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

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crikey.com.au
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    Bernard Keane‏Verified account @BernardKeane 29 Mar 2017

    Back to the '70s - government says women don't need a minimum wage rise because their husbands are doing OK:https://www.crikey.com.au/2017/03/30/minimum-wage-rise-wasted-on-women-says-government/ …

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      1. margot huthnance‏ @huddite 29 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BernardKeane

        WTF - and what about the 50% of women who don't have a 'husband'? God these dicks live in an entirely different world

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      2. Ben Huxham‏ @sennekuyl 30 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BernardKeane

        My wife is our breadwinner. … Can we stop calling them conservatives & start calling them regressives? @BernardKeane @Aitch_El

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      2. Chiya‏ @ChiyaManga 29 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BernardKeane

        @jurylady5 I'm so pissed off right now. I'm the breadwinner and hubby retrenched last year. wtf!

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      2. MormorLady‏ @mormorlady 29 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BernardKeane @wenz66

        SO they will suspend payments to all women MP's of course!!

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      3. Wenz‏ @wenz66 29 Mar 2017
        Replying to @mormorlady @BernardKeane

        Perhaps if payments to MALE MPs were suspended, the result might be some actual change. #auspol

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      1. Coffsnswnma‏ @coffsnswnma 30 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BernardKeane

        @pwwingman misogyny is alive and well. So disappointing.

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      2. Karen Walker‏ @karenlwalker 30 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BernardKeane

        @mahootna2 is this a joke? The Libs are so far out of touch with reality it's too scary.

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      3.  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Granville (don't call me Bot) 🚢 🇦🇺‏ @Granville4879 30 Mar 2017
        Replying to @karenlwalker @BernardKeane @mahootna2

        I have commented elsewhere that they have the rich person's perspective syndrome.

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      1. Joan Evatt‏ @Boeufblogginon 30 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BernardKeane

        More the 60s. We got equal pay in the 70s. @crikey_news

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      1. Calliope: close the camps‏ @Calliope1925 30 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BernardKeane @pwwingman

        My single Mum raised me on a low "female" wage in the 60s, it was a struggle. Equal pay slowly came in the 70s.

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      1. Ladyship Maria‏ @LOLabbott 29 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BernardKeane

        Does that mean they must feel rich if they don't have a husband?

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      2. Maggie Atlas‏ @maggieatlas 29 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BernardKeane

        I believe one wage should be enough to adequately sustain a family&then1 parent has option2raise care for own family or

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      3. NoisyTeaWoman‏ @noisywoman 30 Mar 2017
        Replying to @maggieatlas @BernardKeane

        But the operative word is 'should'. Reality is 'can't' in most cases

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      4. Maggie Atlas‏ @maggieatlas 30 Mar 2017
        Replying to @noisywoman @BernardKeane

        & is intended greed wants everyone INSECURE struggling to survive too busy to think about those who are stealing from them

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      5. NoisyTeaWoman‏ @noisywoman 30 Mar 2017
        Replying to @maggieatlas @BernardKeane

        and too busy and insecure to think of others as well.

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      1. Linda M Smith‏ @LindaMSmith6 31 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BernardKeane

        @coonavass so, suddenly bcoz these sage old farts say it, drone on incessantly, that we believe the crap they sprout! Er no!

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      1. Maureen Boller‏ @MaureenBoller 29 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BernardKeane @crikey_news

        Why should husbands partners or parents subsidise biz anyway?

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      1. @CaravanOfKaos‏ @FrankZMontana 29 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BernardKeane

        #auspol I know, what happened to that idea that you got paid for what you do not how much a family member gets paid

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