From irreverence to irrelevance: the rise and fall of the bad-tempered tabloids
- Written by Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney

“Kick this mob out” shouted the front page of The Daily Telegraph reporting the calling of the 2013 election in which Tony Abbott was to triumph. Restraint and modesty have never been the hallmarks of...
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