I'm brand new, and I just wanted to say that the prediction about Australian politics in July 2018 was true, there were 5 by-elections in 4 states. A few months later we got a new Prime Minister. Does anyone envision Australia having a new Government early-mid 2019? Will there be a Progressive movement to hold politicians to account like in the US and UK?
DcD2510, I want to welcome you to our forum. Hoping someone will help out with your questions. I'm sorry to say that I know nothing, nada, about Australian politics - and that's my bad because Australia is important on the world stage.
But I can’t resist giving it a try. I threw cards and saw that mid year there will be much strife and angry discourse among politicians and talking heads there over what is going on.
The progressives will be whipped harshly by those in power but the progressives will not stand for it. Ultimately it looks like a woman, hopefully she's a progressive, will be in charge.
I defer to anyone who knows more about this situation. It seems to be a theme in world politics these days with a tug of war between conservative and progressives. And it's just as contentious in Australia as it is in the US.
Thank you, Jeanne. What your cards showed up are interesting, in many ways our Liberal (Conservative, with some small l liberals.) Party has moved further and further to the right. Our Labor (Used to be Social Democratic/Democratic Socialist but is more third way, with a membership and support base that is the former and leadership who are the latter.) Party has been in opposition for 5 years, with the same leader, Bill Shorten. Labor is expected to win the federal election in March-may, mostly because the Liberal party had a Leadership spill and that gave us our 3rd Prime Minister who is Liberal. There is The Greens, who hold one lower house seat and 9 Senate seats. Whether the uprising is from more moderate people in the Liberal party or from the more Progressive members of the Labor party will be interesting.
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Jeanne is your psychic friend who used to write you from Australia with her intuitions still in contact? I remember some of her predictions from 2 years ago as being very powerful.
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Hi, I just threw a few cards regarding the upcoming election in Australia. We lived there for many years, still have family there and I still feel a connection to the country. Nice to see someone on the forum from there!
So, I concentrated on the election and threw a card for Tanya Plibersek (currently deputy to Bill Shorten who is the head of the Labor party), and got Nine of Wands reversed which I understood as her struggling to keep up the fight or her perception of lack of support from those around her. I chose to throw a card for her as I considered her a possibility to take over for Bill Shorten at some point.
The next card that I drew was for Bill Shorten (current head of the Labor party and head of the shadow cabinet) and it was 10 of Cups reversed. I understood this to mean that he will have a hard time uniting his party. Consensus will be difficult.
I drew a card for Julie Bishop (of the Liberal Party) as she was always, if nothing else, a visible and charismatic person who served as the Foreign Minister and Deputy Leader of the Liberals. I drew the Devil card for her. I understood this to mean that she is very motivated by material things (no surprise there if you have ever seen her in pictures) and that she is still angry about the recent leadership spill and may have plans to try to achieve more personal power again.
I also threw a card each for the Labor party and the Liberals at the time of the election:
Labor - Seven of Cups reversed which I understood as meaning making the right, if difficult choice for the people.
The Liberals - the Strength card - endurance and power
Personally, I thought that Labor has a good chance of winning the next elections after the shenanigans that have gone on under the Liberals government. On the other hand, I have never felt that Bill Shorten had the charisma to mobilize all the people in support of him. The cards seem to make it seem that it is not a foregone conclusion that Lanor will win. Nothing is set in stone, so there is still time for things to change.
I’m happy to hear other’s interpretations of the above. I am still learning.
All the best and Happy New Year to all!
Thank you Baba. I found it interesting how you said that Labor could be making some of the right choices. Do you see anything regarding a possible Progressive movement here in Australia? I would be interested also in The Greens, and how they will do next year and what they are facing.
Hi Dc, Unfortunately, I don’t know anything about how the progressive movement is developing at the moment in Australia. After the current Liberal government, I would expect the pendulum to swing back more in a progressive direction though. It is probably going to take some time and will depend on how world events influence what is going on in Australia. I did throw a couple of cards regarding the Greens. I asked how the Green Party would fare in the next election and got the Four of Wands reversed which I understood to indicate a lack of cohesiveness in the party. Maybe they are having trouble trying to decide between trying to appeal to a larger segment of the population vs staying true to their ideals. I also threw a card for Sarah Hanson-Young (since she is a well-known member of the party) asking how she would fare after the next election and got the Knight of Cups. I think that bodes well for her. It points to her idealism and commitment to doing positive things. Independent of that, I get the feeling that her star is on the rise.
As I am still learning, if anyone has anything to add or any other interpretations, I would be happy to hear them.