Inequality is real - and guess what? The electorate has noticed | Van Badham

It doesn't matter how slick the messaging or how outrageous the claims by the Liberals, reality has a habit of thumping discourse every time

My colleague, Greg Jericho, is dead right. Bill Shorten's inequality pitch sure has "rustled the jimmies" of Australia's conservatives. It should. When the facts are in, and the facts are bad, they can be very frightening.

The facts in this instance are twofold.

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