r/AustralianPolitics • u/Perfect-Werewolf-102 The Greens • 1d ago

Victorian Liberal party announces real estate agent as candidate for Werribee by-election VIC Politics

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-11/victorian-liberal-party-announces-werribee-candidate/104807108
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u/DefactoAtheist 1d ago

Last regional council election out my way had two retiring incumbents, thus two ostensibly "open" spots. We filled those two seats with a real estate agent and the executive chairman/owner of one of the biggest building/civil construction firms in the state lmao.

No matter how stupid you think the average voter in this country is, another inevitable lowering of the bar is never far away.

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u/verbmegoinghere 1d ago

Because the only people who join the lib party are their family and friends (because they pay the dues).

It's why the only people who enter politics are doctors, lawyers, crooks, business people and the executive class.

Money buys you members, advertising, lobbying and thus preselection.

Or did you think only the most qualified for public service get nominated and voted in?

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u/Perfect-Werewolf-102 The Greens 1d ago

That's a bit depressing lol