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2 years

AFR: what's the wage price index? Adam Bandt: Google it mate. The election shouldn't be a basic fact checking exercise. #auspol

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Save Australia!!! We are being held captive here by universal healthcare, no guns, abundant sunshine and low covid rates. Help!!!

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Re the Grace Tame bong story... Malcolm Turnbull admitted in 2008 that he had smoked pot, and went on to become prime minister ... who cares?

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3 years

Raise your hand if you are prepared to be paid off and insulted with $300 cash. #cashforyou

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Senator Thorpe says transphobes not welcome on Aboriginal land

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3 years

Why don't you stop paying tribute to nurses and instead just pay them?

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4 years

The government is urging us not to use aircon and major appliances. But, since we make up less than 1.3% of demand my household is powerless to stop grid overload. Sorry that's #maths , deal with it.

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Why is the logic of questioning that Anthony Albanese must give an exact number of nurses that will be employed by Labor policies, but the current prime minister Scott Morrison doesn't need to say how he'll retain aged care staff beyond one-off $800 payments?

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2 years

#breaking Mark Dreyfus has revealed the National Anti-Corruption Commission will be able to investigate "serious or systemic conduct by ANY PERSON that could adversely affect the honesty or impartiality of a public official's conduct". Third parties are in!! #auspol

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2 years

Stuart Robert: "I'm not interested in responding to an ACT Senator." That would be Katy Gallagher, the minister for finance.

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3 years

Berejiklian: "Please point to one nation or state in the world that hasn't had thousands of cases because of Delta." Well, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania and South Australia - because they haven't let NSW people in. #auspol #COVID19Aus

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2 years

Why is it not "appropriate" for ministers to know and tell us why Rachelle Miller got $500K of taxpayer money, when she herself is shouting from the rooftop that she's fine for people to know, she is waiving confidentiality. #auspol #insiders

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2 years

"They've always been free" ah yes the backflip with the gaslight. Lol.

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2 years

Hazzard: "Everyone in Australia will get omicron". Me: SPEAK FOR YOURSELF

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3 years

Between Barnaby Joyce comparing NSW ICAC to the Spanish Inquisition, and Scott Morrison's suggestion the ICAC doesn't presume innocence - we've entered la-la land where merely holding a hearing is presented as persecution. #auspol

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2 years

Imagine not having the most grand slam titles of any male player ever because you: (1) hit ball at lineswoman and (2) refused to get vaccinated two years into a global pandemic.

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2 years

Morrison: "There is no suggestion of criminal conduct by Gladys Berejiklian, none whatsoever." The question was about turning a blind eye to corruption and breaching ministerial standards. #auspol

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2 months

Scott Morrison describes the reduction in suicide rate during covid as "an answer to prayer". Funny, I thought it was the product of the temporary doubling of unemployment benefits.

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2 years

"You sit down boofhead - I've got the call, sit down." - Anthony Albanese to Peter Dutton. #qt #auspol

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3 years

I really can't emphasise enough how crazy it is to shirt-front News Corp like the PM did. If you're a conservative trying to escape a doom-spiral of your own mismanagement, it is literally the worst possible move.

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2 years

All the news outlets alerting that Djokovic will play the 2022 Australian Open seem to have missed the govt's lawyer revealing THEY COULD STILL CANCEL HIS VISA AND HE COULD BE BOOTED FOR 3 YEARS

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2 years

People went ape shit over a $7 co-pay to see the GP. Rapid antigen tests were $12 a pop, now $20+. It's the same thing - you're paying more out of pocket costs for a universal health system.

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2 years

Morrison presser 1230 at Kirribilli house. Evidently trust in political leaders so low people wanted to see him posed with Opera House in background holding today's paper as proof of life.

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6 years

John Hewson: "If Peter Dutton is the answer, you have to ask yourself what the hell is the question" #auspol

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4 years

My proposed coronavirus stimulus package: everyone gets 2 weeks leave, a Stan subscription, 2 weeks of lean cuisine and a crate of cleanskin wine. See you in bit folks.

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2 years

Morrison says Gladys Berejiklian "denies" calling him a horrible horrible person. FALSE. She said she didn't recollect it. #auspol #abc730

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3 years

Morrison: "...whether it was the hesitancy around the AstraZeneca vaccine, that many shared ... but this government didn't share, I can assure you" FACT CHECK: between 8 April and 28 June adults aged 18-40 WERE NOT ELIGIBLE for vaccines, including AZ. #auspol #qt

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3 years

Turnbull is going to Glasgow, Scomo is a maybe. Oh, the optics if a former PM and not the current one turns up.

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3 years

Peter Dutton spoke of MPs who "don't have those deep pockets to defend a defamation trial". The PM said MPs "are faced with pursuing defamation proceedings". Let's just remember, Christian Porter INSTIGATED the defamation proceedings. #auspol

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3 years

I think identifying the target of PM's bad misfire at News Corp is fine, but most other details in that AFR smash-up on Sam Maiden were gratuitous. Her reporting speaks for itself. She isn't the story, the PM's terrible handling of gender equity, harassment and violence is.

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3 years

"The reason we're in lockdown is the federal govt didn't buy enough vaccines last year - no argument about that - it is the biggest failure of public administration." - Turnbull #auspol #npc #COVID19Aus

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3 years

Whoa whoa whoa James Hooke said he made himself known to police, and now that Mick Fuller is asked in NSW Estimates *now* he's willing to interview him? What a blow to cops' credibility.

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3 years

Going to the beach is not "giving up" on fighting Covid, it's doing one of the safest, healthiest things you can do to stop going stark raving mad in lockdown. Get a grip wowsers.

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4 years

We've flicked Fox News on in the office. Suddenly, coronavirus is a deadly illness rather than a fun game.

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2 years

Morrison: "I'm not going to pretend I go out and buy a litre of milk and a loaf of bread." ...nobody asked if he bought it himself, they asked if he knows what it costs. Evidently not?! #auspol #npc

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2 years

Malcolm Turnbull says Dutton "reds under bed" China scare on Labor has "no basis in fact" and Morrison should rein him in because it harms Australian unity. #auspol

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1 year

#breaking Anthony Albanese says cabinet has decided to CENSURE Scott Morrison over his multiple ministries #auspol

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3 years

Oh wow PM staff indicated to Morrison to take a question from Chris Uhlmann - the only non PNG vaccination question - and it's about Nicolle Flints speech on her experience of sexism. Now PM has to go, so none on govt handling of rape allegations. #auspol

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3 years

Now that a new premier says a different reopening plan is ALSO based on health advice (from the same health advisors) - can we agree the phrase is bordering on meaningless?

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2 years

Scott Morrison just confirmed a boat was intercepted from Sri Lanka, an ON WATER MATTER. A breach of protocol he established as immigration minister not to comment on those, no? #auspol #ausvotes

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2 years

I don't think the pandemic is over! OmniMacron: I don't think, I know.

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2 years

Scott Morrison is "not aware" of having claimed he'd never said "Shanghai Sam" and won't take Labor's question at face value. Um, he did say it, and did deny it. #auspol #qt

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3 years

Well done @latingle for nailing that not being a convicted criminal IS NOT the only standard- legal professional rules require more, working with children requires more. The question now is: does being a minister in cabinet require more? #auspol #christianporter

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3 years

This is going to get ugly - NSW pleading for extra Pfizer, when other states blame them for not locking down earlier and are just closing themselves off from all of NSW to mitigate risk.

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5 months

There are now three - THREE - High Court challenges against emergency laws passed a fortnight ago, but most in the press gallery are only writing Labor said Mean Things about Dutton, and Dutton Wants Apology. Honestly, smh.

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9 months

Sussan Ley interjection to Plibersek: when are you rolling Albo? Plibersek retort: How is preselection going? #auspol #qt

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4 years

#breaking the High Court has rejected Clive Palmer's challenge against WA's border ban. Both the directions and emergency laws are valid. Palmer to pay costs. #auspol #auslaw

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4 years

#breaking Jacqui Lambie will vote AGAINST the Coalition's bill to ban mobile phones in detention. #auspol

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8 months

A hypothetical referendum. Yes campaign: this will literally cure cancer. No campaign: which cancers?! By when?! Not enough detail! Divisive proposal only benefiting those with cancer!!!

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4 years

#breaking SIX #sportsrorts projects had no application forms and FIVE late projects didn't meet the Sports Australia score to be funded - new from me. #auspol

Sports rorts: Coalition approved at least six grants without an application form, documents reveal

Five sporting grants approved after the government entered caretaker period despite not meeting Sport Australia’s recommended score

www.theguardian.com

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2 years

Josh Frydenberg's characterisation of "family trusts" as "family businesses" is extremely disingenuous. They're not corner stores/mom'n'pop operations - they're vehicles to split incomes and minimise tax.

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3 years

This is some creepy shit. Morrison: "No Australian who has ever fallen in our uniform has ever died in vain - ever." Gallipoli - worth it?

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2 years

Yes! The press pack has noted gender reassignment surgery CANNOT happen under 18. This is a fake fight. #auspol

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4 years

Say what you like about Vic contact tracing, but Dan Andrews media skills are incredible. Rowland: Why can't you say how many businesses will fail? Andrews: We're too busy listening to what they need.

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2 years

The Coalition’s "efficiency dividend" is a straight $3.3bn cut to the public service. Labor's saving is cutting the cost of external consultants in part to HIRE more public servants. #auspol #ausvotes

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3 years

#breaking The full federal court has DISMISSED David Leyonhjelm's appeal against $120K defo bill owed to Sarah Hanson-Young in a 2-1 decision. #auspol #auslaw

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4 years

A $130bn support package - and not one question on how we can afford it, mortgaging our children's future etc etc. Almost as if surpluses are nonsense to begin with, and not THE measure of economic management.

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7 years

This Sophia robot just said robots deserve more rights than humans on @BreakfastNews and everyone just laughed?! #singularity

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2 years

Matt Kean (NSW Lib) gives a big hero-gram to Chris Bowen and federal Labor for the most constructive energy minister's meeting in his 4 years in job. Labor education ministers did the same for Jason Clare. 3 or 4 called meeting today a "breath of fresh air".

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#breaking Clive Palmer and Mineralogy have lost their high court challenge to a WA law banning him and his company from seeking billions in compensation. #auspol #auslaw

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#breaking the high court has dismissed David Leyonhjelm's application for special leave to appeal his defamation loss to Sarah Hanson Young. Leyonhjelm to pay SHY's costs. #auspol #auslaw

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4 years

Every US presidential election is "hotly contested" @BreakfastNews . What's different this time is the president doesn't want all the votes to be counted. That's the news. Where is that?

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2 years

The idea that Labor's EV policy amounted to "telling you what car to drive" (false, it was a target not a mandate); or "where to drive" (not even sure what that refers to) is ridiculous.

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4 years

Me, in newspaper column: Society is yearning for more civil discourse. Me, driving: Where's my little wave, cunt?!?

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Albanese: "I think we saw some politics played with national security issues on Saturday afternoon and there are millions of Australians who received text messages on Saturday afternoon that showed - that demonstrate that is the case."

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The Resolve Poll was 53-47, Newspoll was 54.5-45.5. and still the Vic press gallery wrote up Liberal copium and Labor expectations management as if it were fact.

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Paul Murray - who once asked Donald Trump “What do you want to say to your many Australian supporters who wish you nothing but the best in November 2020?” - is criticising 60 Minutes for allegedly going easy on Anthony Albanese. #auspol

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Morrisons says neglect in aged care happened over 30 years, including past two Labor governments. The royal commission found that the HOWARD GOVT 1997 AGED CARE ACT started the rot. Not Keating. #auspol

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Cusack was "devastated by the floods " and was "upset", PM says. So, minutes after talking about quality women - he's now suggesting she's too emotional or misdirecting her flood anger at him. #auspol #abc730

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3 years

What's the evidence for this Greg Hunt claim we couldn't have bought more than 10m Pfizer? #auspol #insiders

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3 years

We've invested in beds! And ventilators! And PPE! Just not in nurses who might join unions, funny that.

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2 years

Morrison says abolition of "casual" contact will be "positive" for the health and hospitality workforce. Well, in terms of availability to work yes, but in terms of people going to work sick and getting others sick...no. #auspol #COVID19Aus

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3 years

Think I'm gonna publish an alleged rape victim's written account with a foreword strongly intimating they shouldn't be believed, because this is a good faith search for truth.

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2 years

Birmingham: "Fewer than 1-in-3 Australians voted for the Labor Party. This is perhaps the weakest mandate for an incoming government in Australia's history." What does that say about the outgoing government who lost to them? #auspol #ausvotes #insiders

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3 years

GetUp has disavowed sexist/aggressive conduct to Flint. Labor has never condoned it. There is no equivalence between gross shit said to an MP on social media and the govt's own failures on the Higgins complaint and refusal of inquiry into Porter allegation. #auspol

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1 year

Paul Keating has issued a statement labelling the AUKUS submarine purchase & build the "worst international decision" by Labor since Billy Hughes tried to introduce conscription @danielhurstbne @natasha__may #auspol

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#breaking Laws allowing the home affairs minister to strip terrorist suspects of Australian citizenship (if they're dual nationals) are INVALID, the high court has ruled. #auspol #auslaw

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4 years

If @BreakfastNews approached the summer bushfires like they do the US election they'd interview pyromaniacs and arsonists for balance, and they'd ask bushfire victims why they built their houses near the bush. BOTH SIDES BOTH SIDES.

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3 years

John Barilaro denies calling the fixated persons unit on FriendlyJordies' producer, then goes off at Sky's Tom Connell for re-asking the question.

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2 years

The Coalition is arguing about which Liberals Scott Morrison should apologise to, and whether his secret ministries breach agreement with Nationals. ...not hearing a lot about parliament or the Australian people in all this. #auspol #Morrisongate

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2 years

Ray Hadley says Kristina Keneally has been in "witness protection". She had Covid-19.

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4 years

Greg Sheridan says he can't believe what "the government" (and 99+% of scientists?) tells him about climate change - because 1,000 employers stuffed up a #jobkeeper form. That's some segue! #auspol #insiders

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3 years

Arthur Moses not adding a lot here - why is the program only discussing the admissibility of evidence in court, rather than whether the PM can be satisfied he's a fit and proper person? #auspol #4corners

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2 years

So, to recap, Morrison claimed that gender confirmation surgery for adolescents is a "very serious" issue - then reporters pointed out IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. Morrison defaulted to it's serious "at any other stage". They are MAKING IT UP. #auspol

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Peter Dutton asks "when the prime minister or the prime minister's office" know about the Higgins allegation. Albanese responds that the PMO is the Morrison PMO, and Peter Dutton told Scott Morrison's office ahead of the allegation airing. #auspol #qt

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2 years

Think I'm going to show off my strong leadership by doing an exclusive interview complaining that the private sector has to fix climate change because my policy does next to nothing.

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3 months

Angus Taylor has asked the govt to guarantee it will grandfather hypothetical future changes to negative gearing. Albanese: we're entering the Twilight zone ... the shadow treasurer is asking for detail about things only happening in his head. #qt #auspol

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1 year

Australia has one of the most urbanised populations in the world, and the cities are all voting left. Conservatives on struggle street.

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3 years

The question isn't why didn't Porter read the complaint - he was the accused. That's his excuse. The question is why the PM who has to satisfy himself Porter is fit and proper person to sit in cabinet didnt. #auspol #insiders

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3 years

Good question at NSW presser: why are we assuming it will be safe to reopen at 70 and 80%, no matter the case numbers, when the health system is already struggling with hundreds of cases? #auspol #COVID19nsw

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1 year

Mass walkout from Coalition as Mark Dreyfus rises to support the censure motion. Those staying: Paul Fletcher, Michael McCormack, Angie Bell, Keith Wollahan, Jenny Ware, Aaron Violi, and Bridget Archer - who has said she's voting FOR censure.

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2 years

Bit of revisionist history going on at the moment. Initially, Anthony Albanese actually DECLINED to criticise Morrison's Hawaii holiday, it was regular punters and the media who absolutely wrecked him for it.

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Peter Dutton’s bid to tank the Indigenous voice is breathtaking – and locks him in as Abbott 2.0 #auspol

Peter Dutton’s bid to tank the Indigenous voice is breathtaking – and locks him in as Abbott 2.0 |...

The opposition leader’s decision shows he is unable to even approximate national leadership

www.theguardian.com

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2 years

#breaking Jacqui Lambie confirms she will vote AGAINST voter ID law #auspol

Coalition MPs cross floor to support Craig Kelly vaccine mandate motion – as it happened

Follow the day’s news live

www.theguardian.com

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8 months

Bridget Archer says it is ‘irresponsible’ to cast doubt on integrity of voice referendum after questions over crosses #auspol

Bridget Archer says it is ‘irresponsible’ to cast doubt on integrity of voice referendum after...

Shadow minister Jane Hume calls it an ‘inconsistency’ that a cross on a ballot paper will not count as ‘no’

www.theguardian.com

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3 years

We can't do a Voice to parliament because it would be a third chamber, but we can randomly call the minister for women the "prime minister for women" because it's fun making up new titles for things to show we care.

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4 years

Paul Kelly (The Oz) today accusing Dan Andrews and Gladys Berejiklian of being "free-riders" on the (presumably forthcoming?) economic successes of the Morrison govt. Did the Oz label Morrison a free-rider on the (actual, real) health successes of the states?

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10 months

What an extraordinary interview. Ben Fordham haranguing Anthony Albanese to do constitutional recognition and legislated voice, PM urging him to "get on board" and be responsible by not raising red herrings. #auspol

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8 months

Most users hate Twitter/X experience now. Only thing keeping it alive is a collective action problem: people trickle away but won't move on mass to alternatives. What would kill it is crystallising disenchantment, pushing everyone away at once. Charging for X is that moment.

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Jason Clare: "the try-hard bully boy stuff might work in the Liberal Party but it didn't work last night". #auspol

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