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    The Australian‏Verified account @australian Jan 30

    Bill Shorten has made a populist pitch to low-income earners, unionists and left-wing votershttps://trib.al/ZpqZAyU 

    3:18 PM - 30 Jan 2018
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      1. The Cathy Wilcox‏ @cathywilcox1 Jan 30
        Replying to @australian

        Well hey, they’re not getting any love from the Coalition.

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      1. The Angry Goddess‏ @Bishop64 Jan 30
        Replying to @australian

        AS opposed to the #Liberals throwing money at the rich?

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      1. denish101‏ @denish101 Jan 30
        Replying to @australian

        Of course he’d says that now! But when secretary of the AWU, he was prepared to take a brown paper bag of cash for the union and knock back pay rises for his members.

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      1. Prag Matist‏ @PMatist Jan 30
        Replying to @australian

        Dead end street. As traditional working class mature they will move towards right thus, for survival, ALP must encourage low skill (disgruntled) immigration & incubate minority / youth unease I.e. The very people the rest of us see as threats to our nation & way of life

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      1. Media My Heroes‏ @Jeffskully Jan 30
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        Popular because he wants fairness higher wages better schools ...corporates pay fair share of tax ..not neo liberalism ..pay tax Australian MURDOCH bludger #auspol #pmlive #abc730

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      1. Garry McLeod‏ @GarryMc000 Jan 30
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        Have you lot been talking to the Minerals Council?

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      2. Vinnie‏ @Avikl7 Jan 30
        Replying to @australian

        Do all you lefties think you simply are entitled to a private company providing you employment? Or indifferent to a Govt job? Or handout?

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      1. CalvinK‏ @CykSteve Jan 30
        Replying to @australian

        too left, nothing left for the hard work honest middle and upper middle people

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      1. Joe Shmoe‏ @Aus_JoeShmoe Jan 30
        Replying to @wrst500 @australian

        Wasn’t that Abbott’s gimmick? Did you even watch the speech? NumotyDumpty #dingbats like you are the reason we have sh!t internet.

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      1. clare49‏ @carson1949 Jan 30
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        Would that be like the deal he did when union leader and shafted low payed workers?

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      1. Peter Jackson‏ @pjcksn Jan 30
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        Marxists commies so far claimed lives of 100 millions of people around the world. And now they are looking to claim more.

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      1. ric‏ @toughenupdivers Jan 30
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        Lowest paid workers still remember when back stabbing bill shorten sold them out did backroom deal

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      1. Anonykatz‏ @Anonykatz1 Jan 30
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        So he's appealing to the 98%?

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      1. Max Thumpa‏ @thumpa_4x4 Jan 30
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        As opposed to the #LNP bending over for the wealthy and big business

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      1. Ted McDonnell‏ @TedMcdonnell Jan 30
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        His base

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