Australians are increasingly frustrated at the slow vaccine rollout – and they blame the federal government Peter Lewis © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Mick Tsikas/EPA
One of the benefits of incumbency over the past year has been the degree of political immunity our leaders enjoyed as they navigated government through unprecedented times.
As Australia confronted the global pandemic, leaders at federal and state levels were able to act and recalibrate so long as they were seen to be following expert health advice and erring on the side of public safety.
The public wanted to believe it could rely on the government for protection in dark times, and so leaders were largely inoculated against the normal cheap hits and “gotchas” of the circus.
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Google has handed millions to News Corp, owned by Rupert Murdoch, 89, (pictured with wife Jerry Hall, 64, in 2019)
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is under pressure to make sure Google doesn t wriggle out of a proposed law regulating big tech by handing over millions to the likes of Rupert Murdoch.
The world-first law, which is set to pass Parliament this week, was drawn up to tackle the huge power of Google and Facebook by forcing them to pay media companies for the news content they host and reveal some of their closely-guarded algorithms and data.
But experts say Google is trying to avoid the rules by handing over millions of dollars to a few big companies including Seven, Nine and Rupert Murdoch s News Corp after Mr Frydenberg flagged he may exclude it if deals are made.