Australia election 2025 live: Hume declines to back Dutton’s ‘hate media’ label for ABC and Guardian

Follow today’s news livePolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastDutton’s comments on hate media ‘tongue in cheek’, ‘made in jest’Jane Hume, on ABC News Breakfast, has now called Peter Dutton’s comments that the ABC and the Guardian are “hate media”, a “tongue in cheek” comment.I have appeared on the ABC many times. I doubt you would hear that from me.However, you can safely say that was a tongue-in-cheek comment by Peter Dutton yesterday.I don’t think so, no. Look, that is entirely irrelevant. I think this is quite, frankly, a Labor beat-up. This idea that you can somehow align Peter Dutton with Donald Trump is a nonsense.Look, I think he was being bit flippant with with that. I’m sure the ABC, the Guardian and others who have certainly played interviews hard would take that on the chin, as just being a comment in jest. Continue reading...

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