The Australian.
Senator Bridget McKenzie shopping at Bunnings in Wodonga, Victoria, alongside News Corp s Simon Benson.
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For those on holidays last week, news about the relationship broke after the pair were photographed at the checkout of Wodonga Bunnings sharing a joke but sans masks - despite a Victorian Health ruling. Feminist activists Mad F ing Witches circulated the image on social media and attacked the maskless McKenzie. But they initially failed to identify her shopping buddy Benson, whose day job is
The Australianâs national affairs editor. Of course if they had masked up, no-one would have been the wiser.
The ABC has quietly removed the words Invasion Day from a headline on an article about Australia Day events after senior government figures attacked the national broadcaster. Up until late this morning, a piece on celebrations and protests on January 26 was headlined Australia Day/Invasion Day 2021 events , sparking upset among some Coalition MPs and conservative commentators. However, at lunchtime, the article became Australia Day is a contentious day for many. Here are the events being held on January 26 . The ABC said Australia Day was its default terminology and it had changed a headline to avoid any reader confusion about this .