July 16, 2026
LETTER: Pauline is not a battler

LETTER: Pauline is not a battler

DEAR News Of The Area,

WHENEVER I see that woman mentioned, I remind people that she is worth north of $25 million, much of it from the very government she attacks.

As a serving Senator, she earns an annual salary exceeding $240,000 plus significant taxpayer-funded allowances and travel perquisites over her multi-decade career.

She is not a small business operator, she is simply an operator on behalf of Australia’s richest people.

And when she was recently interviewed by salt-of-the-earth-name Tommy Robinson, it is worth remembering that his real name is Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, spreading his nasty right-wing views under a pseudonym to hide his previous convictions.

His most recent foray was to Russia, funded by the Musk dynasty.

These people are tools of the rich, seeking to pervert our democracy and generate hate.

Regards,

Howard Dengate,

Safety Beach.

 

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