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The participation of the mainstream media in the corruption cycle is a major part of the problem, and the problem will not be solved without media reform. Simply put we need to remove the freedom of the press to propogate lies (or deliberately fail to propogate truth). "Freedom of speech" without a requirement of sincerity, accuracy and error-correction is corruption of the public discourse, and this creates corruption of the mechanisms of administration.

Tony Abbott has escalated his war on wind power, causing a cabinet split and putting international investment at risk : australia

Every bad policy put forward by the LNP government is a result of corruption by corporate money and corporate lobbying. Destroying the NBN, deregulating public education, selling Medibank, ripping up financial regulations, delisting World Heritage areas, cutting the carbon tax, cutting the mining super-profits tax, watering down food labeling, attacking public broadcasters.

Tony Abbott has escalated his war on wind power, causing a cabinet split and putting international investment at risk : australia

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John Hewson, former Liberal leader, economist and now professor with the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University, underlines the point: “The tax cuts Howard and Costello gave are now costing [the budget] about $30 billion a year, and the deficit’s $40 billion.”

How John Howard's tax cuts undid his protégé Tony Abbott | The Saturday Paper

To me, a conservative voter is one who's supports a "free market" ideology, a metric of "equality" which is exclusionary rather than inclusionary, a faith in institution rather that introspection, and a genuine lack of understanding of the benefits they've enjoyed due to their birthright, as opposed to anything they've done.

New poll: Voters reject Tony Abbott's 'year of achievement' : australia

Yeah, Tinny can have an "eccentric moment" now and then and yes, I do cringe when I hear him occasionally flame somebody. But heck, he lives out in the woods of Maine, runs his shop on power generated by a windmill he built from scratch and he's surrounded by soda cans!!!

Pushkov made his statement soon after the Spiegel magazine published an article claiming that the classified report of the German foreign intelligence service, the BND, blamed local militia in the Donetsk Region for shooting down the Malaysian Boeing. It was claimed militia had used an anti-aircraft missile captured from a Ukrainian military base.

Aussie PM owes Putin an apology over MH17 blame game – senior MP — RT Russian politics

Thomas Piketty: I am not sure that we are on the eve of a collapse of the system, at least not from a purely economic viewpoint. A lot depends on political reactions and on the ability of the elites to persuade the rest of the population that the present situation is acceptable. If an effective apparatus of persuasion is in place, there is no reason why the system should not continue to exist as it is. I do not believe that strictly economic factors can precipitate its fall.

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There was also good news for the Greens, with the poll finding its primary vote is on 17 per cent, up from 11 per cent at the 2010 election.

Victorian election 2014: Napthine Government heading for crushing defeat, according to IPSOS poll - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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An Australian company which invented a renewable energy electricity generator says it was forced to move its operation to Germany because of a lack of opportunities in Australia.

Germany's renewable energy incentives and regulations attracting Australian companies - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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