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lunasun

(21,646 posts) Fri Mar 2, 2012, 09:09 PM Mar 2012

http://www.news.com.au/business/gina-rinehart-andrew-forrest-and-clive-palmer-are-trying-to-poison-australia-warns-federal-treasurer-wayne-swan/story-e6frfm1i-1226286870393

The rising influence of vested interests is threatening Australia’s egalitarian social contract.

Another place going down with creepy greed politics and shock jocks paid for by richyriches there.

ugh its tumbling fast no island left untouched eh?

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In Australia Richest 0.01 per cent "poisoning" public debate (Original Post) lunasun Mar 2012 OP

Isn't rupert murdock from Australia? yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2012 #1

(7,939 posts)

1. Isn't rupert murdock from Australia?

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 09:24 PM

Mar 2012

(11,489 posts)

2. Yes. As I recall Congress actually passed a specific to him that allowed him to become a citizen.

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 09:50 PM

Mar 2012

Since non-citizens were prohibited from owning TV stations in the US, he bribed his way into fast-tracking his citizenship.