Aussie, Mum & Grandma, loves spending time with family & friends, politics, cricket, cooking, photography
Investigative Journalist for Independent Australia
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New from me in
@independentaus
"Roll up, roll up, the show is about to start. Take your seats, ladies and gentlemen, boysย and girls, andย let your imaginations run wild while I take you on a journey beyond reality."
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#auspol
#Budget2024
Why do Catholic priests, like George Pell, walk free from court after being convicted of pedophilia?
Anyone else would be jailed immediately. We've all known about this for months and even today, Pell walked out of court, got into a car & drove away.
So fucking wrong.
Hey
@DanielAndrewsMP
Just wanted to send you a message of support, I suspect today will be one of the toughest days of your career. You're doing a great job in extremely difficult & dynamic circumstances.
Stay strong. Happy Father's Day!
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#IStandWithDan
#auspol
Josh Frydenberg will give out $250 to struggling Aussies tonight.
Josh Frydenberg will claim $291 for politician's travel/meals allowance tonight.
Perspective
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#auspol
#Budget2022
Dan Andrews works 42 days straight & Sam Maiden says we shouldn't feel sorry for him bcuz he's doing the job he's paid to do
Morrison works 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, regularly goes MIA + multiple holidays & Sam Maiden doesn't say a word.
Says it all really 'eh?
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#TheProjectTV
#auspol
I phoned Morrison's office to ask why he met with Murdoch.
A nice young fella in PM's electorate office told me it was a "private meeting", not official & PM can meet who he wants.
I replied "Not when it's a taxpayer-funded trip he can't, we went thru this after G7"
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#auspol
I'd rather have a PM who breaks an election promise for the good of the country than a PM who keeps one to save political skin๐
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#auspol
#insiders
Morrison, bedazzled by his own privilege - "Look at moi, look at moi, look at moi & my $150 fish flown in from Humpty Doo"
Albo - Quietly joins Bill's Crew (as always) & feeds the homeless & poor
We need far more Albos & far less Morrisons in this world.
#AlboForPM
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#auspol
Hey
@ScottMorrisonMP
Will you be telling AusPost CEO Paul Graham 'HE CAN GO' today in
#qt
?
If Christine Holgate had to go for $20K of watches, I can't wait to hear what Paul Graham's penance will be after giving 'retention bonuses' to 5 men, 1 got $500K over 3yrs.
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#auspol
A clearly rattled
@ScottMorrisonMP
has obviously left the
#COP26
venue to do a presser in a Glasgow shipyard.
Odd.
Says he has "broad shoulders" but he "won't cop" someone having a go at Australia
Macron didn't have a go at Australia, he had a go at Morrison
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#auspol
Why is EVERY news program saying EXACTLY the same thing? 'demands grow for Dan Andrews to provide a roadmap out'
That's a Liberal talking point NOT news!
Where are the 'demands for Scott Morrison to provide a roadmap out'? An aged care plan? A jobs plan? CC plan?
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#auspol
#qt
Hey
@fauziah_ibrahim
I see you've created a Twitter 'List' titled "Labor Trolls/Thugs"
You have me on that list, why?
How is this in-keeping with
@ABCaustralia
's social media policy?
How can you report impartially now this is public?
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#auspol
#ausvotes
#AusVotes22
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Heartbreaking
Disgusting
Absolutely shameful
Devastating
We are a racist country and the world now has definitive proof that we are, we can't deny it and we must all carry the weight of that burden every day for the rest of our lives๐ข๐
I am so sorry
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#auspol
Why has
#FriendlyJordies
producer been arrested but Brittany Higgins' alleged rapist hasn't?
There is something very seriously wrong with the unhealthy relationship between our police forces & conservative Govts.
Worrying developments
When did we vote for fascism?๐ค
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#auspol
Dear Australian media,
We don't want to hear
@Barnaby_Joyce
's opinion on anything
He's a back-bencher. No power, no say in things
If the news story hasn't got anything to do w/ New England then don't seek or publish his comments
We're completely over his shit
Ta
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#auspol
Apparently, most of us are getting $250 from the Budget to 'help with the cost of living'
Only someone who has no fucking idea about the cost of living would think a one-off payment of $250 would help with the cost of living
So out-of-touch it's offensive
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#auspol
#Budget2022
If the Leader of The Opposition was implicated in a bribery scandal of hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money you'd think the ABC would make it their lead story 'eh?
Yeah, nah
But cancel a sporting event & they go ballistic
Media in Australia is fucked!
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#auspol
Pic 1: Jacqui Lambie celebrating when SHE voted to pass the Stage 3 Tax Cuts 4 July 2019
Pic 2: Jacqui Lambie complaining on last night's
#QandA
about the Stage 3 Tax Cuts that SHE voted for
Hypocrisy writ large- this is the game she plays with us all
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#auspol
#qt
#Budget2023
If I hear Jenny fucking Morrison's name one more fucking time from this fucking dickwad of a fucking PM in the next 2 fucking weeks I swear I'm gonna lose my fucking shit
Other than that, I'm perfectly fine thank you very much
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#auspol
#ausvotes
#ausvotes2022
#AlboForPM
Can we get
#CongratulationsTanya
trending today?
I'm sick of RWFWs & bad 'journos' names trending, let's get Tanya trending instead
@tanya_plibersek
has just become the longest-serving female Member of the House of Representatives
An awesome achievement
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#auspol
#insiders
Haven't seen one pic of Hillsong or Horizon Churches doing charitable work for the poor y'day
Must've missed it
Did Morrison do anything remotely charitable yesterday?
Pentecostals are the antithesis of what Christ wanted His followers to be. Money-hungry bastards
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#auspol
Anthony Albanese says ASIO has confirmed NO Labor candidate is under any investigation, contrary to claims Dutton made y'day in
#qt
Dutton's position is now untenable
He lied on the floor of Parliament, falsely accusing Labor of being a threat to national security
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#auspol
Later today we'll see Dan Andrews give his daily presser, that's 80 days in a row straight, hasn't missed a day
Scott Morrison couldn't even be arsed getting out of bed this morning for today's
#insiders
interview
Tells you all you need to know about both men.
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#auspol
Isn't it amazing how
@JoshFrydenberg
has decided to embrace net zero by 2050 at EXACTLY the same time as focus groups are telling him that he's likely to lose his seat of Kooyong?
What an amazing coincidence!!!
If only he'd had this epiphany 8yrs ago.
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#auspol
John Barilaro should be leading the news this morning.
The conservative media isn't gonna report on this, so, Twitter do your stuff & let's get
@friendlyjordies
trending No.1.
This video is the dynamite to blow up the NSW election
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#auspol
#NSWvotes
I don't think Australia has ever had a Prime Minister who has sought to divide Australians during such troubled times to gain a personal political advantage.
He's doing a terrible job yet slings shit at everyone else.
Morrison is simply not fit to be PM.
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#abc730
#auspol
David Speers says, amongst other things, they'll be 'exploring the criticism of ICAC' on the show this morn
Just a wild stab in the dark here, but I don't think ICAC is the problem, corruption is the problem, evidence against Gladys is the problem not ICAC
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#auspol
#insiders
Evening everyone
Some news from me...
I intend to stand as an Independent candidate for the seat of Fadden
I'm in the processing of finalizing my paperwork, collecting my 100 signatures.
If you'd like to support me, my DMs are open
#Bee4Fadden
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#auspol
#FaddenVotes
OMG ABC News Breakfast is so Victorian-centric
The Commonwealth Games cancellation coverage is way over the top
FFS give it a rest, no one cares
If only Robodebt victims got this sort of coverage, media in Australia is so broken, perhaps irretrievably so
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#auspol
Sussan Ley's office phone is running off the hook today, concerned Aussies are calling & asking why she sat on the Environment Report since Dec.
(02) 6277 4225
(02) 6021 3264
Morrison's offices aren't answering at all.
(02) 6277 4237
(02) 9523 0339
I'll try again
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#auspol
Where the fuck would we be without Twitter?
I really don't think we'd have a Labor Govt, we'd still be mushrooms being kept in the dark & fed bullshit by mainstream media
Social media is our voice & I love how we're using it to create a better Australia & world
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#auspol
I think Australia is on a precipice.
This election is the most important of my lifetime.
We have scraped the bottom of the barrel with Scott Morrison, quite literally.
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#auspol
Remember that time Ben Fordham had a go at me?
A two & a half minute on-air rant bcuz I had the guts he lacks to point out Scott Morrison's failings
In hindsight, I was right, Ben was wrong
I'm still waiting for an apology, Ben doesn't have the guts for that either
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#auspol
Don't think I've ever seen such a well-coordinated attack by media & federal politicians on a State Premier as what I'm seeing now
Exactly like media's
#KillBill
strategy, it's a shameful, relentless attack on a good, hard-working,popular politician
#IStandWithDan
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#auspol
#qt
Geez, the hatred for Morrison is building.
Most hated Australian PM ever.
Even hardline supporters are abandoning Morrison since his decision not to make RATs free, preferring to allow Gerry Harvey to price gouge for profit.
We're in Labor landslide territory now
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#auspol
Morrison just said in a presser that the man who confronted him last night at the pub "wasn't asked to leave"
Except that the disability pensioner WAS escorted from the venue after being manhandled by PM's entourage
Another lie
@ScottMorrisonMP
#FailedThePubTest
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#auspol
@hannahjcross
Do your job
Delve into the backstory of Lark Distillery
You'll find Bruce Mathieson Snr invested in Lark Sept 2020
Mathieson Snr is worth $1.8 billion, ALH owner, partner of Woolworths, friend of Barnaby, Lib/Nat donor - so why is the PM giving Lark $4.5 million?
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#auspol
A vote for 'No' is just an admission by you that you got conned by a very effective marketing campaign of fear.
That's it, that's all it means.
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#auspol
Morrison has been PM for almost 2 yrs
PM has no aged cared plan, no jobs plan, no energy plan, no recovery plan, no economic plan, no climate change plan
All PM has is marketing, spin & mounting deaths on his watch
He's been a catastrophic failure as a PM
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#auspol
#insiders
LNP spent about $600K to get 40,500 Fadden votes (av. $14.80 per vote), they'll get back $116,275.50 AEC public funding
Labor spent about $50K & got 18,313 (av. $2.73), they'll get back $52,576.62 AEC public funding
Tell me again who are the better money managers๐ค
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#auspol
Dan Andrews was just asked about
#ScottyFromMarketing
going to the footy.
As always, Dan Andrews is all class, refuses to make any comment, says he's got bigger things to focus on & he's committed 24/7 to his job & the ppl of Victoria
That's leadership.
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#auspol
#springst
OMG Iโค๏ธMP for Kooyong, Dr Monique Ryan
Gets heckled in Parliament & immediately tells hecklers to put their masks on
Fucking brilliant
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#auspol
#qt
Sen Cash complaining that "businesses have to close on a Saturday bcuz they can't get labour"
Why would ppl work on a weekend when the Morrison Govt removed penalty rates?
You reap what you sow
@SenatorCash
, if biz is struggling they can lay the blame at your feet
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#auspol
Good morning everyoneโโ
Have a wonderful day, stay safe and have fun
Thank you all for all the support and kind messages.
Running for Fadden was a wonderful experience, I met so many amazing ppl, learnt so much & had fun every day, will do it again
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#auspol
#insiders
Hey
@GregHuntMP
You just said on
#abc730
@ScottMorrisonMP
's use of Facebook was a "formal channel of advice" & "communication"
If that's the case then PM & all MPs/Senators are obligated to no longer block social media users & must reinstate those previously blocked
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#auspol
Morrison doesn't want an investigation into Porter.
Fine.
From now on Christian Porter will be ALWAYS referred to as
#AllegedRapistChristianPorter
.
Neither Porter nor Morrison want to clear his name so he can wear that label for the rest of his life. His choice.
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#auspol
Where is Dr Chant?
It's very weird having a presser to discuss the current health crisis without the Chief Health Officer.
We can all see where this is going, it's all about money, Perrottet doesn't give a flying fig about the health of NSW.
Wealth before health.
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#auspol
Hey
@abcnews
Why haven't you reported on John Barilaro's admission of pork-barreling (corruption) yet?
This
@friendlyjordies
released this video๐ two days ago, it's had 667K views, trended on Twitter, so why are you ignoring it?
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#auspol
#insiders
I'm fucking angry
My grandchild goes 2 a public school in a low socio-economic area
Their excursion to a park (free) got cancelled bcuz so many couldn't afford to pay the bus fare there
Yet, private schools get millions & build fucking orchestra pits & indoor pools
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#auspol
Morrison tries to upstage Dan Andrews by holding a hurriedly-organised presser minutes b4 Dan is due to speak
True to form, PM has done the bolt after a few questions & Dan is still answering EVERY question
Highlighted the glaring differences in their professionalism
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#auspol
Rupert Murdoch has a fucking lot to answer for
He's caused more damage to planet earth than any other person in history
His businesses should be destroyed, his wealth taken from him
He should be deported & die an exiled, stateless pauper
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#January6thCommitteeHearings
#auspol
Here's a list of
#Pell
supporters who have not yet tweeted a comment on George Pell's conviction (and they've known about it since December, so plenty of time to prepare their response)
Tony Abbott
Miranda Devine
Andrew Bolt
Lyle Shelton
Barnaby Joyce
Alan Jones
The Pope
There's a certain arrogance about a man of great privilege, who as PM accumulates a $trillion debt yet poverty/homelessness increases, then in an election campaign poses for a photo op handing out food for the poor to try to win the votes of the poor & homeless๐คฌ
FMD
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#auspol
Morrison: I'm just a normal family guy, Jen & the girls are my world, I love curries, my dog Buddy & my ukelele
Also Morrison: I deliberately discussed an alleged rape case that is b4 the courts, under Parliamentary privilege, in order to pervert the course of justice
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#auspol
I beg to differ w/ you
@PatsKarvelas
You just said on
@abcnews
that we "shouldn't read too much into" the fact Dutton didn't do his job & show up to the House this morn for the introduction of
#VoiceToParliament
legislation
It speaks volumes. Typical of Dutton.
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#auspol
#qt
Why is Australia spending $10,000 per person per day for 115 asylum seekers on Nauru
@ScottMorrisonMP
? Even though there have been no new arrivals since 2014
Yet we only spend $6 per person per day for meal allowance in aged care in Australia
Why PM? Why?
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#auspol
#insiders
Did I hear that right?
Morrison just admitted in
#qt
it was him that leaked Macron's message?
Finally, we get the truth
This has to be the final nail
When a PM admits he leaked private text messages of other world leaders he proves he can't be trusted to be PM
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#auspol
#qt
Isn't it funny how the Australian Clay Target Association has now been named in the political scandals that led to the resignations of Bridget McKenzie & Gladys Berejiklian?
That's some coincidence.
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#auspol
When Miller wanted to spread lies, she turned to Benson & News Corp.
When Miller wanted to spread truth, she turned to Milligan & ABC.
That's tells you all you need to know about the state of our mainstream media, in a nutshell.
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#auspol
#RobodebtRC
PM walks out of his presser just now, despite journos calling out more questions
Dan Andrews answers every single question, every single day without fail
Chalk and cheese
Easy to tell which one has much to hide & which one is as transparent & accountable as possible
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#auspol
@Birmo
If RATs cost $10 each & the federal govt gives 10 free to every Australian (25 million) every month 4 a year
($10 x 10) x 25,000,000 x 12 months = $3 billion
The Australian economy shutting down like lockdowns costs about $1 billion per week
You do the math Einstein
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#auspol
Mr Speaker
My question is for the Prime Minister
@ScottMorrisonMP
Pauline Hanson has just called you a bully.
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells calls you a bully.
Julia Banks calls you a bully.
Christine Holgate calls you a bully.
Grace Tame too.
Are you a bully PM?
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#auspol
#qt
Spud's staff aren't in a very friendly mood this morning, I wonder why?????
I called them & asked them to pass on my comment to the Minister that I expect him to resign today.
They said they haven't watched the Friendly Jordy video. I urged them to watch it.
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#auspol
Hey
@David_Speers
I hear you've come down with an bad case of selective amnesia, for some reason you seem to think
@ScottMorrisonMP
has had a 'good' year?
I've created a brief reminder of Morrison's 2020 Fuck-Ups in an Advent Calendar just for you
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#auspol
#insiders
This is why I lose my shit when I Morrison uses a $4500 an hr RAAF jet to fly to a Pentecostal Conf or to wash a woman's hair for some creepy fucked-up photo op
Bushfire victims are STILL living in caravans!
It's not a question of money, it's a question of priorities
#QandA
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I'll treat Scott Morrison's claim he suffered anxiety & depression while in office with an equal measure of the empathy that he gave others; especially the woman whose rape he covered up to win an election, the other women he bullied,
#Robodebt
victims & asylum seekers
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#auspol
I think
@DanielAndrewsMP
would make an excellent President of Australia when we become a Republic.
He's certainly the front-runner at the moment.
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#auspol
#IStandWithDan
Bill Shorten should be our PM
What a loss to Australia that he isn't
Bill has many attributes that Morrison just doesn't have, the main one is he cares.
It's really that simple.
Bill Shorten cares.
Scott Morrison couldn't give a fuck.
Fact.
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#auspol
#insiders
Um, I agree with you on most things but I can't agree with on your statement
@JasonClareMP
"we're indebted to the journos at The Australian who exposed this"
Those journos sat on this story for months to sell their book.
They were derelict in their duty to the ppl.
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#auspol
If Morrison wants to visit Devonport today that's fine but leave his media contingent behind & give the grieving community the respect it deserves.
This is not an opportunity for Morrison to promote himself.
If PM gives a presser there then he's the scum of the earth
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#auspol
Anthony Albanese really fired-up on
@abcnews
right now about the aged care crisis.
He's bloody angry.
He's not taking it anymore, calling for Richard Colbeck to resign or Morrison to sack him TODAY!!!
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#auspol
Make no mistake, Australia came within a bee's dick of a dictatorship bcuz our 4th Estate failed us
Democracy relies on a free & impartial press
Improve the quality of our journalism & we'll improve the quality of our politicians & safeguard our democracy
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#auspol
#insiders
I disagree Phil, I think Federation saved us during this pandemic. Big time.
Had Morrison been entirely responsible Australia would be in a much, much worse position - his record of ridiculous & spontaneous, poorly advised actions is testament to that fact.
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#auspol
#insiders
Sitting politicians currently in London for ARC Conference (which is entirely unrelated to Govt business & their travel should not be funded by taxpayers in anyway)
Matt Canavan
Angus Taylor
Jacinta Price
Scott Morrison
James Paterson
Andrew Hastie
Moira Deeming
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#auspol
Labor finds extra $50 billion in Budget, Angus Taylor is concerned "Labor will spend it"
Why are you so concerned, all of a sudden, about spending "Australian's money"
@AngusTaylorMP
?
You used $1 trillion of our money as a personal slush fund when you were in office
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#auspol
What a trainwreck presser for Morrison, he's angry, doubling-down
Press hammering him on Katherine Deves, ICAC, dual cits & dodgy grants
Thank you media for doing your job, much appreciated
Good questions, Morrison's flustered, can't answer
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#auspol
#ausvotes
#AusVotes2022
Remember the point
@Lisa_Wilkinson
raised
Barnaby sent the text about Morrison being a liar & hypocrite in the context of Brittany Higgins, at the time the story broke
This suggests Morrison was lying about knowing about the alleged rape.
Let that sink in
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#auspol
#insiders
Dear
@PwC
Australian taxpayers paid you lot $1 million to deliver a report.
You failed to deliver the report, but then invoiced the Govt for it & were paid.
We want our money back.
Now.
And charges laid against PwC for defrauding the Commonwealth.
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#auspol
#RobodebtRC
I hope you're listening
@ScottMorrisonMP
No more 'behind closed doors'
We're not meeting 'behind closed doors'
We're not talking 'behind closed doors'
That's why this issue is never solved bcuz EVERYTHING is 'behind closed doors'
That changes today
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#March4Justice
#auspol
How can anyone work alongside Laura Tingle & not do everything in their power to emulate her professionalism & commitment to her craft?
She stands tall & alone at the ABC at the moment
No one else comes within cooee
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#auspol
#insiders
So, 5 days ago Morrison asked Gaetjens to tell him if it's wrong for Porter to accept the mystery $1 million.
PM is heading off to the USA tmoz.
PM is stalling, hoping this all 'blows over'.
Um
@ScottMorrisonMP
it ain't gonna blow over - Sack Porter today
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#auspol
#insiders
We are watching a dead-set psychopath in action right now in Question Time
Morrison's behaviour is reprehensible, his Coalition colleagues supporting him is unconscionable.
All the disgusting Coalition needs to go - how they can support Morrison is beyond me
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#auspol
#qt
Peter Dutton is too gutless to turn up to Garma so why is David Speers quoting him & what he thinks?
Dutton ignored invitations to go & have his say bcuz he's too gutless & racist. End of story.
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#auspol
#insiders
All the problems facing Qantas come down to one man: Alan Joyce
He ain't worth his salary of $24 million p.a.
His failure to admit his catastrophic mistakes means he has no inclination or ability to fix them.
The sooner he's gone, the sooner we can start to fix it
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#auspol
Well, ain't this interesting
Last month while firefighters were fundraising for essential equipment the fed Govt awarded $110K to Prime Minister
@ScottMorrisonMP
's church- Horizon (Shirelive) Church in Sutherland
I've had enough of Morrison & his fucking religion!๐ก
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#auspol
Wouldn't it just be easier to bring in a Universal Basic Income?
Instead of fart-arsing around with 'this payment' or 'that payment', make it one flat rate above the poverty line, every adult gets it for life & you watch how quick this country takes off economically.
#qanda
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Dr Kerryn Phelps should still be in Parliament - what a poor choice Wentworth made, they were bought by the taxpayer millions Morrison spent pork-barreling their electorate.
What a loss to that community & a loss to the Parliament of Australia.
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#qanda
With all due respect
@mjrowland68
, there's no comparison btwn calling someone a 'boofhead' in parliament & the stories in Jenkin's Report
One is done openly & the person who said it owns it, it's mild language by any standard. The other is done in secret & denied.
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#auspol
#qt
As you keeping sinking the boot into Dan Andrews
@David_Speers
, I'm sure being the astute journo that you are you'll notice again today that today is another day that Dan Andrews is working and Scott Morrison is not.
He's a Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Prime Minister
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#auspol
#insiders
What gets me about Peter Stefanovic's racist interview is that for weeks, months Australia has had non-stop shitty news 24/7
This was a great story to lift everyone's spirits & Stefanovic destroyed that
He deserves to be sacked immediately.
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#auspol
When the PM picks & chooses which journalists he'll allow to interview him it is a huge red flag.
It tells me our 4th Estate is in dire straits.
If we improve the quality of our media we'll improve the quality of our politicians.
Change starts with the media.
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#auspol