This could be the year politicians and the media reach a friendly détente. Or not.
On Sunday, Australia’s Immigration Minister Peter Dutton mistakenly sent Sunday Telegraph political editor Samantha Maiden a text message calling her a “mad f***ing witch,” after she wrote a highly critical article about a colleague.
The message was intended for fellow politician Jamie Briggs, News Corp reported, who had recently resigned from the ministry for conduct with a female public servant in a bar in Hong Kong that allegedly breached ministerial standards. Read more…
