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Welcome to Labor’s Clown Show
Two Labor politicians unwittingly demonstrate why Australians have lost faith in Canberra.
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Lies Beget Authoritarianism
The political class think they can get away with deceiving the public and it builds their thirst for power.
2 min read
Why do you think politicians feel the need to lie?
Is it because they think it will give them an advantage or that the electorate is so apathetic or uninformed that they will just accept what they are told?
It's probably both and that's why there is no shame among the political class even when they are caught out.
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