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Australian journalist, author.
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Dear Fat Old Duffer. With respect, the Murdochs remain a toxic influence in Australia from daily news media to Sky. Unless their vested messaging is confronted and fact-checked by other voices our politicians remain vulnerable to both Murdoch intimidation and/or partisan patronage. See Trumpist US.
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Penberthy has reported fairly on SA marine devastation .. but just didn’t explore even the possibility that the increased ocean temperatures might be related to global warming. If he did it might have required front page coverage. Murdochs miss humanity’s biggest story.
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Yes regret to observe Albo government appears captured by Woodside/gas cartel. Hoping that if Minister Watt greenlights NWShelf gas plant he and Cabinet will extract enhanced revenues via PRRT/RRRT. Extreme weather events are making vulnerable regions uninsurable.
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The indicia of “duopoly” in Oz politics: negative gearing, CGT concessions which have distorted housing affordability; let-rip export coal/gas; ineffective NACC integrity investigator; anti-democratic political slush fund “reforms” favouring ALP/LNP; AUKUS …
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The indicia of “duopoly” in Oz politics: negative gearing, CGT concessions which have distorted housing affordability; let-rip export coal/gas; ineffective NACC integrity investigator; anti-democratic political slush fund “reforms” favouring ALP/LNP; AUKUS …
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In which case we’re doomed to duopolist mediocrity. Community independents and Greens will need 50%+ in primary votes to grow their seat numbers. It will require a massive organisational effort to confront the vested capture of ALP/LNP.
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The duopoly power dynamic is likely to regrow now with Greens HofReps numbers reduced (via Lib/PHON preferences to ALP). Next ALP/LNP will be joining forces via Don Farrell’s campaign finance laws to destroy the community independents (teals).