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		threeseed on July 12, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Australian Government pulls the plug on household ... Simple. The implosion of the previous government (it changed leader multiple times) with rampant infighting combined with the sheer force of the Murdoch papers which are still influential in Australia.

A_COMPUTER on July 12, 2015 [–]

If, as the top commenter says, Australians are so "smart and progressive", why are Murdoch papers so influential?

d_t_w on July 13, 2015 | [–]

"Filled with" was intended as "there are plenty of" rather than "a majority of".

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