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If you haven't listened to this week's podcast, we spent a significant amount of time examining how and why the Australian media's coverage of Israel has been so one-sided, and what the actual real-world consequences of that have been. We also looked at the dispute between high-profile influencers Clementine Ford and Abbie Chatfield, and the the state of the new media landscape post-election, a bit more generally.
In today's newsletter, Os takes a look at the Coalition's on-again-off-again relationship and why a break-up might actually be in the interests of both the Liberals and the Nationals, while Scott breaks down the new front in the media battle between the AFL and the NRL.
Enjoy!
Here is what we've got for you this week:
👀 Killer Grabs: Quotes from around the traps.
✍ Does the Coalition split actually make sense? by Osman Faruqi
✍ AFL vs. NRL: The De Ceglie trade by Scott Mitchell
🏆 The Good Ones: The best journalism, opinion and entertainment for you to enjoy.
Killer Grabs
"Her language was deliberate to make it sound like it was just about the policies. That is just not correct." – Sussan Ley's staffer, texting ABC 7.30 host Sarah Ferguson live on air.
How do you know when a break-up is going badly? When a staffer for the Liberal leaders texts Sarah Ferguson during her interview with the Nationals Bridget McKenzie to accuse the latter of lying. Now that's television.
"To quote my favourite Australian prime minister, Paul Keating, ‘this is one for the true believers’." – Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou after winning the Europa League.
As if the Liberals weren't having a bad enough week, now Australia's greatest living football export outs himself as a Labor man.
"I'm sorry I don't have a plane to give you." – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
In between being accused by Donald Trump of orchestrated white genocide, South Africa's president found a moment to clarify his inability to grant the US leader a gift as lavish, and corrupt, as Qatar's $100m jet.
