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Leading article Australia

PM damages his brand

13 February 2021

9:00 AM

13 February 2021

9:00 AM

‘Free speech never created a single job,’ a sanctimonious Scott Morrison once informed the nation, forgetting of course that his own job is entirely the creation of free speech. But is the converse true? Could the suppression of free speech end up costing the PM his job? Easily.

At this point in time, Prime Minister Morrison looks a shoo-in to win the next election, regardless of whether it is this year or next.

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