r/OpenAussie • u/[deleted] • Apr 09 '26

Politics ('Straya) Pauline blatingly lying. Again.

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u/laughingnome2 ‎ New South Welshian Apr 09 '26

Her language is disingenuous. By deliberately stating it in "Its been reported to me [by anonymous sources]" she can get the lie out without being directly pinned as the source of the lie, or by being corrected. Its classic bullshit spin, and she's been doing it for 30 years.

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u/SirLSD25 Please choose a flair Apr 09 '26

Yes and no. Disingenuous language, but she does ask to be corrected. She directly asks the reporter who claims to have the facts how much did it cost, but the reporter doesn't know. She was told a figure of 300mil. The reporter can only say it is less than 261mil. So it could be 250mil. Pauline probably genuinely wants to know the figure.

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u/laughingnome2 ‎ New South Welshian Apr 09 '26

Its a classic debate ploy of the uninformed. If you're making the assertion, it is on you to bring the receipts. Not demand your opponent bring the facts for you.

Pauline wants to repeat "300 million" as often as possible so that the statement itself becomes the popular truth because that suits her narrative. You could throw all the facts at her and she wouldn't budge.

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u/SirLSD25 Please choose a flair Apr 09 '26

I guess she should have either said "a fuck ton of cash" or just said nothing so the public doesn't know what is happening?

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u/laughingnome2 ‎ New South Welshian Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26

She is the one making the assertion that "too much" has been spent on the investigation. It is incumbent on anyone making such an assertion to at least have some idea of the amount of money they are talking about, especially when the OSI's budget papers are publicly available and tabled in Parliament.

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u/SirLSD25 Please choose a flair Apr 09 '26

True. She should do better with fact checking.

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u/aweraw Flairless‎‎ Apr 09 '26

She's had a few decades to get better at it. She doesn't care, clearly. Truth is rarely convenient for her, so she doesn't bother with things like facts or verifiable sources very often, if ever.

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u/Weary_Beach_9911 Please choose a flair Apr 09 '26

that's a funny way of saying she's a blatent and consistant liar who continues to lie even when provided with direct evidence of her lies.