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Two former Australian prime ministers have made statements on Twitter condemning the insurrection of the Capitol building.
It’s the two you’d expect.
Today’s mob violence at the Capitol is the culmination of Trump’s sustained assault on American democracy. The President should call on the mob he incited to disperse and go home. And Trump’s supporters in the GOP and the media should reflect on what they have enabled. https://t.co/UjemsmW6bJ
This is a physical attack on the institutions of democracy by a far right mob.All because of extremist statements by political leaders attacking the legal results of a democratic election,echoed faithfully by a cancerous far right media.This affects us all https://t.co/qIuTvrzYqE
Related: Trump tells mob that stormed Congress ‘we love you’ as Biden condemns ‘siege’ – follow live
9.58pm GMT
I don’t think this will get much traction today, given *gestures broadly* the world, Anthony Albanese is due to speak today about the national broadband network. Specifically, the fact that it’s not very good.
In a statement, the Labor leader said the NBN was “acting as a hand break on national productivity and making it more difficult for Australians to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic”.
Some people have lost up to six boxes in a row. They’ve started asking for a spare … This makes it pretty much impossible for people to work from home or run a small business. It’s also dangerous during the bushfire season.
Continue reading…Thousands more people urged to get tested as national cabinet meets to discuss vaccine and international travel. Follow all the latest news and updatesNSW hotspots; Victoria hotspotsCovid restrictions state by stateFollow the global coronavirus live blog 10.11pm GMTTwo former Australian prime ministers have made statements on Twitter condemning the insurrection of the Capitol building.It’s the two you’d expect.Today’s mob violence at the Capitol is the culmination of Trump’s sustained assault on American democracy. The President should call on the mob he incited to disperse and go home. And Trump’s supporters in the GOP and the media should reflect on what they have enabled. https://t.co/UjemsmW6bJThis is a physical attack on the institutions of democracy by a far right mob.All because of extremist statements by political leaders attacking the legal results of a democratic election,echoed faithfully by a cancerous far right media.This affects us all https://t.co/qIuTvrzYqE Related: Trump tells mob that stormed Congress ‘we love you’ as Biden condemns ‘siege’ – follow live 9.58pm GMTI don’t think this will get much traction today, given *gestures broadly* the world, Anthony Albanese is due to speak today about the national broadband network. Specifically, the fact that it’s not very good.In a statement, the Labor leader said the NBN was “acting as a hand break on national productivity and making it more difficult for Australians to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic”.Some people have lost up to six boxes in a row. They’ve started asking for a spare … This makes it pretty much impossible for people to work from home or run a small business. It’s also dangerous during the bushfire season. Continue reading…