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David Crowe
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- This is in the @smh and @theage today in the Traveller letters. The Traveller team want to hear from others — you can get in touch at the link below. smh.com.au/traveller/trav…
- “She has stepped over the line,” says Scott Morrison of Katherine Deves. He says she not be cancelled or silenced. Well, I was at the forum for Warringah voters in Manly last night and Katherine Deves chose not to attend. She cancelled herself.
- Michael Towke has confirmed to us his statutory declaration about Scott Morrison. “Amongst many unedifying tactics used to unseat me from my preselection victory for Morrison, racial vilification was front and centre and he was directly involved.”
- Watt a charade. Not a single bit of electricity flowing from $1 billion pledge three years ago.
- It is easy to shrug off the use of public cash for private gain in politics but remember this, by Stephen Charles in @theage today: “Pork-barrelling is not only political corruption, it is a breach of the rule of law and an assault on our democracy.”
- Katy Gallagher: "Are you responsible, yes or no?" Richard Colbeck: "It's not a yes or no answer." That's the logic that leaves nobody in charge. #estimates
- May 2016: Papadopoulos tells Downer the Russians have dirt on Clinton. June 12. Assange tells ITV he has “great” Clinton emails. July 22. WikiLeaks starts releasing leaked emails. July: Australian officials tell US of Papadopoulos remarks. July: FBI opens investigation.
- Michael McCormack praises George Christensen in Question Time. “He’s the voice of the north!” “Yes — the Philippines,” says Labor’s Pat Conroy. #qt
- Hours after standing alongside Scott Morrison while the Prime Minister bagged the NSW ICAC, the NSW premier has... ...increased its funding.
- Jim Molan is badly wrong on this. I’m a director of the National Press Club and believe the ceo, Maurice Reilly, is right to say we’ll decide who speaks. Of course we should hear from the Chinese ambassador. And we’ll hear from a senior Taiwan rep as soon as possible.
- This is a significant warning about corruption in politics and the need for a strong integrity commission. You will not see 31 former judges sign an open letter like this very often. One of our main stories today:
- Man You've Never Heard Of Loses Job Over Program You've Never Watched.
