Tag: Morrison’s Choice

PM urged to act after Laming apologises for ‘shocking’ trolling behaviour

Liberal MP Andrew Laming in Parliament House.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is being urged to take action against one of his veteran MPs, Andrew Laming, who late on Thursday was forced to apologise to two women for trolling them on Facebook.

PM urged to act after Laming apologises for ‘shocking’ trolling behaviour

It’s ugly and unoriginal but there is a way Morrison could win

Illustration: John Shakespeare

It’s the mighty scare campaign. Modern campaigners, in the ongoing Orwellisation of the English language, prefer to call it a “strong truth” campaign. The scare campaign is unoriginal, it’s ugly, but, when it’s done well, effective. Even an unpopular leader at the head of a tired government can win with a good scare campaign.

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