Fighting Fake News with REAL ,2/2/21; Murdoch's Gong & Defamation walkback; LNP scrambles to go Green; and Broke; Politics and the donors who own us;

 

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Despite ‘irresponsible journalism of the worst kind’, Murdoch gets a gong

 News Corp chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch was given a lifetime achievement award on Australia Day. Alan Austin queries this decision.

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Kevin Rudd welcomes Peta Credlin’s apology, defamation settlement

The former PM confirmed the apology, which Ms Credlin delivered on her show on Monday night, was part of a defamation settlement.

I bet Credlin didn't mention that nor did any other Murdochian (ODT)

 

How is Australia travelling with the switch to electric cars?

 

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Renewables

Australia leading world with record renewable take-up, new data finds

Absolutely nothing to do with the Government whose scrambling to take the credit

Government for Sale: live coverage of AEC political bribes data

by Michael West | Feb 1, 2021 | Government

Total political donations for 2020 are $168m, way down on the $434m in the previous year 2018/19. The Liberal Party edged out Labor as the top recipient. Total donations for Liberal Party are $57m, Labor $55m, Nationals $12.4m, Clive Palmer $10.2m, Greens $7.2m and One Nation $5.8m.

 

Morrison Government's gross debt makes Labor's GFC stimulus look like petty cash

As record debt under the Morrison Government spirals to new heights, perhaps the Coalition will become synonymous with debt disasters.

 

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US politics

Claim of anti-conservative bias by social media firms is baseless, report finds

If social media is innocent of bias in the US The ABC is unbiased in spades in Australia only diverse and critical of  issues and how the government is handling them in a questionable way. Bias is Murdoch media. The defamation settlements  prove it. How many has the ABC faced Mr Bolt?

 

NEW: This is Politicology with Ron Steslow 

 Why Andrew Bolt's Podcast Failed why his blog, columns and Report  a waste of your time. This is a show run by Conservatives and why Bolt isn't one. It's also what the ABC at least tried to be. It shows the POVERTY OF AUSTRALIAN MEDIA

Politics in America is transforming. We’re using the lessons learned working with The Lincoln Project and launching a new podcast—Politicology—to gain a deeper understanding of who we are, how we got here, and how we rebuild without repeating the mistakes of the past. Ron Steslow hosts experts from across disciplines and the political spectrum to learn more about the problems we face as a nation. Politicology launches February 3rd.

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