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Matthew Toohey

TooheyMatthew

I agree, Nikki. It makes no sense to exclude the Port of Darwin from the new foreign relations laws.
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And I agree with you, too, @murpharoo. The federal government& #39;s focus on universities does seem rather troubling, and seems at odds with their preaching on freedom. Hello, Freedom Boy!
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Also agree with you, @annabelcrabb. The abrupt volte face must& #39;ve stunned those in the uni sector who& #39;d been working with the government on the foreign influence taskforce.
& #39;Bonkers& #39; is an entirely apt description.
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Albo& #39;s doing pretty well this morning. No shortage of ammunition, given the debacle (to use the word of the week; I prefer clusterf***) on #AgedCare this week.
Good to see him mention the #NDIS as an area needing attention, too.
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Albo also manages to slip in another couple of jabs on the #COVIDsafe app.
Good footwork, Albo.
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He& #39;s not quite up to @billshortenmp& #39;s standard, but @AlboMP has landed a couple of zingers this morning.
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Come on, Albo! Give us economists a bone and say & #39;marginal propensity to consume& #39;. Please!
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Not a knockout, but @AlboMP certainly won on points against @David_Speers this morning.
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Still confusion about who& #39;s in charge this far into the pandemic?
FFS! Get your shit together, folks!
Nice shout-out to Hamish, too. Good work, Hamish.
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Today& #39;s #insiders has gone quickly.
I think it helps to have three panellists who are adept at the panel-show format: they pick up on each other& #39;s points, and don& #39;t wait to be called on to speak.
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I do love @annabelcrabb& #39;s turn of phrase: not many people could use & #39;exercised& #39; (in the sense of & #39;animated& #39;) and & #39;berserk& #39; in the same sentence.
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Good to see the tragic situation with the woman pregnant with twins getting a run on #insiders.
But #ScottyFromMarketing& #39;s instinctive reflex to make political hay from it is more than a tad unfortunate.
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"Anyway, I& #39;ll shut up", says @annabelcrabb at the end of her coda to Nikki Savva& #39;s point.
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Also good to see the #Liberals branch-stacking scandal getting a run on #insiders.
Good points from Savva about the conservative Christian takeover of the Victorian Liberals. Hello, Karina Okotel.

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I& #39;m always happy to see @ellinghausen on #TalkingPictures.
Channelling @mpbowers& #39;s sartorial style, with a more youthful twist: love the sneakers; not sure about the hair.
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Some excellent final points:
Crabb on remote attendance at Parliament; Murphy on @SenatorSiewert& #39;s announcement that she won& #39;t contest the next election; and Savva on Abbott& #39;s rumoured British trade role.
One of the better #insiders episodes this year.
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