🗣️Malcolm Turnbull has accused Prime Minister Scott Morrison of working as "a team" with News Corp newspapers & Sky TV.
"They're not holding him to account for failings, & they're criticising his opponents. & yeah, they're operating like a team."
"The critical thing, u
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"They're not holding him to account for failings, & they're criticising his opponents. & yeah, they're operating like a team."
"The critical thing, u
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have to recognise, that News Corp is now essentially PROPAGANDA. It's a political organisation that employs a lot of journalists," Mr Turnbull said.
Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) President Mark Jamieson has backed former PM Kevin Rudd's petition
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Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) President Mark Jamieson has backed former PM Kevin Rudd's petition
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for a Royal Commission into Australia's media landscape. (he represents the state's 77 councils)
"To go through what we've just seen in the US, the positions that various media organisations have taken, I think that UNDERMINES what DEMOCRACY is all about," he said.
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"To go through what we've just seen in the US, the positions that various media organisations have taken, I think that UNDERMINES what DEMOCRACY is all about," he said.
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Mr Rudd's e-petition warns that "Australia's print media is overwhelmingly CONTROLLED by News Corporation, founded by Fox News billionaire Rupert Murdoch, with around two thirds of daily newspaper readership."
*Australia is only a few steps behind America in regards
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*Australia is only a few steps behind America in regards
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to losing democracy, the spread of misinformation & propaganda.
...We need to put a stop to it & bring about change before its too late.
amp.abc.net.au/article/128912…
...We need to put a stop to it & bring about change before its too late.
amp.abc.net.au/article/128912…
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