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The harlot throughout the ages

The commentariat, not the army, have staged this latest coup in our banana republic

21 February 2015

9:00 AM

21 February 2015

9:00 AM

Like some banana republic, Australia is in the middle of an attempted coup. Not by the army, but by the commentariat. Their theme is ‘Tony Abbott must change, and anyway, his government is doomed.’ Most political news is tailored to fit this agenda.

Long their bête noire, Abbott has, in the surprisingly short period he has been in office, dared to do exactly what they said should not be done.

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