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Flat White

No Christmas card from the Liberal leader

25 December 2022

3:00 AM

25 December 2022

3:00 AM

It seems I have upset Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

The Liberal Party leader wrote a scathing letter, published in The Spectator Australia yesterday, about an article I wrote quoting his comments concerning sacked Essendon CEO Andrew Thorburn.

I would make a couple of points.

Firstly, I did acknowledged in my article that Mr Dutton condemned the treatment of Mr Thorburn.

I wrote:

‘He said the media and political pile-on that forced Andrew Thorburn from the job he held for just 24 hours was “an egregious attack” on religious freedom.’

Secondly, Mr Dutton is right that I suggested he was aligned with Daniel Andrews – not on...

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