Barry Tucker
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Politics, news media reform, canoeing, camping. War is waste.
NSW Far South Coast
Joined May 2011
". the true achievement of [Murdoch's] seven decades of power was to degrade journalism on three continents and in doing so undermine the health of democracy itself". ?.
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The time has come to do something about Newscorp's unbalanced ownership of Australian news media & its political bias. If you agree click Like. I'll set up a group to discuss action plans. I expect more than half responses to be negative.
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Although Ita Buttrose does not run ABC News dept I hv asked her to look into claims that Labor leader (& possible next Prime Minister) Anthony Albanese is frequently dropped for another story when doing i'views & pressers. This is not fair. People need to hear what he has to say.
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LNP leader Peter Dutton is offering small business a $20,000 a year tax cut on dining & entertainment provided to clients, vendors & employees. Reckons it will stimulate spending in cafes, restaurants & pubs. I reckon it will be rorted beyond belief.
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LNP prime minister Scott Morrison is clearly in contempt of NSW ICAC for remarks about its probity, made in public & outside of the privilege of parliament. He is not immune from the laws of the State in which he resides. If he's not charged it means the law's applied unequally.
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LNP treasurer Frydenberg says election will be fought on taxes. Lower taxes is an ideological thing (mainly the wealthy hanging on to their wealth). Not everyone agrees with him. Me, for instance. Tax pays for things like health, education, welfare. Less tax, less things.
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.@MRowlandMP There is growing frustration with perceived political bias in the ABC's News & current affairs. I am sure you are aware of it. People expect ABC News to be objective, free of bias. Will you do anything about it?.
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Should Australian news media be licenced, with an obligation to tell the truth?. Should penalty for repeat offences be severe, like cancelling of licence?. Given the effect news media can have, this is a conversation we should be having.
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Third victim comes forward as Canberra's serial rapist case widens. Rapist's name is known. Why haven't police taken him in for questioning?.
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Had a blazing row with a cafe group of blokes I've *known* for past several years. Lots hidden beneath surface, like opposition to practically anything to do with Indigenous people & culture. Much of it ignorance. After failing to make headway I called them racists, adding f off!.
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Imagine a jury being told numerous times to consider only evidence presented to court. Imagine a juror researching stuff & leaving notes in a folder on jury room table. Imagine a court official accidently knocking folder off table, contents spilling & being read. Imagine that. 🤔.
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Did Scott Morrison secretly appoint himself Chair of the ABC & Director News & Current Affairs?. Asking for thousands of confused, bewildered, frustrated & angry friends.
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There must be a high-level inquiry into every aspect of Brittany Higgins' rape allegation & everything that has followed. This is the most curious alleged rape case I've ever heard of. Extraordinary efforts are being made to prevent justice running its natural course. Why?.
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Another No argument that gets my goat is *We are not responsible for what our ancestors did*. If current & future generations are not going to correct the imbalance, who will?. Today's Whitefellas enjoy the fruits of what our ancestors did. The Indigenous still suffer from it.
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Sunrise's Natalie Barr confronts Albo over cost of living. Quite right too. Albo started the war in Ukraine, sending wheat & oil price skyrocketing. Also war in Gaza, causing shutdown of Suez. Also failed to build 300,000 homes when in Opposition. Sic him Nat! Dickhead.
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Erm, pardon me interrupting but can you think of a single reason to be proud of Australia at the moment?.
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Political attacks on Vic Labor premier Dan Andrews should be directed at the opportunistic security company that hired the guards, failed to train them properly & cooked the books for profit ("ghosting").
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The petition raised by former PMs Kevin Rudd (Labor) & Malcolm Turnbull (Liberal) & signed by 500,000 Australians calling for an RC into Murdoch media shd hv gone to ABC, calling for clean-up (eradicate bias) in its News dpt. Maybe we can do it all again.
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Great Political Mysteries, No: 997. Why do the Australian people persist in re-electing an LNP coalition federal govt that persists in lying to them?.
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LNP shadow treasurer Angus Taylor reckons LNP has to "get the economy back on track". Labor fedgovt produced a surplus in its first year (first in 11 years), is on track for a second surplus & has won wage increase for lowest paid, plus a tax cut for everyone!!!. #Insiders.
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LNP Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says it was always the intention of the Liberals to recognise Indigenous people in the Constitution. They didn't do it in 9 consecutive years of govt. They were too busy organising rorts, prosecuting whistleblowers & keeping secrets.
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*Are you going to sign or are you going to be obstructive?* -- Lisa Millar, ABC brekkie. *We're not going to sign up to something we haven't seen.* -- Dr Jim Chalmers, shadow treasurer. #ThisisNotJournalism.
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ABC News this morning reported Mr Albanese "was forced to defend" the govt's policy on boat arrivals. He wasn't forced by anyone. Sentence shd hv read: "Mr Albanese has defended . ". A tiny example of how shoddy ABC News has become.
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.@StevenJMiles Latest poll I've seen puts L-NP 10 pts ahead of Labor in Qld. I find this hard to believe, because I can't see a reason for it. How do you explain it?.
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If Annabel Crabb wants to criticise Labor in everything she does she should quit the ABC (which is supposed to be professional, unbiased) & become a writer, an author, a social commentator & critic. She might even enjoy a stint as head of the IPA.
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At this point I'd say Donald Trump's goose is cooked. There are signs people are fed up with his weird behaviour & statements. If only the same thing could happen in Australia. The debunking of LNP tactics & rhetoric is long overdue.
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I've been "woke" for as long as I can remember. Probably began sometime in primary school (last century). How come suddenly it's an insult to be described as "woke"?.
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Sky News reckons the ABC is a bit biased. That's the funniest or most ironic thing you'll read this year.
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"The best form of welfare is a job." -- Scott Morrison.I know people of all ages who hv 2 or more low-paid insecure jobs & can barely make ends meet. They're exhausted & can't see themselves ever getting ahead or getting out of their situation. Scott Morrison is full of shit.
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I've asked ABC if they could get Vera to track down Peter Dutton. *Kenny, check his phone records & credit card use. *Mark, look for any CCTV. *Aiden, with me. I'll bet he's hiding in a potato patch.*.
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You know how LNP fedgovt is constantly being exposed as liars, gaslighters, thieves or Gangsters & generally shitheads >>> & yet it doesn't make an iota of difference to roughly half the voting population. Do you find that curious, or interesting?.
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I wonder what Mathias Cormann is doing to pay back the cost of his fruitless flights around Europe at our expense.
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Australia was going to be "The clever country". Remember that?.What went wrong? Instead, we've ended up with higher uni fees, fewer places, defunding of TAFE, and, WORST OF ALL, a dumb arse LNP fedgovt more focused on itself than anything else.
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Liberals are lying about the likely effects of the Voice to Parliament on the entire population. Reasonable people know the Voice is designed to improve conditions for Indigenous citizens. What is it about this that distresses Liberals so much they hv to lie about its effects?.
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Hey Kim Williams, ABC chair. Some of your journos, especially those in key positions on political shows on tv, are biased. From little digs to huge imbalance. How has this happened? When will you do something about it?. CC: @MRowlandMP, Comms Min.
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Some experts are saying home schooling will be harmful to kids' education long-term. I suppose in another week or so one of our genius journos will finally contact School of the Air & ask for a comment. #homeschooling.
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OMG. Australia will send TradeMin Dan Tehan to Paris "in coming weeks" to patch up relationship with French. The French hv bn at politics for a loooong time. They don't take kindly to discriminatory treatment. Dan risks being returned as baguette filling.
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Which mob of incompetents worked out the deal whereby we export natural gas & then buy it back again?. Along with flogging gold reserves cheaply & selling mineral reserves for a pittance. "Always best managers of the economy" again?.
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Liberal senator Jane Hume refers to you social media mob as "flying monkeys" (ABC RN brekkie today). She doesn't like the fact you "amplified" her "slip of the tongue" abt the Liberals "have no policies".
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“… leaving Anthony Albanese the sole runner, ending a messy & confusing brawl.” – Jane Norman, ABC Canberra. “Messy & confusing brawl”! What is Jane talking about? Labor MPs nominated & withdrew before Monday’s deadline, as they’re entitled to. Neither messy nor confusing.
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Peter Dutton says if Voice referendum fails & he becomes PM he'll hold a second referendum to recognise Indigenous community in the Constitution. He's now outed himself as the hollow, shallow, meaningless dipshit I've always thought him to be. "No" is all abt defeating Labor.
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Sussan Ley says Labor warns fruit’n’veg prices will rise because of floods, adding: “That’s not good enough. Where’s the plan?”.I think she expects Labor to do a sort of King Canute & order the floodwaters to go away.
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The level of surveillance by The Age/60 Minutes of Vic Labor's Adem Somyurek is frightening. A hidden micro camera in his car recorded voice & vision clearly. Who did this & with what authority?.It shows privacy well & truly dead & no-one is safe now.
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AstraZeneca now available to 40-year-olds. First up, it's the locally made solution. Then it's very slightly risky, so 50+ only. Then it's 60+ only (bc they're less susceptible or less important). Have you ever seen a greater human risk clusterfuck than the LNP fedgovt?.
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Apparently Lisa Millar made a real arse of herself on ABC tv this morning, all scowling rage & blatant bias while 'discussing' Labor's revision of Stage 3 tax cuts. Where is this provided for in ABC's volumes of behavioral guidelines. Been noted that Lisa is an L-CP (Qld) fan.
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The ABC board does not care if ABC News is biased towards LNP & against Labor. ABC News should be consistently neutral, but it isn't & that's a fact. Latest hire of Olivia Caisley, formerly of Sky News, ahead of election campaign proves ABC News bias.
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The more we say *ABC is stuffed, time to flog it* the more we play into the hands of those who want it gone. We hv to change tack, fight for return of ABC News to non-partisan, professional network. ABC News is worth saving, considering nature of MSM, but you must fight for it.
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In a long-winded presser today Morrison (who doesn't know when to shut up) said if LNP wins we'll hv him as PM, if Labor wins we'll hv Albanese as PM, ". that's what it's all about". WRONG! It's abt POLICIES, ffs! It's not a Presidential election. Morrison's lost the plot.
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'It shows a sense of superiority that doesn't understand the role of everyone else in the media.' -- David Koch on Barrie Cassidy's criticism of Koch's weak interview of Scott Morrison. Oh boy! Kochie has some explaining to do. Are opinions framed to suit Ch9 viewers?.
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Apparently journos are applauding former PM Kevin Rudd at Nat Press Club as he tears into LNP fedgovt. If they got stuck into LNP fedgovt the way Rudd is doing they cd be applauding themselves right now. I'm buggered if I know if they know why they're clapping.
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LNP & MSM shock horror scandal as Labor PM Albanese calls govt MPs to Canberra to discuss Stage 3 tax. Oh the cost, the cost, the waste. One week later Opp'n Leader Dutton flies his crew to Perth to discuss reaction to Stage 3 revision. Oh the hypocrisy, hypocrisy, hypocrisy.
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Two Australians fighting in unorthodox military unit in Ukraine killed in Russian shelling. Who does ABC News ask for comment?. Not the defence minister, not the foreign minister, not the attorney-general, but Opposition defence spokesperson Andrew Hastie. Why?.
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Gladys Berejiklian used public money to help ensure her boyfriend, Daryl Maguire, retained his seat of Wagga Wagga. NSW ICAC finds her & Maguire engaged in serious corrupt conduct, yet Berejiklian won't be recommended for prosecution. Hard to comprehend.
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Liberal MP Karen Andrews got an 8-minute appearance on Afternoon Briefing yesty, talking about tomorrow's by-election, among other things. No i'view with Labor or another candidate for balance. Shameful!.
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If you were ABC #insiders host & you were interviewing LNP shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, what wd you ask him?. I'd start with #watergate, an $80 million water licence buy-back that produced not a drop of water.
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C-LP has won back NT govt. L-NP is ahead of Labor by 10 pts in Qld. Labor fedgovt is being bashed daily by everyone, inc some Labor supporters. Apparently people prefer harsher but more incompetent govts.
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Something must be done abt the Catholic church. The French govt has summoned the head of the bishop's conference after he declared *the secrets of the confessional are above the law*. This follows shocking report of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy.
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From ABC RN Breakfast website, re the Antoinette Lattouf affair:. RN Breakfast yesterday contacted ABC Chair Ita Buttrose, Managing Director David Anderson and Chief Content Officer Chris Oliver-Taylor to come on the program this morning. All three declined.
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Labor points to likelihood of another surplus while Opposition's Dutton says Labor not doing enough to reduce cost of living. Treasurer Jim Chalmers responds with ". Peter Dutton knows next to nothing about the economy". Ain't that the truth.
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"I've been very clear that the Liberal Party is the party of lower taxes. We always have been. We always will be, because we manage the economy more effectively." -- Peter Dutton's latest claptrap. Don't mention $1.2 trillion debt mountain costing $60 million A DAY in interest.
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So far, Laura Tingle (ABC & very independent) & Dennis Atkins (writing for independent IN Queensland) are in agreement with Geoffrey Watson SC that "Something's gone wrong with this [fed] govt". To be fair, they've bn on it for some time. Let me know if others join in.
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Virus spreads in Sydney. Now is the time for News Corp & the Credlin monster to pile into LNP premier Gladys Berijiklian -- like they did to Victoria's Labor premier Dan Andrews. But they probably won't.
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Further, Morrison's comments like *investigating personal issues like boyfriends* & *a kangaroo court* (most serious remark) cd be sd to be attempts to subvert NSW ICAC's proceedings. They are certainly an attempt to bring NSW ICAC into disrepute for his own political purpose.
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I don't think ABC News coverage of Labor's revisions to Stage 3 tax cuts is fair or balanced. Parties of all persuasions break promises occasionally. It's inevitable because circumstances change. Hopefully new chair Kim Williams will give ABC the clean-out that's long overdue.
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Stop the (childish) Press!. Man visits winery with friend & has a taster. Front page news all over the country. Nation is scandalised.
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How to win election 2025 (or any time really). * Abolish all fossil fuel mining subsidies. * Tax these miners as some Scandinavian countries do (severely). Cash into Future Funds, grows & grows. * Break up media monopolies, x-media ownership. * Introduce Truth in News Media.
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ABC News says Brittany Higgins is AGAIN [my emphasis] unavailable on 6th day . Brittany Higgins is NOT on trial. Brittany is NOT the headline.
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Very much apropos to much Twitter daily chatter, a journo who writes for Independent Australia & is a Canberra Press Gallery member is being denied a Press Pass by David Crowe & Jane Norman, both of whom I suspect of being RW. I'd like to know why. Wouldn't you?.
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At one point in Brittany Higgins saga Linda Reynolds was asked how she was going. "Not good," she replied. "Nothing like this has ever happened to me.". It's nothing, compared to what happened to Brittany Higgins, in Reynolds' office, followed by steam cleaning of the couch.
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#BoycottMurdoch is trending. Oooh. I wonder what brought that on? Probably the same biased shit that has been bothering people for decades.
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The story so far. Oz dumps submarine deal with France in favour of US nuclear subs. That's it. Another announcement. No plan, no details, no timelines, no costs (to be blown out later), no crews, no weapons, no ports.
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Antoinette Lattouf sought clarity by asking if she could post about another journalist being killed in Gaza. Elizabeth Green, content director, ABC Radio Sydney, allegedly replied "Well that would be fact-based". But see below for what Green allegedly said next:.
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Ita Buttrose ends role as ABC chair tomorrow, Wednesday, March 6, after serving one 5-year term.
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I'm reluctant to report on what Steve Price has to say, but he reckons there are "no Conservatives working in tv or radio & Ita Buttrose has done nothing about it". I mention it only as an example of the misleading clatrap that Murdoch's Sky News specialises in.
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Where's the Canberra rapist? Why haven't police arrested the man who performed this cowardly & disgusting crime?.
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Ex-PM Scott Morrison has stuffed up three jobs in a row. How good is that?.
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Good morning "keyboard warriors" (if that's what you are). LNP fed treasurer Josh Frydenberg called you that on RN this morning. Congratulations. You hv bn noticed -- for making a nuisance of yourself (for participating in democracy). Well done. 🏆👏👏👏.
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Headline: NSW deputy premier Barilaro confident Covid cases won't escalate in NSW. When a politician expresses confidence abt an outcome it's time to start worrying.
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Did you see #4Corners last night? You can see why it was not run during the week of #edenmonarovotes. It would have been devastating. I wonder who got its viewing delayed.
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"Something's gone wrong with this government." -- Geoffrey Watson SC, ABC interview, October 2021.
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Tim Wilson.@TimWilsonMP. is not an MP. He is an imposter. Could be illegal to claim to be an MP when you are not an MP. Bit like claiming to be a policeperson. Points to a weakness of character, inability to accept reality.
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"But really it’s probably better that you don’t post anything while you’re with us because of the risk of the perception that you are biased and not balanced.”. That's a remarkable statement in view of on-going allegations of political bias in ABC News & current affairs.
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Later tonight, Vera is back on ABC tv. I don't care if you don't like her. I do & that's that!.
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In what crazy world would Peter Dutton be a better, or more preferable, PM than Scott Morrison?.
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Murdoch's Sky News is running a campaign against Brittany Higgins. At least 3 concurrent stories. Is that a campaign, or a vendetta?. Meanwhile, Bruce Lehrmann is suing ABC for running Brittany's National Press Club address, alleging "malicious" intent.
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LNP can't govern. LNP doesn't know how to govern. LNP doesn't want to govern. LNP wants you to pull your head in while they get on with rorting. That's what they do. They lie to you & they rort & rort till it's all gone. Tell everyone.
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Predictably, 7.30 Report's Sarah Ferguson couldn't help bringing up the dance party pic of Finnish PM Sanna Marin. Marin is here to discuss trade & defence, not to waste her time on some non-event that happened months ago. Ferguson's wasted on 7.30, plus silly questions.
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