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Renewables, 18c and the many paradoxes of Tony Abbott

30 January 2017

12:12 PM

30 January 2017

12:12 PM

gettyimages-488237182In his address to the Young Liberals in Adelaide over the weekend, Tony Abbott once again demonstrated how wonderful he is as a critic of government.  He applauded deregulation and border protection; he called for free trade, a slimmed down bureaucracy, repeal of Section 18c restraints on free speech and to “ensure the Fair Work Commission is not the union protection racket that Bill Shorten turned it into”. 

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