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They shouldn't have to, but in West there is something called Corporate Socialism. I find it ironic that the Liberal Government which is a center-right political party enables this.

In my opinion, news media has been dead in Australia for a long time, which has done a terrible disservice to the Australian public. It time to drop the dead weight.

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It's also ironic that the center-right government is picking which projects to fund in order to reduce carbon emissions, instead of a market-based emissions trading scheme

The idea that "centre right" has anything to do with economic policy preferences is a bit dated by now. "Centre right" means "ignore traditional values; be rude; promote the policies of large businesses which may not be profitable but at least have wads of cash to invest in lobbying". Perhaps that is an economic policy ("For to those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away") - but it is not an economic policy based on argument, but rather, might makes right.

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