Australian voters are sick of reporter’s trying to trip up politicians with their ‘gotcha!’ questions – that’s what the overwhelming positive sentiment towards Green’s leader Adam Bandt’s response to a journalist yesterday tells us. News editor Georgia Wilkins joined us on Crikey Electioncast to talk about how when these kind of questions, when asked in the wrong spirit, undermine trust in the media and the whole political process. Plus, Wilkins goes into detail about the Morrison government once and for all ditching its promise to establish a federal anti-corruption commission, and breaks down the mixed messages coming from the Coalition on trans issues
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