I think Jason Wilson is being a little too kind to Abbott, and to the Murdoch Press generally. Our esteemed leader did try initially to link the siege to terrorism, without any knowledge or evidence to back it up. Only when other more sensible voices intervened did he back away from that.
As for Murdoch, the banner headlines on the Daily Terror ("Death Cult", etc.) were quite deliberately designed to stir up anti-Muslim feeling, and Murdoch's prize hacks are following their master's bidding.
And I note that Abbott has made no attempt to distance himself from the comments of the ghastly Nationals Senator from Queensland, Geroge Christensen ("#illridewithyou is a typical pathetic left wing PC black arm band brigade campaign, casting Aussies as racists who will endanger Muslims."
I think Tones is still firmly on the side of the redneck Tea Partiers in this country, but majority public opinion this time is not on his side.
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