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Month: August 2018

Books, Federal, USA

The overthrow of Malcolm Turnbull

Alex Mitchell/August 30, 2018September 5, 2018 /5 Comments

Liberal MPs overthrow Malcolm Turnbull and replace him with a lightweight happy-clappy In 36 consecutive opinion polls, Malcolm Turnbull was preferred Prime Minister over Labor’s Bill Shorten. In mid-July, for example, Turnbull extended his lead over Shorten to 19%; Turnbull was 48% with Shorten dropping 2% to 29%. At the same time, Labor continued to lead…

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When Scott Morrison was public enemy No.1

Alex Mitchell/August 24, 2018August 30, 2018 /3 Comments

Before “ScoMo” became Australia’s 30th PM, Scott Morrison was public enemy No 1 In 2014 I was asked to write a profile of “the Left’s pin-up boy” and its “chief bogeyman”. The offer came from Tom Switzer, then editor of the right-wing Spectator Australia, before it fell into the demented hands of the Sky News host…

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China, Federal, Middle East

Yuan as world currency

Alex Mitchell/August 16, 2018August 24, 2018 /Leave a comment

China and its allies plan to launch yuan as new world currency … Don Chipp’s Democrats failed but his opinions still linger … Barnaby Joyce wants the Deputy Prime Minister’s job again … How Labor senators sank euthanasia Bill … Plan to launch yuan as new world currency China, Russia, Iran, Turkey, Venezuela and Brazil…

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James Cook under scrutiny

Alex Mitchell/August 9, 2018August 16, 2018 /Leave a comment

Why Captain Cook is lionised in London and on the nose in Australia … Magnetic Island revisited … Joe Hockey’s “US mateship” stupidity … NSW drought goes from tragedy to farce … Regime change becomes US domestic policy … Cricket as a history lesson … When schools taught manners … Over in London members of…

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Media, State, USA

The Trump stories not covered in Australia

Alex Mitchell/August 2, 2018August 9, 2018 /3 Comments

Donald Trump’s latest madness goes unreported in Oz media … NSW voters deluged by Coalition drought scam … Police “God Squad” unmasked … Liberals bring back greyhound racing (we pay for it) … It’s a divided world: Saying “Thank you, driver” is good manners on the bus; saying nothing is selfishly bad mannered. Two of the…

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