Given the choice between two weak tea bags, Australia elected a weak tea bag at the federal election over the weekend.

The result was not so much an affirmation of Anthony Albanese and his centre-left Labor Party as it was a repudiation of a pathetic opposition, led by Peter Dutton, who, like Canada’s Pierre Poilievre, not only lost the election for the centre-right Coalition, but also lost his seat.

In an election decided by Gen Z and millennial voters whose main concerns were the rising cost of living and the ongoing shortage and unaffordability of housing, both parties were big on rhetoric but short on meaningful solutions beyond the short-term vote grab.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese (L) and opposition leader Peter Dutton (R) faced off in a contest that turned out to be more about who voters disliked the least than who they liked the most. Image: Sky News. Labor’s win has been reported as a historic landslide victory, and indeed, the party has secured more seats than any other Labor government in history.

Quite the achievement for a leader whose net satisfaction rating was negative for the entire campaign, in a contest that turned out to be more about who voters disliked the least than who they liked the most. …

Given the choice between more of the same or more of mostly the same but with a less likable front person, Australians have chosen more of the same.

Looking ahead, we can expect an ever-bloating public service, no real solutions to the cost of living and housing crises, further pandering to minority cohorts, over-regulation, continuation of the long march towards centralised globalist power networks, and plenty of kayfabe.