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The Murdoch media has gone rogue again in the 2022 election (Updated repost from 27 Oct, 2017)

BUSINESS
By John MenadueDenis Muller puts it this way in The Conversation What does a democracy do when a dominant news media organisation goes rogue during an election campaign? In 2022, News Corporation is confronting Australia with this question once again, as it did in 2019, 2016 and 2013, and as...
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Morrison on a Federal Integrity Commission is not credible

ELECTIONS
The Prime Minister has broken his promise to adopt legislation establishing a Federal Integrity Commission. The decision is not all that surprising. It has been clear for a long time that the Government does not favour a federal anti-corruption body. What is interesting, however, is how impoverished the reasons...
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Liberals to benefit from UAP preferences in many key seats

ELECTIONS
 Michael Koziol writes in the Sydney Morning HeraldLiberal candidates in key seats will benefit from Clive Palmer’s preferences, with his United Australia Party recommending voters put the Liberal Party second or third place on their ballot papers in several close contests. The development, which was evident on several how-to-vote cards collected...
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The Ernies have been watching Scott Morrison make a dick of himself for years — here’s what they’ve found

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Meredith Burgmann writes in Crikey Opinion / Politics The Ernies have been watching Scott Morrison make a dick of himself for years — here’s what they’ve found What's behind the prime minister's lack of popularity with women? It could be his history of sexist and patronising comments. Meredith Burgmann Women don’t like Scott Morrison....
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Julia Banks: Victorian Liberals care more about themselves than their communities

ELECTIONS
By Julia Helen Banks ex member for Chisholm in the Australian House of Representatives at the 2016 federal election It’s often said that the first 100 days in a new job is important: You get to know your boss, your employer team and the culture and the conduct of your...
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Pity Australia’s voters: awful leaders’ debate cursed by absurd format and incoherent hectoring

ELECTIONS
Katharine Murphy writes in The Guardian Sun 8 May 2022 23.40 AEST   It’s hard to find words for how terrible that second leaders’ debate was. A genuine shit blizzard. It was the Jerry Springer of leaders’ debates. Many people watching the 2022 federal election have been in various agonies about the...
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Leaders’ debate will shape the final weeks of the campaign

ELECTIONS
By SMH's  David RoweThere were many big moments in the debate between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese on Sunday night, but one key point highlighted the strategies likely to shape the final two weeks of the election campaign. The prime minister and the Labor leader were given the chance to...
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Not Scott Not Albo No Winners Except maybe

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No 1 No winner in ugly leaders’ debate Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese shouted over the top of each other and largely ignored the moderator in a messy second leaders’ debate. What we know: Unlike the first debate, the Sunday night event was considerably more fiery and included a...
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On a Victory Day without victory, Putin faces choice over all-out war

Asia
By Washington Post journalists  Robyn Dixon and Liz Sly   RIGA, Latvia — Ahead of Russia’s most patriotic and somber holiday, Victory Day on Monday, there is no victory in the war against Ukraine but plenty of rumors that President Vladimir Putin will order a general mobilization of soldiers to secure...
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Opinion / Politics Josh Frydenberg’s next job — premier of Victoria?

ELECTIONS
Stephen Mayne writes in Crikey.After watching yesterday’s impressive performance by Dr Monique Ryan during her one-hour debate with Josh Frydenberg on Sky News, the penny started to drop. The former director of neurology at Victoria’s Royal Children’s Hospital is a gun candidate who really could topple the treasurer and...
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