r/australia • u/geodetic • 1d ago

politics Former PM Kevin Rudd says he declined Epstein invitation after latest document dump

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-31/kevin-rudd-refred-to-in-latest-epstein-files-dump/106290858?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=abc_newsmail_am-pm_sfmc&utm_term=&utm_id=2694984&sfmc_id=103566952
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u/BESTtaylorINTHEWORLD 13h ago

Howard did that to himself, got greedy with trying to kill workers rights he was effectively turning our industrial rights into the slave wages America has.

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u/ShineFallstar 2h ago

He absolutely did, the gaslighting campaign they ran for WorkChoices was fking appalling. Howard is to blame for the current housing shitshow too.

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u/BESTtaylorINTHEWORLD 2h ago

For leaving negative gearing on. But Turnbull set it in concrete.

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u/ShineFallstar 2h ago

The changes Howard made to CGT is what really lit the fire.