Arrogant pollie vs 'arrogant billionaire'
Australia PM, I say
Australian PM.
I have in the past expressed my antipathy for Elon Musk as a filthy-rich twat who makes ugly electric vehicles and interferes in the politics of nation states. But I've warmed to him in his new role as defender of free speech and pricker of hubris. And none so much as him going in to bat against Australia's government and eSafety Commissioner over their nanny state censorship.
I thought Britain was bad when it comes to nanny-knows-best coddling of its citizenry. But Australia seems to be challenging for the title, if not actually having snatched the trophy from HMG and now holding it aloft.
The spat is over a graphic video of a knifing incident, so hnnng. On the other hand, there's a degree of public interest served by the video remaining available. OzPol have declared the attack to be an act of religiously motivated terrorism, one in which no one was killed, and the video might serve as a caution on vigilance and signs to look out for. Besides, Anthony Albanese seems like a sanctimonious cock, and anything that pisses him off earns itself a degree of leeway.
Albanese's election was not so much a vote of confidence as vote of less nonconfidence.