Max was earning more as a dishwasher in Australia than as a university-qualified environmental monitoring technician back home in New Zealand. He is among a record number of people leaving the country.
    • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      626·
      1 day ago

      It’s almost entirely the cost of living VS income, very little to do with politics.

      I don’t know how to describe how stupid leaving NZ for Australia because of politics would be.

      • Aussieiuszko@aussie.zoneEnglish
        451·
        1 day ago

        I don’t know how to describe how stupid leaving NZ for Australia because of politics would be.

        Uhh. NZ has a right wing government that is attacking trans people and Maori.

        Australia is run by a center party, that on the whole is making social strides for the positive.

        • Devolution@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          5 hours ago

          Seems like NZ had a Obama reaction. Elect a competant woman who makes things better, you get a backlash and Elect a fascist.

          God humanity doesn’t learn.

        • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          145·
          1 day ago

          For now, sure. They change PMs like they change underwear over there.

          And they treat their indigenous people very poorly.

          • Aussieiuszko@aussie.zoneEnglish
            18·
            1 day ago

            We don’t vote for PMs we vote for parties. And they change as frequently as in NZ.

            And my state recently signed an important treaty, meanwhile NZ is trying to alter its treaties and reneg on obligations.

            One is actively working to improve the lives of their indigenous, the other is trying to make it worse.

          • FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
            151·
            1 day ago

            And the current government are trying to do something about that

            NZ had always rested on its laurels about being a good society

            That is changing. Too many stupid, hateful cunts were happy to vote for Luxon

            I have whanau who voted for him, and I would be happy to never see them ever again

        • tuff_wizard@aussie.zoneEnglish
          12·
          20 hours ago

          Are the social strides in the room with us now?

          Albanese only looks passable because he’s standing next to the likes of abbot, Morrison and Turnbull

      • KaChilde@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        171·
        1 day ago

        Are you implying that the economy is not a political issue? Who do you think makes the economic policy in NZ?