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Alleged writer and Crikey politics editor. These days mainly here for the greyhounds.

Canberra
crikey.com.au
Joined February 2009

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    1. Angus Taylor MP‏Verified account @AngusTaylorMP 18 Feb 2015

      My interview on tax policy - why raising taxes is a last resort. http://m.media.smh.com.au/news/federal-politics/talking-tax-reform-6271716.html …

      7 replies 6 retweets 3 likes
    2. Bernard Keane‏Verified account @BernardKeane 18 Feb 2015
      Replying to @AngusTaylorMP

      So why @AngusTaylorMP are you taxing us far more as a % of GDP than Labor ever did? & you still blew out the deficit.pic.twitter.com/5TJFlO6Wfr

      12 replies 176 retweets 62 likes
    3. Mathias Cormann‏Verified account @MathiasCormann 18 Feb 2015
      Replying to @BernardKeane

      @BernardKeane You serious? Both tax and spending growth trajectory as share of GDP lower than we inherited from Labor. @AngusTaylorMP

      8 replies 6 retweets 3 likes
    4. Bernard Keane‏Verified account @BernardKeane 18 Feb 2015
      Replying to @MathiasCormann

      .@MathiasCormann @AngusTaylorMP am I serious? they're your own budget paper figures Mathias, "growth trajectory" (!) or not

      5 replies 39 retweets 18 likes
    5. Mathias Cormann‏Verified account @MathiasCormann 18 Feb 2015
      Replying to @BernardKeane

      @BernardKeane Quoted in isolation of the trajectory we inherited. Your assertion inaccurate. @AngusTaylorMP

      12 replies 2 retweets 0 likes
    6. Bernard Keane‏Verified account @BernardKeane 18 Feb 2015
      Replying to @MathiasCormann

      How is my assertion "inaccurate" @MathiasCormann? Your budget papers show you're taxing us more as a % of GDP than Labor. Are they wrong?

      18 replies 128 retweets 50 likes
    7. Mathias Cormann‏Verified account @MathiasCormann 18 Feb 2015
      Replying to @BernardKeane

      @BernardKeane For an accurate comparison you need to look at the trajectory we were on under Labor. 1/2

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    8. Bernard Keane‏Verified account @BernardKeane 18 Feb 2015
      Replying to @MathiasCormann

      not sure how repeating the word "trajectory" makes 22.1% magically lower than 21.6% @MathiasCormann

      13 replies 43 retweets 28 likes
    9. Mathias Cormann‏Verified account @MathiasCormann 18 Feb 2015
      Replying to @BernardKeane

      @BernardKeane You can't look at a moment in time in isolation of the two alternative forward trajectories.

      6 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      Bernard Keane‏Verified account @BernardKeane 18 Feb 2015
      Replying to @MathiasCormann

      on the plus side, @MathiasCormann, good move to get rid of the census. a highly expensive and unnecessary intrusion on individual rights.

      12:48 PM - 18 Feb 2015
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        1. Kevin Powe  🎙 🎭 🎮‏ @voiceover_au 18 Feb 2015
          Replying to @BernardKeane

          @BernardKeane Honest question - isn't the census vital to civic planning?

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        1. Scott McWhirter‏ @mcwhirter_scott 18 Feb 2015
          Replying to @BernardKeane

          @BernardKeane @MathiasCormann with the new data retention laws, I think the govt is offering to fill out the census form for us. #auspol

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        1. trevor haden‏ @chubbytrevor 18 Feb 2015
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          @BernardKeane @paulch_6 @MathiasCormann dont agree, they want to get rid of it so it will not show how much poverty there is,its a stunt

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        1. WOWBAGGER‏ @Eschertology 19 Feb 2015
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          @BernardKeane @MathiasCormann it's data retention that is a highly expensive and unnecessary intrusion on individual rights.

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        1. WOWBAGGER‏ @Eschertology 19 Feb 2015
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          @BernardKeane @MathiasCormann are u serious Bernard? Census is good -

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        1. Michael Doherty‏ @mtd321 18 Feb 2015
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          @BernardKeane no such thing as society Bernard? @MathiasCormann

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        1. Dr Val Kay‏ @Valakay 18 Feb 2015
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          @BernardKeane @juliecorb @MathiasCormann no need to know about poverty, inequality, such boring matters eh?

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        1. David Lee‏ @Stoxxie 18 Feb 2015
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          @BernardKeane @MathiasCormann Might be unconstitutional to rid census as electorate map is defined by census data

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        1. Tim Rust‏ @tim_rust 18 Feb 2015
          Replying to @BernardKeane

          @BernardKeane @MathiasCormann no coincidence that Tea Party libertarians object to Census?

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        1. Andrew Wilcox‏ @cryogyny 18 Feb 2015
          Replying to @BernardKeane

          .@BernardKeane Yeah right. This government gave up on good policy decisions based on robust data long ago anyway. #census @MathiasCormann

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        1. Alastair Cousins‏ @alcousins 18 Feb 2015
          Replying to @BernardKeane

          @BernardKeane @MathiasCormann i guess with data retention in place we won't need the census anyway..

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        1. Alastair Cousins‏ @alcousins 18 Feb 2015
          Replying to @BernardKeane

          @BernardKeane @MathiasCormann having metrics to understand where the government should spend money is so 20th century..

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