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Albo the lethal lorelei

The saga of Labor’s border farce continues

24 February 2024

9:00 AM

24 February 2024

9:00 AM

German lore tells of a maid who threw herself into the Rhine in despair over a faithless lover and was transformed into a lorelei, a seductive siren whose songs lured fishermen to their destruction on the river’s treacherous rocks.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is Labor’s lethal lorelei luring boat people to buy a passage from people smugglers and traverse the perilous waters between Australia and its northern neighbours.

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