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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is investigating a Twitter impersonator who for a few weeks claimed to be a government minister. The account, already suspended, was @mkeenanmp and purported to belong to Michael Keenan, the federal minister for justice (and also minister assisting the prime minister on counter-terrorism). …

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  1. Tannin

    This is news?

    This is news? At last count, there were twenty five prominent members of the Parliamentary Liberal Party plus five members of the assorted NLP, CLP and Nationl Parties impersonating ministers of the crown. (Oh and a dozen parliamentary secretaries also pretending to be quasi-ministers, if they count.)

    For some obscure reason, none of them have been prosecuted yet. Possibly this is because very few seem to have actually tricked anyone much into thinking they are really ministers of the crown, so it could be argued that there is no deception involved.

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    1. James O'Shea
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      Re: This is news?

      Now, now, now, let's have a little perspective, can we? I mean, next thing you'll be saying that they're as bad as Gordie Brown, and that's just not possible. All of them together could equal Gordie.

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      1. Pompous Git Silver badge
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        Re: This is news?

        But the parliament Gordy Brown was a member of didn't sit in a city that bears a striking resemblance to a lunatic asylum.

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        1. Vic
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          But the parliament Gordy Brown was a member of didn't sit in a city that bears a striking resemblance to a lunatic asylum.

          Yeah, I think we're going to have to agree to disagree on that one...

          Vic.

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  2. Anonymous Coward
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    But

    Tony, or dear leader, has been impersonating a PM for 2 years

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  3. P. Lee

    Idiot!

    Stop pretending twitter is worth the time of day.

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