Michelle Pini

Managing editor at Independent Australia @IndependentAus, journalist and broadcaster.

[Michelle Pini @vmp9]

So to summarise their collective glorious dividend to the public purse, News Corp paid diddly squat, Nine paid SFA and Seven paid three-fifths of SFA.
The corporations paying diddly squat in tax, putting the burden on the rest of us https://t.co/B7lZvqKJzq via @IndependentAus

[JayJay @JayJay91341991]

Jess Wilson will privatise everything in Victoria, just like old scrotum face Jeff Kennett.

Wilson will decimate Victoria like Kennett did in the 90’s.

This explains why Wilson is shying away from interviews & not showing up to meetings.

DON’T DO IT VICTORIA!

#vicvotes26

[Michelle Pini @vmp9]

Excellent summation of Australia's economy by @friendlyjordies — and thanks for the shout-out to @independentaus and @alanaustin001
It's time to panic https://t.co/0ADyxDdkSO via @YouTube

[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

At least the Liberals agree on the immediate response:

Locate pothole.
Form semicircle.
Frown collectively.
Photograph semicircle.
Declare infrastructure crisis.

Leave.

6/6

[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

Then there’s Richard Riordan, who wants higher speed limits once the potholes are fixed.

This relies on the exciting discovery that once repaired, potholes never return.

Road maintenance departments love this simple trick.

5/6

[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

Liberal Xavier Boffa has another approach.

He’s photographing damage from burst water mains and calling it potholes.

Smart.

You get more potholes if things that aren’t potholes also count.

4/6
https://t.co/d3kpmVu66i

[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

Jess Wilson, meanwhile, says she’s now not interested in patching potholes.

She wants to rebuild the roads.

So:

Amelia: fix 100 million
John: fix 1 million
Jess: don’t fix them

Presumably they’ll reconcile this after the election.

3/6

[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

John Pesutto says the Liberals will spend $5 billion eliminating 1 million potholes.

That’s $5,000 per pothole fixed.

Amelia: $150 ea
John: $5,000 ea

John's pothole repairs are 3,233% higher than Amelia's.

2/6

[💧Jack Hamilton #IStandwithAlbo @Jackat19]

@LiberalVictoria I have spent 10hrs driving last week and this pothole rubbish is exaggerated

I'm more worried about th $40 billion ie
$40,000,000,000
Liberal black hole in their costings
#auspol

[friendlyjordies @friendlyjordies]

The Victorian Liberal's ad is damning...

[Gene Hamilton @Genevieveat19]

EXACTLY
RW propaganda on steroids in these Liberal ads.
Some of us well remember Kennett's privatisation of the road maintenance program. Labor would put it back into public hands.
Only Labor cares about ALL Victorians #Vote1Labor #MedicareForAll FeeFreeTAFE
12 new hospitals.

[Michelle Pini @vmp9]

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[Dave Donovan @davrosz]

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[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

I’ve referred Bev McArthur to IBAC.

What began as scrutiny of her taxpayer-funded travel led to further information, and questions her parliamentary travel report didn’t answer.

This thread explains what emerged and why I made the referral. 🧵

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