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The last week of news headlines have left Australians in a state of confusion, as the 2026 Federal Budget results in some of the weirdest political debates to ever make headlines.
Young Australians are elated about long overdue changes to our nation's disgraceful property ponzi scheme, while the wealth-hoarding boomers are suddenly realising that they are now being out-voted by their renters.
Start-ups and tech entrepreneurs are aghast at the CGT discount being removed for any future business acquisitions, and small town personal trainers are also aghast about the CGT discount being removed from any future business acquisitions.
AFR columnists think the world is about to end and are insisting the vast majority of normal working Australians have diversified share portfolios that are now worth nothing.
Meanwhile, the Federal Opposition, the only people that realistically might be able to influence any changes to the Treasurer's ambitious new budget, have decided to focus on stripping healthcare services from disabled immigrants for some reason.
One Nation, the far-right minor party that the media has decided will be replacing the Liberal Party as the Federal Opposition, are talking about whether or not trans people should be able to use public toilets.
Meanwhile, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended the "contentious" changes, but argued they are about "trying to level the playing field" for young people. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese say they are "doing what's fair" for people who made decisions under existing rules.
But really, none of the noise matters. Because despite a few humorous A.I memes and relentless media screeching - nobody within the Labor party have any doubts about this budget being passed.
The more investment bankers and real estate agents that appear in the media complaining about Australia being a communist country, the more likely it is that the ten required Greens senators will pass it through the upper house.
With a massive Labor majority in the lower house, the Jimmunist manifesto will sail through.
After two decades debating whether climate change is real, or whether Aboriginal footballers should be forced to sing the national anthem, or whether the fabric of society will be destroyed by letting gay people get married - Australia is now realising that nobody in Parliament stands a chance in prosecuting an effective argument, or even offering constructive criticism, about economic policy.
