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The 'worst player' during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia right now is Western Australian Premier MarkMcGowanMP who is taking the opportunity to play politics, according to Sky News host Paul Murray.

The "worst player" during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia right now is Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan who is taking the opportunity to play politics, according to Sky News host Paul Murray. Mr McGowan has remained intent on keeping the WA border closed off to the rest of the country for months.

He declared Clive Palmer an “enemy of the state” over Mr Palmer’s High Court challenge against the state’s hard border.

 

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MarkMcGowanMP I realize that everyone at sky news is fucking stupid but this is a whole new level

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MarkMcGowanMP Let me guess, he’s Labor? I seriously don’t know, but I’d put my life on it that sky news would only post this if it’s Labor. Another propaganda article, so you won’t mind me not reading it 👌

MarkMcGowanMP Mark McGowan is protecting the health of W.A. Paul Murray is promoting the policies of Rupert Murdoch, an american oligarch. Not hard to pick who to support.

MarkMcGowanMP This thought bubble is beyond stupid. Even your rusted ons will be embarrassed.

MarkMcGowanMP Paul Murray 🤣🤣🤣🤮

MarkMcGowanMP How is it playing politics when the LiberalAus in WA also support (or at least claim to) the border closures? LizaHarveyMLA

MarkMcGowanMP Paul Murray would not have a clue he is flip flopping again he need to ask his mate morrison

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MarkMcGowanMP You don't get it Paul. The WA people are happy with the closed border and I cant stand Labor. So the worst player is you. For actually not listening to the 'people' of WA

MarkMcGowanMP IStandWithMarkMcGowan

MarkMcGowanMP Sky News Australia like to ”kill babies' and eat their 'delicious brains”, according to Parramatta resident Stevo.

MarkMcGowanMP and yet, Paul Murray, McGowan has a 92% approval rating - which he utterly deserves.

MarkMcGowanMP I think majority Western Australian's would absolutely refute your absurd divisive claim. thisisnotjournalism

MarkMcGowanMP Paul who?

MarkMcGowanMP Paul Murray is an ignorant prick who will say anything to stir up a sensationalist headline. Check the figures of WA against NSW, Qld or Vic. It seems border closures help! Sky News, Never let the truth get in the way of a story

MarkMcGowanMP “Worst player” ? Probably because he isn’t playing. Probably because he takes the health of West Australians seriously.

MarkMcGowanMP the 'worst PLAYERS' are you sellouts that operate as a mouthpiece for the divisive, dangerous and top heavy end of Australian politics. You're collecting a wage during a pandemic, sure, but you can't buy back your soul when it's gone.

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MarkMcGowanMP Did Paul Murray deliver that opinion from the back of the Black Thunder while he was handing out t-shirts?

MarkMcGowanMP What about marshall_steven hard border closure, Paulie?

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MarkMcGowanMP thisisnotaboutavirus

MarkMcGowanMP If comrade menace had've given Clive access without the hysteria he has caused, no1 would be none the wiser and Clive would be going about his business, BUT NO menace mcgowan has to make a mockery of things to get the people of this state into hysterics to be sure they applaud hm

MarkMcGowanMP This man can not be trusted! Why would he grant Kerry Stokes an exemption to travel to Perth with no quarantine but not Clive Palmer? Then has breakfast with Stokes morning after flying in... I guess McGowans friends are a zero risk of passing on this deadly virus 🤷‍♀️

MarkMcGowanMP I had a mate who had to isolate for 2 weeks recently a run down enter Perth via plain and mask on told to catch an Uber to isolation hotel sat in room 2 weeks no tests done at all 1 phone call to ask if you are there no exercise time nothing all luck no good management at all

MarkMcGowanMP The biggest Jerk of all who's a menace and who's the enemy of the state

MarkMcGowanMP No proper application from Silly Palmer. Which makes me ask, why did Premier McKaren not say so at the beginning? Like 'We have recieved no proper application to cross the border, until then there's no comment we can make really' Oh, thats right, looming state election Milk it

MarkMcGowanMP Come and stand in Forrest Square and say that to the gathered masses and see how strong your box unpopuli is Paul

MarkMcGowanMP MarkMcGowanMP must be quaking in his boots worrying about what contributor SkyAfterDarkLune Paul Murray thinks 😆 IStandWithMarkMcGowan IStandWithWA

MarkMcGowanMP Why because he won’t listen to you border opening numnuts. I’d suggest the worse player in the Covid game is sky news for repulsive Murdoch backed political playing reporting. Instead of getting behind what our states are trying to achieve.

MarkMcGowanMP Spare a thought for people like me I work in WA but live in SA I haven't been home to my family since February. I can't afford to quarantine for two weeks and my work can't afford me to have the time off to do that so I have been stuck here. I'm happy I'm working but as i would..

MarkMcGowanMP ScoMo is not playing politics!, sees that his backing of that dinosaur Palmer is not working, he pulls out & changes tact. ScoMo from Marketing 100% throttle!

MarkMcGowanMP JaneMarwick you’re part of the Sky night crew . . . can you please sort out Murray about WA’s premier and border stance? Tell Murray simply how far off the mark he is!

MarkMcGowanMP Yeah, nah.

MarkMcGowanMP He’s become so right wing he’s actually left the oval, gone down the street, crossed the road, bought a mars bar at a deli, caught a bus to the beach and rowing a boat across the Pacific to hopefully have another chat with Donny. 😂

MarkMcGowanMP Good try murdochpuppet junkjourno next!

MarkMcGowanMP a good business case for abolishing state governments-we could overcome all the COVID economic losses with the enormous savings we will achieve

MarkMcGowanMP So Paul Murray was silent with Howard and Abbott with their politics wasn’t he. What a bloody hypocrite

MarkMcGowanMP - friends of Clive Palmer et al

MarkMcGowanMP As opposed to say, Clive or the PM? geez, get a grip...

MarkMcGowanMP Paul who?

MarkMcGowanMP Excessive restriction will stall regional economies. Those who do it must be exposed to their own voters and deny special Federal aid when they requested because they will ask for help when they realize the damage that restrictions will cause. Let them cook in their own juices

MarkMcGowanMP Yeah right! Can Paul Murray please shut up? We have the most popular Premier in Australia, and for very good reason. MarkMcGowanMP has kept us safe the whole time, and will continue to do with with the closed border

MarkMcGowanMP The very large majority of Western Australians will disagree with and Paul Murray. Your pathetic attempt to damage McGowans reputation is falling on deaf ears

MarkMcGowanMP No one listens to Paul Murray he's a hack for the murdoch agenda another traitor to Australia and should be charged.

MarkMcGowanMP Let’s be clear McGowan appeals to many, Murray has some truck with the not so bright and the angry.

MarkMcGowanMP IStandWithMarkMcGowan

MarkMcGowanMP Keep it closed

MarkMcGowanMP Paul Murray and sky news want people to die from this pandemic. Pure and simple.

MarkMcGowanMP ThisIsNotJournalism BoycottMurdochMedia

MarkMcGowanMP Newsflash - premier wants to keep his people safe...Paul is such a tool.

MarkMcGowanMP No sure what you mean. So he should be playing golf instead. Better still he could go to the footy.

MarkMcGowanMP WA Premier is doing exactly what society expects of its political leaders...he is focusing on the common good. Unlike Sky, which represent a true danger to society, promoting division and trashy, uninformed commentary. Australia confronts two dangerous viruses: COVID-19 & Murdoch

MarkMcGowanMP A new low from the bloated Murray 🐛.

MarkMcGowanMP We know who is playing politics and it isn’t MarkMcGowanMP.

MarkMcGowanMP 'Politics' used to be a neutral word, shows responsibility for those who make decisions. Mark is doing good politics by put the majorities first. Funny someone can criticise that. Even worse than Clive who may have some legal stands.

MarkMcGowanMP Who is Paul Murray? Insignificant pedler of twaddle....

MarkMcGowanMP At least he hasn’t stuffed up like Dan Andrews

MarkMcGowanMP The PM is the worst. Morrison has done nothing but play political games with a deadly virus. Calling on Labor held states to open borders prematurely. Morrison and federal liberals are to blame for this mess.

MarkMcGowanMP WA check this story out,

MarkMcGowanMP Where does Paul Murray live?

MarkMcGowanMP McGowan is incompetent but no more than all the other premiers and leaders, since when have any of you believed what a politician has told you SERIOUSLY we are all being lied to and your accepting like loyal foolish sheep, WAKE up people do some research,

MarkMcGowanMP good on him. He's doing the right thing by his state...just like Australia did closing borders to rest of the world.

MarkMcGowanMP With so many Labor Premiers to choose from 🤔

MarkMcGowanMP And what do you call what you do? Play journalism

MarkMcGowanMP Exactly so paul murray of sky news why don't you shut up typical east coast arrogance

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MarkMcGowanMP The worst player's been the Liberal government, who did things like allowing Covid ravaged Ruby Princess dock THREE times in the early days, and let nearly 5,000 passengers roam freely in the land of Oz. THEN THEY COVERED IT UP but EVERYONE under the SKY knows they let Covid in!

MarkMcGowanMP Paul Murray the master of political pandemic propaganda pushed by a puppet of Murdoch.

geoffsmith55 MarkMcGowanMP “According to Sky News host Paul Murray”....is all one needs to know to stop reading any further! 😂😂😂

MarkMcGowanMP No, the “worst player” is actually Sky News for playing games with people’s lives

MarkMcGowanMP There's a million+ Western Australians who would strongly disagree with that

MarkMcGowanMP Don't be absurd, in fact, the worst player has been the Murdoch media. Stick to the Eastern States and stay the hell out of WA.

MarkMcGowanMP Is PMOnAir Clive Palmer’s love child? They share so much, including one brain cell.

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MarkMcGowanMP So Paul this guy and his husband pilot is not the worst player? The support for those who would do damage to Australians for greed is now so transparent, Skynews used to have credit now its just desperate garbage

MarkMcGowanMP Murray always reminds me of some sage advice: you cannot polish a turd.

MarkMcGowanMP Paul’s a bit of twit that would rather make a ton of money for his mates with huge kickbacks at the expense of peoples health & life. It’s a bit sickening that such a person is so mindless. U twit we can go to the pub but ur happy to kill people ipa lnp skynews auspol wapol

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MarkMcGowanMP Do people actually watch Sky News magazine?

MarkMcGowanMP No the worst player is skynews

MarkMcGowanMP Is this a joke?

MarkMcGowanMP spreading FakeNews & fairy stories as usual...WA premier is the BEST: 0 Covid-19 in the WA community thanks to border security! 30,000 footy fans at Perth stadium... normal life here in the West & economy recovering PaulMurrayWA TellTheTruth

Jo_AspireK MarkMcGowanMP You really are a bunch of low-lifes. Mark McGowan is the most popular Premier in the country, which really means people here in WA couldn't give a toss what Paul Murray or SkyNews thinks. Get stuffed.

MarkMcGowanMP Comedy gold ...

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MarkMcGowanMP How can you possibly be so obtusely contrary? Show us your KPIs, salary & bonus history. Mr Reasonable. Looking to buy mining shares in WA?

MarkMcGowanMP What bollocks! Safest place in Australia. Until the Fat Gimp wins.

MarkMcGowanMP Paul Murray needs a 10 minute break every hour to clean his tongue....

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MarkMcGowanMP Gosh, McGowan is the best Premier in Aust at present, is keeping WA virus free via a properly policed hard border. Congratulations WA on virus free status, vibrant economy within WA, freedom of your citizens within WA & as a result a great contribution to overall Aust economy.

MarkMcGowanMP Put out a report on newscorp something with a bit of meat

MarkMcGowanMP IStandWithMarkMcGowan 95% of Western Australians beg to differ

MarkMcGowanMP Well Murdoch media at its best we know we know

MarkMcGowanMP Wow can so easily see right through this crap! It’s getting boring guys, bias bullshit makes my eyes sting!

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MarkMcGowanMP He’s doing what the people in the state overwhelmingly want.

MarkMcGowanMP LoL

MarkMcGowanMP Paul who?

MarkMcGowanMP My answer to sky news : conservative biased media . Not a true Australian among them

MarkMcGowanMP I would say the much stronger worst player candidates are the fucking ingrates and windbags on sky news spouting horse shit and fueling conspiracies - it’s a shame it’s not them that ever end up on the ventilator though, just a poor undeserving grandmother.

MarkMcGowanMP IStandWithMarkMcGowan and I’m Victorian so IStandWithDan too. Paul what’s his name. Get in the bin.

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MarkMcGowanMP What a flog

MarkMcGowanMP Paul Murray is taking the opportunity to play with his small dicky and have his usual on-air wankfest.

MarkMcGowanMP The one time a state politician has the majority of his states population favour him, he gets shat on by media and others who are obviously jealous. Tall poppy syndrome at its finest. Go away and leave us alone. We're fine in WA.

MarkMcGowanMP I see that you have picked Scott Morrison & Clive Palmers side. Who’s playing politic now, Paul Murray? Stop helping the Liberals.

MarkMcGowanMP Read the room Murray you idiot !

MarkMcGowanMP I've cancelled my Foxtel to avoid having to pay for the biased editorial content and opinionated crap spewing out of like the shit that Paul Murray spews out of his mouth like a verbal diarrhea. They don't show news, it's all opinionated bullshit.

MarkMcGowanMP nonsense his looking after the health of western australians. once you get your virus under control in victoria and nsw and queensland, then you can comment again

MarkMcGowanMP What a load of 💩 gold ironore are at record highs & is great for our economy Paul wants to risk that as seen in Queensland & South Australia by bringing COVID19 across the border his a bloody fool like Clive auspol 60Mins wanews perthnews

MarkMcGowanMP Phase 4 Freedom in W.A. Or Phase 4 Lockdown in Victoria You decide!! 🤔

MarkMcGowanMP Paul. You are a flog! We love Mark and regardless of politics . He’s doing it right !! Admit it that WA is in a far better place than your damn states!!!!

MarkMcGowanMP lol that's fake it's dictator DanielAndrewsMP the Whole world knows auspol

steve3354 MarkMcGowanMP That’s rubbish. He is doing an outstanding job.

MarkMcGowanMP I haven't seen anything unite West Australians more than the collective support of Mark McGowan over recent weeks. To suggest he's doing anything other than protecting the lives of West Aussies is rubbish.

MarkMcGowanMP You are the one being political Paul Murray. The majority of West Australians support our Premier Mark McGowan in his stance to keep the border closed. 250,000 people for example signed a Petition, rare to hear anyone in disagreement. Keep your nose out of WA auspol pmlive

MarkMcGowanMP West Aussies you are so lucky to have such a strong leader as are we in Vic sky news Murdoch views won’t change that stay strong

MarkMcGowanMP Hahaha Murray chasing away his last five viewers?

MarkMcGowanMP Wow. Obviously he doesn’t live in WA. Our citizens are bloody loving McGowan !!!

MarkMcGowanMP The delusional players are those that think lifting borders are a good thing. The WA Premier did and acted upon what he thought was the best thing for Weat Australians. I commend him. Lives matter. So does our Premiers’ stance.

MarkMcGowanMP The worst player from the first day of pandemic was and it is Scott Morrison, he failed Australian people in every possible way, just like he failed Australian people affected by drought and bush fire. Sky news is equally responsible for sanding mis information to the people.

MarkMcGowanMP WA: “harsh” border closure. Skynews: WA is playing politics SA: “harsh” border closure Skynews:..............

MarkMcGowanMP Murray? A Total Joke!

MarkMcGowanMP What a load of rubbish! Why Sky do you continually publish incorrect and misleading information...just for a reaction and clicks 😡

MarkMcGowanMP Paul Murray 🤣🤣🤣 yeh right. His opinion is like shit on my shoe. Not wanted. If doing what he’s elected to do then MarkMcGowanMP can play politics all day if this is the result IStandWithMarkMcGowan keeptheborderclosed

MarkMcGowanMP I may not like McGowan but I agree with what he has done here in WA , we can live life normally because we did it right.

MarkMcGowanMP I don’t vote labour but I’m for keeping borders shut including the boof head Palmer

MarkMcGowanMP Jesus, everyone on the right of politics is playing politics.. Worse are the Murdoch's rags and shows.

MarkMcGowanMP Paul Murray should be looking over his shoulder, I hear Timmy DimTim Smith is chasing a job 😳

MarkMcGowanMP Regardless of what you might believe about the nature of the virus; it is clear that in Australia it has been politically driven and used to benefit the politicians and undermine Australia as a whole.

MarkMcGowanMP Who is right? WA VIC LNP or Skynews

MarkMcGowanMP How many Labor ministers appeared tonight ? Oh yeah none. Murray is making himself look more pathetic by the episode.

MarkMcGowanMP Note to Paul and his team: the propaganda should be vaguely credible.

MarkMcGowanMP its funny ain't it when it does not suit what the majority what they want you get slammed MarkMcGowanMP but when things go pear shaped like DanielAndrewsMP and victoria you get asked why did you not do more SO WHICH IS IT?

MarkMcGowanMP If skynews is criticising you, you must be doing something right

MarkMcGowanMP Obese Paul Murray talking nonsense again. He needs to stop eating donuts. His face literally takes up 85% of the TV Screen.

MarkMcGowanMP What a load of wank

MarkMcGowanMP But the Govt helping Clive Palmer (the guy who bought the 2019 election for the LNP) sue the state of WA, isn’t playing politics?

MarkMcGowanMP Come to WA and say that!!!

MarkMcGowanMP by playing politics he means standing up to Murrays bestie scottie and not letting him get his own way re boarders reopened. mcgowan is standing up for the people who elected him and for their lives and long term welfare unlike mate scottie who couldn't give a damn

MarkMcGowanMP Who are the real idiots here? The numbskull host or the numbskulls who hire him?

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