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Australia’s media vs Usman Khawaja, a Vic Election Primer, and Hollywood’s Right-Wing Turn

Press fury at Khawaja’s Sandpapergate claims, One Nation in

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Os and Scott discuss how the media covered has covered Usman Khawaja's revelations about the Sandpapergate cricket cheating scandal, and investigate how the story came to dominate the national conversation, and what it says about Australian media and society.

They break down what Khawaja actually said, the furious response from many journalists questioning his journalists, and whether he has further questions to answer.

Later in the show, they survey the Victorian state election taking place in just over two weeks, look at what impact One Nation is having on the race.

Plus in Keeping Tabs: Hollywood's biggest studios lurch to the right and a preview of the Presidential race in the US.

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