Rupert Murdoch turns to Twitter to respond to Australian election result and criticise public sector workers
News Corporation chief executive Rupert Murdoch has tweeted in reaction to the Australian presidential election result which saw Tony Abbott’s coalition gain power, to claim that voters were “sick” of “incompetence and infighting” between leaders Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd. Murdoch’s Australian titles had backed Abbott’s Liberal-National coalition in the election build-up but denied that they had anything to do with the victory, stating that the Australians instead wanted change. He tweeted: “"Tele wot won it"! No, Australians just sick of Gillard'-Rudd incompetence and infighting wrecking great county.” Murdoch also savaged the public sector, tweeting: “Apart from higher pay, public workers in Australia take many more sick days than those in hard working private sector!”In response to a question over major companies not paying Corporation tax, Murdoch stated that the "biggest problem multinationals not paying taxes? Not biggest, but real problem. Amazon,Google, etc should pay like rest of us."Abbott has made his core priorities the abolition of a tax on carbon emissions and a strategy to prevent asylum seekers to Australia arriving by boat.
@gabriellecj "Tele wot won it"! No. Australians just sick of GilardRudd
— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) September 7, 2013@rupertmurdoch "Tele wot won it"! No, Australians just sick of Gillard'-Rudd incompetence and infighting wrecking great county.
— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) September 7, 2013@registradus biggest problem multinationals not paying taxes? Not biggest, but real problem. Amazon,Google, etc should pay like rest of us.
— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) September 7, 2013@nikt50 where is my evidence? Listen to talk back radio in UK and US, see masses of letters to editors and you will be convinced.
— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) September 7, 2013Small item: Apart from higher pay, public workers in Australia take many more sick days than those in hard working private sector!
— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) September 7, 2013