Attacks on Francesca Albanese and Grace Tame | New Liberal leader Angus Taylor's immigration lines by Antoinette Lattouf and Jan Fran

In this episode, we lay out the parallels between political attacks on a UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories and a former Australian of the Year, and how large chunks of the media swallowed both with minimal scrutiny. We also share insider context and discuss how “harmful” reporting by the Canberra Times forced First Nations commissioner Vanessa Turnbull Roberts to go public about her sexual assault. Plus, why Angus Taylor’s media blitz is a harbinger for what’s to come in the “debate” about immigration. Responding to Etterati calls for ‘It’s A Yes From Me’, Antoinette singles out The Guardian’s excellent roundup of the sharpest insults politicians have lobbed at each other. Jan pulls double duty, backing AAP Fact Check and celebrating the sweet spot where sharp writing, strong connections, heavy research and hot goss meet, courtesy of former magazine editor Tina Brown’s Substack. 0:00 Intro and the matching shirts 2:05 Why ‘It’s a Yes From Me’ is popular 4:02 What’s on the show 5:25 Yes to AAP FactCheck and Tina Brown’s Substack 10:45 “Fantastic. Great move. Well done, Angus” 11:53 The new Liberal leader and the immigration script 20:20 How media coverage pushed an Indigenous children’s commissioner to speak out 28:25 Vanessa Turnbull Roberts speaks to us 34:20 Francesca Albanese and Grace Tame, same playbook 36:10 Disinformation around Albanese’s comments 38:23 What Albanese actually said 41:25 The media fact checks, eventually 45:35 Sky News and Tony Abbott versus Grace Tame 47:45 How Murdoch media manufactures a scandal 54:37 When politics and media move in lockstep