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Paul Bongiorno

@paulbongiorno

Columnist for The Saturday Paper and regular ABC Nightlife commentator, veteran political journalist. His views contestable but his own.

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calendar_today30-11-2011 00:34:05

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The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Brinks, who just resigned, goes nuclear on President Trump Brinks: I was U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. I resigned because of Trump's foreign policy: to put pressure on the victim, Ukraine, rather than on the aggressor, Russia. 1/

The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Brinks, who just resigned, goes nuclear on President Trump 

Brinks: I was U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. I resigned because of Trump's foreign policy: to put pressure on the victim, Ukraine, rather than on the aggressor, Russia.

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Indeed - the Coalition parties have become fringe players fighting over policies that they will never be in a position to deliver. The media should stop talking them seriously. abc.net.au/news/2025-05-2…

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The biggest complaint here is the rich are being asked to be slightly less rich. That’s it. Not that they’ll be poor, not that they can’t keep building wealth and have it subsidised - just be *slightly* less rich. The response has been completely insane

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Moral outrage seems to be saved for taxing the rich thenewdaily.com.au/finance/supera… Indeed - a long overdue call out of the rent seekers at the Australian Financial Review and sections of the Libreral Party

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After 45 years watching politics, here's my last wish for this government and its big mandate abc.net.au/news/2025-05-3… via ABC Australia How La Tingle will be missed in the parliamentary press gallery. This gem of wisdom should be framed and sent to all our elected leaders.

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Julian Hill calls out the “bizarre, almost hysterical obsession” by Murdoch papers with Labor’s tax on people with $3mill+ in Super inc “The Australian” who is “losing its collective mind” Murdoch hack Stefanovic on the defensive tries but just can’t get Hill to stop 🤣💥#auspol

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I find the exploitation of bodies set up to foster safety in the workplace - parliaments included, for crass political purposes is reprehensible.

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"Grace Bacon – of the RSM Australia – said she was receiving calls from clients concerned about the inclusion of farms and small business property." If you have your farm or small business in your super it is not about retirement it is about avoiding tax.

"Grace Bacon – of the  RSM Australia – said she was receiving calls from clients concerned about the inclusion of farms and small business property."

If you have your farm or small business in your super it is not about retirement it is about avoiding tax.
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Stockdale Syndrome: Alan, resentful old blokes, and the Liberals’ talent crisis via Crikey crikey.com.au/2025/06/05/lib… This should be required reading for whoever does the Liberals election review.

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The conclusion/call of this passionate commentary is worthy of the prophets who called the Jewish people back to justice and integrity. edition.smh.com.au/shortcode/SYD4…