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For those who don’t know, the Right wing government has had a change of Prime Minister. It was agitated for by the extreme right, and he kept yielding to them, until they rewarded him by challenging him for leadership. They succeeded in the overthrow, but not in putting one of their absolute own in place. We still have a neoliberal leader.

Where I live We are always being told by the Right, that the local non-Murdoch newspaper, the Sydney Morning Herald is a left wing newspaper. I thought I’d test this hypothesis by looking at relevant article headlines for the first three days after the Morrison coup. See what you think.

For any confused Americans, ‘Liberal’ in the rest of the world means something like “in favour of capitalism” it does not mean “progressive”.

The lines reaching the margin are the headlines, the indent a vague summary of the article. Remarks in {}s are mine.

Saturday
Morrison snatches top job.

[New PM vows to unite party, nation]

Podium finish for Morrison after day of Drama.

[PM embarks on Campain to heal divisions]

PM vows action on Power prices.

[no mention of climate change or emissions. No criticism of his focus]

Headaches ahead on the policy front.

[he will push control of the policy priorities back to the centre right]

He promised so much but sadly delivered little.

[Peter Fitzsimmons laments Malcolm Turnbull’s failings]

Real Malcolm did stand up, too late.

[Another peice on Turnbull’s failings. Both legitimate the challenge]

The Rise and rise of a ruthless pragmatist always in a hurry.

[Morrison’s career as a moderate pragmatist… His connections with Peter Costello a Liberal stalwart and John Howard. Loyal to Turnbull. Likes football. A bastion of middle Australia. Competent Treasurer. Hailed by business. General moderate good guy.]

Down to earth, a good man, a winner, a clown.

[8 positive comments on Morrison from voters in his electorate one negative and one indifferent for balance.]

No Honeymoon for PM.

[Shock jocks still want Abbott/Dutton as PM]

The inside story of Scott Morrison’s ascendancy.

[Morrison had more application than Dutton. The mess is all the fault of those more conservative than Morrison. He was loyal to the end]

The breaking of politics in Australia.

[Left wing identity politics, and right wing insurgency is the problem. Steady democracy is on the way out – so the coalitions’ behaviour in the last week is the new normal]

Editorial: Liberals choose the sensible centre-right.

[No comment needed]

Letters: Turnbull can only blame himself. Narrow victory for the progressives
Stephanie Dowrick: Rise up and resist the leaders with no vision.

[mildly critical, but the ALP are as bad.]

Tom Switzer: Popular ideas can help Morrison unite a split party.

[Malcolm Turnbull was never one of us. Morrison must fight the culture wars, political correctness and left identity politics. {presumably the government’s actual policies are not popular or desired by most people.}]

Peter Hartcher: Vengeance but no end to madness.

[Over a quarter of the peice gives Abbott’s attack on Turnbull without comment. The implication is that the Liberals have gone away from their conservative base and lost trust.]

Sunday
Morrison to end school Funding War.

[{We will eventually find out that this means giving still more money to over-wealthy high fee private schools}]

Dutton backers tell PM to show he’s listening on immigration.
Normal bloke next door is what Australia needs.

[The new Prime Minster is one of us]

Treasurer turns to Costello for tips.
Everyone loves the real friendly new first lady.
No clash of dynasties in Wentworth.

[all is peaceful in the ex-PM’s electorate. No one cares he has been displaced.]

The Roof of the Broad Church may be falling in

[Critical of Coalition or Turnbull Government, but implies that the republicans in the US are a populist working class party -NO]

Wanted firm political leadership.

[critical of both sides]

Editorial: If Morrison can be his own man then there’s hope.

Monday
Morrison treads softly in reshuffle.
Voters warm to PM but turn on Coalition.

[Sounds critical but the “coalition has kept core support near the 44.6 per cent it gained at the last election” so they are hopeful of winning. {No mention of other polls which show Coalition support collapsing}]

PM Rewards Allies and restores key rivals to power.
Morrison did everything for a truce. But one move was too far.

[Pragmatic cabinet reshuffle that did not reward Tony Abbott.]

Accolades flow for top Foreign minister.

[Be nice to Julie Bishop day. Don’t talk about sexism. Bishop was widely regarded as a leadership contender who worked hard for people on her side. She was roundly rejected by her party.]

Amanda Vanstone: No wonder the public is annoyed.

[Criticises nameless bad people in the Parliament so its all generalities]

Cancer eating the heart of democracy.

[Kevin Rudd attacks Rupert Murdoch and Tony Abbott.]

Tags: Disinformation, disorder, narrative

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