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High Court 7-0 after not viewing video evidence has overturned a 12-0 jury verdict and effectively found a miscarriage of justice. Let that sink in. Now let's see sealed evidence to the Royal Commission other matters involving Pell.
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Reality check on recognition of Jerusalem hysteria. Three countries, apart from Australia, had recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital: US, Guatemala and Honduras with Russia equivocal. So Canberra is now re-aligned with the EU, and its other friends. What's the problem 😑
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Here's thing. What do Peter Hollingworth, George Pell and Dyson Heydon have in common. All are AC's -- highest civilian honor in Orders of Australia. We have deeply flawed honors system overseen by a politicised cabal with a politically naive governor general as its titular.
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Something shifted in Australian journalism this week as advocates for a tired status quo lost credibility. Credit women journalists for setting the agenda. They know who they are
#moralcompass
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If you've got the energy to be outraged on this New Year's Day, it should be in response to the withholding of documentation about a deeply flawed process, and the role of those responsible for greatest intelligence failure in the country's history.
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Gotta say SA Greens Senator Barbara Pocock on the way to becoming a national treasure. Not taking any excrement from overpaid CEO's 😏
Why do consultant’s services cost the taxpayer so much? I asked the CEO of Deloitte, Adam Powick, how much partners at his firm are paid, at the Consultants Inquiry this morning.
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Michaela Cash Commonwealth AG following Alfred Deakin, Edmund Barton, John Latham, Robert Menzies, Bert Evatt, Garfield Barwick, Tom Hughes, Gareth Evans, Daryl Williams worse than bad joke. Tells you more than need to know depths to which Australian Cabinet government has sunk
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Morrison government should make ex gratia payment ABC recognition extraordinary public service bushfires...SMH
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Slowly, in dribs and drabs, Labor MP's showing moral courage. Let's be clear
@Tony_Burke
is in no way justifying the events of 7 October, he is merely giving voice to what many, many Australians are saying, which is: enough is enough. Why this should be 'appalling' beats me 😑
I completely support the Canterbury Bankstown Council’s decision to raise the Palestinian flag and this is why.
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Word of advice some electronic media. The ABC did not itself "accuse'' Mr Porter of historic rape. It published allegations to that effect, along with just about every other media outlet in the country. Believe it or not there's a difference!
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Farce! Victoria's Pfizer drought deepens as recommended AZ cut -off age raised to 60. With great respect this debacle is totally fault of an incompetent Commonwealth health bureaucracy which failed secure adequate AZ alternatives.
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What a surprise that documents capable of embarrassing generations of spooks, including several serving the present government, have gone missing. What a disgrace
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Respectfully, Mr Albanese should now do what he should've done in the first place. Review critically holdover appointments from the Morrison era, especially those who have demonstrated an ideological commitment to one side of politics 👎
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Whatever side of the fence you might be on politically, or no fence at all, AFP Commissioner's refusal to answer basic questions insult to democratic process. That is why Senate hearings should be conducted under oath, as they are in America.
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Let's be clear. Australia's most sacred document The Constitution separates Church and State. There is no state religion. What the country does not, repeat does not, need is a blurring of edges between politics and religion. This is alarming
@guardian
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Nice to have a Koala in your backyard. Bit enigmatic 😑
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This is a slimy editorial calling into question journalistic integrity of Sally Neighbour and Louise Milligan by name. Take a moment to digest the headline on this vile piece of propaganda
@australian
Greatest enemy of truth is those who conspire to lie.
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Here's Q. Why does General Frewen wear a uniform when he is performing a civilian function? Is this a marketing stage prop dreamed up by the not-so 'hidden persuaders' 😑
Just ahead on
@BreakfastNews
, the head of the National COVID Vaccine taskforce, Lieutenant General John Frewen. 7.15am
#COVID19Aus
#auspol
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On the outrage metre, this is almost certainly a '10'. JobKeeper wasted $40 billion, not $27 billion, but who’s counting?
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Not ageing well courtesy Lowy Institute...Joe Hockey thinks Donald Trump is making the US great AFR
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Among most powerful interventions politically in my 52 years in this business. Mr Chaney sticks the shiv into Mr Dutton. Listen.
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An 'orgy of looting', one way of putting it. Business saw that rort coming. Now it want its non-redeemable 'looting' kept secret, cheered on by its media mouthpieces. Go figure!
@FinancialReview
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Jaw drops. Finance Minister
@Birmo
justifies blatant pork-barrelling 2018 election on basis Australian people voted for infrastructure projects weighted towards marginal Coalition seats. No, they did not
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Disbelief no live
@abcnews
coverage fall of Kabul. At the very least ABC could take live feed from one of its global affiliates. Frankly, this is pathetic.
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ABC TV News 22 minutes on death of the Duke, including aimless interview 'royal watcher', that went on and on. Apparently nothing else happening in the world. How ridiculous 😑
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On a personal note, Simon Crean's interview with me for the AFR in which he 'clarified' Labor's policy on Iraq in 14 words. No commitment outside a UN mandate. Crean's finest moment given the hysteria that descended upon him from the usual suspects 😏
Simon Crean much better Oposition Leader than credited, displayed moral fortitude opposing rush to Iraq war, pilloried in the Murdoch media, and in the parliament. Stuck to his guns. Vale Simon dead at 74.
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Word of advice for Mr Wilson in midst national emergency. Avoid cheap politicking. Just a thought 😑
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Kudos
@mrjoeaston
@NeilChenoweth
@edmundtadros
for exposing PwC sleaze in a $20bn a year Canberra consultants' gravy train subject to ineffectual ASIC oversight. And don't let's get started on an unregulated lobbyists' cesspool. Walkley
@FinancialReview
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Do believe this is called journalism 😑
I asked Gladys Berejeklian about this grant at her press conference this morning. Here's the full exchange 👇👇👇
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Curious! Mr Morrison tells QT 'first time' His office heard about alleged sexual assault February 12, this year. This does not square with suggestion his 'fixer' Mr Finkelstein knew about an alleged sexual assault back in 2019. Where lies truth?
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New term Australian political glossary. To conduct a 'Gaetjens'. This means having an inquiry when you're not actually have an independent and transparent inquiry :)
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Heart sinks when read Mr Morrison's 'fixer' Mr Gaetjens in charge of the task force to, well, 'fix', the new phased vaccine rollout. As an aside Mr Gaetjens hasn't yet got to bottom of who knew what/when/how Mr Morrison's staff Brittany Higgins matter!
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Leaving aside the Walkley and possibly Gold Walkley that will go to Rick Morton for his reporting of the Robodebt scandal, you will not find a more clinical summary of a complete breakdown of government and public service ethics
@GuardianAus
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That nice Dr Murphy just told another whopper. Australia's vaccine rollout similar other comparable countries. Really!
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Doubt whether there'll be a better column on one of the most blatant episodes of trafficking in an individual's privacy in memory. Cui bono on asking yourself who benefits from leaking of these private conversations
@smh
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Simon Crean much better Oposition Leader than credited, displayed moral fortitude opposing rush to Iraq war, pilloried in the Murdoch media, and in the parliament. Stuck to his guns. Vale Simon dead at 74.
Former federal Labor leader Simon Crean dies aged 74
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Imagine my surprise at hearing a Mr Basil Zempilas on
@SkyNewsAust
excusing Mr Trump's bad behaviour on the basis Americans don't care what he does in his private life. Mr Zempilas is the Mayor of Perth 😔
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Here's the thing! Breaches copyright corporations penalty up to $585,000, individuals up to $117,000 -- and five years jail. Lawyers could argue PMO a corporation. Also republishers IP theft could be liable. Turnbull 'massive' book breach SMH
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This is 12 years. In 30 years, 30 years, Australia failed to construct a faster train service between Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane with a spur to Canberra freeing travellers from Qantas tyranny. Amazing. Sometimes you despair 😑
although not profitable for china
their investment in high-speed rail is incredible
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50 years reporting this year never witnessed shredding accountability this industrial scale, and, yes, absolute contempt for parliament. Mr Gaetjens should be forced bar of Senate answer Q's -- under oath.
Zero accountability to the public who pays him. Disgrace.
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Here's the news. Shadow cabinet was given 30 minutes to consider the AUKUS deal, 30 minutes, according to my information, before Mr Albanese and Mr Marles meekly signed on to avoid being wedged by Mr Morrison and Mr Shearer. Sometimes you despair 😑
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At last a modicum of truth 😑
President Obama on the Israel-Hamas war: “If you want to solve the problem, then you have to take in the whole truth. And you then have to admit nobody’s hands are clean, that all of us are complicit to some degree.”
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So we've ended up with a 'fixer' running the Australian Public Service. This tells you all you need to know about politicisation of the APS over many years and many different administrations
@guardian
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Trivialising Mr Keating's critique of subs deal by referencing his age misses point. Mr Keating speaks for many when he criticises a decision taken in haste for superficial reasons. Mr Albanese signed contract without asking the price, effectively 😑
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Well recall Bruce Haigh's campaign against successive Australian government's sellout of the East Timorese. Vale Bruce
@smh
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What a surprise! Neither government nor opposition will support Andrew Wilkie's calls for Royal Commission into criminal activities involving Crown. Government and Opposition partially-owned subsidiaries of the gambling industry QED
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Words fail! Barnaby Joyce spent $675,000 in expenses but less than three weeks on ground while drought envoy Guardian
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Holding political process to account face tsunami of criticism from stakeholders, including sections of the media.
@4corners
held its ground courageous reporting and editing
@neighbour_s
@Milliganreports
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Reality check since I covered this minutely in Canberra and in the field. Howard government party/instigator rush to war without allowing weapons inspectors to complete their task. Trashed Hans Blix in process. Fix was in. All rest BS!
Former prime minister John Howard: ‘We did not go to Iraq based on a lie. Intelligence Services were wrong on weapon stockpiles. We had intelligence, I believed that intelligence, I don’t believe it was manufactured by the CIA.’
MORE:
#kennyonsunday
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Let's be clear. Taxpayer gives money to corporations in form of jobkeeper. Same taxpayer is not permitted to know which corporation got the money, how much and what said corporation did with it. Call me naive. Doesn't add up
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Sad to report Tim Colebatch has gone to the great newsroom in the sky. Absolute privilege to work with Tim many, many years at The Age. Fair to say Tim was a contrarian's contrarian and an adornment to the newspaper, and our business. RIP Tim Colebatch 🙏
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On matter of Stan Grant and the Coronation let us not ever forget the man being crowned as King of Australia endorsed the sacking of a popularly-elected Australian prime minister. This is an indelible stain on Charles III's judgement, let us not forget 👑
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Early favorite OECD Secretary General, centrist Cecilia Malmstrom. Long shot climate sceptic from the right, Mathias Cormann.
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Frankly, this not acceptable. Among Wikileaks revelations, with footage, is that a US helicopter gunship gun-downed 2 Reuters journalists on the streets of Baghdad. US rejects Australia’s calls to end pursuit of WikiLeaks founder during Ausmin talks 😑
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'We were victims of inevitable errors that will arise in any intelligence distillation'. John Howard on a catastrophic decision to go to war based on deeply compromised intelligence, some would regard as a lie. Sometimes you despair.
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Kudos my friend Louise Adler speaking up for the grown-ups.
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On this day let's remember Simon Crean's moral courage in opposing the rush to war in Iraq, revealed in 14 words to me and AFR, for which he was pilloried by those in conservative media now applauding Mr Albanese's strategic vision'. Good column.
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Frankly, this is gobsmacking! The Government Has Been Funding A Sky News Show. Now The Host Is Running As A Liberal Candidate...Buzzfeed
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Repelled war talk chickenhawks Canberra bureaucracy, affiliated think tanks, and junior woodchucks Ministers' offices. Here's tip. Those who've experienced war don't engage in loose talk about it 🤫
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Respectfully, King Abdullah's speech condemning Western indifference to the plight of the Palestinians and an unwillingness to address reality might be drawn to the attention of Mr Marles and Mr Birmingham, both of whom appear to be having difficulty locating a moral compass 👇
"Israeli leadership must realise that there is no military solution to its security concerns."
— King Abdullah of Jordan in Cairo
One minute into his speech at the Cairo Summit, King Abdullah switched from Arabic "for our friends in Europe and around the world, my message is
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Here's advice for politicians faced with 'binary' choice. Try telling the truth, avoid semantics, and admit error. That's a novel idea. Never know people might cut you some slack. It's called leadership!
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Mr Albanese blindsided by the secretive Morrison/Shearer AUKUS submarine deal, now he owns it. Many in his party are not happy, and in the wider community: aghast at lack of consultation and the rush
@GuardianAus
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Louise, pleased you reproduced David's gracious note. Such a petty, ill-judged, vindictive and defamatory editorial would never have been published on his watch as Editor-in-Chief. He was both well-respected across our business, and liked.
21 yrs ago, I proudly started work at the national broadsheet. I loved it. They praised my work. They were friends & colleagues. I left on good terms to work in TV. Fmr Editor-in-Chief David Armstrong gave me my start. A kind & wise man. Shared with his permission & my gratitude.
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IPA synchronises its assault on the ABC with the AFR, apparently 😑
📰 "In the face of hundreds of billions of dollars of public debt, keeping a fully funded ABC around is an indulgence that we simply cannot afford" -
@SincDavidson
in the
@FinancialReview
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Morrison: hazard reduction more important than emissions reduction quote unquote, applauded by media dancing bears. This is nonsense. Like saying chemo solution to cancer rather than attacking the cause. What is required is combination emissions and adaptation.
#morrisonclimate
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Good piece
@AngusGrigg
Australia's refugee incarceration on various Pacific outposts has cost $7bn since 2012, or $450,000 per detainee, according to an AFR calculation. Let that sink in...AFR
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Midst of war Israelis protest against their government, and in particular their prime minister. Let that sink in 👇
#TelAviv
right now: Tens of thousands of Israelis are back on the streets tonight calling for the immediate ousting of
#Netanyahu
and his corrupt, inept, and extremist govt. 🇮🇱
#Gaza
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Qantas unethical and now in breach of the law. So much for Mr Joyce's excessively remunerated legacy. Board should resign
@GuardianAus
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How do you spell chutzpah? Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor told
@SkyNewsAust
the new government need to 'spend every dollar of public money as if it were its own'. Really 😑
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If you didn't hear the segment, you missed something on ABC World Today of Fred Cheney articulately denouncing Mr Dutton's decision on the Voice. Prompts Q. Whatever happened to the small 'l' liberals in the Liberal Party. Good Q 😑
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Mr Howard providing an elastic view of Middle Australia -- those with super balances over $3m, all 36,000 of them 😑
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Gotta say Britanny Higgins extraordinarily courageous/plausible witness to series of horrifying events that reflects very poorly on offices Defence Minister and Prime Minister
#accountability
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Should not need to be said, but I will. Publisher
@louiseadler
should be commended for backing publication of this book defying internal Melbourne University critics and litigation risks in the process. Buy the book
#cardinal
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Jenny Hocking has a point, in fact more than a few. Charles III's endorsement of the Whitlam dismissal in private correspondence with Sir John Kerr is an outrage, and should not be forgotten
@johnmenadue
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Not bad at all 😑
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So, to be clear, Mr Hawke, this involves moving the Biloela family from one form of detention to another at continued cost to the long-suffering taxpayer who's already on the hook for $7m and the rest. This is pathetic.
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Is this the same Mr Sharma who advocates moving the Australian embassy to Jerusalem. Someone should ask whether this remains his position. Last time we checked this was not government policy...SMH
Scott Morrison has been overruled after the NSW Liberals defied his push for a female candidate to run in Wentworth and instead backed Dave Sharma
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Never more than ever country needs National Integrity Commission address borderline corruption issues. Politicians cannot be trusted to police themselves where taxpayers' funds involved. Good piece
@MichaelPascoe01
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Respectfully suggest
@ajamesbragg
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#abcalumni
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Suggested press conference Q for Mr Morrison. Is it acceptable for a member of your staff to outright lie to the media? If not, what do you plan to do about it beyond the fallback 'Canberra bubble' defence?
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There's $10bn taxpayers' funds gone, earmarked for US and UK shipyards on top of new port facilities yet to be commissioned, on top of $368 bn today's dollars earmarked for nuclear submarines into the never never. This is ludicrous
@smh
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For record, 69 journalists killed WWII, 5 Korea, 63 Vietnam, 23 Afghanistan, 64 (so far) Gaza, that's in two months
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Might've been helpful if in introducing Richard Spencer on Q&A mention was made of his role as global chair of Mr Hockey's Bondi lobbying business no doubt involved in AUKUS-related lobbying activities on behalf of commercial clients.
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@neighbour_s
@Milliganreports
Compliments reporting and stunning production disquieting QAnon saga in public interest. Kudos brave and principled Stewart family. Further Q's arise.
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Here's the news, according to Mr Littlemore and Mr Salter who know a bit about the business. The ABC needs to go back to basics. This is not about Stan Grant who has been poorly treated. This is about an ABC suffocating itself. Needed to be said
@theage
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Speaker Smith ridiculous ruling. Deputy PM Joyce can't be asked where he stands regarding Biloela family. As member of Cabinet, National Security Committe of Cabinet, and No. 2 in the Coalition, of course, he would be expected to be across this issue of national importance
#qt
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Times like this you wonder what a more effective opposition -- and media -- would do with these multiple public policy failures?
Judge calls robodebt a “shameful chapter” and “massive failure” in public administration- water off Morrison Govt’s back - knows no shame, accepts no responsibility, never makes mistakes, no compassion for those who suffered - defines this Givernment
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Category stuff you can't make up! Sports grants: rugby club gets funding for female change rooms but has no women's team Guardian
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Seeded in the John Howard era in politically self-serving campaign against political correctness now reaches its destructive apotheosis in hijacking of debate about the pandemic. Media lot to answer for. Well said.
The culture wars have poisoned the Australian media. It is now almost impossible to find reporting on the Covid crisis which is not influenced by a political agenda of one kind or another. An historic failure by editors, producers, presenters and reporters.
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If you are outraged about the rapaciousness of the 'big four' consulting firms, suggest you read 'When McKinsey Comes to Town'. These 'consultancies' are a modern version of the East India Company, pillaging governments and bureaucracies across the world at taxpayer expense 😑
Previously secret emails show PwC charged $2.5 million in fees to advise 14 clients how to sidestep new tax avoidance laws in 2016, relying on confidential information.
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Q. What does John Howard's error-filled justification for going to war in Iraq have in common with the AUKUS decision? A. One of the advisers to the government then is now part of the Albanese/Marles security inner sanctum. Sometimes you despair 😑
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Honestly, this is pathetic! Biloela family is being subjected cruel and inhuman treatment, by any reasonable standards.
.
@mjrowland68
: Do you have compassion for this Tamil family who have been detained for more than three years?
@karenandrewsmp
: "I am a very compassionate person by nature. I will never walk away from that. But compassion takes many different forms."
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Excellent reporting John Lyons settler violence occupied West Bank, and mass arrests Palestinian youth since 7 October. Kudos
@abcnews
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Legal costs of those who rode roughshod over the public interest (putting it mildly) to be paid by the long-suffering taxpayer. Taxpayer facing double jeopardy, both victim and indemnifier. Hard to stomach. Good piece
@SatPaper
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Bush colours! If you're into trees II. Giant Karri eucalypts west of Albany, WA.
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Suggest a deep breath! Submarine fleet tipped to cost $225b to build and maintain.
For record, could've bought Getman subs off-the-shelf fraction of cost, but there you go! SMH
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