Summary: This week on Something Wonky, we discuss whether the shadow of “Deflategate” will effect the New England Patriots’ preparation for the Super Bowl. Can Russell Wilson overcome the Pats’ fearsome secondary, and will Julian Edelman be able to evade Seattle’s Legion of Boom? Plus, Rob Gronkowski, what even is he? THE FOCUS GROUP Tony’s in charge Tony Abbott says boasting more will solve the Coalition’s problems. His colleagues don’t agree Tony Abbott acknowledges growing dissent, but asks colleagues to back him Liberal-voting caller Andrew calls Tony Abbott the ‘world’s worst salesman’ | 3AW Neil Mitchell Penalty rates, minimum wage: all bets are off Coalition Holiday Debacles LNP vs Health Patients face new $20 fee for seeing their GP Health Minister Sussan Ley backs away from plan to cut Medicare rebate Government accused of overstating health spending growth The facts on Medicare don’t lie: it’s affordable and effective without a GP tax Joe Hockey: Bill Shorten ridicules Treasurer’s claim Australians must pay more for health care because people will soon live to 150 - ABC News LNP vs Some Tax Joe Hockey repeats incorrect claim that half of people’s income goes on taxes Joe Hockey either doesn’t understand how tax works or he is deliberately misleading the public Hockey needs a crash course on income tax Coalition talks up a tax cut it wants to repeal as Labor fights a move it planned Other horrors Key Abbott government employment scheme struggles to meet target Welfare-to-work programs have failed to reduce unemployment Taxpayers to fund teaching of ‘pseudo-science’ Tony Abbott’s daughter Bridget races into post as brand ambassador for BMW Sydney Carnival Disability support pension crackdown will only apply to people aged under 36 Public service spending is not innately wrong, whatever games our main parties play (Not-so) Happy Public Domain Day! | Australian Digital Alliance Joe Hockey defamation case: Fairfax Media calls for documents regarding Treasurer’s involvement in North Sydney Forum as part of defamation case Queensland Election Queensland Election 2015: Man wearing ‘I’m with stupid’ T-shirt among LNP campaigners arrested by 10 police in Brisbane Queensland election: Newman government under scrutiny over coal donation Queensland taxpayers subsidised Abbot Point coal port expansion by up to $2bn Queensland MP oversaw mine approval for company where his daughter works Alan Jones WTF Other States Crave Attention Tasmania moves to allow corporations to sue protesters for defamation | Politics | The Guardian Trial set for Palmer United Party candidate’s challenge to Victorian election Australia Vs Humanity Christmas Island asylum seeker children still waiting for release into community Immigration takes water away from Manus asylum seekers; security guards occupy Foxtrot compound : Refugee Action Coalition Manus Island protest escalates, up to 700 detainees on hunger strike Hunger strikers fall unconscious as unrest grips Manus Island detention centre Manus Island: violent clashes break out between PNG police and detainees Peter Dutton praises PNG authorities for ending Manus Island standoff Manus Island: Two asylum seekers try to kill themselves at detention centre Leaked plan to move Manus Island refugees is policy on the run Australian-run asylum detention centres see sharp rise in serious incidents Refugees living on Nauru say they want to return to camps due to violence Scott Morrison threatens to stop citizenship ceremonies by Moreland City Council RISE: Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees ASIO reverses finding refugees pose a threat Journalists reporting on asylum seekers referred to Australian police STOP THE PRESS The Oz vs Triggs Gillian Triggs: the Australian’s latest victim Committing a crime does not mean forfeiting all human rights for the future Legal Academics Add Support For
