And it’s like they just forgot that a large part of her amplification is via international bot farms. She’s not a serious political player but the forces elevating her are a serious threat to democracy.
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Crabb: Hanson is a 30 year entrepreneur in the attention economy. Correct. #insiders
Bragg ignores that LNP policies from Howard on created the housing and inequality problems we have now. He has no answers to those problems, just wants to double down on bad policies. I have despised negative gearing and the CGT discount for years. Of course house prices need to fall.
Every LNP like Bragg should be asked about Robodebt. Shameful to let them get away with that disgrace. #insiders
Pauline Hanson is a hideous bigot and whenever she speaks she makes this clear. The slip in ON polling reflects this. #insiders
PK is just a horse race commentator on politics. Such a braindead approach lacking insight. Even Speers is better. #insiders
I sorely wish Labor would do better on gambling. I suppose this policy reflects the power of the gambling lobby. #insiders
Sequence of timed pencil drawings from #gesdrawparty, detail studies [head] #13, model is Sergei. Thank you Sergei and @GesDraw Sequence shows warming up and getting better. Different poses show up my weaknesses, force me to adapt.
Timed pencil drawings from #gesdrawparty, detail studies #16, model is C. Thank you C and @GesDraw Wonderful drawing poses as usual. I need more practice, of course.
Great finishing observation from Laura Tingle. Keating laying bare that the myth of a past glorious monoculture is just that, a myth. #insiders
Labor has passed major tax policy creating a fairer system and undoing some of the massive damage done for years by terrible Howard government policies and all Speers can do is carp and try to create a sense of crisis. Of course the right wing media is appalled but ABC should be better🤦🏼♂️ #insiders
So good to see Laura Tingle’s clear eyed analysis on #insiders. Albo should take her advice on communicating his message too.
FFS David Speers. You’ve got your nice little gotcha soundbite ‘the widow tax’. He said he’s going to address it. 🤦🏻♂️ #insiders
So depressing to hear Ted O’Brien from the Liberal party trot out the same tired cliches about Israel ‘defending themselves’ as they illegally invade and occupy all around them, kill civilians, medics and journalists and preach genocide like maniacs. Read the room Ted. 🙄 #insiders
Hartcher going really strong today. Football and multiculturalism to finish on. #insiders
Weird how those outraged about a broken promise on tax reform don’t mention Robodebt. Shhh, don’t mention Robodebt! #insiders.
Pope’s cartoon very on point! David Rowe’s was brilliant as usual. Cathy Wilcox raised Pauline’s unhinged attack on Sarah Martin. Wilcox on Trump very good too. #insiders
Surely Australia will reject Pauline’s crazy, bitter hatreds once they are exposed to it. Her strong card is fear of Islamic terror. Another Bondi style event, would boost her. I hope no such thing happens, for many, many reasons. Hanson has no answers. #insiders
Peter Hartcher making solid points today on tax and Iran on #insiders. Mel Clark doing okay too.
I missed the start of #insiders, so I might have missed something relevant, but I’d like to see a very strong statement supporting Sarah Martin against Pauline Hanson’s disgusting personal attack at press club. There should be united outrage at Hanson’s unhinged refusal to take criticism.
Hard to think of a less interesting interview than this with Ted O’Brien. Downplaying global warming in the Pacific. Sheesh. The Libs skewered between Hanson on the crazy right and Labor in centre of Australian politics. Libs riven with internal conflict as a result. #insiders
Ted Obrian bangs on about a despotic regime having a nuclear weapon but doesn't mention Israel LNP runs cover for an apartheid regime Sad #insiders
When will we face reality? - AUKUS is a dud. Britain has no empire and is broke. US is led by a would-be fascist criminal. The US is completely untrustworthy. Putting so much money into subs that will never arrive would be funny if it wasn’t so damaging. Get out of AUKUS now. #insiders
Speers is just haranguing Clare O’Neill. That’s not an interview. Clare did really well. Australia needs this important change. #insiders
I really hope the new news director at ABC takes a good look at #Insiders. David Speers’ interview style is awful. It’s a politics show where he stops guests from making political points. 🙄
Now Speers goes with a scare campaign on house prices. I’m so sick of his terrible questions. He is appalling this morning. #inaiders