Are you the black sheep?  Voting against family tradition
The Briefing12 Maj 2022

Are you the black sheep? Voting against family tradition

What happens when your political leanings completely contradict those of your family and friends?

In 2019 the Coalition received more voted from older Australians while younger Aussies favour the Greens/Labor parties. We’re joined by Briefing listeners Lauren, Laura and Finn…who are black sheep, and Wyatt Roy, the former MP for Longman in QLD, who was from a Labor family who became the youngest MP ever voted to Parliament – for the Liberal Party.

On this episode of the Briefing, how to survive as the political ‘black sheep’ of the family.

Todays Headlines

  • Libs and ALP pitch new policies with just over a week to go in campaign
  • Australia to host Rugby world cup
  • Queensland’s south east hit with more rain
  • WA posts bumper budget
  • Finland to join NATO

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