The Australian

On tonight’s episode of Paul Murray Live, News24 host Paul Murray unloads on the Albanese government over claims Labor directed around half a billion dollars in grants towards electorally important seats. “The prime minister, as much as he would love to change the subject, is not going to be able to change the subject from the giant red hot rorts that we’ve been talking about for the last couple of weeks,” Mr Murray said. “This was about half a billion dollars’ worth of money that the Labor Party decided to hand out to itself, only basically going to the seats that electorally mattered. “Even the ABC noticed that this stinks.”

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer questions Gavin Newsom’s decision to rule out a presidential run if Kamala Harris enters the 2028 race. “I think this is purely political; Gavin Newsom knows something we don’t know,” Mr Spicer told News24 host Sean Spicer. “I don’t really take that comment that seriously. “There’s a possibility he does know something, and he’s trying to curry favour with the Harris voters.”

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer argues President Donald Trump is pressuring Canadian voters to push Prime Minister Mark Carney towards a new US-Mexico-Canada trade deal. “This is another pressure point to get a deal, we’re in the middle of renegotiating US Mexico, Canada trade agreement,” Mr Spicer told News24 host Sean Spicer. “I think he’s trying to pressure the Canadian people to put pressure on Mark Carney the prime minister. “I don’t think they’re that difficult.”

News South Wales One Nation Leader Mike Newman argues the focus on Pauline Hanson’s past comments is distracting from the cost-of-living issues Australians want politicians to address. “It seems that people are going back in history to look for things to cover up the fact that they’re not answering the real questions out there,” Mr Newman told News24 host Sharri Markson. “They want to know what politicians are going to be doing about their cost-of-living pressures rather than what Pauline Hanson might or might not have said in the past.”

One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce says Pauline Hanson showed “admirable” leadership by apologising to Indigenous Australians, contrasting it with Anthony Albanese’s handling of his insult directed at the Japanese Prime Minister.

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