Here’s a paradox: distrust of mainstream media has never been higher, yet never has the media been more important. Striking evidence for this in the past couple of weeks has been the searing exposure of corruption, bullying, intimidation and links to organised crime within the CFMEU, especially in Victoria.
I’m sure Spectator Australia readers were astounded to learn that much of this was an open secret within the industry and the Victorian Labor government – in the same way that Peter Lorre, an habitué at Rick’s casino in Casablanca is ‘shocked, Rick, shocked’ to learn there is gambling going on.
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