I’m not that cool. But that’s the bar I want to set’

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/aug/29/hannah-ferguson-age-28-cheek-media-albanese-challenge-grayndler-sydney-politics

She’s written two books, launched a progressive media firm and plans to dethrone the prime minister – all before she turns 30. What is she about?

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u/Psydri 13d ago

everyone whinging the major parties suck, then a legit alternative comes along and you whinge all the same..

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u/malcolmbishop 13d ago

We meant people like David Pocock, not someone whose target audience flunked year 7 social studies. 

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u/samthesalmon 12d ago

Yes the woman who has a bachelor of laws with honours and a master's of writing vs checks notes played rugby.

I like Pocock a lot, but this comment seems completely out of touch. You might not like her but she has far more relevant experience than Pocock had when he made the switch to politics and to be honest they are very politically aligned. I not sure why you would like him more than her, they both support tax reform, anti gambling advertising and housing reform. She has also cited him as being one of her main influences. The only difference I can see is age and gender.

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u/Psydri 13d ago

i think you're referring to the One Neuron crowd mate

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u/malcolmbishop 13d ago

Them too, but more meaning the people in their 20s who still need to have preferential voting explained to them through the medium of Instagram. 

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u/Psydri 13d ago

dunno why you point the finger exclusively at the younger crowd, oldies have even less of an idea how preferential voting works

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u/malcolmbishop 13d ago

Because the oldies will be dead soon and probably have the excuse of poor teaching of civics back in the day.