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Response to the reactions to the Budget reply

By Alan Austin - posted Monday, 20 May 2013


But here's the question: how many ex-ministers on the backbench did John Howard take to the 2007 election? Answer: 17.

And here's another question: how many former Howard ministers does Mr Abbott currently have on his backbench? Answer: five. [Judi Moylan, Phillip Ruddock, Bruce Scott, Alex Somlyay and Ian Macdonald.]

So what is happening with media scrutiny Downunder? Does no-one care about accuracy? That seems unlikely given the fury greeting broken promises by Labor.

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And what's with the ABC's headline: "Abbott 'honest, competent' budget reply"?

Is there perhaps a double standard with regard to the political parties? Or women in politics?

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Alan Austin is an Australian freelance journalist currently based in Nîmes in the South of France. His special interests are overseas development, Indigenous affairs and the interface between the religious communities and secular government. As a freelance writer, Alan has worked for many media outlets over the years and been published in most Australian newspapers. He worked for eight years with ABC Radio and Television’s religious broadcasts unit and seven years with World Vision. His most recent part-time appointment was with the Uniting Church magazine Crosslight.

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