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The opposition leader Anthony Albanese has begun the week by saying the government is “paralysed” by the text message sagas.
Albanese did not hold back when he appeared on Seven’s Sunrise this morning:
Well, those closest to (the prime minister) have made the assessment that he cannot be (trusted).
If the deputy prime minister cannot trust the prime minister, why should Australians?
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