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Tag Archives: broken promises
Hugh Mackay. Does every moral lapse make the next one easier?
The political decline of the Abbott government has been remarkable. No other federal government in recent history has fallen from favour so soon after an election, nor languished in the polls so intractably (consistently trailling Labor 47-53 for more than … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Refugees, Immigration
Tagged asylum seekers, broken promises, Hugh-Mackay, political morality
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John Menadue. For some the age of entitlement continues.
Joe Hockey talks endlessly that the days of entitlement are over. They may be over for the unemployed, students, the sick and pensioners – in fact the majority never had days of entitlement. But they are certainly not over for … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged age of entitlement, broken promises, crony capitalism, FOFA, Joe Hockey
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