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No bull, Malcolm, time to turn to better questions

10 Sep 06:00am

Filed under: Asylum Seekers, Carbon Tax, Malcom Turnbull, Parliament, Politics, Question Time

We can be almost certain that, despite Malcolm Turnbull’s reproach last week, the Parliament will quickly get back to asylum seekers as the House returns today with just 27 sitting days left for the year.

'Here we go again… Pic: Kym Smith

Time is running out for embedding the issues the major parties want to dominate the 2013 election year. So those issues will dominate Parliament.

And for the Opposition asylum seeker policy, along with carbon pricing, is what plays best to its advantage.

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Bailey says:

07:46pm | 10/09/12

Freedom of expression has nothing to do with your contention that facts and opinions are the same thing. I’m a great believer in freedom of expression. What I’m not a believer in is the commercial media printing outright lies as fact. We need to hold them to a higher standard.… Read more »
marley says:

07:04pm | 10/09/12

@Bailey - 2nd try at a response. Oooh, so you’re going to try to ban me. I’m just so terrified. So, the best you can do is an “ad hominem” attack based on my nationality? You’re not prepared to argue my basic point? I call that piss poor. Yep, Canada… Read more »

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