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Peter Lalor from Australia, ordered an ale at the Malmaison Hotel in Manchester and paid the bill without noticing the cost of a single beer which prompted disbelief and shock at the surprising price tag

Mistrust in the media is widespread among Australians, but this view becomes particularly antagonistic at the far-right fringe where mainstream media are typically viewed as “traitors” and the “enemy of the people”. This post from an Australian user on the far-right, social media platform Gab captures this common sentiment:

The publication of Plagued, by Simon Benson and Geoff Chambers, is destined to become a classic study of the perils for journalists in writing books about current political events.

Oz journalists criticised for sitting on dynamite revelations of grab for power for two years. Plus: journalism’s gender gap